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Christian Bale was ‘surprised’ by his Oscar nod, but would have been happy just with the relationships he made while filming The Fighter.

Pictures from Wolves’ 4-0 Premier League victory against Blackpool at Molineux.

There are two questions you can ask of any football fan which are almost guaranteed to set him or her off into an overly-enthusiastic prolonged dialogue, writes Wolves blogger Tim Spiers.

It proved a case of second time lucky for Coseley’s Jamie Ball when he took another shot at the vacant Midlands light middleweight title at Walsall Town Hall.

Expressandstar.com bring you the latest transfer gossip on Wolves, Albion, Villa, Birmingham and Walsall.

Colin Firth, Russell Brand and Helena Bonham Carter fly the flag for Britain on the Oscars red carpet in LA.

Fifty thousand items of lost property – including £4,000 cash, false legs and even a jar containing panda urine – were left on the region’s buses last year, the Express & Star can reveal today.

Firms are poised to fill the remaining empty space at controversial West Browmich arts centre The Public, potentially scuppering plans by the council to relocate staff from rented buildings into the space to save money.

A school has made a loss of almost £150,000 due to pupils transferring from a doomed secondary nearby – with its headteacher criticising Walsall Council for its handling of the closure.

Director DJ Caruso (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) provides the requisite slam-bang thrills in this adaptation of Pittacus Lore's novel, the first instalment of a proposed six-book series.