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What happened to my mother? Daughter's plea for answers after 45 years

What happened to my mother? Daughter's plea for answers after 45 years

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Revealed: Speed cameras return to these Black Country roads

Revealed: Speed cameras return to these Black Country roads

Transport | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Counterfeit cigarettes seized from Wolverhampton shop owner

Counterfeit cigarettes seized from Wolverhampton shop owner

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Death of man found in Rowley Regis street 'not suspicious'

Death of man found in Rowley Regis street 'not suspicious'

Rowley Regis | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Three arrested after Czech gun seized in police raids

Three arrested after Czech gun seized in police raids

Dudley | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Cancer patients not being seen quickly enough

Cancer patients not being seen quickly enough

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Natalie Connolly: Partner was ‘not unduly upset’ by dead body

Natalie Connolly: Partner was ‘not unduly upset’ by dead body

South Staffordshire | Last updated: 5 hours ago

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery closure delayed until after 2022

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery closure delayed until after 2022

Birmingham | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Floozie in the Jacuzzi fountain to flow again in Birmingham?

Floozie in the Jacuzzi fountain to flow again in Birmingham?

Birmingham | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Dawn Astle begs the PFA to help oust chief Gordon Taylor

Dawn Astle begs the PFA to help oust chief Gordon Taylor

West Bromwich Albion | Last updated: 8 hours ago

Featured

Christmas lights 2018: Festive switch-on events in your area

All you need to know about the Christmas lights switch-on events across Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell and Staffordshire.

Entertainment | Last updated: Nov 18, 2018

Host of free Christmas events in and around Wolverhampton

Host of free Christmas events in and around Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Robbery suspect falls into canal after fleeing scene

Robbery suspect falls into canal after fleeing scene

Birmingham | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Two schools have £3m expansion plans scrapped - and five more face delays

Two schools have £3m expansion plans scrapped - and five more face delays

Walsall | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Taxi firms merger will create 100 jobs to tackle Uber

Taxi firms merger will create 100 jobs to tackle Uber

Transport | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Wednesfield Police Station saved amid rethink over closure plans

Wednesfield Police Station saved amid rethink over closure plans

Wednesfield | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Walsall Council predicts £700k overspend in children's services

Walsall Council predicts £700k overspend in children's services

Walsall | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Bilash puts Wolverhampton on the culinary map with four major ‘food’ listings

Bilash puts Wolverhampton on the culinary map with four major ‘food’ listings

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Walsall school boy, 10, boasts stunning IQ to join Mensa

Walsall school boy, 10, boasts stunning IQ to join Mensa

Walsall | Last updated: 12 hours ago

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Peter Rhodes on a better deal from Brussels, the problem with trees and how good intentions can turn bad

Peter Rhodes on a better deal from Brussels, the problem with trees and how good intentions can turn bad

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Review into council tax support in Wolverhampton completed

Review into council tax support in Wolverhampton completed

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Police probe after substance thrown at teenager in Wednesbury

Police probe after substance thrown at teenager in Wednesbury

Wednesbury | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Teachers could strike in Walsall amid growing unrest over pay

Teachers could strike in Walsall amid growing unrest over pay

Walsall | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Plans for church to be demolished and homes built

Plans for church to be demolished and homes built

Hednesford | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Man taken to hospital after car hits tree

Man taken to hospital after car hits tree

Birmingham | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Family flee home after Audi set alight on driveway in suspected arson

Family flee home after Audi set alight on driveway in suspected arson

Tipton | Last updated: Nov 19, 2018

40ft from disaster: Spitfire and Chinook in near miss before 2018 Cosford Air Show

40ft from disaster: Spitfire and Chinook in near miss before 2018 Cosford Air Show

News | Last updated: Nov 19, 2018

From coal to low carbon: Rugeley Power Station to be transformed into 'sustainable village'

From coal to low carbon: Rugeley Power Station to be transformed into 'sustainable village'

Rugeley | Last updated: Nov 19, 2018

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Crime

What happened to my mother? Daughter's plea for answers after 45 years

What happened to my mother? Daughter's plea for answers after 45 years

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Counterfeit cigarettes seized from Wolverhampton shop owner

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Three arrested after Czech gun seized in police raids

Dudley | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Business

Strong first half from HomeServe

Strong first half from HomeServe

Business | Last updated: 10 hours ago

Losses soar at struggling 2 Sisters

Business | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Challenge Academy scales new heights with £150,000 SITR funding

Business | Last updated: 11 hours ago

Education

Lodge Farm Primary: Ofsted backs improvements at Willenhall school

Lodge Farm Primary: Ofsted backs improvements at Willenhall school

Willenhall | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Teachers could strike in Walsall amid growing unrest over pay

Walsall | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Builder to spend £500,000 on improvements to Wolverhampton school

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Nov 19, 2018

Featured

Welcome to Poppy Road: Residents pay First World War tribute - PICTURES and VIDEO

A street has transformed itself into ‘Poppy Road’ with tens of thousands of decorations to commemorate the end of the First World War.

Aldridge | Last updated: Nov 7, 2018

Motors

Suzuki reveals full pricing and specification for Jimny

Suzuki reveals full pricing and specification for Jimny

Motors | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Newlywed returns from honeymoon to find parking firm racked up nearly 500 miles in her car

Motors | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Dutch police experimenting with remotely driving cars into custody

Motors | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Property

Plans for church to be demolished and homes built

Plans for church to be demolished and homes built

Hednesford | Last updated: 12 hours ago

From coal to low carbon: Rugeley Power Station to be transformed into 'sustainable village'

Rugeley | Last updated: Nov 19, 2018

Willenhall Road regeneration could cost £30 million

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Nov 19, 2018

Health

Jobs 'at risk' at ailing care firm's Stafford HQ

Jobs 'at risk' at ailing care firm's Stafford HQ

Stafford | Last updated: Nov 17, 2018

Hospital medic keeps job after botched blood test checks

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Nov 14, 2018

WATCH: Walsall boy given six months to live meets the man who saved his life

Walsall | Last updated: Nov 13, 2018

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What happened to my mother? Daughter's plea for answers after 45 years

What happened to my mother? Daughter's plea for answers after 45 years

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Wednesfield Police Station saved amid rethink over closure plans

Wednesfield Police Station saved amid rethink over closure plans

Wednesfield | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Ninja Warrior UK: We try new assault course open to the public

Ninja Warrior UK: We try new assault course open to the public

Weekend | Last updated: Nov 18, 2018

'Bubbly and joyful': Tributes paid at heartbreaking funeral for young Jessica

'Bubbly and joyful': Tributes paid at heartbreaking funeral for young Jessica

Walsall | Last updated: Nov 16, 2018

Latest News

Rescue dog becomes one of UK's first police staffies

Staffordshire | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Pupils in Walsall below national average

Walsall | Last updated: 5 hours ago

MP: Give May more time for Brexit deal

Walsall | Last updated: 5 hours ago

What happened to my mother? Daughter's plea for answers after 45 years

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Revealed: Speed cameras return to these Black Country roads

Transport | Last updated: 1 hour ago

It’s now or never to remove May, Jacob Rees-Mogg tells Tories

UK News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

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Voices

This week's highlight

Is Wolverhampton the true capital of the Black Country'?

Author Nick Moss challenges Dudley’s claim to the throne in a controversial new book.

Voices | Last updated: Nov 8, 2018

Opinions

Peter Rhodes on a better deal from Brussels, the problem with trees and how good intentions can turn bad

Peter Rhodes on a better deal from Brussels, the problem with trees and how good intentions can turn bad

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: 12 hours ago

You rule Britannia, thanks for head-start

You rule Britannia, thanks for head-start

Talking Point | Last updated: Nov 19, 2018

Express & Star comment: Time to cut our losses on HS2?

Express & Star comment: Time to cut our losses on HS2?

Opinions | Last updated: Nov 19, 2018

Peter Rhodes on wallies in hats, bread for swans and a loyalty card for frequent mourners

Peter Rhodes on wallies in hats, bread for swans and a loyalty card for frequent mourners

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Nov 19, 2018

Nigel Hastilow: Brexiteers and Remainers both losers in this political mess

Nigel Hastilow: Brexiteers and Remainers both losers in this political mess

Nigel Hastilow | Last updated: Nov 18, 2018

Express & Star comment: May must accept her ineptitude

Express & Star comment: May must accept her ineptitude

Opinions | Last updated: Nov 17, 2018

Readers' letters

LETTER: It's important to express emotion

LETTER: It's important to express emotion

Readers' letters | Last updated: Nov 19, 2018

LETTER: No deal will hurt the EU

LETTER: No deal will hurt the EU

Readers' letters | Last updated: Nov 13, 2018

LETTER: Save our woodlands amid Saltwells Nature Reserve campaign

LETTER: Save our woodlands amid Saltwells Nature Reserve campaign

Readers' letters | Last updated: Nov 9, 2018

LETTER: We need a velodrome to boost Birmingham's Commonwealth Games

LETTER: We need a velodrome to boost Birmingham's Commonwealth Games

Readers' letters | Last updated: Nov 8, 2018

LETTER: MPs should be doing their best for our country

LETTER: MPs should be doing their best for our country

Readers' letters | Last updated: Nov 7, 2018

LETTER: Should time be called on clock change?

LETTER: Should time be called on clock change?

Readers' letters | Last updated: Nov 5, 2018

UK News

Minister champions sex life benefits of cycling

Minister champions sex life benefits of cycling

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Family ‘so worried’ over disappearance of teenage boy

Family ‘so worried’ over disappearance of teenage boy

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Rain and snow to continue overnight before UK cold snap eases

Rain and snow to continue overnight before UK cold snap eases

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Nicola Sturgeon: No agreement on alternative Brexit with Labour

Nicola Sturgeon: No agreement on alternative Brexit with Labour

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

MOT emissions test failure rate soars after tougher rules introduced

MOT emissions test failure rate soars after tougher rules introduced

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Help make life easier for electric vehicle owners, ministers told

Help make life easier for electric vehicle owners, ministers told

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Wounding charge brought against Pc after man injured by police dog

Wounding charge brought against Pc after man injured by police dog

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Fifth of NHS providers missing all key national targets, study finds

Fifth of NHS providers missing all key national targets, study finds

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

World News

Dozens of migrants to be repatriated after arrests for minor offences in Mexico

Dozens of migrants to be repatriated after arrests for minor offences in Mexico

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Frozen flamingo rescued in Siberia after fall from mid air during migration

Frozen flamingo rescued in Siberia after fall from mid air during migration

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Scores die in suicide bomb attack targeting religious leaders in Afghanistan

Scores die in suicide bomb attack targeting religious leaders in Afghanistan

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

At least 40 killed in attack on religious scholars in Afghanistan capital

At least 40 killed in attack on religious scholars in Afghanistan capital

World News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

Supporters remember Spain’s General Franco amid plans to exhume him

Supporters remember Spain’s General Franco amid plans to exhume him

World News | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Three killed by gunman in hospital shooting spree after car park argument

Three killed by gunman in hospital shooting spree after car park argument

World News | Last updated: 3 hours ago

Prosecutors in Japan considering whether to charge Nissan chairman

Prosecutors in Japan considering whether to charge Nissan chairman

World News | Last updated: 3 hours ago

France’s Emmanuel Macron open to dialogue over fuel protests

France’s Emmanuel Macron open to dialogue over fuel protests

World News | Last updated: 5 hours ago

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