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Dog-sitter at centre of missing pets row given five-year ban

Dog-sitter at centre of missing pets row given five-year ban

Staffordshire | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Revealed: Knife crime hits record high in the West Midlands

Revealed: Knife crime hits record high in the West Midlands

Crime | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Man re-arrested over murder of Rezwan Ali two years on from stabbing

Man re-arrested over murder of Rezwan Ali two years on from stabbing

Walsall | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Hagley Road West closed after pedestrian killed in crash

Hagley Road West closed after pedestrian killed in crash

Birmingham | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Walsall home and garden store JTF closes to shock of customers

Walsall home and garden store JTF closes to shock of customers

Walsall | Last updated: 8 hours ago

Check-out the name! Singh'sbury opened by cheeky shop owner

Check-out the name! Singh'sbury opened by cheeky shop owner

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Featured

Abandoned: Eerie photos of former Dudley hospital go on show

It looks like the film set from a Hollywood horror movie where frights are waiting around every corner.

Dudley entertainment | Last updated: Jan 20, 2020

GALLERY: Art, craft and storytelling as Duchess of Cornwall opens revamped library

GALLERY: Art, craft and storytelling as Duchess of Cornwall opens revamped library

Walsall | Last updated: 9 hours ago

West Bromwich man leads assisted dying campaign debate

West Bromwich man leads assisted dying campaign debate

West Bromwich | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Sandi Toksvig, Cerys Matthews, Carl Ikeme and more: Top acts at Wolverhampton Literature Festival

Sandi Toksvig, Cerys Matthews, Carl Ikeme and more: Top acts at Wolverhampton Literature Festival

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Drunken threats put dangerous knifeman behind bars

Drunken threats put dangerous knifeman behind bars

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Wolverhampton Council leader vows to protect the green belt

Wolverhampton Council leader vows to protect the green belt

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Security boosted at New Cross Hospital after drug and booze-fuelled attacks

Security boosted at New Cross Hospital after drug and booze-fuelled attacks

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 12 hours ago

B&M to open at former Homebase site in Kidderminster

B&M to open at former Homebase site in Kidderminster

Kidderminster | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Patients being treated in corridors at Russells Hall Hospital

Patients being treated in corridors at Russells Hall Hospital

Dudley | Last updated: 12 hours ago

New school edges closer on allotments site in Smethwick

New school edges closer on allotments site in Smethwick

Smethwick | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Ofsted attacked in racism row over how British values are taught at school

Ofsted attacked in racism row over how British values are taught at school

Sedgley | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Plans to ban 'chuggers' from Stafford town centre up for debate

Plans to ban 'chuggers' from Stafford town centre up for debate

Stafford | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Imitation gun seized from Smethwick man trying to steal from shop

Imitation gun seized from Smethwick man trying to steal from shop

Smethwick | Last updated: 3 hours ago

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Engineering a bright future: The Express & Star's 2020 STEM Challenge launches

Engineering a bright future: The Express & Star's 2020 STEM Challenge launches

News | Last updated: 5 hours ago

David Jamieson: Scrap 200-year law targeting homeless

David Jamieson: Scrap 200-year law targeting homeless

Crime | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Sausage dog 'pup up' cafe opens up in Stafford

Sausage dog 'pup up' cafe opens up in Stafford

Stafford | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Jewellery thief locked up over raid on flat above shop

Jewellery thief locked up over raid on flat above shop

Brownhills | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Action plan to tackle youth crime trouble praised in Wolverhampton

Action plan to tackle youth crime trouble praised in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Peter Rhodes on blowing a Brexberry, talk about York and the gentle death of a singer

Peter Rhodes on blowing a Brexberry, talk about York and the gentle death of a singer

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Sophie's London Marathon challenge in aid of charity founded by her grandfather

Sophie's London Marathon challenge in aid of charity founded by her grandfather

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Farewell to Terry Jones, genius King of Silliness

Farewell to Terry Jones, genius King of Silliness

Entertainment | Last updated: 9 hours ago

New multi-million pound music college accepting applications

New multi-million pound music college accepting applications

Dudley | Last updated: 13 hours ago

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Crime

Dog-sitter at centre of missing pets row given five-year ban

Dog-sitter at centre of missing pets row given five-year ban

Staffordshire | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Revealed: Knife crime hits record high in the West Midlands

Crime | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Man re-arrested over murder of Rezwan Ali two years on from stabbing

Walsall | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Business

Walsall home and garden store JTF closes to shock of customers

Walsall home and garden store JTF closes to shock of customers

Walsall | Last updated: 8 hours ago

Check-out the name! Singh'sbury opened by cheeky shop owner

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 9 hours ago

B&M to open at former Homebase site in Kidderminster

Kidderminster | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Education

New multi-million pound music college accepting applications

New multi-million pound music college accepting applications

Dudley | Last updated: 13 hours ago

Staffordshire University Academy out of special measures after Ofsted inspection

Hednesford | Last updated: Jan 22, 2020

Queen Mary’s Grammar School expansion plan backed for 200 extra pupils

Walsall | Last updated: Jan 22, 2020

Results, reaction and how night unfolded

General Election 2019: Tories seal majority as Labour almost wiped out in Black Country and Staffordshire - as it happened

See how election night unfolded in the Black Country, Staffordshire and across the UK.

General Election 2019 | Last updated: Dec 13, 2019

Motors

TDF-1 launches as a Formula One car you can buy yourself

TDF-1 launches as a Formula One car you can buy yourself

Motors | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Power, pace and elegance

Motors | Last updated: 3 hours ago

These are the best value places in Britain to buy a used car

Motors | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Property

Wolverhampton Council leader vows to protect the green belt

Wolverhampton Council leader vows to protect the green belt

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 7 hours ago

No current plans for empty city centre Sainsbury's store

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Jan 22, 2020

2,000 homes lay empty amid Stafford housing shortage

Stafford | Last updated: Jan 22, 2020

Health

WHO to declare Public Health Emergency due to coronavirus in China

WHO to declare Public Health Emergency due to coronavirus in China

World News | Last updated: Jan 22, 2020

Mother backs blood donor campaign after baby daughter's life saved

West Bromwich | Last updated: Jan 22, 2020

Golfers tee off on charity round to support Acorns Children's Hospice

Walsall | Last updated: Jan 22, 2020

Latest videos

Police officers who rescued woman from canal given two awards

Police officers who rescued woman from canal given two awards

Wednesfield | Last updated: Jan 22, 2020

Watch: Shrewsbury Town joker Jason hoping for a winning streak against Liverpool

Watch: Shrewsbury Town joker Jason hoping for a winning streak against Liverpool

Wolves | Last updated: Jan 22, 2020

WATCH: Police seize illegally-ridden bike after 80mph pursuit

WATCH: Police seize illegally-ridden bike after 80mph pursuit

Tipton | Last updated: Jan 19, 2020

‘Foolish’ Uber driver’s licence suspended after passenger holds ladder outside window

‘Foolish’ Uber driver’s licence suspended after passenger holds ladder outside window

Walsall | Last updated: Jan 16, 2020

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Comment

Express & Star comment: Time to be merry rather than messy

This is a time for fun and to be merry. And some people get very merry.

Opinions | Last updated: Dec 20, 2019

Opinions

Express & Star comment: Vulnerable pensioners must not suffer over end of free TV licences

Express & Star comment: Vulnerable pensioners must not suffer over end of free TV licences

Opinions | Last updated: 6 hours ago

Peter Rhodes on blowing a Brexberry, talk about York and the gentle death of a singer

Peter Rhodes on blowing a Brexberry, talk about York and the gentle death of a singer

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Express & Star comment: Lessons must be learned over Lisa Skidmore's murder

Express & Star comment: Lessons must be learned over Lisa Skidmore's murder

Opinions | Last updated: Jan 22, 2020

Peter Rhodes on frying bananas, micro-aggressions and the Conan Delusion

Peter Rhodes on frying bananas, micro-aggressions and the Conan Delusion

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Jan 22, 2020

Express & Star comment: Highways bosses must heed warnings over smart motorways

Express & Star comment: Highways bosses must heed warnings over smart motorways

Opinions | Last updated: Jan 21, 2020

Peter Rhodes on rearing a prince, moving the Lords and the lady who called a reporter 'mate'

Peter Rhodes on rearing a prince, moving the Lords and the lady who called a reporter 'mate'

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Jan 21, 2020

Readers' letters

LETTER: Time to fine pedestrians who don't cross road safely

LETTER: Time to fine pedestrians who don't cross road safely

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jan 13, 2020

LETTER: Which way does Labour lean now?

LETTER: Which way does Labour lean now?

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jan 6, 2020

Good things can have unintended consequences

Good things can have unintended consequences

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jan 4, 2020

LETTER: You can stuff your Christmas leftovers, I've had enough

LETTER: You can stuff your Christmas leftovers, I've had enough

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jan 3, 2020

LETTER: The tale of Boris the blue

LETTER: The tale of Boris the blue

Readers' letters | Last updated: Dec 27, 2019

LETTER: Help to make this Christmas safe and happy for all

LETTER: Help to make this Christmas safe and happy for all

Readers' letters | Last updated: Dec 3, 2019

UK News

Civil partnerships no more than ‘sexually abstinent friendships’, says CofE

Civil partnerships no more than ‘sexually abstinent friendships’, says CofE

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Tests for coronavirus carried out at Belfast hospital

Tests for coronavirus carried out at Belfast hospital

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Charles denies snubbing Pence during Holocaust memorial event

Charles denies snubbing Pence during Holocaust memorial event

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Vulnerable man ‘starved to death by tenants’ found in foul cell, court told

Vulnerable man ‘starved to death by tenants’ found in foul cell, court told

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Community groups win Pacer trains

Community groups win Pacer trains

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Coronavirus: What global public health emergencies has WHO previously declared?

Coronavirus: What global public health emergencies has WHO previously declared?

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Nicky Morgan confirms she will stand down from Cabinet in reshuffle

Nicky Morgan confirms she will stand down from Cabinet in reshuffle

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Charles describes Holocaust as ‘universal human tragedy’ at Israel event

Charles describes Holocaust as ‘universal human tragedy’ at Israel event

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

World News

Muslim religious leaders accompany US Jewish group on Auschwitz visit

Muslim religious leaders accompany US Jewish group on Auschwitz visit

World News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

‘I was trying to get him off me,’ Annabella Sciorra tells Harvey Weinstein trial

‘I was trying to get him off me,’ Annabella Sciorra tells Harvey Weinstein trial

World News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Actress Annabella Sciorra gives evidence in Harvey Weinstein ‘rape’ trial

Actress Annabella Sciorra gives evidence in Harvey Weinstein ‘rape’ trial

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

China extends protective measures to contain coronavirus outbreak

China extends protective measures to contain coronavirus outbreak

World News | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Vladimir Putin stresses Soviet death toll at Holocaust event in Israel

Vladimir Putin stresses Soviet death toll at Holocaust event in Israel

World News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Eruption that destroyed Pompeii ‘turned victim’s brain matter to glass’

Eruption that destroyed Pompeii ‘turned victim’s brain matter to glass’

World News | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Court backs Norway’s right to issue Arctic oil drilling licences

Court backs Norway’s right to issue Arctic oil drilling licences

World News | Last updated: 6 hours ago

US Treasury Secretary tells Greta Thunberg to go to college and get a degree

US Treasury Secretary tells Greta Thunberg to go to college and get a degree

World News | Last updated: 7 hours ago

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