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December 2, 2023

Hitler failed to beat Britain – or its sex drive: The rise of promiscuity during WW2

Nostalgia|Dec 2

November 7, 2023

Remembering James Eaton, Battle of Trafalgar hero from land-locked West Midlands

October 31, 2023

Reminder of historic scandal that dripped blood and betrayal sits in Albrighton

Shrewsbury|Oct 31

August 29, 2023

The strange make-believe world of a 'devious, narcissistic' serial fraudster who led a double life

October 28, 2023

How the West Midlands was last bastion for bloodthirsty bull baiting

Features|Oct 28

October 18, 2023

It's a Knockout! How the West Midlands fought on TV with the best in Europe

October 9, 2023

The legend of Dick Turpin – why pubs love to claim him for themselves

October 4, 2023

Haunted by the the spirits of Gibbet Lane – gruesome tale of criminal dead put on display

September 27, 2023

Wartime spy who scandalised establishment with her 'nymphomaniac' behaviour

In-depth|Sep 27

September 22, 2023

Former Wolves hardman who was 'saved by God's hand' after a life of turmoil on and off the pitch

September 13, 2023

Will wild wolves make return to their original Midlands haunts?

Environment|Sep 13

August 16, 2023

Britain's most haunted road? The spooky stretch where a real mystery killer struck

Features|Aug 16

August 2, 2023

How corruption of police squad let justice down

July 26, 2023

Hunting for the truth behind sightings of big cats

Environment|Jul 26

July 19, 2023

When snappers flocked to find trace of ‘the Cannock Croc’

Environment|Jul 19

July 5, 2023

My confrontation with angry 'Stan': Was grumpy old man really Nazi killer on run?

June 7, 2023

RAF Cosford: Haunted hangars or just another flight of fancy?

May 24, 2023

Drugs & Turmoil: A story of crack cocaine and the Heath Town Riot on the 34th anniversary

Black Country|May 24

May 17, 2023

Fatal affair of punch drunk boxer who killed his lover

Nostalgia|May 17

May 9, 2023

The foiling of an IRA plot to cause terror on the M6

Nostalgia|May 9

May 3, 2023

Little reminders of a savage, last-man-standing siege uncovered in isolated field

Cleobury Mortimer|May 3

April 26, 2023

When a mischievous James Bond swilled a pint of Banks's' best