A former X Factor contestant has lost her claims for unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination against the Midland prison where she taught inmates.

A prison teacher from South Staffordshire went a “step too far” by performing on TV talent show X Factor wearing a skimpy outfit, her former boss told an employment tribunal.

A former X Factor contestant was excluded from the Midland prison where she worked as a teacher after pictures of her posing with a whip were seen online, an employment tribunal heard.

A former X Factor contestant wore see-through trousers to work at a young offenders institution in South Staffordshire, leaving the young inmates “mesmerised”, an employment tribunal was told.

More than 2,000 people have applied for 450 jobs on offer at Featherstone’s new £150 million jail, bosses revealed today.

Inmates at the new £150 million prison being built in South Staffordshire will be allowed to wear their own clothing instead of jail uniforms to boost their self-esteem, it was revealed today.

Dozens of objections have been made against the transformation of an old Second World War munitions factory in South Staffordshire into warehousing, it has emerged.

Bargain hunters were today heading to a car boot sale in South Staffordshire as politicians renewed calls for regulations to prevent traffic chaos.

Hundreds of people in Wolverhampton and parts of South Staffordshire may not get their mail until the afternoon under changes to delivery routes announced today.

Fears have been raised over the proposed name for Staffordshire’s controversial new £150 million prison by a nearby activity centre for children.