England door open for Matt Jarvis

Fabio Capello today left the door open for Matt Jarvis to become the first Wolves ace to play for England in more than 20 years.


Stars out in force to pay tribute to Ray Matts

Some of the biggest names in British football turned out this afternoon to pay tribute to former Express & Star sports journalist Ray Matts, who they described as a “wonderful” man whose memory will live on.


The Kings Arms, Tipton

Power to the people offered at this traditional pub in the heart of the Black Country, finds our undercover meal reviewer, The Insider.


Libyan rebels push westwards

Anti-government forces claim to have taken Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte.


Woman, 46, is held after man dies in house blaze

A man was killed and woman left fighting for her life in a devastating house fire in the Black Country today. A 46-year-old woman has been arrested following the blaze.


Pair arrested as man is hurt in street shooting

A man was injured in an early morning shooting in a Black Country street. Two men have been questioned on suspicion of attempted murder following the shooting of the man in Tividale.


Caravan set alight at new travellers camp

Travellers sent plumes of thick acrid smoke into the sky when they set fire to one of their old caravans after setting  up camp at an industrial estate in the Black Country.


Four firms in line for Summer Row payouts

Four more businesses that saw trade plummet while waiting to be bought out to make way for the failed Summer Row shopping development in Wolverhampton are set to receive thousands of pounds in payouts, it emerged today.


Family left shocked by theft

Remembrance plaques and ornaments dedicated to the memory of a grandmother have been stolen from the garden of a Black Country home, leaving relatives distraught.


Tipton’s carnival queen is crowned

A Black Country student nurse was crowned Tipton Carnival Queen 2011 as the competition returned after a year’s absence.

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