O’Neill singles out striker Bent

Villa manager Martin O’Neill has put his players on alert to stop Sunderland’s in-form striker Darren Bent in the Premier League encounter at Villa Park.


Wolves can’t relax warns Doyle

Kevin Doyle today admitted Wolves cannot afford to relax in the battle for survival because they are not safe yet.


Miller hits out at Albion boo-boys

Striker Ishmael Miller today branded Albion’s boo-boys “disgusting” as he leapt to the defence of friend and team mate Luke Moore.


Selection headache for Saddlers

Walsall are facing a mounting selection crisis with four key men set to be sidelined by injury or suspension.


Budget 2010 – live

Live coverage of Alistair Darling’s last budget before the general election here now.


Scrap man’s van crushed

A scrap dealer caught stealing poles from the side of the M6 has had his van confiscated and crushed – in a new get-tough policy on metal thieves.


Team getting there for McCarthy

Grounded boss Mick McCarthy has admitted Wolves have “gone a long way” towards guaranteeing Premier League survival with the superb win at West Ham.


Wing Wah company ordered to pay £19k

A catering company that ran a popular Chinese restaurant in the Black Country where 46 customers were struck down with food poisoning has been ordered to pay £19,610.


Woman paid accused faith healer thousands

A woman who was desperate to be reunited with her ex-boyfriend and wanted to heal a deep family rift handed over tens of thousands of pounds to a phoney faith healer, a court heard.


‘Caretaker’ fled from drug factory at house

A man spotted running from a house where more than 100 cannabis plants were discovered by police has admitted caretaking the makeshift drugs factory.

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