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Gang jailed for nearly 50 years after making and selling fake anxiety drug Xanax on dark web
Global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Ltd initiated an investigation into darknet market sellers operating as ‘Milkman11new’ and ‘UKBK

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'We like to stay humble': Mark Lewis-Francis hails fellow sprinting star Matt Hudson-Smith's grounded West Midlands attitude
Wolverhampton-born Hudson-Smith enjoyed a stellar 2024 outdoor season and will go for gold in Birmingham next summer


Teacher flew to India after 'calling in sick' during the coronavirus pandemic
Anita Sawhney, who was formerly employed by the Midpoint Centre in Wolverhampton, had already taken a private PCR covid test - and received a negative result

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M6 closure live as lorry crash forces carriageway shut near Wolverhampton
Firefighters are at the scene


Physiotherapist struck off for giving Botox jabs for 11 years without prescription or consent
A tribunal found the 'extremely experienced' physiotherapist acted 'as he pleased' and with a 'sense of entitlement'


'They deserve respect' - Buzzard shot dead in Wolverhampton as RSPCA warn gunman they could face jail
WARNING: Article contains disturbing image


Bailey Atkinson's 'friend' denies involvement in 'revenge drive-by shooting' - jury told
Connor Brookes was shot in the head in Walsall last year


Protestors pledge to greet Reform UK and Nigel Farage with 'wall of noise' in Birmingham
Reform UK plan their biggest ever rally in the heart of Birmingham tonight (Friday) with two counter events planned to greet party chiefs


Man attacks woman at Wolverhampton bus stop before passers-by step in
The woman began screaming before a man stepped in and local residents ushered her inside their home


Restructure at Walsall Council for six-figure salaried staff described as 'shambles'
The councillors report being ‘kept in the dark’ throughout the reorganisation


Ninja swords banned under Ronan's Law named after murdered Wolverhampton teen
Ronan Kanda was killed yards away from his home


Grim discovery in Wolverhampton as dead dog found in canal - prompting RSPCA appeal
A member of the public found a chestnut brown Bulldog-type dog in water near Lower Horseley Fields


Wolverhampton road cordoned off by police after woman hit by car
The woman was taken to hospital following the incident


Banned Wolverhampton driver crashed car then tried to blame his own wife
Balraj Singh, aged 41, from Wolverhampton, admitted perverting the course of justice but then made up a questionable account about going to Costco


More than 20 firefighters tackle Wolverhampton waste blaze as residents given warning
A fire has broken out in a waste pile in Wolverhampton with five fire crews and a hydraulic platform still at the scene


Man seriously hurt after being hit by car on Wolverhampton ring road
The man was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital


Birmingham Children's Hospital tragedy as three-year-old dies after procedure done by trainee
Aarav Chopra was having tests at Birmingham Children's Hospital when he died from serious brain damage


Land Rover chop shop busted after member of public reports 'suspicious activity'
A Land Rover Discovery was found at an industrial unit in Wednesfield


Popular restaurant pays tribute to 'great young lad' killed in crash as £5k raised for grieving family
Jacob Holman, 17, died in hospital the day after the horror crash on Offoxey Road near Shifnal


'Bird mess' distraction thefts prompts CCTV appeal and hunt to find two men
Vulnerable elderly people have been targeted by 'bird mess' distraction thieves in Solihull, Wolverhampton and Coventry
