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Man dies after bus collision

A MAJOR investigation was continuing after a man died following an accident involving two buses in which three other people were injured. Read

Woman fights for life after being hit by car

A WOMAN was fighting for her life in a Midland hospital today after being struck by a car. Read

Schoolgirl raped in churchyard

POLICE are hunting a sex beast who brutally attacked and raped a schoolgirl in a churchyard. Read

Teenager dies in car plunge horror

A BLACK Country teenager has been killed in an horrific crash in a stolen vehicle. Read

Woman hurt in club brawl

A WOMAN was glassed in the face in a drunken New Year brawl involving up to 30 people at a Midland club. Read

Holly Mae become the next Vanessa!

SCHOOLGIRL Holly Randhawa is just ten years old but already shaping up to be the Midlands' answer to Vanessa Mae. Read

Hold-up in op tragedy probe

A MAN whose mother died weeks after a £25,000 private heart operation at a Birmingham hospital will have to wait until the New Year for the verdict of an inquest. Read

Arboretum eyes £4m lotto boost

AN AMBITIOUS £4 million lottery grant is being prepared which would help give the biggest boost to the Walsall Arboretum 'for a generation'. Read

Mail man Tony cuts a dash with fashion duo

I ALWAYS felt like a 'dapper man about town type' - until I met fashion gurus Trinny and Susannah. Read

Yobs hurl bricks at Santa's sleigh

YOBS targeted Santa's sleigh with bricks as he collected for charity in a Black Country town. Read

Steel workers celebrate as numbers come up

EIGHTEEN office workers at a Willenhall steel firm were celebrating today after scooping a £5.2 million half share of the latest Euromillions jackpot. Read

Teacher sex case teen speaks out

THE Birmingham schoolboy at the centre of the teacher sex trial has bragged about what he sees as his conquest in a national Sunday newspaper. Read

Fireball car crash victim 'on drugs'

A WOMAN affected by drink and cannabis had been driving at 80mph seconds before a "fireball" crash which killed her and her sister, an inquest at Wolverhampton heard. Read

Kitten killer gets life ban

A MAN was banned for life from keeping animals after a court heard how he twisted a small kitten so hard he split its spleen. Read

Merry Hill set to scrap free car parking

FREE parking at the giant Merry Hill shopping complex is to be scrapped, it emerged today. Read

Terror as firework is thrown into chippy

STARTLED staff dived for cover after yobs hurled a huge, display-style firework into a newly-decorated Black Country chip shop. Read

Pioneering forensic centre set to open

A PIONEERING regional forensic centre which was one of the first in England is due to open at Sandwell General Hospital today as part of a massive £3.1 million mortuary complex development. Read

Smoking burglar clue to house explosion

THIS is all that remains of a house ripped apart by a huge gas explosion triggered by suspected burglars trying to steal a central heating boiler - while they were smoking. Read

Gran overwhelmed by Lotto jackpot

SHY great-grandparents Ronald and Irene Jones today admitted that winning a National Lottery fortune had left them totally overwhelmed. Read

Bus attack mum tells of ordeal

A MOTHER today told of an unprovoked attack which left her partner badly injured and her two young children traumatised. Read

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Tony Deeley lives in the Black Country and has worked as a news reporter in the area for almost 40 years, including 25 years on evening newspapers.

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