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A burglar responsible for at least 20 raids on pub fruit machines stole £300 from another one, weeks after being released early from prison, a court heard.

Albion new-boy Giles Barnes is on course to make his first-team debut within weeks after emerging unscathed from his first outing in Baggies colours.

A cow was shot in the head with a crossbow in a shocking “act of cruelty” in Staffordshire. Countryside officers discovered Blackberry, a Dexter cow, in significant pain.

A motorist left with a bill for more than £500 for reclaiming his car from a West Midlands Police compound has had the money paid – by the force itself.

It’s the real-life Fantastic Mr Fox – after springing four feet into the air, this super-nimble urban scavenger landed on a narrow bird table designed for much tinier creatures.

Princess Anne cancelled a visit to the Black Country today blaming “adverse weather conditions”.

A Black Country pub snacks firm is the pork of the town after scooping first, second and third places in a national competition.

Plans to build two new swimming pools in Sandwell have taken a step forward after council chiefs approved the sites.

As Jacqui Butler twirls the broom handle over her hands and around her waist her neighbours can’t help but stop and stare.

A budding young journalist got the chance to spend the day at the Express & Star after winning a top competition.