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Deadline day: Wolves deals, West Brom arrivals and departures and a quiet day for Aston Villa - as it happened

Express & Star brings you all the latest from our clubs on deadline day.

Supporting image for story: Deadline day: Wolves deals, West Brom arrivals and departures and a quiet day for Aston Villa - as it happened

Supporting image for story: Wolves make deadline day swoop for England international midfielder

Wolves make deadline day swoop for England international midfielder

Supporting image for story: Wolves complete permanent striker signing as Jorgen Strand Larsen replacement

Wolves complete permanent striker signing as Jorgen Strand Larsen replacement

Supporting image for story: Wolves striker completes permanent move to Premier League rivals

Wolves striker completes permanent move to Premier League rivals

Supporting image for story: West Brom seal last-gasp loan of Crystal Palace youngster to conclude transfer business

West Brom seal last-gasp loan of Crystal Palace youngster to conclude transfer business

Supporting image for story: Man started fatal fire at West Midlands family home ‘utterly randomly’ while wearing horror film T-shirt, court hears

Man started fatal fire at West Midlands family home ‘utterly randomly’ while wearing horror film T-shirt, court hears

Supporting image for story: Sweet surprise young Wolves fan who went viral after he was caught on camera in tears when his chicken nuggets were stolen during a match

Sweet surprise young Wolves fan who went viral after he was caught on camera in tears when his chicken nuggets were stolen during a match

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Sweet surprise young Wolves fan who went viral after he was caught on camera in tears when his chicken nuggets were stolen during a match

Wolves make deadline day swoop for England international midfielder

Brand new single for The Puppini Sisters ahead of upcoming album

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Supporting image for story: The exact date winter ends and when the clocks will go forward

The exact date winter ends and when the clocks will go forward

Supporting image for story: Road traffic collision causes tram delays in Wolverhampton city centre

Road traffic collision causes tram delays in Wolverhampton city centre

Supporting image for story: We visited the new £32 million Aldridge 'super-tip' on its first day of opening to the public - and what we saw left us in awe

We visited the new £32 million Aldridge 'super-tip' on its first day of opening to the public - and what we saw left us in awe

Supporting image for story: Bed Bus-ted: Gun, drugs and ammunition found in a stationary bus in Wolverhampton where suspected prostitution took place

Bed Bus-ted: Gun, drugs and ammunition found in a stationary bus in Wolverhampton where suspected prostitution took place

Supporting image for story: Starmer has ‘blood on his hands’ after Rhiannon Whyte killed by asylum seeker – Walsall mother

Starmer has ‘blood on his hands’ after Rhiannon Whyte killed by asylum seeker – Walsall mother

Supporting image for story: Police stop more than 20 vehicles in Wolverhampton road safety crackdown

Police stop more than 20 vehicles in Wolverhampton road safety crackdown

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Supporting image for story: Brave Kidderminster toddler fronts national poster campaign to help save lives

Brave Kidderminster toddler fronts national poster campaign to help save lives

Supporting image for story: Digital bus hits the road for interactive drop-in session

Digital bus hits the road for interactive drop-in session

Supporting image for story: Illegal cigarettes seized and another Lichfield shop ordered to close following joint enforcement raid

Illegal cigarettes seized and another Lichfield shop ordered to close following joint enforcement raid

Supporting image for story: Final call for West Midlands entries for this year’s Heating Installer Awards

Final call for West Midlands entries for this year’s Heating Installer Awards

Supporting image for story: Fun, hands-on wreath workshop for Mother's Day

Fun, hands-on wreath workshop for Mother's Day

Supporting image for story: Agency launches ‘Whistle 4 Help’ to champion Midlands charities

Agency launches ‘Whistle 4 Help’ to champion Midlands charities

Sport

Deadline day: Wolves deals, West Brom arrivals and departures and a quiet day for Aston Villa - as it happened

Express & Star brings you all the latest from our clubs on deadline day.

Supporting image for story: Deadline day: Wolves deals, West Brom arrivals and departures and a quiet day for Aston Villa - as it happened

Supporting image for story: Wolves make deadline day swoop for England international midfielder

Wolves make deadline day swoop for England international midfielder

Supporting image for story: Wolves complete permanent striker signing as Jorgen Strand Larsen replacement

Wolves complete permanent striker signing as Jorgen Strand Larsen replacement

Supporting image for story: Wolves striker completes permanent move to Premier League rivals

Wolves striker completes permanent move to Premier League rivals

Supporting image for story: West Brom seal last-gasp loan of Crystal Palace youngster to conclude transfer business

West Brom seal last-gasp loan of Crystal Palace youngster to conclude transfer business

Supporting image for story: 'A good deal': Jorgen Strand Larsen reaction after £43m move completed and Wolves late double deal latest

'A good deal': Jorgen Strand Larsen reaction after £43m move completed and Wolves late double deal latest

Supporting image for story: West Brom closing in on move for Dominic Price as new technical director

West Brom closing in on move for Dominic Price as new technical director

Wolves

Supporting image for story: Deadline day: Wolves deals, West Brom arrivals and departures and a quiet day for Aston Villa - as it happened

Deadline day: Wolves deals, West Brom arrivals and departures and a quiet day for Aston Villa - as it happened

Supporting image for story: Wolves make deadline day swoop for England international midfielder

Wolves make deadline day swoop for England international midfielder

Supporting image for story: Wolves complete permanent striker signing as Jorgen Strand Larsen replacement

Wolves complete permanent striker signing as Jorgen Strand Larsen replacement

West Brom

Supporting image for story: West Brom seal last-gasp loan of Crystal Palace youngster to conclude transfer business

West Brom seal last-gasp loan of Crystal Palace youngster to conclude transfer business

Supporting image for story: West Brom exit reaction and deadline day late deal prediction

West Brom exit reaction and deadline day late deal prediction

Supporting image for story: West Brom closing in on move for Dominic Price as new technical director

West Brom closing in on move for Dominic Price as new technical director

Walsall FC

Supporting image for story: 'Like a new signing': George Bennett's Walsall transfer review and Jid Okeke reaction

'Like a new signing': George Bennett's Walsall transfer review and Jid Okeke reaction

Supporting image for story: Time will tell - George Bennett reflects on Walsall's January transfer window

Time will tell - George Bennett reflects on Walsall's January transfer window

Supporting image for story: Jid Okeke re-joins Walsall on loan from Stockport County until the end of the season

Jid Okeke re-joins Walsall on loan from Stockport County until the end of the season

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Supporting image for story: 'Like a new signing': George Bennett's Walsall transfer review and Jid Okeke reaction

'Like a new signing': George Bennett's Walsall transfer review and Jid Okeke reaction

Supporting image for story: 'New faces are old faces': Matt Maher on Aston Villa deals and transfer 'mistakes'

'New faces are old faces': Matt Maher on Aston Villa deals and transfer 'mistakes'

Supporting image for story: 'A good deal': Jorgen Strand Larsen reaction after £43m move completed and Wolves late double deal latest

'A good deal': Jorgen Strand Larsen reaction after £43m move completed and Wolves late double deal latest

Supporting image for story: West Brom exit reaction and deadline day late deal prediction

West Brom exit reaction and deadline day late deal prediction

Supporting image for story: Wolves deadline day state of play: Incomings, Che Adams, Emmanuel Agbadou latest and more

Wolves deadline day state of play: Incomings, Che Adams, Emmanuel Agbadou latest and more

Supporting image for story: Inside the West Brom fiasco: Lewis Cox on Andrew Nestor exit and Albion turmoil

Inside the West Brom fiasco: Lewis Cox on Andrew Nestor exit and Albion turmoil

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Brand new single for The Puppini Sisters ahead of upcoming album

The Puppini Sisters have unveiled their brand new single, ‘Honeysuckle Rose’, the latest taste of their upcoming, celebratory, brand new album ‘The Birthday Party’, out on March 27.

Supporting image for story: Severn Valley Railway freezes prices for the year in a commitment to 'offer great-value experiences'

Severn Valley Railway freezes prices for the year in a commitment to 'offer great-value experiences'

Supporting image for story: Rising comedy star Connor Burns bringing razor-sharp wit to Birmingham with new tour

Rising comedy star Connor Burns bringing razor-sharp wit to Birmingham with new tour

Supporting image for story: Fun, hands-on wreath workshop for Mother's Day

Fun, hands-on wreath workshop for Mother's Day

Supporting image for story: Birmingham Light Festival reveals full programme

Birmingham Light Festival reveals full programme

Supporting image for story: Flights in historic Supermarine Spitfire coming to Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport

Flights in historic Supermarine Spitfire coming to Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport

Supporting image for story: Halesowen Library hosts local author Claire Jewkes on her dating book series

Halesowen Library hosts local author Claire Jewkes on her dating book series

Supporting image for story: Veteran comedian Simon Evans to perform at Lichfield Garrick

Veteran comedian Simon Evans to perform at Lichfield Garrick

Supporting image for story: Celebrity chefs announced for Staffordshire food and drink festival

Celebrity chefs announced for Staffordshire food and drink festival

Supporting image for story: Live and Local tour brings jazz singer-songwriter to Staffordshire

Live and Local tour brings jazz singer-songwriter to Staffordshire

Supporting image for story: Donald Trump threatens to sue comedian Trevor Noah over Grammys Epstein joke

Donald Trump threatens to sue comedian Trevor Noah over Grammys Epstein joke

Supporting image for story: Fancy a different bite during the Six Nations? Guinness brings unique kebab to Birmingham venue for six weeks of rugby

Fancy a different bite during the Six Nations? Guinness brings unique kebab to Birmingham venue for six weeks of rugby

Supporting image for story: Love pies? Now's your chance to be an official taste tester for bakery chain with Staffordshire branch

Love pies? Now's your chance to be an official taste tester for bakery chain with Staffordshire branch

Supporting image for story: Kelly Osbourne says she is ‘not doing so great’ after Ozzy’s death

Kelly Osbourne says she is ‘not doing so great’ after Ozzy’s death

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Crime

Supporting image for story: Police stop more than 20 vehicles in Wolverhampton road safety crackdown

Police stop more than 20 vehicles in Wolverhampton road safety crackdown

Supporting image for story: Sutton Coldfield shooting - Police appeal for footage and information after man seriously injured

Sutton Coldfield shooting - Police appeal for footage and information after man seriously injured

Supporting image for story: Man charged after West Bromwich security guard assaulted and items were stolen

Man charged after West Bromwich security guard assaulted and items were stolen

Supporting image for story: Gun owners urged to hand in newly banned weapons in the West Midlands during February amnesty - here's the latest illegal items

Gun owners urged to hand in newly banned weapons in the West Midlands during February amnesty - here's the latest illegal items

Supporting image for story: Illegal cigarettes seized and another Lichfield shop ordered to close following joint enforcement raid

Illegal cigarettes seized and another Lichfield shop ordered to close following joint enforcement raid

Supporting image for story: Starmer has ‘blood on his hands’ after Rhiannon Whyte killed by asylum seeker – Walsall mother

Starmer has ‘blood on his hands’ after Rhiannon Whyte killed by asylum seeker – Walsall mother

Business

Supporting image for story: Final call for West Midlands entries for this year’s Heating Installer Awards

Final call for West Midlands entries for this year’s Heating Installer Awards

Supporting image for story: West Midlands Business Festival 2026 opens

West Midlands Business Festival 2026 opens

Supporting image for story: Agency launches ‘Whistle 4 Help’ to champion Midlands charities

Agency launches ‘Whistle 4 Help’ to champion Midlands charities

Supporting image for story: OBE-led fostering agency in the Midlands keeping parents and children together

OBE-led fostering agency in the Midlands keeping parents and children together

Supporting image for story: Craftsmanship meets storytelling: Black Country couple keeping heritage alive

Craftsmanship meets storytelling: Black Country couple keeping heritage alive

Supporting image for story: ‘There’s more pigeons than shoppers in Dudley - our once thriving home has become a shanty town’

‘There’s more pigeons than shoppers in Dudley - our once thriving home has become a shanty town’

Education

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North Smethwick school kids set for free sports sessions thanks to enfinium Kelvin funding

Supporting image for story: Performing arts academy celebrates outstanding achievement

Performing arts academy celebrates outstanding achievement

Supporting image for story: New college hair salon to offer opportunities for aspiring Wolverhampton hairdressers

New college hair salon to offer opportunities for aspiring Wolverhampton hairdressers

Supporting image for story: 'Pupils must learn respect and discipline, just like the Chinese' - Devastating assessment of UK learning from West Midlands educationalist

'Pupils must learn respect and discipline, just like the Chinese' - Devastating assessment of UK learning from West Midlands educationalist

Supporting image for story: 'Responsible, ambitious, caring' - We visited the Walsall primary school where students are taught to be 'the best they can be'

'Responsible, ambitious, caring' - We visited the Walsall primary school where students are taught to be 'the best they can be'

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton coach and community leader honoured for lifetime of service to sport and community

Wolverhampton coach and community leader honoured for lifetime of service to sport and community

Motors

Supporting image for story: Bentley heads into the wilderness with Bentayga ‘X’ Concept

Bentley heads into the wilderness with Bentayga ‘X’ Concept

Supporting image for story: Long-term review: We take keys to BYD Seal 6 Touring to experience the Chinese takeover

Long-term review: We take keys to BYD Seal 6 Touring to experience the Chinese takeover

Supporting image for story: Abarth 600e gains new ‘Turismo’ and ‘Competizione’ trim levels

Abarth 600e gains new ‘Turismo’ and ‘Competizione’ trim levels

Supporting image for story: Jaguar’s new EV heads to the Arctic Circle for winter testing

Jaguar’s new EV heads to the Arctic Circle for winter testing

Supporting image for story: Toyota Land Cruiser Commercial gains new mild-hybrid diesel powertrain

Toyota Land Cruiser Commercial gains new mild-hybrid diesel powertrain

Supporting image for story: New Mercedes S-Class takes the next step in vehicle tech

New Mercedes S-Class takes the next step in vehicle tech