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Artist painting Wolves players ahead of Premier League promotion 
BBC News 21 AprLouise Cobbold has won thousands of new fans on social media after sharing a painting.
Bolton Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
BBC News 20 AprPreview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Bolton Wanderers and Wolves.
Wolves: Super agent Jorge Mendes, Chinese owners and global ambition
BBC News 19 AprWolves want to be one of the best club's in the world - but their approach has not been without controversy, write Simon Stone...
Wolves fans see season ticket price hike
Signal 107 18 AprSeason tickets for Wolves’ 2018/19 Premier League campaign will go on sale to existing season ticket holders today.
PFA Championship Team of the Year: Wolves & Fulham trios named in line-up
BBC News 18 AprRuben Neves is one of three players from promoted Wolves to be named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year.
No limit to our ambition at Wolves, says MD Laurie Dalrymple
BBC News 16 AprNewly promoted Wolves are promising there will be no limit to their ambition when they return to the Premier League next season.
Conor Coady: Promoted Wolves are example of how clubs should be run, says captain
BBC News 16 AprPromotion-winning Wolves captain Conor Coady says the Championship leaders are an example of how any club should be run.
Harlee Dean: Birmingham City to appeal against defender’s red card at Wolves
BBC News 16 AprBirmingham City are to appeal against Harlee Dean's red card in Sunday's 2-0 defeat by promoted Wolves.
Teen charged with Wolverhampton rape and murder
BBC News 16 AprThe boy, 16, is due before court over the death of 14-year-old Viktorija Sokolova.
West Park murder: Teen charged with girl’s death
BBC News 15 AprViktorija Sokolova, 14, was found dead in a Wolverhampton park a day after she was reported missing.
West Park murder: Police get more time to quiz teens
BBC News 15 AprViktorija Sokolova, aged 14, was found dead in a Wolverhampton park.
Wolves: Championship leaders promoted to Premier League after Fulham draw with Brentford
BBC News 14 AprChampionship leaders Wolves are promoted to the Premier League after Fulham draw with Brentford.
Wolves v Birmingham City (Sun)
BBC News 13 AprPreview followed by live coverage of Sunday's Championship game between Wolves and Birmingham City.
Arrests made in Wolverhampton murder investigation
Signal 107 13 AprDetectives investigating the death of a Wolverhampton girl, whose body was found in West Park yesterday morning, have today arrested two teenage boys on suspicion of her murder.
Wolverhampton ‘gang member’ jailed after shot fired at party
BBC News 12 AprYusupha Sarr and Christ Lidiu are linked to a Birmingham gang known as "23 Drillas", police say.
Wolverhampton park body-find prompts police inquiry
BBC News 12 AprA member of the public found a body in West Park, Wolverhampton.
Wolves v Derby County (Wed)
BBC News 10 AprPreview followed by live coverage of Wednesday's Championship game between Wolves and Derby County.
Engine ejected from car in Wolverhampton crash
BBC News 7 AprThe crash took place on Friday in Wolverhampton and left the cars involved completely mangled.
Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
BBC News 5 AprPreview followed by live coverage of Friday's Championship game between Cardiff City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Kortney Hause: Wolves defender signs new three-year contract
BBC News 5 AprWolves defender Kortney Hause signs a new three-year-deal at the Championship club, with the option of a further year.
Boy rescued from Wightwick Manor stone monument
BBC News 3 AprMax Morgan has "grown a bit" since previous visits to the same National Trust site, his father says.
Carillion’s Wolverhampton offices go on market for £3m
BBC News 3 AprThe sale comes as it is revealed work on two hospitals is being delayed by the firm's collapse.
Fire crews tackle ‘severe’ factory blaze in Wolverhampton
BBC News 3 AprResidents are warned to keep windows and doors shut because of large amounts of smoke.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City
BBC News 1 AprPreview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's Championship game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Hull City.
Woman and girl, 3, hit by ‘bin lorry’ in Wolverhampton
BBC News 29 MarThe two pedestrians suffered serious injuries in Wolverhampton city centre.
Middlesbrough v Wolves
BBC News 29 MarPreview followed by live coverage of Friday's Championship game between Middlesbrough and Wolves.
GKR Karate (Ashmore Park, Wolverhampton)
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Black Country Fuchsia Society
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Oftsed criticises council where some social workers hadn’t had supervision for ‘months’
Community Care 26 MarSocial workers have high caseloads, are working on evenings and weekends and in some case haven’t had supervision for “months”, an Ofsted inspection of Wakefield children’s services has found.
Slimming World With Elaine
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- MI5 and police to be given new anti-terror powers 'to target certain high-risk communities'
- Even after the Brexit earthquake, there is still life in the government's Nudge Unit
- Video shows panic as window falls off due to turbulence during packed Air India flight
- Hunt filmed chasing deer on National Trust land even as charity's chief pledges crackdown
- Origami-inspired skyscraper which can be folded and flown into disaster zones wins architecture competition
- Facebook and Google 'turning blind eye' as young children access platforms despite age restrictions, Hunt says
- Windrush scandal: Cross-party pressure grows for Amber Rudd to resign over 'appalling mess'
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- Thousands rally in Pakistan's Lahore for Pashtun rights
- Syria: Qalamoun fighters arrive in Aleppo after evacuation deal
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- Yemenis resort to burning firewood and rubbish to cook food
- MSF: Palestinian protesters face 'injuries of unusual severity'
- Afghanistan: 63 dead in attacks on voter registration centres
- Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan detained
- Khansaa Gaza: Mother mourns sons killed by Israeli forces