Crocodile’s mobile phone meal causes concern

A crocodile at a Ukrainian zoo is undergoing tests after eating a visitor’s mobile phone, the chief veterinarian at the zoo has said.


Ballrooms boxing bash opens 2011

The West Midlands played debut to the first Black Country derby of 2011 and the debut of Glenn McCrory’s top prospect Aakash Hussain at the Tower Ballrooms.


Martin Gethin’s new surgery setback

Walsall lightweight Martin Gethin could face up to another four months out of the ring after an operation on his back was cancelled.


Black Swan

Natalie Portman collected a coveted Golden Globe award as Best Actress for her tour-de-force portrayal of an emotionally fragile ballerina in Black Swan.


The Dilemma

The truth hurts... almost as much as seeing the kernel of a good idea poorly executed on the big screen.


Morning Glory

Laden with polished one-liners, Morning Glory is a frothy comedy based around a shambolic TV breakfast show called Daybreak.


John Carpenter’s The Ward

For more than 35 years, director John Carpenter has been making audiences shudder and scream in the dark with nightmarish visions including Assault On Precinct 13, Halloween, The Fog, Escape From New York, The Thing and Christine.


Wolverhampton bus station taking shape

Weighing half a ton each, 45 new windows are being inched into place at Wolverhampton’s new bus station.


Families in plea for eyesore land tidy-up

Residents are demanding the clean-up of an empty patch of land in Wednesbury they say has become an eyesore.


Museum’s vehicles facing lengthy repairs

Trams and trolleybuses could be out of action at the Black Country Living Museum until Easter while repair work is carried out on the line, it has emerged.

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