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Chancellor Alistair Darling is under pressure to get Britain’s spending deficit under control while still offering pre-election cheer.

“What they did was exceptionally unpleasant and the fact that a little boy ended up dead is not something that the nation can easily forget, writes our Dudley man Mark Mudie.

Pictures from Wolves’ 3-1 Premier League victory against West Ham at Upton Park.

Pictures from Walsall’s 3-0 League One defeat against Southend at Roots Hall.

Sainsbury’s today revealed its slowest quarterly sales growth for nearly five years – and predicted a tough year ahead.

Ceramics firm Portmeirion today said annual profits almost trebled after the addition of the Spode and Royal Worcester brands sent revenues soaring.

Thomson Holidays owner TUI Travel hailed a “significant recovery” in consumer demand today as holidaymakers ignored the slump.

Super Wolves produced arguably their best Premier League performance as they moved seven points clear of the drop zone with this remarkable win.

Ten-man Walsall crashed to a limp defeat at relegation-threatened Southend after seeing Clayton McDonald dismissed in the first-half.

A bogus faith healer preyed on sick and desperate people in Sandwell, telling them he could work miracles on their love lives and cure their illnesses, a court was told.