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The Black Country Blitz - how the Luftwaffe devastated the West Midlands in the 1940s

Mark Andrews looks back through the decades to mark the Express & Star's 150th anniversary. Today we look at the 1940s.

Nostalgia|Nov 13, 2024

Sandwell in the seventies: 20 nostalgic photos showing what life was like from 1970 to 1979

Sandwell|Jul 21, 2024

Take a look back at some historical Black Country boozers at the heart of their communities

Wolverhampton nostalgia|Jun 30, 2024

Step back in time to swinging 1960s Black Country with 30 of our archive photos

Wolverhampton nostalgia|Jun 14, 2024

Smethwick group holds fitting celebration for proud military enthusiast who is 100 years young

Smethwick|Jun 14, 2024

Black Country fighter the Tipton Slasher gets his own calendar - in adorable knitted form

Tipton|Jun 10, 2024

33 nostalgic photos showing life and times of the Black Country throughout the 1970s

Wolverhampton nostalgia|Jun 9, 2024

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Commemorating Smethwick-born war hero Den Brotheridge - the first casualty on D-Day

Sandwell nostalgia|Jun 4, 2024

8 totally unique things you can only do in Tipton

Tipton|Apr 14, 2024

See unveiling of blue plaque marking 100 years of Tipton's famous Pie Factory building

Tipton|Dec 16, 2023

14 perfectly preserved photographs that show impressive Black Country spirit during WWII

Dudley nostalgia|Oct 28, 2023

How the West Midlands was last bastion for bloodthirsty bull baiting

Dudley nostalgia|Oct 28, 2023

Go-ahead given for museum to recreate gas showroom

Sandwell nostalgia|Aug 18, 2023

Stairway to heaven? Led up the garden path more like

Music|Jul 10, 2023

Fatal affair of punch drunk boxer who killed his lover

Sandwell nostalgia|May 17, 2023

Havin' a loff – the perils of working with children, animals, and male strippers

Dudley|Oct 17, 2022

Wishin' yo orl a bostin' Black Country Day

Sandwell nostalgia|Jul 14, 2022

Surprise inflation dip provides ‘respite’ for Chancellor amid market turmoil

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GCSE student, 16, aims to ‘walk whole of London’ after Tube line hikes go viral

UK News|Just now

UK inflation unexpectedly falls to 2.5% in December

UK News|Just now

Cost of pothole damage across the UK hit record high last year

UK News|2 hours ago

What the papers say – January 15

UK News|3 hours ago

Ministers await inflation data as Reeves defends response to market turbulence

UK News|8 hours ago

WATCH: Dog who lost more than half her body weight and had to be put down after owner left her starving

News|17 hours ago

Watch: Man tries to swig lager while being arrested for drink driving

UK News|18 hours ago

Brigit Festival to celebrate women of all ages and from all walks of life

Viral news|Jan 13

Royal award for ‘selfless’ teenager who supported fellow young cancer patients

Viral news|Jan 6

Thousands brave freezing Forth for annual Loony Dook

Viral news|Jan 1

How a 1904 Dublin boot store was brought back to life by a ‘trendy’ coffee shop

Viral news|Dec 29, 2024

South Korea’s impeached president detained in martial law investigation

World News|2 hours ago

Fresh warnings as death toll from wildfires rises to 25

World News|4 hours ago

Elon Musk sued over failure to disclose stocks before buying Twitter

World News|7 hours ago

South Korean law enforcement officials enter presidential compound

World News|7 hours ago

‘It should have been toasted’: Retro blue VW van survives deadly LA wildfire

World News|10 hours ago

Senators grill Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s choice for Pentagon chief

World News|11 hours ago