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Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has stood defiant in the face of an angry backlash from disgruntled fans following the crushing defeat at Stoke.

Albion defender Steven Reid has been confirmed as a major doubt for the West Midlands derby clash with Villa on Saturday.

The back story to The Fall is simple: Damon Albarn wrote it to save himself from madness. During Gorillaz’ 2010 American tour, he decided to give himself something useful to do: rather than simply starting at walls or looking out of the windows of his tour bus, he wrote a record.

Comic Milton Jones is famous for his one-liners and is a regular on on Radio 4 and TV shows such as Mock The Week. He won the Perrier comedy award for best newcomer in 1996 and is billed as “Britain’s funniest Milton”. He shares a (slightly surreal) perfect weekend.

Abdoulaye Meite has set his sights on staying with Albion next season and claimed boss Roy Hodgson could lead the Baggies into Europe.

Jeremy Gates looks at the nation’s money issues and advises what to do with your mortgage now inflation is falling again.

Albion boss Roy Hodgson has insisted it would take a mega-bucks offer to prise striking sensation Peter Odemwingie out of the Hawthorns this summer.

The jobs of 32 middle managers will be axed by Sandwell Council by September in a bid to save the authority £1.4 million, the Express & Star can reveal.

Two TVs stolen by burglars who murdered an elderly couple in their Wolverhampton home have been found by detectives, it was revealed today.

Three female police officers who tackled armed robbers during an audacious bank raid in Birmingham involving a JCB digger are to receive the Medal of Valour.