Centre at a halt over suspect package

A town centre was brought to a standstill after a suspect package was discovered in a phone box – and turned out to be a bag of wires.


Finding on death unlikely says MP

An MP whose elderly Black Country uncle’s tragic death has been declared an accident following a two-year murder investigation today labelled the conclusion “an unlikely story”.


Drink and drugs link to mother’s death

The broken-hearted mother of children’s TV star Mark Speight died after taking a combination of alcohol and sedatives at her Wolverhampton home, an inquest heard.


Teenage girl dies in crash

A young woman has died after her car crashed into a wall on an accident blackspot road in the Midlands.


120 jobs are to go at Bostik

Adhesives firm Bostik has announced plans to shed 120 jobs in Staffordshire.


Regrets over brain damage blunder

The body which oversees healthcare in the region has said it “deeply regrets” the injuries suffered by a Tipton man who was left brain damaged after his brain was starved of oxygen during his birth.


Broken latch led to fatal accident

A worker was crushed to death at a Black Country factory by a falling beam because of a broken safety latch, an inquest has ruled.


Vandal-hit skip firm offers £10k reward

A business owner whose Bilston skip hire firm has been targeted by metal thieves and arsonists dozens of times over the past year today offered a £10,000 reward for help in catching the yobs behind the attacks.


I’ve nothing to prove says Jay

Striker Jay Bothroyd returns to Molineux for the first time since moving to Cardiff revealing why his time at Wolves did not work out.


Villa duo will not travel to Moscow

Villa pair Nigel Reo-Coker and Carlos Cuellar will not travel to Russia for Thursday’s return leg with CSKA Moscow – even if they are fit.

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