Black Country news and blogs Thursday 27 July 2017
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Niall Ennis: Shrewsbury sign Wolves striker on season loan 
BBC News 26 JulShrewsbury Town sign teenage striker Niall Ennis on a season-long loan from Championship club Wolves.
Diogo Jota: Atletico Madrid midfielder joins Wolves on season-long loan
BBC News 25 JulAtletico Madrid attacking midfielder Diogo Jota joins Championship side Wolves on a season-long loan.
The lollipop man who plays air guitar and sings reggae
BBC News 20 JulKeith Bennett, 65, is hugely popular in Wolverhampton for spreading joy on the morning commute.
Ruben Vinagre: Wolves sign Monaco defender on season-long loan
BBC News 20 JulWolves sign Monaco's Portugal Under-18 international defender Ruben Vinagre on a season-long loan deal.
Canal Festival returns to Wednesfield
WV11 19 JulWednesfield Canal Festival returns for 2017 on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th August at Bentley Bridge Moorings by The Nickelodeon pub.
New Cross Hospital building material fails fire test
BBC News 18 JulMeasures including 24/7 fire warden patrols are being taken at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.
Jon Dadi Bodvarsson: Reading sign Iceland striker from Wolves
BBC News 14 JulReading sign Iceland international striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson from Championship rivals Wolves for an undisclosed fee.
Dominic Iorfa: Ipswich Town sign Wolves defender on season-long loan
BBC News 14 JulIpswich Town sign defender Dominic Iorfa from Championship rivals Wolves on a season-long loan deal.
Ethan Ebanks-Landell: Wolves centre-back joins MK Dons on season-long loan
BBC News 14 JulLeague One side MK Dons sign Wolves centre-back Ethan Ebanks-Landell on a season-long loan.
James Henry: Former Wolves midfielder joins Oxford
BBC News 12 JulOxford United sign former Wolves and Millwall midfielder James Henry on a free transfer.
Will Norris: Wolves sign Cambridge United goalkeeper for undisclosed fee
BBC News 11 JulWolves sign goalkeeper Will Norris for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal from Cambridge United.
Helder Costa: Wolves winger to miss start of new Championship season
BBC News 11 JulWolves winger Helder Costa will miss the start of the new Championship season following ankle surgery.
John Ruddy: Wolves sign former Norwich City goalkeeper on two-year deal
BBC News 10 JulWolves sign once-capped England goalkeeper John Ruddy on a two-year contract following his departure from Norwich.
Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme diagnosed with leukaemia
BBC News 7 JulMessages of support have been flooding in for the 31-year-old player following his diagnosis.
Carl Ikeme: Ex-Wolves star Geoff Thomas offers support to keeper with leukaemia
BBC News 7 JulThe former Wolves and England footballer was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2003.
Support floods in for Wolves goalkeeper
Signal 107 7 JulSupport's been flooding in for Carl Ikeme after he was diagnosed with acute leukaemia.
Wolves keeper diagnosed with leukaemia
Signal 107 6 JulIt is with great sadness that Wolves can today reveal that Carl Ikeme has been diagnosed with acute leukaemia.
Carl Ikeme: Wolves goalkeeper diagnosed with acute leukaemia
BBC News 6 JulWolves and Nigeria goalkeeper Carl Ikeme will begin chemotherapy after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia.
Ruben Neves: Wolves expect to sign FC Porto midfielder
BBC News 5 JulWolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo says he expects FC Porto midfielder Ruben Neves to join the Championship club.
Wolverhampton has a new art trail of 30 wolves.
BBC News 5 JulThirty ceramic creatures are dotted around the city.
Midland Metro work hits Wolverhampton traders
BBC News 4 JulMain route into Wolverhampton is closed for up to six months.
Wolverhampton students moved over cladding concerns
BBC News 4 JulOwners of the blocks in Wolverhampton say students are being moved as a 'precaution'.
Police cannabis team deliver baby in Wolverhampton
BBC News 3 JulMembers of a police drugs team are flagged down in the street to help deliver a baby girl.
Jez Moxey: Burton Albion appoint ex-Wolves and Stoke man to board
BBC News 3 JulEx-Wolves and Norwich chief executive Jez Moxey joins Championship side Burton Albion as a non-executive director.
Barry Douglas: Wolves agree deal to sign Konyaspor defender
BBC News 30 JunChampionship club Wolves confirm they have "agreed a deal in principle" to sign Konyaspor defender Barry Douglas.
AFC Telford United: Ex-Wolves coach Rob Edwards to replace sacked Rob Smith
BBC News 28 JunAFC Telford United appoint former Wolves assistant manager Rob Edwards as boss to replace the sacked Rob Smith.
Jon Flatt: Cheltenham Town sign Wolves keeper on season-long loan
BBC News 27 JunLeague Two club Cheltenham Town sign Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Jon Flatt on a season-long loan deal.
Helder Costa: Wolves chairman Jeff Shi determined to keep winger
BBC News 27 JunWolves chairman Jeff Shi says the Championship club do not want to allow star winger Helder Costa to leave.
Jed Wallace: Millwall sign Wolves midfielder for undisclosed fee
BBC News 26 JunMillwall sign midfielder Jed Wallace for an undisclosed fee from Championship rivals Wolves on a three-year deal.
Coventry City’s 2017-18 EFL fixtures
BBC News 21 JunFind out your team's fixtures in the Championship, League One and League Two during the 2017-18 season.
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UK news
- Brexit: Amber Rudd announces 'implementation period' to delay promised curbs on EU immigration
- Young girl drowned at birthday pool party at holiday park with no lifeguard on duty
- Tens of thousands of care home residents wrongly charged up to £100 a week in 'stealth tax' to plug funding gaps
- 'At least 20 suicide attempts' after Grenfell Tower fire, faith leader claims
- Government risks 'alienating' Muslims with response to terror attacks, watchdog warns
- Conservatives abandon manifesto plan for free school breakfasts
- Tory Brexiteer who lost his seat at the general election appointed David Davis' chief of staff
- Charlie Gard case: Judge to order child moved to hospice if agreement over final days cannot be reached
- Government to spend half a million pounds explaining confusing GCSE exam reforms
- Edinburgh Fringe 2017: Security barriers to be erected at the festival after London and Manchester attacks
International news
- Qatar-Gulf crisis: All the latest updates
- Texas police arrest DACA recipients in Austin protest
- Israel removes more al-Aqsa security installations
- US senate rejects repeal bill for Obamacare
- Families in Sanaa demand release of 'prisoners of war'
- Saudi-led coalition blamed for deaths off Yemen coast
- Libya peace talks – Can they deliver?
- Saudi Arabia should stop 'bloody execution spree'
- ECJ rules Hamas to remain on 'terror' list
- Dubai bans Arabian Business for one month over report
- Lebanon calls on US to help solve Gulf crisis
- Suspected Boko Haram attack kills 10 soldiers
- Israeli MP: I'd 'execute' Palestinian attacker's family
- Should all EU countries share role in taking refugees?
- Pakistani police arrest 20 for ordering 'revenge rape'