The week in pictures

Rush hour chaos plagued commuters on the Ring Road on Tuesday as a hit-and-run driver killed a female pedestrian, forcing police to partially close the Ring Road. A single trainer could be seen lying on the carriageway as police closed a section of the road between Stafford Street at the university and the Wednesfield Road junction. Traffic was backed up along Stafford Street as far as the Goodyear island on Stafford Road.nextpage

Kate Weaver raised £1,700 in tribute to the hospital treating her daughter's young friend for leukaemia after shaving off her hair for charity.nextpage

Stephen Howe being arrested for fighting in Wolverhampton after being released early from his 12 month sentence.nextpage

This battered old Peugeot 206 was donated to Albrighton Players by a scrap dealer after a trawl of yards by set designer Louise Lea. However, it seemed as though the car wouldn't be the star afterall, as it was 2 inches too wide to get through the stage door. But volunteers helped to turn the car on its side to force it through the door, as the actors and producers were determined not to allow their drama to turn into a crisis. nextpage

After a difficult struggle, the Peugeot was finally welcomed as a prop by the Albrighton Players.nextpage

Andy Topham, Keith Townsend and Brian Roy, Jason Humphreys and Simon Lilley. These Staffordshire firefighters have returned from a week's intensive training with the Royal Marines as they prepare for an expedition to Mount Denali - the highest mountain in North America - later this year. The team hopes to raise a substantial amount of money for the Fire Service Benevolent Fund from the expedition.nextpage

Burton firefighter Simon Lilley, left, digs a snow hole with mountaineer Dave Annakin during their Arctic training.nextpage

A seven-year-old girl was fighting for her life on Saturday after suffering 80 per cent burns in an horrific flat fire in Wolverhampton.