West Midlands police out of special measures after ‘record turnaround’
Crime clear-up quadruples to 13% since November but inspectorate warns there is still work to be done
August 2024
Other lives
John Moogan obituary
Other lives: International javelin coach who worked with the Olympic gold medallist Tessa Sanderson
June 2024
Wolverhampton guilty verdicts raise issue of naming child killers
‘Knives are fashion statements’: alarm in Wolverhampton at 12-year-old killers
Murder of Shawn Seesahai by 12-year-olds in park shocked police
Two boys, 12, found guilty of Shawn Seesahai murder in Wolverhampton
March 2024
Lung disease patients waiting up to 10 years for diagnosis in poorer areas of England
The G2 interview
‘I was cancelled’: Beverley Knight on gay rights, race and her West End renaissance
February 2024
‘It changed my life’: how a UK charity is helping female gambling addicts
For women put off by male-dominated Gamblers Anonymous meetings, a treatment centre in Wolverhampton offers a lifeline
October 2023
Replica 1960s Black Country infants’ centre celebrates Windrush and NHS
Museum’s re-creation of Wolverhampton institution marks 75 years of national health service and Windrush generation
August 2023
Family of murdered Wolverhampton boy call for ban on online sales of knives
Ronan Kanda, 16, was stabbed by boy who ordered 22-in ninja sword he collected from post office
July 2023
Two teenagers jailed for boy’s mistaken-identity murder in Wolverhampton
Prabjeet Veadhesa and Sukhman Shergill given minimum terms of 18 and 16 years for killing Ronan Kanda, 16
June 2023
Prayerbook of priest who saved Charles II’s life on display in Staffordshire hall
Rare 1623 missal bears signature of Catholic priest John Huddleston, who hid king after final defeat by Cromwell’s forces
May 2023
Police shootings and poignant messages: the Blk Art Group 40 years on
The radical Wolverhampton art collective have reunited for a rare group exhibition of their work – and their critique of racism and empire is as relevant as ever
April 2023
‘People can’t just get used to it’: Wolverhampton reacts to Bank of England comments
Local authority with highest fuel poverty rate in England is angry at economist’s comment Britons ‘need to accept’ being worse off
March 2023
‘Just help the kids’: MMA champion’s message for Sunak on youth spending
National Express bus drivers in West Midlands vote to strike over pay
December 2022
Major incident in Wolverhampton as fire engulfs factory units
West Midlands fire service says more than 100 firefighters tackled blaze and homes had to be evacuated
October 2022
‘I’m not very well and I need heat’: at the warm bank in Wolverhampton
‘You see the lack of compassion’: anger at Tories in fuel-poor Wolverhampton