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Long before the Spice Girls, Bananarama, Girls Aloud or the Sugababes there was a girl band that rocked the pop charts.

A suspected knife attacker who allegedly stabbed a man outside a bookies’ in Wolverhampton was today named as one of the most wanted men in the West Midlands.

Hundreds of former volunteer soldiers and their proud families travelled from across the West Midlands to attend a dedication ceremony held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

Tributes have been paid to a Black Country father-of-two who was killed in a car crash on his way home from the gym.

A £750,000 chimpanzee enclosure at Dudley Zoo has finally won planning permission after a 10-month wait.

Pictures of girl group The Saturdays in action at Wolverhampton’s Civic Hall.

Sassy girl group The Saturdays were on sparkling form at Wolverhampton’s Civic Hall on their first headline tour.

Thousands of model aircraft enthusiasts turned out at Weston Park near Wolverhampton to see an array of miniature planes and helicopters.

They sang, danced and raised a laugh – from the ridiculous to the sublime, amateur performers from across the Black Country entertained more than 1,000 people in the final of charity X Factor-style show Wolverhampton’s Top Talent.

A shamed Black Country vicar who was sacked after having an affair will find out if he can stay in his church-owned home tomorrow.