Johnson’s Rangers loan renewed

Stafford Rangers have extended the loan of Derby County defender Jermaine Johnson for a third month in time for the teenager to play in the festive triple-header coming up.


Benefit cheats to pay back £20k

A married couple from West Bromwich who falsely claimed £20,000 in housing and council tax benefits over a five-year period have been ordered to pay the money back.


Praise for cash hero

A good Samaritan who handed in almost £1,000 in cash to police after finding a pouch in the street has been praised for his honesty.


Couple hurt in carjack attempt

A couple needed hospital treatment after being attacked by a gang of men during an attempted car jacking in a village near Kidderminster.


Bridge hit by lorry again

This was the scene at a blackspot bridge in the Black Country after yet another lorry became wedged underneath.


£2m spent fighting terrorism

More than £2 million has been spent tackling extremism in the Black Country, including offering children and Muslim clerics special workshops and classes, it was revealed today.


Metal thefts on rise as scrap price soars

Metals thefts are on the up across the Black Country as the price of scrap metal rises, with Sandwell highlighted as a blackspot area.


Changes to i54 set to get go-ahead

Fresh plans for the £65 million i54 business park have been recommended for approval – seven months after building work was due to start.


Grey crimewave as 290 over 70s arrested

Almost 300 pensioners aged 70 and above were arrested in the West Midlands last year, the Express & Star can reveal today.


Six-figure payout to cancer op mother

Hospital chiefs have been forced to pay out a six-figure sum in compensation after a 62-year-old cancer sufferer had organs unnecessarily removed.

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