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More than 2,000 complaints over businesses not following Covid rules

More than 2,000 complaints over businesses not following Covid rules

Birmingham | Last updated: 1 hour ago

New fines and restrictions come into force across parts of the UK

New fines and restrictions come into force across parts of the UK

Coronavirus | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Driver jailed after causing serious crash racing on road between Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton

Driver jailed after causing serious crash racing on road between Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Anger over 20m 5G phone mast just metres from Dudley homes

Anger over 20m 5G phone mast just metres from Dudley homes

Dudley | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Urgent plea for public support as hospice struggles in pandemic

Urgent plea for public support as hospice struggles in pandemic

Stafford | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Man quizzed in officer murder probe as shooting suspect remains critically ill

Man quizzed in officer murder probe as shooting suspect remains critically ill

Crime | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Covid-19 in numbers

Latest number of coronavirus deaths and confirmed cases in your area

See the latest figures for coronavirus cases and deaths in your area.

Coronavirus | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Cheers! Antique shop sees rush to deck out homemade bars in crisis

Cheers! Antique shop sees rush to deck out homemade bars in crisis

Bloxwich | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Peter Rhodes on NHS heroism, the future for Boris and battleships that were too big for battles

Peter Rhodes on NHS heroism, the future for Boris and battleships that were too big for battles

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Wolverhampton filmmaker bringing 1980s video rental store back to life

Wolverhampton filmmaker bringing 1980s video rental store back to life

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Staffordshire eateries ask diners to donate plate and support charity

Staffordshire eateries ask diners to donate plate and support charity

Staffordshire | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Flu Fighters campaign returns to Wolverhampton schools

Flu Fighters campaign returns to Wolverhampton schools

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Express & Star comment: Hospices facing crisis

Express & Star comment: Hospices facing crisis

Opinions | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Bargains found at Staffordshire antique show

Bargains found at Staffordshire antique show

Staffordshire | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Andy Richardson: All Crazee Now as UK teeters on the brink

Andy Richardson: All Crazee Now as UK teeters on the brink

Opinions | Last updated: 4 hours ago

550 people ordered home as police descend on West Midlands premises breaking Covid rules

550 people ordered home as police descend on West Midlands premises breaking Covid rules

Birmingham | Last updated: Sep 27, 2020

Dudley could face local household restrictions amid rising coronavirus rates

Dudley could face local household restrictions amid rising coronavirus rates

Dudley | Last updated: 21 hours ago

Three more hospital patients die from coronavirus in region

Three more hospital patients die from coronavirus in region

Birmingham | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Warning of fines as Wolverhampton police disperse drinkers and groups flouting Covid rules

Warning of fines as Wolverhampton police disperse drinkers and groups flouting Covid rules

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 23 hours ago

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WATCH: Wolves stars urge fans to keep up coronavirus fight

WATCH: Wolves stars urge fans to keep up coronavirus fight

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Third wave of coronavirus ‘entirely possible’, expert warns

Third wave of coronavirus ‘entirely possible’, expert warns

UK News | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Teenager stabbed and car smashes into wall as disorder breaks out in quiet streets

Teenager stabbed and car smashes into wall as disorder breaks out in quiet streets

Streetly | Last updated: Sep 27, 2020

Rolls Royce seized from uninsured driver in the Black Country

Rolls Royce seized from uninsured driver in the Black Country

Great Barr | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Arrests and charges as part of police operation

Arrests and charges as part of police operation

Cannock | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Follow rules and students will be home for Christmas, Government urges

Follow rules and students will be home for Christmas, Government urges

UK News | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Latest number of coronavirus deaths and confirmed cases in your area

Latest number of coronavirus deaths and confirmed cases in your area

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 17 hours ago

And...action! Meet the Black Country director behind the action-packed television pilot The Chase

And...action! Meet the Black Country director behind the action-packed television pilot The Chase

Birmingham | Last updated: Sep 27, 2020

Food review: A cut above in Thailand tastes at Sabai Sabai

Food review: A cut above in Thailand tastes at Sabai Sabai

Birmingham | Last updated: Sep 27, 2020

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Crime

More than 2,000 complaints over businesses not following Covid rules

More than 2,000 complaints over businesses not following Covid rules

Birmingham | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Driver jailed after causing serious crash racing on road between Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Man quizzed in officer murder probe as shooting suspect remains critically ill

Crime | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Business

More than 2,000 complaints over businesses not following Covid rules

More than 2,000 complaints over businesses not following Covid rules

Birmingham | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Cheers! Antique shop sees rush to deck out homemade bars in crisis

Bloxwich | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Antique shop sees influx of customers buying pub-related items

Bloxwich | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Education

Lockdown stretched the learning gap for disadvantaged pupils to ‘a gulf’

Lockdown stretched the learning gap for disadvantaged pupils to ‘a gulf’

UK News | Last updated: Sep 26, 2020

New technical qualifications will drive post-Covid recovery, minister says on Walsall College visit

Walsall | Last updated: Sep 26, 2020

A-level results fiasco has put university students at risk – Lib Dem leader

UK News | Last updated: Sep 26, 2020

In pictures

Wolverhampton's 'Forgotten People' are remembered at last

George Foster calls them the Forgotten People. Old Soldier, Waistcoat Man, Man in Suit, only Mrs Quinn is remembered by name.

Wolverhampton nostalgia | Last updated: Sep 21, 2020

Motors

In the swing with new Golf

In the swing with new Golf

Motors | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Vitara still a top performer

Motors | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Volvo powers ahead

Motors | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Property

'Everyone was crying': Wolverhampton support worker on winning £500k house in £2 raffle

'Everyone was crying': Wolverhampton support worker on winning £500k house in £2 raffle

Sedgley | Last updated: Sep 26, 2020

Wolverhampton's former British Steel site bought by council as part of major Canalside development project

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Sep 24, 2020

'So shocked!': Wolverhampton support worker, 23, wins £500,000 dream home in raffle - with VIDEO

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Sep 24, 2020

Health

Flu Fighters campaign returns to Wolverhampton schools

Flu Fighters campaign returns to Wolverhampton schools

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Plea to support MS sufferers impacted by Covid-19 crisis

Coronavirus | Last updated: 4 hours ago

£1m plan to improve former rail line

Dudley | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Latest videos

WATCH: Wolves stars urge fans to keep up coronavirus fight

WATCH: Wolves stars urge fans to keep up coronavirus fight

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 14 hours ago

'Everyone was crying': Wolverhampton support worker on winning £500k house in £2 raffle

'Everyone was crying': Wolverhampton support worker on winning £500k house in £2 raffle

Sedgley | Last updated: Sep 26, 2020

WATCH: Shocking footage shows fatal bike crash as £5,000 reward offered

WATCH: Shocking footage shows fatal bike crash as £5,000 reward offered

Birmingham | Last updated: Sep 24, 2020

'So shocked!': Wolverhampton support worker, 23, wins £500,000 dream home in raffle - with VIDEO

'So shocked!': Wolverhampton support worker, 23, wins £500,000 dream home in raffle - with VIDEO

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Sep 24, 2020

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In depth

Andy Street: Rise of political figure at centre of melting pot

From the formative 1970s to the top of the business world, the first mayor of the West Midlands looks back fondly over his career so far.

Politics | Last updated: Aug 29, 2020

Opinions

Peter Rhodes on NHS heroism, the future for Boris and battleships that were too big for battles

Peter Rhodes on NHS heroism, the future for Boris and battleships that were too big for battles

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Express & Star comment: Hospices facing crisis

Express & Star comment: Hospices facing crisis

Opinions | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Andy Richardson: All Crazee Now as UK teeters on the brink

Andy Richardson: All Crazee Now as UK teeters on the brink

Opinions | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Blackouts, Bale-outs and burn-outs

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Blackouts, Bale-outs and burn-outs

Opinions | Last updated: Sep 26, 2020

Toby Neal: Who are the old and vulnerable?

Toby Neal: Who are the old and vulnerable?

Opinions | Last updated: Sep 26, 2020

Andy Richardson: Boris’s closest circle have difficulty staying home

Andy Richardson: Boris’s closest circle have difficulty staying home

Opinions | Last updated: Sep 26, 2020

Readers' letters

LETTER: We should all be wearing masks

LETTER: We should all be wearing masks

Readers' letters | Last updated: 2 hours ago

LETTER: Too many people for effective social distancing

LETTER: Too many people for effective social distancing

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 25, 2020

Letter: Boris gave a good interview but just can’t do the job!

Letter: Boris gave a good interview but just can’t do the job!

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 24, 2020

LETTER: Boris has dug us into a deep hole

LETTER: Boris has dug us into a deep hole

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 23, 2020

LETTER: Politicians take it in their stride

LETTER: Politicians take it in their stride

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 22, 2020

LETTER: The reality is now dawning on us

LETTER: The reality is now dawning on us

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 21, 2020

UK News

Rare Rolex tipped to sell for £200,000

Rare Rolex tipped to sell for £200,000

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Pubs curfew ‘doing more harm than good’

Pubs curfew ‘doing more harm than good’

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Gove heads to Brussels after last talks ended in legal threat and acrimony

Gove heads to Brussels after last talks ended in legal threat and acrimony

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Boy thrown from Tate Modern viewing platform can now stand unaided, says family

Boy thrown from Tate Modern viewing platform can now stand unaided, says family

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

New fines and restrictions come into force across parts of the UK

New fines and restrictions come into force across parts of the UK

Coronavirus | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Andrew Neil: I’m not out to seek revenge on the BBC

Andrew Neil: I’m not out to seek revenge on the BBC

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Casino giant Caesars tables £2.9bn bid to buy William Hill

Casino giant Caesars tables £2.9bn bid to buy William Hill

UK News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Officers buy McDonald’s breakfast in tribute to fallen colleague

Officers buy McDonald’s breakfast in tribute to fallen colleague

UK News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

World News

Five things we learned about Donald Trump’s tax affairs

Five things we learned about Donald Trump’s tax affairs

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Trump’s tax revelation could tarnish image that fuelled his rise

Trump’s tax revelation could tarnish image that fuelled his rise

World News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

India’s confirmed coronavirus cases top six million

India’s confirmed coronavirus cases top six million

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

US judge temporarily blocks TikTok ban

US judge temporarily blocks TikTok ban

World News | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Ex-NFL star Joe Montana and wife block attempted kidnapping of grandchild

Ex-NFL star Joe Montana and wife block attempted kidnapping of grandchild

World News | Last updated: 11 hours ago

Trump paid 750 dollars in US income taxes in 2016 and 2017, reports claim

Trump paid 750 dollars in US income taxes in 2016 and 2017, reports claim

World News | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Mali transitional government appoints new prime minister

Mali transitional government appoints new prime minister

World News | Last updated: 12 hours ago

TikTok fate in the balance as US judge weighs up app store ban

TikTok fate in the balance as US judge weighs up app store ban

World News | Last updated: 14 hours ago

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