New government headquarters will be set up in the Black Country as part of plans to move more civil servant roles out of London.

A row between councillors in Dudley has continued over an offer to drive residents to Covid-19 vaccination appointments.

The attacker has been jailed for 42 months.

Work is due to start this month on a major new £30 million development at the Black Country Living Museum.

Ancient oak trees dating back to Tudor times are being vandalised by illegal trails for bikes and motorised vehicles.

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More people are being urged to give up their time and help the fight against Covid as Walsall prepares to ramp up its vaccine programme.

Nightclub bosses are calling for targeted support to save the country’s club scene from the brink collapse.

Wolves captain Conor Coady has been packing food parcels to distribute to local families in a bid to reduce food poverty.

A village's police station has gone up for sale as part of cost-cutting plans by West Midlands Police.

The jury has retired to start their deliberations in the trial of a Dudley father accused of murdering his five-month-old baby daughter.

She started with a target of just £1,000 to help the charity that cared for her mum, but the national spotlight has seen an 11-year-old girl’s efforts soar past £20,000.

Wolverhampton and Wednesbury have one of the worst pass rates for driving tests in the country.

Leaders across the West Midlands have called on the Government to rule out a return to the "complicated" tier system as lockdown is eased.

People in Lichfield and Tamworth are being offered Covid testing after a positive South African variant result.

A Black Country council has had more than 1,300 complaints about coronavirus regulations – ranging from businesses breaking lockdown rules, price gouging and Covid scams.

More than 95 per cent of people aged 70 and over in Dudley have now received the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine, health chiefs said.

Birmingham’s Operation Eagle wrapped up this week after more than 12,500 were tested following the recording of the South African variant in the city.

About 50 people were found at a birthday party in a soundproof room with a DJ and Class A drugs.

A further 23 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

A teenager has been charged with possessing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

A gunman who blasted a customer with a shotgun at a Black Country barbershop has been found guilty of attempted murder.

A teenager has been locked up for attacking a police dog with a machete.

A man has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries after he was assaulted in Dudley this morning.

Leaders across the West Midlands have called on the Government to rule out a return to the "complicated" tier system as lockdown is eased.

More than 300 fines have been handed out across the West Midlands in one week to people breaching Covid-19 restrictions.

Jury deliberations in a trial after a man was shot in the stomach outside a Walsall barber's shop during a row relating to money owed over a court have started today.

A hospital boss in the West Midlands has said it's "difficult to see" how the NHS will cope if there's another surge in Covid-19 cases.

People are being reminded they should only be going shopping for essentials – after it emerged nearly 100,000 people visited a Black Country shopping centre in one week.

Wedding and Diwali celebrations which allegedly breached Covid regulations could cost a Wolverhampton pub its licence.

A conservation charity has objected to plans to build more than 100 new homes at Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport.

A world leading rose breeder on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border has withdrawn an application to build a large greenhouse and outbuildings on green belt land following an outcry from the community.

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved councillor and former mayor of Dudley who has lost her fight against Covid-19.

Plans to demolish all of the buildings at Perry Barr household waste recycling centre and build new structures have been given the green light, subject to further consultation.

Senior councillors have agreed to add an ongoing £50,000 maintenance pot for parks and open spaces into a Staffordshire council’s budget – after the proposal was put forward by opposition group members.

Plans to build a housing block on land next to a Grade II-listed church have been rejected by councillors because of over-development concerns.

A county council has bought the site of Stafford’s former magistrates’ court as part of plans to regenerate an area of the town centre.

Chamberlin, the specialist castings and engineering group, is urging shareholders to back a £200,000 investment in the business which has recently lost two major contracts.

A man has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder after a man was stabbed in the Black Country.

A police chief says moving civil servants into police buildings could help save more stations from being shut down.

A group of young children were chased by two men with a machete and knife in Wyre Forest.

Hundreds of animal carcases piled high in the fields, the sky filled with thick black smoke. The smell of burning flesh permeating across the countryside.

A man has died in a fire at a property in the West Midlands this morning.

Residents and staff at a South Staffordshire care home have helped a special lady celebrate her 105th birthday.

A man has taken on a marathon challenge, alongside more than 10,000 others, in aid of Prostate Cancer UK.

A well-known Staffordshire doctor has announced his retirement.

Volunteers were out in force as mass testing got underway in an area of Walsall where a positive case of the South African variant was found.

Black Country Living Museum has been awarded £3.74 million to fund a project to create a new historical area on site.

A second man has been charged with the murder of a shooting victim in Dudley.

New vaccination centres – including a major hub – are set to open up as the region battles to keep pace with the roll out of the jab.

Patients attending A&E with no obvious medical condition cost NHS trusts across the Black Country and Staffordshire millions of pounds the last financial year, figures reveal.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have visited the region to learn more about the coronavirus vaccination trials.

A father-of-three, who put lives at risk when he drove through residential streets at 60mph and collided with three parked cars, has been jailed.

Hundreds more laptops and tablets have been made available for disadvantaged children in the region in the last three weeks, figures show.

More than 140 children received treatment for eating disorders at a health trust last year, figures reveal.

A man shot in the stomach at a Walsall barbershop “believed he was going to die” a jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court has heard.

Two teenagers had their dream come true when they got to interview West Bromwich Albion legend Chris Brunt on their sports chat show.

A councillor is celebrating after CCTV cameras and extra signs were installed to help tackle fly-tipping.

An adult specialist social care service has been recognised for its approach to the first national Covid-19 lockdown.

An auctioneers with sale rooms in Penkridge and Wolverhampton has been handed an award.

Facebook has apologised after a Black Country group's page was threatened with closure after members discussed the classic local delicacy faggots and peas.

More than 5,000 laptops and tablets have been given to disadvantaged Walsall children to help ensure they can take part in virtual lessons.

Sandwell Council has defended decisions to bar the public from meetings on major financial decisions saying it allows for more rigorous examination.

Six new chalet bungalows could be built on disused farmland in Bloxwich if plans are given the go-ahead.

Plans for a new school set to rise from the ashes of a former Phoenix school have been revealed.

A "halfway house" has been given the green light at a Cannock Chase golf club so players can take a comfort break when it reopens.

Police have arrested a Black Country man after multiple reports of a man exposing himself to people.

Stolen luxury cars worth around £300,000 have been found hidden in a West Midlands car park.

Three men accused of attempted murder of 15-year-old.

A "world class" entertainment venue operator is set to be appointed to run the long-delayed Civic Halls, council chiefs have announced.

A man with links to Staffordshire who is serving a life sentence has absconded from prison.

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce will launch its Black Country 2.0 campaign on February 25.

A young father died from blunt force head trauma with alcohol intoxication after he was attacked outside a Sedgley pub, an inquest heard.

Walsall Council has confirmed it will give Birmingham Airport an emergency loan of almost £5 million.

A further 30 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Hospital admissions for Covid-19 patients have fallen across the Black Country and Staffordshire – with one recording a 55 per cent fall.

Hundreds of people received their first Covid-19 jab in special vaccination clinics held in faith settings in Wolverhampton on Sunday.

Former West Brom and Manchester United star Ronnie Wallwork has been warned he could face a prison term after he admitted an assault charge.

A material that can be 3D printed and kills Covid -19 has been developed by scientists from Wolverhampton, who hope it will help reduce the spread of the disease.

A roe deer had to be rescued after getting stuck in a metal fence surrounding a Black Country school.

Comedy duo Dick and Dom visited Wyre Forest to film scenes for an upcoming episode of the Gadget Show.

The latest brands set to open this spring at Cannock's £160 million designer outlet have been announced.

Staffordshire County Council is set to test out a new pothole repair machine manufactured by local digger giant JCB.

A man has gone missing - and police believe he could be in the Birmingham or Dudley area.

Police are appealing for help in tracing a wanted man from Walsall.

The Severn Valley Railway has confirmed a unique locomotive as the star of an upcoming event.

A Black Country council is on track to boost its affordable housing stock, despite pressures of building new homes during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Ladder for the Black Country team was delighted by the response to National Apprenticeship Week which has helped give a fresh boost to efforts to increase employment in the region.

A defence barrister questioned why his client would seek to murder his baby daughter, a trial heard.

A popular city centre sports bar is undergoing a revamp which will create new jobs when lockdown ends.

Amateur photographer Sally Shillingford has put herself in the frame and decided to exhibit her work to the public.

Two men have been taken to hospital after a crash between a van and a car in Staffordshire.

A man has been arrested in connection with reported catalytic converter thefts in South Staffordshire.