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JAILED: Care co-ordinator stole £10,500 from stroke victim

JAILED: Care co-ordinator stole £10,500 from stroke victim

Bilston | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Stafford 10k: Find out which roads are closed during town centre race

Stafford 10k: Find out which roads are closed during town centre race

Stafford | Last updated: 1 hour ago

JAILED: Walsall drug dealer had loaded gun hidden in cooker

JAILED: Walsall drug dealer had loaded gun hidden in cooker

Walsall | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Man fights for life after being hit by double-decker bus on Wolverhampton Road

Man fights for life after being hit by double-decker bus on Wolverhampton Road

Sedgley | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Battle of Arnhem: Staffordshire WW2 heroes honoured

Battle of Arnhem: Staffordshire WW2 heroes honoured

Hednesford | Last updated: 1 hour ago

A welcoming special place at Himley Hall: What it's like to manage a stately home

A welcoming special place at Himley Hall: What it's like to manage a stately home

Dudley | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Food review: The Raven still setting an example to others

Food review: The Raven still setting an example to others

Dining out | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Marathon runner takes challenges in his stride ahead of Great Birmingham Run

Marathon runner takes challenges in his stride ahead of Great Birmingham Run

Birmingham | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Husband-and-wife clock a century of service at Ashwood Nurseries

Husband-and-wife clock a century of service at Ashwood Nurseries

Kingswinford | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Watson survives bid to oust him as Labour conference begins in chaotic fashion

Watson survives bid to oust him as Labour conference begins in chaotic fashion

West Bromwich | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Featured

Peaky Blinders fact or fiction: Who was infamous fascist Oswald Mosley?

He’s a fascist, he’s strutted his way into Peaky Blinders – and he hailed from the Midlands.

Entertainment | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

'Mom, I am not afraid to die': Wolverhampton soldier's tragic last letter on eve of Arnhem

'Mom, I am not afraid to die': Wolverhampton soldier's tragic last letter on eve of Arnhem

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Black Country man caught with ‘vile’ child porn avoids jail

Black Country man caught with ‘vile’ child porn avoids jail

Tipton | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Seven Cornfields: Mayor urges councils to lay off the green belt

Seven Cornfields: Mayor urges councils to lay off the green belt

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Delayed trains from Wolverhampton to London soar by 500 per cent

Delayed trains from Wolverhampton to London soar by 500 per cent

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 15 hours ago

£1.1 million ATM raider laughs as he's ordered to pay back £10

£1.1 million ATM raider laughs as he's ordered to pay back £10

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Proposed CCG merger across Staffordshire scrapped

Proposed CCG merger across Staffordshire scrapped

Staffordshire | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Hundreds dress as superheroes in St Giles Hospice walk in Walsall

Hundreds dress as superheroes in St Giles Hospice walk in Walsall

Walsall | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Drug-drive suspect in custody as teenager critical after Wolverhampton crash

Drug-drive suspect in custody as teenager critical after Wolverhampton crash

Heath Town | Last updated: 22 hours ago

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Hundreds classed as homeless in Wolverhampton

Hundreds classed as homeless in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Sep 21, 2019

WATCH: Nigel Farage pledges to 'fight for UK' as Brexit Party lands in Telford

WATCH: Nigel Farage pledges to 'fight for UK' as Brexit Party lands in Telford

Politics | Last updated: 20 hours ago

Jail for man caught with weapon for 11th time

Jail for man caught with weapon for 11th time

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Sep 21, 2019

Meet the team dedicated to showing off Wolverhampton's history

Meet the team dedicated to showing off Wolverhampton's history

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Sep 21, 2019

More than 1,000 children protected from ‘county lines’ exploitation

More than 1,000 children protected from ‘county lines’ exploitation

UK News | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Bitter civil war over deputy leader Watson as Labour conference begins

Bitter civil war over deputy leader Watson as Labour conference begins

West Bromwich | Last updated: 19 hours ago

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Loos headlines and a sensitive statesman

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Loos headlines and a sensitive statesman

Opinions | Last updated: Sep 21, 2019

Pedestrian critical after being hit by car on Wolverhampton Road

Pedestrian critical after being hit by car on Wolverhampton Road

Heath Town | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Premier League footballer blackmail trial: Messages between defendants revealed

Premier League footballer blackmail trial: Messages between defendants revealed

UK News | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

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Crime

JAILED: Care co-ordinator stole £10,500 from stroke victim

JAILED: Care co-ordinator stole £10,500 from stroke victim

Bilston | Last updated: 1 hour ago

JAILED: Walsall drug dealer had loaded gun hidden in cooker

Walsall | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Black Country man caught with ‘vile’ child porn avoids jail

Tipton | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Business

Government urged to prevent Thomas Cook collapse

Government urged to prevent Thomas Cook collapse

UK News | Last updated: 14 hours ago

What would happen if Thomas Cook collapsed?

UK News | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

Thomas Cook told to find £200m as it tries to stave off collapse

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

Education

University scholarship up for grabs

University scholarship up for grabs

Birmingham | Last updated: Sep 19, 2019

Boarding school rated outstanding by Ofsted

Stourbridge | Last updated: Sep 19, 2019

Gavin Williamson: Dudley university centre can transform region

Dudley | Last updated: Sep 17, 2019

Featured

'I know how it’s going to end': Peaky Blinders writer reveals series won't run past WWII

It is six years since Cillian Murphy rode onto our screens astride a huge black horse, casting a brooding stare around the bleak cobbled streets.

Features | Last updated: Sep 13, 2019

Motors

Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Jeep freeze prices on cars ordered before Brexit deadline

Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Jeep freeze prices on cars ordered before Brexit deadline

Motors | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Tesla says it could smash Porsche’s EV saloon record at the Nurburgring by almost 40 seconds

Motors | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

In-car safety tech could drive down accident numbers on UK roads

Motors | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

Property

Seven Cornfields: Mayor urges councils to lay off the green belt

Seven Cornfields: Mayor urges councils to lay off the green belt

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 15 hours ago

Wolverhampton green belt meeting packed as Boris Johnson backs campaign

Penn | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

Boris Johnson backs campaign to save Wolverhampton green belt

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

Health

Jonnie Meek: Second inquest into Cannock boy's death given new date

Jonnie Meek: Second inquest into Cannock boy's death given new date

Cannock | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

Children’s workers surveyed over performance health

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Sep 19, 2019

How Cannock couple's suicide pact ended with murder trial

Cannock | Last updated: Sep 19, 2019

Latest videos

WATCH: Nigel Farage pledges to 'fight for UK' as Brexit Party lands in Telford

WATCH: Nigel Farage pledges to 'fight for UK' as Brexit Party lands in Telford

Politics | Last updated: 20 hours ago

'Political deception of the worst kind': Labour mayoral candidate accused of copycat campaign video

'Political deception of the worst kind': Labour mayoral candidate accused of copycat campaign video

Politics | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

WATCH: Dramatic Stafford car fire caught on video

WATCH: Dramatic Stafford car fire caught on video

Stafford | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

Family wants justice after son, 15, suffers horrific leg break in alleged Cannock attack - with VIDEO

Family wants justice after son, 15, suffers horrific leg break in alleged Cannock attack - with VIDEO

Cannock | Last updated: Sep 19, 2019

Latest News

JAILED: Care co-ordinator stole £10,500 from stroke victim

Bilston | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Stafford 10k: Find out which roads are closed during town centre race

Stafford | Last updated: 1 hour ago

JAILED: Walsall drug dealer had loaded gun hidden in cooker

Walsall | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Man fights for life after being hit by double-decker bus on Wolverhampton Road

Sedgley | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Battle of Arnhem: Staffordshire WW2 heroes honoured

Hednesford | Last updated: 1 hour ago

A welcoming special place at Himley Hall: What it's like to manage a stately home

Dudley | Last updated: 1 hour ago

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Comment

Express & Star comment: Tom Watson’s George Galloway headache

Of all the challenges currently facing Tom Watson, coming up against George Galloway in a general election is one he would never have expected in a million years.

Opinions | Last updated: Jul 18, 2019

Opinions

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Loos headlines and a sensitive statesman

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Loos headlines and a sensitive statesman

Opinions | Last updated: Sep 21, 2019

Express & Star comment: High time we cared for NHS

Express & Star comment: High time we cared for NHS

Opinions | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

Peter Rhodes on a charismatic boss, a week in politics and the ultimate hot-cold tap

Peter Rhodes on a charismatic boss, a week in politics and the ultimate hot-cold tap

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Sep 20, 2019

Peter Rhodes on jailing Boris, a surfeit of spiders, and drones - the crossbows of the 21st century

Peter Rhodes on jailing Boris, a surfeit of spiders, and drones - the crossbows of the 21st century

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Sep 19, 2019

Express & Star comment: A troublemaker on a mission

Express & Star comment: A troublemaker on a mission

Opinions | Last updated: Sep 19, 2019

Peter Rhodes on the future of food banks, disappearing capitals and that worst-case Yellowhammer

Peter Rhodes on the future of food banks, disappearing capitals and that worst-case Yellowhammer

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Sep 18, 2019

Readers' letters

It’s unfair to blame the EU for this mess

It’s unfair to blame the EU for this mess

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 19, 2019

LETTER: The country's democracy is already destroyed

LETTER: The country's democracy is already destroyed

Readers' letters | Last updated: Sep 11, 2019

LETTER: Whatever the weather, fallouts are forecast over Brexit

LETTER: Whatever the weather, fallouts are forecast over Brexit

Readers' letters | Last updated: Aug 30, 2019

LETTER: Peaky Blinders has almost made Brummie accent sexy

LETTER: Peaky Blinders has almost made Brummie accent sexy

Readers' letters | Last updated: Aug 29, 2019

LETTER: EU fear is that other countries will follow

LETTER: EU fear is that other countries will follow

Readers' letters | Last updated: Aug 26, 2019

LETTER: We are all responsible for carbon footprint

LETTER: We are all responsible for carbon footprint

Readers' letters | Last updated: Aug 21, 2019

UK News

Johnson must answer newspaper claims: Labour

Johnson must answer newspaper claims: Labour

UK News | Last updated: 2 hours ago

What the papers say – September 22

What the papers say – September 22

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Harry’s bond with Africa – Spice Girls, life as a ranger and camping with Meghan

Harry’s bond with Africa – Spice Girls, life as a ranger and camping with Meghan

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Harry ‘proud’ to continue Diana’s landmine campaigning legacy during Africa trip

Harry ‘proud’ to continue Diana’s landmine campaigning legacy during Africa trip

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Harry and Meghan take baby Archie on first royal tour

Harry and Meghan take baby Archie on first royal tour

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Holidaymakers held in Tunisia hotel over Thomas Cook crisis

Holidaymakers held in Tunisia hotel over Thomas Cook crisis

UK News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Jeremy Corbyn calls for two deputy leaders after bid to oust Tom Watson

Jeremy Corbyn calls for two deputy leaders after bid to oust Tom Watson

UK News | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Scottish Government requests £52m to prepare for no-deal Brexit

Scottish Government requests £52m to prepare for no-deal Brexit

UK News | Last updated: 7 hours ago

World News

Iran vows to lead Gulf security as US sends more troops to region

Iran vows to lead Gulf security as US sends more troops to region

World News | Last updated: Less than an hour ago

Hong Kong readies for more protests after night of clashes

Hong Kong readies for more protests after night of clashes

World News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Youth leaders at UN demand bold climate change action

Youth leaders at UN demand bold climate change action

World News | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Police fire tear gas at protesters on day of dissent in Paris

Police fire tear gas at protesters on day of dissent in Paris

World News | Last updated: 10 hours ago

Holy anniversary, Batman! Bat-signals mark Caped Crusader’s 80th birthday

Holy anniversary, Batman! Bat-signals mark Caped Crusader’s 80th birthday

World News | Last updated: 10 hours ago

Area 51 Basecamp event called off after drawing just 500 people

Area 51 Basecamp event called off after drawing just 500 people

World News | Last updated: 11 hours ago

Protesters and police in fresh clashes in Hong Kong

Protesters and police in fresh clashes in Hong Kong

World News | Last updated: 14 hours ago

Trump says Ukrainian leader call ‘perfectly fine’ amid whistleblowing storm

Trump says Ukrainian leader call ‘perfectly fine’ amid whistleblowing storm

World News | Last updated: 16 hours ago

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