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Suitcase stolen at bus station as police issue picture of woman officers want to trace
West Midlands Police said a bag was taken at Wolverhampton Bus Station in an 11.30pm snatch

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More spaces to be added to Midlands leisure centre as gym-goers struggle to park
The car park's 'crossing' will also be improved to protect nearby schoolkids from speeding cars


Pimp and prostitute killed punter after slipping sedative in drink in £35k Rolex robbery plot
Ovidiu Gurita, 39, and Vasilica Bornescu, 35, have been locked up for 39 years

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127-year-old Midlands pub to be demolished for new Lidl parking spaces
The demolition of the pub is part of plans to eventually build a new supermarket on the site


Two Midlands areas named on measles 'concern list' as parents sent urgent warning
It follows the death of a child in Liverpool


Faces of killer Midland couple who then sold dead victim's Rolex
Ovidiu Gurita and Vasilica Bornescu had plotted to drug and rob 34-year-old Ricardo Maragliano in Wolverhampton


Pensioner's 'last words to police from hospital bed after botched burglary'
Harold Monk, 94, died after an alleged assault in his home last year


'Dangerous' lighters seized in city centre alongside illegal cigarettes and tobacco
More than 1,400 cigarettes and 18 packs of tobacco, which were believed to be counterfeit, were found at the unnamed Queen Square store


Thief 'killed pensioner, 94, in Midlands home during brutal botched burglary' - jury told
Paul Topham, 45, denies murdering Harold Monk last October


Market to become 'the absolute best in the West Midlands' after £5m revamp
More than £5million was being invested by City of Wolverhampton Council to make some major improvements to the market


Notorious Midlands road named among worst for nightmare delays
Traffic regularly backs up on this key route connecting the M6 and M54


Cause of major delays at Birmingham New Street confirmed as problems continue
Rail passengers have faced a morning of disruption in Birmingham with the city's main station out of action due to ongoing engineering works and a fault


Birmingham New Street Station services hit by 'major problems'
Delays and cancellations are expected on all services through Birmingham New Steer on Sunday morning


The free outdoor pool in Wolverhampton set in lovely green fields
Tettenhall Pool is in a lovely park with plenty of space for picnics and play


Hotel and golf club in West Midlands put up for sale
The hotel and golf club is up for sale


Kids in these Midlands towns and cities 'among some of the most overweight'
Three parts of our region named among nine places of concern for child health


Midlands' worst antisocial behaviour streets where youths make life a misery
Police responded to thousands of offences last year


I found the AI cameras catching out a driver every other day and never felt safer
'Smart' AI cameras are catching out a driver every three days on average on a busy Midlands A-road. BirminghamLive went to take a closer look...


Man charged with indecent exposure at Wolverhampton city centre bank
Daniel Hayden has been charged after an incident at a bank in Wolverhampton city centre


Teen found with knife near school after 'concern' from locals
Police received a report that a boy had been brandishing a knife
