A further 31 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

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The region was hit by a band of rain, sleet and snow today as flood alerts remained in place, with river levels still high after Storm Christoph..

Two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Keon Lincoln.

A wingsuit champion who grew up in Willenhall died by misadventure in a flying accident in Saudi Arabia, a coroner has ruled.

A manhunt is underway after a prisoner who attacked a man outside a Black Country petrol station escaped while on day release in Birmingham.

A road into Wolverhampton city centre was closed after a fallen tree blocked the road.

Two people were taken to hospital after a dramatic crash on the M6 in the Black Country.

Hospital staff in Birmingham have been spat at by visitors who refuse to wear masks.

A £12 million investment in social housing has been welcomed in Cannock Chase – but existing council house tenants are set to see their rent rise from April.

A request for a year’s free car parking in Rugeley has been turned down by Cannock Chase Council – but cabinet members have said they are willing to consider an alternative scheme to support town businesses.

It is 12 months tomorrow since the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in the UK.

Police are warning motorists treating a road near Wolverhampton like a "race track" that they face having their vehicles taken off them.

Arsonists have attacked a former fire station in Staffordshire.

Fear and worry around coronavirus has led to fewer people acting on symptoms of cancer. Dan Morris shines a spotlight on the importance of continuing to seek help quickly.

A Black Country man has been arrested on suspicion of racially abusing West Bromwich Albion player Romaine Sawyers.

A Staffordshire restaurant operating as a takeaway was forced to close after a person working there should have been self-isolating at home.

The chief constable of West Midlands Police is back at work after contracting Covid-19.

A mental health crisis among children is growing while schools remain closed during the pandemic, an MP has warned.

It is one year tomorrow since the UK recorded its first case of Covid – and the West Midlands continues to find itself in the line of fire.

It barely registered as a footnote in the day’s news.

A 50-year-old Wolves fan died as a result of an accident after he was pushed outside a pub while intoxicated, a jury has ruled.

A £1.1 million mansion is the latest countryside home being offered as a prize in an online raffle.

The Goodyear Clock could start ticking again after decades out of use.

Work on a major revamp of a notorious Black Country roundabout if finally set to start after a £24 million funding boost.

More younger people are now being hit by Covid than during the first wave of the virus, a health chief has warned.

Presenter Adrian Chiles has described the "fascinating" process of helping the latest vaccine become a reality.

Colour changing lighting is helping to brighten up the Merry Hill shopping centre.

Let's be honest and face it, but B***** isn't going very well, is it?

A father and daughter are going the extra mile to raise funds to help tackle a disease they have been affected by.

An exciting new city music project which has already been met with high praise from British music royalty has been given the green light to go ahead.

Students and people working in the creative industry are being offered discounted tickets to a city literature festival being held online.

For years, he's devoted his life to saving others. But now a stalwart volunteer with West Mercia Search and Rescue is fighting for his own life after being struck with the coronavirus.

Home-schoolers in the Cannock area are being helped with challenges they face by being offered free printing, scanning and copying by a family-owned company.

A roundtable event aims to speak to faith leaders and community groups about the Covid-19 vaccine.

A further 53 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Emergency repair work has taken place on a railway line in Kidderminster after a landslip caused debris on the track.

A Black Country man who stole a van on Christmas Eve then crashed into a police car and a ditch has been locked up for six years.

Businesses in the West Midlands say they are experiencing big delays in exporting to Europe or having goods returned to the UK due to problems with paperwork and VAT payments.

A man accused of a double murder has admitted firing a crossbow twice during a brawl at a cannabis farm but said he did not intend to kill anyone.

A defendant in the trial of three men accused of murder outside a Black Country cannabis farm told police one of the victims had called him for help.

A cannabis factory with hundreds of plants inside was found in a derelict pub in Hednesford.

Luxury car group Jaguar Land Rover has reported a big increase in profits for the final three months of 2020.

Norton Motorcycle is moving to a new headquarters in Solihull.

The head of a Wolverhampton faith organisation is planning to create a ‘living memorial’ dedicated to everyone who has died of coronavirus in the city.

People fly-tipping rubbish at a Black Country nature reserve are causing potentially life-threatening damage to its expanding wildlife population - with one area nicknamed ‘dump bridge’ by despairing residents.

Walsall has one of the highest Covid-19 case rates in the country, latest statistics have revealed.

A Wolverhampton care home where a resident was seriously injured in a “specific incident” is now the subject of a criminal investigation, health and social care bosses have revealed.

A giant 25 foot long crested newt will take up residence at Fens Pool in Pensnett in the not too distant future.

An 8,000-strong petition calling for a cycling velodrome to be built in the West Midlands as a legacy of the Commonwealth Games has been resubmitted.

Residents are warned to "be prepared" for flooding as river levels remain high across the West Midlands.

The long-serving managing director of a Wolverhampton-based company has died at the age of 58.

A private equity investment firm in the United States is hoping to buy Wolverhampton-based pubs and restaurants group Marston's.

West Midlands Police has apologised after a man was challenged by an officer on his way to work in an incident shared in a viral video.

A project to get rough sleepers off the streets of the Black Country is set to start this spring despite neighbours saying they don't want to live near ex-offenders and recovering drug addicts.

Plans to turn an old Walsall care home into a house to support asylum seekers and homeless people have sparked objections from neighbours.

Plans to build dozens of homes on green belt land near Kinver Edge have been approved despite more than 100 objections and fears the development will affect an historic site.

A Dudley church is set to become the latest Covid-19 vaccination centre in the region.

A woodland-based support service for children and young people has been granted permission to station a shipping container in a South Staffordshire park.

People have been urged to stop spreading "damaging" misinformation about the Covid pandemic online.

A 50-year-old Wolves fan died in "very rare" circumstances after he was pushed outside a pub while intoxicated, a jury inquest heard.

The life of one of the founding members of Willenhall Rugby Club has been celebrated by family and friends.

A rogue gas fitter who falsely claimed to be Gas Safe registered before carrying out unsafe work has received a suspended prison sentence.

A woman was taken to hospital after being rescued from the River Severn near Bridgnorth.

A family says they have been left traumatised after police seized their pet dog from their Black Country home.

One of the region's leading tourist attractions is preparing to reopen, with fingers crossed for a relaxation in lockdown rules by spring.

A man has been jailed after he pleaded guilty to drugs and driving offences in Stafford – and for breaching an existing suspended sentence.

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has donated £250,000 to a new project aimed at helping reduce food poverty in the community.