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A police car responding to a 999 call hurtled into a railway bridge in the Black Country, smashing an overhead bridge and injuring the driver.

Thirteen people were arrested and around 1,000 cannabis plants seized when police smashed a major drugs farm in the Black Country.

Councils, quangos and businesses in the West Midlands are spending £1 million a year to fund an office in Brussels, it was revealed today.

Thousands of pensioners are set to lose their free travel tokens as part of plans to cut millions of pounds off a council’s budget.

A sports car worth more than £40,000 was dumped in the middle of a Black Country park and set alight – one of two arson attacks at the spot.

Panto star Niki Evans was taken to hospital by ambulance after falling on stage during the finale of a performance at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre.

Power was lost to almost 2,500 homes due to an underground cable fault in Wolverhampton.

A petrol station in Wolverhampton was shut today following a fire on the forecourt.

Hugs and tears were handed out with the shopping as loyal customers and staff bid a final fond farewell to Beatties at Dudley.

Staffordshire Police has used special counter-terrorism powers to spy on more than 300 suspected criminals in the county over the last two years.