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A lorry driver from the West Midlands strangled his nine-year-old stepdaughter in the back of his cab before hanging himself.

A hotel in the Black Country has closed down suddenly leaving 50 people out of a job and a £3,200 wedding reception in tatters.

A scrapyard boss fears he could be forced out of business after a scrap handling machine was destroyed in an arson attack.

Boxing fans will get the chance to get their hands on Mike Tyson’s championship belts at a city pub in Wolverhampton.

Swimmers were today taking their final dip at Coseley Baths which was closing for the final time.

Work is set to start on Sandwell’s £77 million landmark new college as the Government education chiefs finally give it the go- ahead.

Three motorcyclists suffered serious injuries and a driver escaped with his life after a weekend of crashes on the region’s roads.

Eight people were arrested in a police crackdown on booze-fuelled bad behaviour in Walsall town centre – including a soldier who was absent without leave.

Promising Wolves academy goalkeeper Daniel Wright has had to quit football because of a heart problem.

Villa manager Martin O’Neill admits rookie defender Ciaran Clark stole the plaudits after his dream debut shut out Fulham.