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Is this the start of an election?

Peter Rhodes grills Gordon Brown at the Work Place, Wolverhampton.

Was Gordon Brown launching the next General Election campaign in Wolverhampton yesterday? Peter Rhodes tried to get a straight answer.

Martha wants stars to join forces for Jackson tribute

Motown legend Martha Reeves wants the big names of the music world to put on a star-studded show in tribute to Michael Jackson - which could replace his 50-date London tour, writes Women’s Editor Maria Cusine.

From metal to 9-iron on KK’s golf course

From growing up in a council house in Sandwell to his glittering career with Judas Priest, Ken Downing talks to Cathy Spencer about his life, his cooking and the golf course he’s built in his own “back garden”.

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No plain sailing for humourist Jerome

Walsall’s most famous son was born 150 years ago today - and a new exhibition reveals some little-known facts about the life of the great author. Cathy Spencer reports.

Boom! Boom! It’s a brush with Basil

Television superstar Basil Brush is in the Midlands next week with his High Skool Mania show. He talks to MARK ANDREWS about the pressing news stories of the day.

Shakespeare role is murder for Lenny

Lenny Henry is about to tackle Shakespeare’s black villain Othello. Nick Ahad meets the Dudley comedian who’s rehearsing for murder

How local shops are beating the crunch

With the closure of Woolworths, Firkins and Tylers in Kingswinford, Cathy Spencer finds out the benefits of ditching the supermarkets and using local shops.

Which names reign supreme in 2008?

Jack remains the undisputed king of boy’s names, but Grace has fallen from favour and replaced by the elegant Olivia as the most popular girl’s name in Britain in 2008.