Black Country news and blogs Saturday 1 October 2016
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Wolves v Norwich City 
BBC News 30 SepPreview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Wolves and Norwich City.
Wolverhampton Wolves beat Poole in semi
BBC News 29 SepPoole Pirates boss Neil Middleditch admits the end of their three-year reign as Elite League champions is hard to take.
Wigan Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers
BBC Sport 26 SepPreview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's Championship game between Wigan Athletic and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Man cut free from car in Willenhall
Signal 107 26 SepEmergency services were called to Portobello Island last night (Sunday 25th).
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford
BBC News 23 SepPreview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Wolves and Brentford.
Batth signs new four-year Wolves deal
BBC Sport 22 SepWolves captain Danny Batth signs a new four-year contract with the Championship club.
Family inquiry call over Featherstone inmate’s injuries
BBC News 20 SepThe family of a man who is unable to walk or talk five months after being found collapsed in a prison cell calls for "answers" to what happened to him.
Newcastle United v Wolves
BBC Sport 19 SepPreview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's EFL Cup third-round tie between Newcastle United and Wolves.
Ex-Wolves loanee Helan set to quit football
BBC News 19 SepSheffield Wednesday are set to announce the retirement of 24-year-old winger Jeremy Helan, who plans to focus on religion.
Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
BBC Sport 16 SepPreview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Newcastle United and Wolves.
Olympic star joins University of Wolverhampton
Signal 107 15 SepWolverhampton-born Kristian Thomas has enrolled on a strength and Conditioning course.
My players gave up – Wolves boss Zenga
BBC Sport 14 SepWolves boss Walter Zenga accuses his players of giving up during the shock midweek 4-0 home defeat by Barnsley.
Wolves v Barnsley
BBC Sport 12 SepPreview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's Championship game between Wolves and Barnsley.
Wolves teenage supporters locked up for Watford fan attack
BBC News 9 SepThree teenagers, one aged 13, who attacked a rival football fan leaving him with a life-changing brain injury are given custodial sentences.
Teens sentenced over Nic Cruwys attack
Signal 107 9 SepFive teens pleaded guilty at Wolverhampton Crown Court on 18 August, while a 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty to his involvement at an earlier hearing.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burton Albion
BBC News 9 SepPreview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burton Albion.
Zenga ‘can play two teams’ at Wolves
BBC Sport 8 SepWolves head coach Walter Zenga says he now has enough players to "play one team on Tuesday and one on Saturday".
Man charged with murder after Wolverhampton stabbing
BBC News 7 SepA man is charged with murder after another man is found in a street with multiple stab wounds.
More arrests over Wolverhampton stabbing death
BBC News 6 SepTwo more men are arrested over the murder of Mircea Gheorghe Cozmiuc who was stabbed in Wolverhampton...
Love, loss and timescales: what’s your experience of adoption?
Community Care 5 SepBy Brid Featherstone and Anna Gupta Over the past few months we’ve been privileged to spend time with women and men from different walks of life who had one thing in common – they wanted to talk to us about adoption.
Two men arrested over city stab murder in Wolverhampton
BBC News 4 SepTwo men are arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was found in a Wolverhampton street with multiple stab wounds.
Man stabbed to death in ‘targeted’ attack in Wolverhampton
BBC News 3 SepA man was stabbed to death in a "targeted" attack in Wolverhampton, police say.
Wolves’ Collins makes Notts County move
BBC Sport 31 AugWolves' Wales Under-19 forward Aaron Collins joins League Two Notts County on loan, initially until January.
Wigan sign Le Fondre and Byrne
BBC Sport 31 AugWigan Athletic sign Cardiff's Adam Le Fondre on a season-long loan and Wolves winger Nathan Byrne for an undisclosed fee.
Sheff Utd sign Ebanks-Landell on loan
BBC Sport 31 AugLeague One side Sheffield United sign Wolves centre-back Ethan Ebanks-Landell on a season-long loan deal.
Ivan Cavaleiro: Wolves sign Monaco winger in record deal on five-year contract
BBC News 31 AugWolves sign Monaco winger Ivan Cavaleiro on a five-year contract for a reported club-record deal.
Fulham defender Stearman rejoins Wolves
BBC Sport 31 AugWolverhampton Wanderers re-sign former defender Richard Stearman on a season-long loan deal from Fulham.
Wolves sign Morocco’s Saiss from Angers
BBC Sport 30 AugMorocco midfielder Romain Saiss joins Wolves from French Ligue 1 club Angers for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.
Tributes paid to Ken Purchase after ex-Wolverhampton MP dies
BBC News 29 AugTributes are paid to Ken Purchase, the former MP for Wolverhampton North East, dies aged 77 after a short illness.
Wolves sign Dutch striker Gladon
BBC Sport 26 AugWolves sign Dutch striker Paul Gladon from Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo for an undisclosed fee.
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UK news
- Boxer Mike Towell dies in hospital after Glasgow fight
- Soldiers must be compensated for false war crime claims, says ex-British Army chief
- Russia 'in danger of becoming a pariah nation,' says Boris Johnson
- European tradesmen will be safe in post-Brexit Britain, says Sajid Javid
- Poorest pensioners to lose hundreds of pounds a year in 'new bedroom tax'
- Monarch Airlines gets 12 more days to prove it is a going concern
- Brexit means Britain's police have work cut out in tackling Europe-wide crime, says NCA chief
- Jon Lansman: Momentum chair would 'understand' Labour leadership challenge if party loses general election
- Theresa May steals Labour's clothes with review of workers' rights
- Tax credit claimants owed money after Concentrix errors 'not getting full refunds'
International news
- Syria's war: 'Civilians killed' in Aleppo fighting
- Amman protests: Jordan-Israel natural gas deal in focus
- Zika virus: Thailand babies diagnosed with microcephaly
- Turkey attempted coup: 1,500 jail staff suspended
- Tajikistan tourism: Women eye trekking-guide careers
- Does voting third party mean a Donald Trump victory?
- Shimon Peres funeral: Obama, Abbas in attendance
- Europe's Rosetta probe lands on comet after 12 years
- Syria's war: 'Russian air raids kill 9,400 in one year'
- Argentina discloses poverty data after three-year gap
- Morocco election: Everything you need to know
- Bulgaria parliament bans full-face veils in public
- Hurricane Matthew barrels into the Caribbean
- Greeks on refuge islands feel abandoned by Europe
- What the Spanish civil war can reveal about Syria