Vandals steal plates from Wolverhampton war memorial

Vandals have stolen two metal plates from a war memorial in Wolverhampton bearing the names of dozens of soldiers who died during the First and Second World Wars.

The plates have been removed from the Wednesfield Village Memorial, in Church Street, sparking outrage from veterans' associations.

The attack comes seven months after members of the city's Burma Star Association were left in tears after a 14-year old vandal from Dudley sprayed obscene pink graffiti on the cenotaph, in the grounds of St Peter's Church.