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A British hostage with family in Codsall was released today by kidnappers in Iraq after being held for more than two-and-a-half years in captivity.

Dave Edwards is looking forward to an injury-free 2010, along with the return of Wolves’ three ankle casualties.

Albion defender Gianni Zuiverloon today backed Shelton Martis to plug the gap left by missing centre-back Abdoulaye Meite.

Kevin Foley today surveyed Wolves’ Premier League position at the turn of the year and insisted: “We will stay up”.

Wolves were today boost-ed by the news Christophe Berra could be fit for the weekend after his horror fall against Manchester City.

Firefighters are expected to spend the rest of today tackling a suspicious blaze at a coal yard in Wolverhampton.

A quango set up to bring investment into the West Midlands has spent £75,000 of taxpayers’ money letting its staff fly business class, it was revealed today.

Seven people including two children were hurt in a series of crashes around the region.

Binmen and other workers should be clearing pensioners’ driveways of ice and snow during the winter, the leader of a Black Country council said today.

The big freeze will keep the West Midlands in its grip over the New Year, with the region shivering with temperatures as low as -6C (21F).