Relatives of a man who passed away recently are being asked to get in touch with City of Wolverhampton Council. Maurice Franklyn Worrall, who was 72, had lived in a care home for several years in the Penn area of Wolverhampton. It is thought that he may have family in the Southampton area. The City of Wolverhampton Council is trying to trace Mr Worrall’s relatives so that his funeral can be arranged.

Generous HomeServe employees have helped raise almost £20,000 for charity Marie Curie in just three months as part of their long-term support for the charity. Staff set to work reaching the mammoth amount by donating spare or unwanted clothes – a scheme that has proven so popular a collection bin has been installed at the company’s Walsall headquarters and Preston site – as well as a host of fundraising activities already this year.

With rising human and pet life expectancies, the standard ‘1-to-7’ dog year ratio is becoming obsolete, according to MedicAnimal, Europe’s leading online pet retailer. While most pet owners stand by the “one size fits all” method to gauge their pets’ equivalent stages of life, the reality is more complex, and can negatively affect pet health further down the line.

It seems that Brits have a much closer bond with their pets than their partner, a survey has revealed. Eighty per cent of the 1000 people surveyed think that their pet is way cuter than their other half, with three-quarters saying that their pet gives better cuddles. Half admit that they would rather spend a free afternoon with their pet, whilst three-quarters prefer a selfie with their beloved animal.

24 has been revealed as the 'age of payback' - when grown-up children finally start picking up the bill for their long-suffering parents, according to a new study^. The research discovered that until that point mums and dads are bombarded with almost daily requests to borrow money for one thing or another. But the tables finally turn when the 'kids' are able to stand on their own two feet – and start chirping up with 'Don't worry, I'll get this ... ' at restaurants, on day trips out, or even lavish holidays abroad.

A young disabled campaigner from the West Midlands has hit-out at local transport that he believes is failing a generation of disabled people; as revealed by a hard-hitting report today. Christian Fulton took part in a nine-month undercover investigation and national survey for Muscular Dystrophy UK Trailblazers – a network of 700 young disabled people across the UK. The End of the Line report shares disturbing experiences across buses, trains, taxis and the underground.