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Flames up to 40ft high rip through Hednesford Hills

Flames up to 40ft high rip through Hednesford Hills

Hednesford | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Wolverhampton man arrested as boy, three, is injured in suspected acid attack

Wolverhampton man arrested as boy, three, is injured in suspected acid attack

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Five police officers taken to hospital after nitric acid incident

Five police officers taken to hospital after nitric acid incident

Crime | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Blundering builder jailed for botched £40k job

Blundering builder jailed for botched £40k job

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Thousands flock to Wolverhampton Market's official launch – including BGT star Donchez

Thousands flock to Wolverhampton Market's official launch – including BGT star Donchez

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Man avoids jail despite hiding two shotguns in his home

Man avoids jail despite hiding two shotguns in his home

Crime | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Doreen Tipton: Gary – how’s this for crisp passing?

Doreen Tipton: Gary – how’s this for crisp passing?

Weekend | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Warm weather causes strange markings to appear at Dudley Castle

Warm weather causes strange markings to appear at Dudley Castle

Dudley | Last updated: 22 hours ago

Something for everyone as Cosford Food Festival draws big crowds

Something for everyone as Cosford Food Festival draws big crowds

Attractions | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Country meets the countryside at village music festival

Country meets the countryside at village music festival

Music | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Featured

Trendy or terrible? Views split on new Wolverhampton Market

Waste of money or trendy and modern - Wolverhampton Market's new entrance has divided opinion among residents.

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Jul 14, 2018

Murder probe as man shot dead in Wolverhampton

Murder probe as man shot dead in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Armed police patrolling Wolverhampton in wake of fatal shooting

Armed police patrolling Wolverhampton in wake of fatal shooting

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Gazza's Wolverhampton show descends into chaos as star refuses to take to the stage after row over money

Gazza's Wolverhampton show descends into chaos as star refuses to take to the stage after row over money

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 13 hours ago

Homes evacuated after Black Country chemical leak

Homes evacuated after Black Country chemical leak

Oldbury | Last updated: 18 hours ago

What it's like to be a Morris dancer: We’re keeping tradition alive

What it's like to be a Morris dancer: We’re keeping tradition alive

Weekend | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Food review: Tamatanga, Birmingham

Food review: Tamatanga, Birmingham

Weekend | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Summer is here as the big getaway begins – but the roadworks are here to stay

Summer is here as the big getaway begins – but the roadworks are here to stay

Transport | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

Teen who killed friend in Bilston bike crash has sentence cut

Teen who killed friend in Bilston bike crash has sentence cut

Bilston | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

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£320k fine for pub bosses over illegal Sky Sports showings

£320k fine for pub bosses over illegal Sky Sports showings

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

Haulage boss Ray Hingley celebrates 50 years on the roads - PICTURES and VIDEO

Haulage boss Ray Hingley celebrates 50 years on the roads - PICTURES and VIDEO

Transport | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

'On edge' pub manager attacker spared jail

'On edge' pub manager attacker spared jail

Stourbridge | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

Get ready so your child is a picture of perfection for our Baby of the Year photo competition

Get ready so your child is a picture of perfection for our Baby of the Year photo competition

News | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

Police funding falls as crime rockets

Police funding falls as crime rockets

Crime | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

MPs: We need more police officers to tackle crime surge

MPs: We need more police officers to tackle crime surge

Crime | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

Rick Astley talks about being an 80s icon, his Beautiful Life and tour stopping in Birmingham

Rick Astley talks about being an 80s icon, his Beautiful Life and tour stopping in Birmingham

Weekend | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

High days & holidays: The challenge of travelling abroad with young children

High days & holidays: The challenge of travelling abroad with young children

Woman | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

Billionaires make 'significant investment' into Aston Villa

Billionaires make 'significant investment' into Aston Villa

Birmingham | Last updated: Jul 20, 2018

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Crime

Wolverhampton man arrested as boy, three, is injured in suspected acid attack

Wolverhampton man arrested as boy, three, is injured in suspected acid attack

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Five police officers taken to hospital after nitric acid incident

Crime | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Blundering builder jailed for botched £40k job

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Business

Billionaires make 'significant investment' into Aston Villa

Billionaires make 'significant investment' into Aston Villa

Birmingham | Last updated: Jul 20, 2018

HomeServe set to enter top 100 companies after £3.3bn value revealed

Walsall | Last updated: Jul 20, 2018

Poundworld to close - final shops will shut by August 10

Business | Last updated: Jul 19, 2018

Education

Not one parent or guardian attends meeting over troubled Walsall school

Not one parent or guardian attends meeting over troubled Walsall school

Walsall | Last updated: Jul 19, 2018

Andy Street: Multi-million pound war chest will address skills shortage

Dudley | Last updated: Jul 18, 2018

Teachers afraid as students run wild at 'inadequate' Walsall school

Walsall | Last updated: Jul 18, 2018

Featured

Ban the sale of deadly blades - sign our petition now

Eight people have already been stabbed to death in the West Midlands this year - it's time for politicians to act.

Crime | Last updated: Jun 25, 2018

Motors

Prices announced for new Citroen Berlingo and Peugeot Rifter

Prices announced for new Citroen Berlingo and Peugeot Rifter

Motors | Last updated: Jul 19, 2018

Hyundai i30 N Line trim adds spice to standard hatchback

Motors | Last updated: Jul 19, 2018

Renault Megane R.S. Trophy revealed

Motors | Last updated: Jul 19, 2018

Property

Modern luxury living? This is what council houses look like in 2018

Modern luxury living? This is what council houses look like in 2018

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

New 750-place school gets go-ahead for West Bromwich

West Bromwich | Last updated: Jul 19, 2018

Work starting this month on £160m Mill Green designer outlet at Cannock

Cannock | Last updated: Jul 19, 2018

Health

Senior Russells Hall Hospital staff raise concerns in damning letter

Senior Russells Hall Hospital staff raise concerns in damning letter

Dudley | Last updated: Jul 13, 2018

Sandwell Hospital chiefs plan to tackle A&E waiting times

Sandwell | Last updated: Jul 13, 2018

Inquest opens on tragic Tipton mother after sepsis death

Tipton | Last updated: Jul 12, 2018

Latest videos

Haulage boss Ray Hingley celebrates 50 years on the roads - PICTURES and VIDEO

Haulage boss Ray Hingley celebrates 50 years on the roads - PICTURES and VIDEO

Transport | Last updated: Jul 21, 2018

Arsonists using fireworks spark grassland blazes on Cannock Chase - WATCH

Arsonists using fireworks spark grassland blazes on Cannock Chase - WATCH

Cannock Chase | Last updated: Jul 19, 2018

Alex Lees: Charity computer suite unveiled in memory of Walsall teen

Alex Lees: Charity computer suite unveiled in memory of Walsall teen

Walsall | Last updated: Jul 18, 2018

Wolverhampton's new market buzzing with customers on first day of trading

Wolverhampton's new market buzzing with customers on first day of trading

Wolverhampton | Last updated: Jul 17, 2018

Latest News

Flames up to 40ft high rip through Hednesford Hills

Hednesford | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Wolverhampton man arrested as boy, three, is injured in suspected acid attack

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Five police officers taken to hospital after nitric acid incident

Crime | Last updated: 16 hours ago

Blundering builder jailed for botched £40k job

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Thousands flock to Wolverhampton Market's official launch – including BGT star Donchez

Wolverhampton | Last updated: 18 hours ago

Man avoids jail despite hiding two shotguns in his home

Crime | Last updated: 22 hours ago

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'I’ve lost three years of my life' - Windrush pensioner was stranded in Jamaica

The desperate ordeal of Black Country pensioner Melvin who has finally been allowed back in Britain after a passport blunder

In-depth | Last updated: Jun 25, 2018

Opinions

Doreen Tipton: Gary – how’s this for crisp passing?

Doreen Tipton: Gary – how’s this for crisp passing?

Weekend | Last updated: 17 hours ago

Jack Averty: What a card! Play the hand you’re dealt

Jack Averty: What a card! Play the hand you’re dealt

Weekend | Last updated: 23 hours ago

Go your own way on path to happiness

Go your own way on path to happiness

Talking Point | Last updated: Jul 20, 2018

Express & Star comment: Justice not served by new crime figures

Express & Star comment: Justice not served by new crime figures

Opinions | Last updated: Jul 20, 2018

Peter Rhodes on the pressures of Brexit, talking with cars and a nasty email from TV Licensing

Peter Rhodes on the pressures of Brexit, talking with cars and a nasty email from TV Licensing

Peter Rhodes | Last updated: Jul 20, 2018

All schools should join the Be Kind Campaign

All schools should join the Be Kind Campaign

Talking Point | Last updated: Jul 19, 2018

Readers' letters

LETTER: The treatment of Donald Trump is an insult

LETTER: The treatment of Donald Trump is an insult

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jul 19, 2018

LETTER: Tories have torpedoed opportunity over Brexit

LETTER: Tories have torpedoed opportunity over Brexit

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jul 18, 2018

LETTER: The banks are out of order

LETTER: The banks are out of order

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jul 16, 2018

LETTER: Not worried over Trump's tariffs

LETTER: Not worried over Trump's tariffs

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jul 10, 2018

LETTER: The plastic pollutant that gets forgotten

LETTER: The plastic pollutant that gets forgotten

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jul 4, 2018

LETTER: I miss Beatties of my childhood

LETTER: I miss Beatties of my childhood

Readers' letters | Last updated: Jun 27, 2018

UK News

Duke of Sussex to attend Aids conference and highlight fight against HIV

Duke of Sussex to attend Aids conference and highlight fight against HIV

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Appeal continues after acid attack on toddler

Appeal continues after acid attack on toddler

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

May takes Cabinet north to project pro-Brexit future

May takes Cabinet north to project pro-Brexit future

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

Labour faces crunch meeting on anti-Semitism rules

Labour faces crunch meeting on anti-Semitism rules

UK News | Last updated: 1 hour ago

‘Splendidly ugly’ artworks to go on show

‘Splendidly ugly’ artworks to go on show

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

1,300 pubs disappear as sector comes under intense cost pressures

1,300 pubs disappear as sector comes under intense cost pressures

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Motorists urged to test eyesight amid shortsightedness concerns

Motorists urged to test eyesight amid shortsightedness concerns

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

Edinburgh Fringe to have contactless technology to tip street performers

Edinburgh Fringe to have contactless technology to tip street performers

UK News | Last updated: 4 hours ago

World News

Macron aide faces charges over beating allegations

Macron aide faces charges over beating allegations

World News | Last updated: 7 hours ago

Man arrested on murder charge after hostage incident at Los Angeles supermarket

Man arrested on murder charge after hostage incident at Los Angeles supermarket

World News | Last updated: 8 hours ago

Trump claims FBI misled courts over surveillance of adviser

Trump claims FBI misled courts over surveillance of adviser

World News | Last updated: 9 hours ago

Afghan vice-president unhurt in Kabul airport blast which killed 14

Afghan vice-president unhurt in Kabul airport blast which killed 14

World News | Last updated: 11 hours ago

Afghan vice-president unhurt in Kabul airport blast which killed 11

Afghan vice-president unhurt in Kabul airport blast which killed 11

World News | Last updated: 12 hours ago

Woman killed as man takes dozens hostage in Los Angeles supermarket

Woman killed as man takes dozens hostage in Los Angeles supermarket

World News | Last updated: 13 hours ago

Israel evacuates White Helmets to Jordan from Syria border

Israel evacuates White Helmets to Jordan from Syria border

World News | Last updated: 14 hours ago

In Video: Meet the mascots for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo

In Video: Meet the mascots for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo

World News | Last updated: 16 hours ago

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