A pub has had its licence reinstated despite a man being kicked unconscious during an illicit early-hours lock-in.

Article continues below Dozens of customers can also be seen gathered around the hole, on what was a busy Saturday night in the pub as Everton played Wolverhampton Wanderers live on TV.

Budget hotel chain Premier Inn has submitted plans to demolish the former Bluebrick in Wolverhampton ... city's few pubs for away supporters on football match days before it closed last July ...

The pair asked for a "clean slate" and to keep running the pub, but councillors refused. City of Wolverhampton Council's solicitor Ronald Sempebwa said the pub's licence holder had showed ...