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'My son was knifed to death in Wolverhampton - one thing his killer's mum said was horrific'

Ronan Kanda, 16, was walking home from a friend's home when he was killed in a case of mistaken identity

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Easter 2026 opening hours for Bullring, Merry Hill, The Fort, Resorts World and other shopping centres

Key opening times over the Easter bank holiday for major shopping centres in the region

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Rescue bid bid for landmark Midlands department store 'left to ruin'

The iconic Wolverhampton city centre building has been empty since 2019 and despite grand plans has been left to rot

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Attempted murder charge in Wolverhampton after man seriously injured in city centre 'attack'

Clayton Patterson has been charged with attempting to murder a man in his 60s in an incident in a city centre

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Description of Morrisons Daily robbery suspects released as staff member 'threated with metal pole'

Cash was stolen from the till during the raid

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Week of police raids in Wolverhampton as 11 addresses targeted

Criminal gangs who exploit children and vulnerable adults to supply drugs were targeted as part of a national week of action

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Niall Horan recalls last meeting with Liam Payne in Buenos Aires days before death

One Direction star Niall Horan has opened up about the death of his bandmate Liam Payne in an emotional GQ Hype interview, revealing they met two weeks before he died

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Boy, 14, arrested after being stopped by police in Wolverhampton

The child was detained by police during a patrol

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Man seriously injured in Wolverhampton city centre attack

A man in his 60s is in a 'serious condition' in hospital after the city centre attack with a 63-year-old man arrested on suspicion of wounding

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Licence ruling over Wolverhampton salon turned events venue following after-hours fight

The venue's old licence related to the building being used as a hairdressers and salon but hundreds of private parties have been held there since 2018

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Inside new West Midlands bar that's become hit with 'over 40s'

Operating out of a former KFC, the bar is located in a prime city centre location offering live music and alternative beer choices

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Shoplifter jailed after £250 Bentley Bridge crime spree

Luke Dhear, described as a 'repeat offender', has been jailed for 24-weeks

Birmingham Live - Wolverhampton

Midlands taxi driver with 'ghost plates' loses court appeal after private hire licence revoked

Aqeel Shakeel was found with the illegal plates on his Audi A4 during a vehicle inspection on May 20 last year

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'Defective' Midlands estate to see £20m regeneration as WWII bungalows 'far beyond' lifespan

City of Wolverhampton Council said the post-Second World War bungalows had exceeded their expected lifespan 'far beyond their initial 10 to 15 years'

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Boy, 15, arrested after gun brought into Wolverhampton school

A firearm was brought into a school in Wolverhampton this morning

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Wolverhampton man who attempted to meet 12-year-old girls for sex is behind bars and 'no longer a threat'

Aaron Kainth believed he was speaking to schoolgirls online - but it was actually an undercover police officer

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Willenhall crash sees van on roof as three taken to hospital

Police, firefighters and medics were at the scene on Saturday

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Midlands postcode where 'rich and poor' are separated by less than a mile

They all live in the same postcode, but the lives of residents on either side couldn't be further apart

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Sixty weapons seized and 70 arrests in month as West Midlands Police teams target knife crime

Hundreds of stop and searches across the West Midlands have led to the recover of 60 weapons including knives last month

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Black Country marine jailed over one punch death of man who joked 'you're a Brummie'

Joseph Jones, 22, from Codsall, Wolverhampton, has been jailed over the attack in Exmouth, Devon last December