The Trinity Mirror-owned title sought to catch readers' eyes with a rare 'stars and stripes' masthead following the election of America's first black president.

The evening title also scooped the nationals by wiping out its front page with the very latest picture of Mr Obama addressing thousands of supporters in Chicago, an image that missed all morning paper deadlines.

The headline: 'Obama: Let's change the world' also gave readers the latest coverage of the live election result by taking a line from Mr Obama's speech to the crowd, again an item missed by all national titles. The full speech was also immediately uploaded to birminghammail.net

Editor Steve Dyson said: "The timing was perfect for us to deliver the latest live news and pictures for our readers, and for us to make today's publication an historical, collectable item."