THEY were the most successful pop stars ever to come out of Birmingham, notching up hit after hit, playing world tours and winning rave reviews from critics.Read
A TOWER block tenant took West Midlands Police Chief Constable Chris Sims to court, claiming his force violated his human rights after officers raided his home and found it was being used as a crack den.Read
WHEN sprightly Violet Withington was asked how she wanted to mark her 100th birthday her answer was very simple – a trip down memory lane to the Midland hospital where she trained as a nurse and midwife 79 years ago.Read
A FORMER punk rocker jailed for over three decades for a crime he insists he did not commit has shared his first taste of freedom with the Sunday Mercury.Read
A SERIAL rapist jailed for raping three prostitutes on the backstreets of Birmingham is demanding that his conviction is overturned – because police warned vice girls about his reign of terror.Read