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Major £78m overhaul of M6 junction 10 finally complete: A major road overhaul of M6 junction 10 is finally finished as the final temporary traffic measures in ...
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Major £78m overhaul of M6 junction 10 finally complete
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George Gilbey death: Man in his 40s arrested after former Gogglebox star died in 'workplace accident'
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George Gilbey death: Man in his 40s arrested after former Gogglebox star ...
Quick Glance: Gogglebox Star George Gilbey, 40, Dies as Tributes Pour In
  • Gogglebox star George Gilbey has died suddenly at the age of 40 as tributes poured in for the Celebrity Big Brother finalist.

  • George reportedly passed away in a workplace accident where he fell from height and sustained a fatal injury.

  • Tributes from celebrities and fans reflect the sorrow over George's death, although confusion arose when posts continued on his social media account.

  • George was known for his time on Gogglebox and Celebrity Big Brother, with his family and colleagues mourning his loss.
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Black Country sports shop 'fixes' new England kit amid St George's Cross row: A small independent sports clothes shop has started selling St George's Flag ...
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Black Country sports shop 'fixes' new England kit amid St George's Cross ...
Quick Glance: Nike Sparks Controversy with New England Soccer Kit
  • Nike unveiled the England soccer team's new kits for the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament, sparking controversy over one detail that has led to calls for change.

  • The change in colors of the St. George Cross on the new football kit caused uproar among fans, leading to calls to boycott the sports manufacturer and criticism from politicians.

  • Political figures like Prime Minister Sunak and Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer expressed criticism towards the design changes, while fans on social media showed both support and opposition to the new kit.

  • Reactions to the new England soccer kit varied from demands to revert the changes to questioning whether the debate was exaggerated in light of other pressing issues. Political leaders like Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry also voiced their disapproval of the design alterations.
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Revealed: Faces of five men found guilty of killing DPD delivery driver: These are the faces of five men who killed a DPD delivery driver on the streets of ...
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Revealed: Faces of five men found guilty of killing DPD delivery driver
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Cost-of-living concern after six cats are abandoned in Wolverhampton: An animal welfare charity is urging people to seek help if they find themselves struggling ...
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Cost-of-living concern after six cats are abandoned in Wolverhampton
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Watch: Sunshine breaks out for the biggest Wolverhampton 10k race in three years: Almost 2,000 athletes of all abilities took to the streets for this year's ...
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Watch: Sunshine breaks out for the biggest Wolverhampton 10k race in three ...
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Graham Taylor – a football gentleman: It is 30 years ago tomorrow since Graham Taylor took charge of his first game as Wolves manager.
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Graham Taylor – a football gentleman
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England and Scotland fans warned German beer is stronger ahead of Euro 2024: Supporters have been warned they face being barred from stadiums if they are too ...
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England and Scotland fans warned German beer is stronger ahead of Euro ...
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Domino’s pizza to open takeaway at former butcher’s: A DOMINO'S pizza takeaway has been given the go-ahead to open at the site of a former butchers.
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Domino’s pizza to open takeaway at former butcher’s
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Titanic's anchor: A remarkable part of Black Country history: Twenty shire horses pulled the world's biggest anchor – weighing a massive 16 tons – from the ...
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Titanic's anchor: A remarkable part of Black Country history
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Black Country chippies serving orange chips offering Good Fry-day deal: Black Country chippies which serve orange chips are offering a Good Fry-day deal.
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Black Country chippies serving orange chips offering Good Fry-day deal
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Police appeal to find group after bottles 'thrown' and man 'kicked' in Wolverhampton
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Police appeal to find group after bottles 'thrown' and man 'kicked' in ...
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Wolves owner Fosun's profits rise 20 per cent to £540m: Wolves owner Fosun International enjoyed a 20 per cent rise in profits in 2023.
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Wolves owner Fosun's profits rise 20 per cent to £540m
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Family owned cycle shop celebrates 90 years trading in Walsall: Walsall's cycling community has been celebrating a family owned business which celebrates ...
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Family owned cycle shop celebrates 90 years trading in Walsall
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Video: Horrifying moment XL Bully mauled girl, 11 - owner facing jail over attack
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Video: Horrifying moment XL Bully mauled girl, 11 - owner facing jail over ...
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How Asda workers rushed to aid of murder victim hacked to death in deserted town: Bailey Atkinson, 20, was walking through Walsall when he was murdered by seven ...
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How Asda workers rushed to aid of murder victim hacked to death in ...
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Shop plan for Walsall pub branded ‘stupid’ as 500 sign petition: More than 500 people have signed a petition to stop a ‘stupid’ idea to transform a historic ...
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Shop plan for Walsall pub branded ‘stupid’ as 500 sign petition
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Body found in search for missing man, 25, not seen since February: A body has been found in the search for a man missing since last month.
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Body found in search for missing man, 25, not seen since February
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Staffordshire firm is named UK's best small construction business to work for: Burntwood-based Keon Homes has been named the best small construction company to ...
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Staffordshire firm is named UK's best small construction business to work ...
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Shocking CCTV footage shows moments before and after Bailey Atkinson's murder - as seven teens are found guilty
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Shocking CCTV footage shows moments before and after Bailey Atkinson's ...
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He’s a hoot: Owl retiring after three decades at Warwick Castle: Ernie has been soaring and swooping around the attraction’s turrets for three decades.
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He’s a hoot: Owl retiring after three decades at Warwick Castle
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Teenager taken to hospital after being hit by car in Willenhall: A teenage boy was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in a residential Willenhall street ...
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Teenager taken to hospital after being hit by car in Willenhall
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Metro passengers set for delays as bridge work continues: There will be up to a month of disruption for Metro passengers as work continues to reconstruct a ...
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Metro passengers set for delays as bridge work continues
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Shoppers save £5.6 million at Dudley discount store in a year: A Dudley shop which sells surplus food and household products at discounted prices revealed today ...
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Shoppers save £5.6 million at Dudley discount store in a year
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43 photographs of Wolves players and matches from the past - capturing the nostalgic charm of 20th century football
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43 photographs of Wolves players and matches from the past - capturing the ...
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Man pleads guilty to murdering wife at their Bilston home: A man has admitted stabbing his wife to death at her Wolverhampton home.
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Man pleads guilty to murdering wife at their Bilston home
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Drivers urged to check ahead after double crash involving five cars on M6 causes delays of up to an hour
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Drivers urged to check ahead after double crash involving five cars on M6 ...
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Latest application for a renewable energy battery station on green belt land: An energy company has applied for permission to build a battery storage plant on ...
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Latest application for a renewable energy battery station on green belt ...
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Council leaders declare loss of confidence in mayor as stinging letter released: BREAKING - Labour council leaders from across the West Midlands have released a ...
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Council leaders declare loss of confidence in mayor as stinging letter ...
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Watch as Wightwick Manor gets new wallpaper – made the old, traditional way: Wightwick Manor and Gardens in Wolverhampton is celebrating renowned British artist ...
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Watch as Wightwick Manor gets new wallpaper – made the old ...
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Residents in two Midlands cities slammed as some of the rudest in UK: Top 10 list of the cities home to the rudest people has been published in new study
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Residents in two Midlands cities slammed as some of the rudest in UK
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Bailey Atkinson detective urges parents to have 'frank discussions' with children carrying knives
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Bailey Atkinson detective urges parents to have 'frank discussions' with ...
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Apartments plan for ‘forgotten’ Walsall warehouse agreed: A "forgotten" empty canalside warehouse in Walsall will be flattened to make way for dozens ...
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Apartments plan for ‘forgotten’ Walsall warehouse agreed
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Two people taken to hospital after multi-car crash on M6: Two people have been taken to hospital after a three-car crash on the M6.
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Two people taken to hospital after multi-car crash on M6
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Work starts on 'vital' pedestrian linkway in Brierley Hill: Work has started on the creation of a “vital” pedestrian link off Brierley Hill High Street.
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Work starts on 'vital' pedestrian linkway in Brierley Hill
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Happy ending as missing Crufts dog Ruth is found and reunited with her owner: A dog who appeared at the recent Crufts show in Birmingham has been found after a ...
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Happy ending as missing Crufts dog Ruth is found and reunited with her ...
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Rogue builder must repay vulnerable victim £30,000 for shoddy roof repairs: A rogue trader who fleeced a vulnerable man out of cash for shoddy roof repairs must ...
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Rogue builder must repay vulnerable victim £30,000 for shoddy roof repairs
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Alternative recycling centre open all Easter weekend following site closure: A council is continuing its search for a short-term solution to the closure of a ...
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Alternative recycling centre open all Easter weekend following site ...
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Police appeal after firearms discharged in town: Police have launched an appeal for information following an incident where a firearm was discharged in a town.
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Police appeal after firearms discharged in town
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Well-known 23 bedroom hotel and pub in Walsall town centre up for sale: A well known 23 bedroom hotel and pub in Walsall town centre is up for sale with an ...
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Well-known 23 bedroom hotel and pub in Walsall town centre up for sale
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Wolverhampton cafe proud to be more than a greasy spoon with friendly welcomes and proper breakfasts
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Wolverhampton cafe proud to be more than a greasy spoon with friendly ...
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51 photos of villages near the Black Country from the past that'll make you long for a simpler time
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51 photos of villages near the Black Country from the past that'll make ...
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Shilen Patel is already giving West Brom fans something they have been craving: Albion fans have been starved of something in recent years - something new ...
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Shilen Patel is already giving West Brom fans something they have been ...
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Gary O'Neil salutes key defender's Wolves success: Wolves boss Gary O’Neil has been impressed by ‘massive success’ Nelson Semedo.
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Gary O'Neil salutes key defender's Wolves success
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Councillor secures backing for campaign to outlaw parking on pavements: A Sandwell Councillor is trying to outlaw parking on pavements after a rise in incidents ...
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Councillor secures backing for campaign to outlaw parking on pavements
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Revealed: Another new name for The Halls Wolverhampton as sponsorship is announced
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Revealed: Another new name for The Halls Wolverhampton as sponsorship is ...
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Wolves weighing up major pre-season trip: Wolves are weighing up a big pre-season trip this summer that could see them go to America or Asia.
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Wolves weighing up major pre-season trip
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Fit to buy? Gym next to cemetery is up for sale: A fitness centre which was once threatened with demolition has been put up for sale.
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Fit to buy? Gym next to cemetery is up for sale
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Three bedroom house for sale with a secret hiding in back garden: The thee bed semi in Westcroft, Wolverhampton is up for sale for £340,000 but has more than ...
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Three bedroom house for sale with a secret hiding in back garden
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Political heavyweights pay tribute to Star man Pete Madeley: "How's Pete?"
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Political heavyweights pay tribute to Star man Pete Madeley
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One of the Black Country's busiest McDonald's ready to reopen after 'well over £1m' refurbishment – see inside!
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One of the Black Country's busiest McDonald's ready to reopen after 'well ...
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Two teenagers arrested on suspicion of weapons charges as firearm and machete seized
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Two teenagers arrested on suspicion of weapons charges as firearm and ...
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Detectives trying to track person who allegedly used Snapchat to tip off gang who killed Bailey Atkinson
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Detectives trying to track person who allegedly used Snapchat to tip off ...
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Popular Walsall chippy which is famous for its battered chips is up for sale for less than £200,000
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Popular Walsall chippy which is famous for its battered chips is up for ...
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'Urgent' repairs needed on Walsall's historic buildings: Urgent drainage repair work is to be carried out to stop further damage being caused to historic Walsall ...
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'Urgent' repairs needed on Walsall's historic buildings
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See how Black Country locations have changed in 15 years of Google Street View: It's been some 15 years since Google Street View cameras started appearing ...
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See how Black Country locations have changed in 15 years of Google Street ...
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The globe trotting career of former Wolves defender Stuart Watkiss: It is 40 years since Wednesfield-born defender Stuart Watkiss ran out at Molineux to live out ...
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The globe trotting career of former Wolves defender Stuart Watkiss
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Boys' Brigade celebrates 100 years with 100 challenges: An historic Boys' Brigade unit has celebrated its 100th birthday as they meet the halfway point of ...
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Boys' Brigade celebrates 100 years with 100 challenges
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More than £18 million for SEN school places: A predicted additional 740 extra school places for children with special educational needs are needed
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More than £18 million for SEN school places
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Maisie set for nation's screens as part of one per cent game show: A local girl is set to appear on the nation's screens after making an appearance on a ...
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Maisie set for nation's screens as part of one per cent game show
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More than 27,000 healthcare workers to receive payments worth up to £3,000: The payments, starting at £1,665, will benefit frontline workers who are not directly ...
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More than 27,000 healthcare workers to receive payments worth up to £3,000
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Redundancies made by Wolverhampton-based brewing group: A number of redundancies have been made at a Wolverhampton-based brewing group.
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Redundancies made by Wolverhampton-based brewing group