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A consultation into plans for the controversial £30 billion HS2 high-speed rail project was officially being launched by the Government today.

Organisers of car boot sales in South Staffordshire are taking legal advice over council plans to invoke ancient laws to scale them down.

Firefighters in full ceremonial uniform including old-style silver helmets will form a guard of honour to say a final farewell to a former colleague who has died following a long illness.

Forty per cent of hip surgery patients were re-admitted to New Cross Hospital as emergencies within weeks of operations, an investigation has found.

It was once one of the Black Country’s biggest employers, and its influence stretched across the world. Bridges from Wednesbury’s Patent Shaft Steel Works spanned the globe.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy today revealed he wants to keep Jamie O’Hara at Molineux “for a long time”.

Albion head into their crucial clash at Stoke tonight with captain Chris Brunt admitting they got carried away with their early-season success.

Victorious Blues boss Alex McLeish has hailed his side’s dramatic 2-1 Carling Cup win over Arsenal as the biggest achievement of a glittering career.

Walsall boss Dean Smith hopes ‘wildcard’ Argentinian signing Emmanuel Ledesma can provide the flair to steer the Saddlers to League One safety.

Gerard Houllier today hailed the all-round talents of Stewart Downing and believes the winger has grown as a player during his time as Villa boss.