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The traditional bugle played by rag-and-bone men in the Black Country has been outlawed under new council rules which label it “noise pollution”.

Temperatures will plunge below freezing in the West Midlands this week – as weather experts predicted six inches of snow to fall in parts of the country.

A surprise protest by the English Defence League in Wolverhampton brought chaotic scenes to the city centre.

A big power cut delayed the official opening of a revamped Black Country furniture store and left hundreds of homes without electricity.

The rapid and aggressive actions of firefighters who tackled a burning plane after a crash at Birmingham Airport have been commended as dramatic pictures were released showing the aftermath.

A five-year-old boy suffered scrapes to his back and shoulders after he fell into an exposed drain after thieves stole the cover.

Wagner Carrilho has lived to fight another day – despite facing the wrath of Cheryl Cole who was today defiant over her on-screen outburst towards him.

Crime suspects tried to take more than 1,000 knives into courts in the Black Country and Staffordshire in the last two years – with many posted back to them for free after being confiscated, it emerged today.

A street in Wolverhampton was sealed off for more than four hours after frost cracked two 9ft windows above an entrance to Beatties.

Pupils were in fine voice and showed fancy footwork before a sell-out audience at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall.