Lawyer stole from widow

A scheming solicitor branded The Vulture swindled £90,000 from the blind widow of a millionaire Black Country industrialist, the Express & Star can reveal.


Market welcomed to new home

Walsall Market was officially welcomed to its new temporary home in the heart of the town centre today.


Crews tackle big fire at unit

More than 50 firefighters were today tackling a blaze which broke out at a vacant industrial unit in Willenhall.


Apathy is winner as 163 reply on mayors

A tiny number of voters responded to Black Country council consultations on whether an all-powerful elected mayor should take the helm.


Profits joy for Jaguar

West Midlands car maker Jaguar Land Rover has returned to profit.


M6 chaos as route closed

Roadworks on the M6 motorway caused traffic chaos in Stafford today.


Hundreds see lights switched on

Christmas arrived in sparkling style across the West Midlands Wolverhampton as hundreds of people gathered in villages and towns to celebrate the switching on of the festive lights. See our pictures from Shifnal, Wednesbury and Tettenhall.


The Sporting Week in Pictures

Expressandstar.com take a look back at the stories that have dominated our back pages this week.


Gethin gunning for title glory

Walsall’s Martin Gethin has vowed to go into the lion’s den and slay Stefy Bull to get his hands on his old English lightweight title next Friday night.


New trailer for Toy Story 3

Check out the latest trailer for the much-anticipated release of Toy Story 3.

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