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Get the new season's fixtures here tomorrow

The Express & Star will be on the ball first thing tomorrow morning when the Premier League and Football League release their fixtures at 9am.

Aston Villa seal deal for Nicklas Helenius

Aston Villa today completed the signing of Nicklas Helenius after he penned a three-year deal.

Wolves to kick off the new season at Preston

Wolves will kick off the new season away to Preston North End as part of the Football League’s 125th anniversary celebrations.

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HS2 is wrong horse to back says report

The Government is ‘backing the wrong horse’ by supporting HS2, according to a new report, which also claims that demand for the £33 billion high-speed rail line has been ‘overestimated’.

Poll: Is Wolverhampton's nightlife in decline?

As popular bar Revolution becomes the latest Wolverhampton nightspot to shut its doors, we ask if you think the city's nightlife is as good as it used to be.

Suspected Dudley burglars' bin hiding place is wheelie rubbish

Three suspected burglars jumped into wheelie bins to try and hide from police.

Midlands Business

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Smaller West Midlands firms may miss out on apprentices

Small businesses in the West Midlands are missing out on the benefits of apprenticeships, according to new research, although more firms in the region are taking on trainees.

Bank helps Lye engineering firm expand export trade

Lye company FlexEJ, which supplies engineered and standard rubber bellows, metal expansion joint and pressure fabrications, turned to NatWest to help increase its international business.

Tuberculosis outbreak at 2 Sisters factory in West Bromwich

The 2 Sisters Food Group factory in Dial Lane, West Bromwich

Tuberculosis has broken out at a major West Midlands food firm, prompting an investigation, it was revealed today.

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Hey you, it's time to get off Ernie's cloud now

I was in Barcelona when time stood still. Sounds a lot flasher than it was. That dazzling dawn in 2003 we’d just survived a night on the Ramblas, dodging the pickpockets, pushers and prostitutes.

Magazines need to end love affair with London

Sun streaming in through the window, glass of something chilled close at hand, you settle down on the sofa with your glossy mag and finally get a few minutes to yourself. Ah, bliss.