New boy to earn a Palace call-up

Albion new-boy Gonzalo Jara could make his Championship debut against Crystal Palace on Saturday after impressing at Arsenal last night.


Ince blow for Walsall

Walsall’s injury curse has struck again after Clayton Ince was hit by a knee injury.


Vokes heads for Coventry loan

Sam Vokes was today set to seal a loan move to Coventry as fellow Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo returned to full training.


Marcus bids for happy return

Marcus Hahnemann kept a clean sheet the last time he played at Old Trafford – but he might turn to jelly if tonight’s Carling Cup tie goes to penalties!


Reo-Coker left out of Villa squad

Nigel Reo-Coker has been left out of Villa’s squad to face Cardiff tonight.


Toy Story 3 – trailer

Toy Story 3 will be one of the big cinematic hits of 2010 – check out the first trailer.


Postmistress in card pin con

A postmistress from the Black Country conned elderly customers out of thousands of pounds by tricking them into punching in debit card pin numbers twice.


Attack blinds young runner

A teenage athlete has been blinded in one eye after he was attacked by robbers who punched him and fled with a mobile phone.


Speared pigeon and shot swan die

A swan and a pigeon have been killed in two savage attacks in Walsall and Wolverhampton.


Station shut after attack

A tram station in Bilston was closed today as police investigated reports of a sexual assault.

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