July « 2010 « « Express & Star

Team ethic is key to success for Albion’s Graham Dorrans

Graham Dorrans is three weeks away from the glare of the Premier League spotlight.

Youssouf Mulumbu raring to go in the Premier League

Albion midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu believes the Baggies’ hat-trick of contract deals this summer proves their ambition to succeed in the Premier League.

Saddlers won’t rush Julian Gray back into action

Chris Hutchings today insisted he will not rush Walsall star Julian Gray back to action.

Passenger badly hurt in car smash

A passenger was flung from a car which overturned as it crashed into the garden of a home in the Black Country, demolishing a tree today.

18-mile detour as M6 is closed

Overnight closures will cause 18-mile diversions on the M6 through the Black Country tonight as holidaymakers try to get away.

Driver jailed after 30-mile police chase

Armed police were involved in a high-speed 30-mile chase with an uninsured driver across the West Midlands after a Porsche owner reported having a gun pointed at him, a court heard.

Coach fall victim had all-clear on cancer

A great-grandfather from the Black Country was starting a holiday to celebrate the all-clear from cancer when he died as a result of a fall on a coach as it arrived at the seaside, his family revealed today.

Brothel owner could be jailed

A man has been warned he could be jailed for running a brothel in a flat on the outskirts of a Black Country town centre.

Family say goodbye to Marine hero Jonathan Crookes

Clutching a red rose, the fiancée of fallen Black Country Marine Jonathan Crookes said a poignant goodbye as she reached out to the hearse bringing the man she described as the “love of my life” home to the UK.