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Families, pensioners and disabled people were given just two bottles of water to use after the water went off in their 17-storey towerblock, it was claimed today.

A £660,000 pay and bonus package for West Bromwich Building Society’s chief executive is set to be  approved at an annual meeting tomorrow.

When keen dancer Kelly Burrows found out she had a curved spine and would need a nine-hour operation, she thought her ambition of performing ballet on pointe shoes was crushed.

Grey skies did little to dampen the spirits of the legions of fans who turned out to catch a glimpse of their 80s icons.

A tribute page has been set up on a school website in memory of a popular teacher who died of cancer.

West Midlands businessman Dan Houghton has completed his third multi-million pound deal centred on an 82-year-old Black Country business and finally brought it back under his control again.

Families and music-lovers turned out for a free concert of rock, blues and Irish tunes.

Rag and bone men are plaguing a village near Kidderminster with an “excessive” number of collections, prompting complaints about the noise they make.

Cowboy hats, frilly skirts and camping chairs transformed a Black Country beauty spot as thousands of country music fans hot-footed it to Wolverhampton for an annual festival.

Villa boss Martin O’Neill is expecting “great interest” in Ashley Young over the next fortnight – but has no intention of letting the winger leave.