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Migrants are arrested in fresh Wolverhampton raids

Seven illegal immigrants were arrested by police and border officers during a series of raids in Wolverhampton last night.


Six years in jail for car-seat drug dealer

A drug dealer who plied his trade from the passenger seat of a car was today beginning a six-year jail term.


Gold jewellery stolen and then melted down

Gold jewellery worth tens of thousands of pounds is being stolen by metal thieves and posted to dealers around the country to be melted down, police revealed today.


Gun, ammunition and drugs seized in raids

Four people were arrested as a gun, ammunition and drugs were found during police swoops on Black Country homes.


Man died after booze binge in bet with pal

A man died after downing a bottle of vodka in a £200 bet with his best friend, an inquest heard.


Controversial plans for late licence at pub

A pub in Wolverhampton, outside which a man was repeatedly stabbed, has applied to extend its licensing hours.


Two badly injured in vicious attacks

A man was fighting for his life today after being attacked and left for dead in Wolverhampton, hours before a second victim was stabbed outside a city pub.


Slop buckets refused by 5,000

Five thousand people in Wolverhampton have refused to accept new bins to recycle their food slops, it emerged today.


Jail for man who kept sawn-off shotgun

A man from Wolverhampton who kept a sawn-off shotgun at his house on behalf of violent criminals and gave it out to them more than 15 times in a month was today starting a four-year jail sentence.


Nine arrests over Wolverhampton break-ins

Nine men have been arrested in one house by police investigating a string of raids on shops on a busy Wolverhampton street.

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