EasyJet boss Johan Lundgren claimed passengers should not face ‘more complexities and cost’ for visiting low-risk destinations.

Administrators have brokered a deal between an international consortium and former owner Philip Day which will see him leave the UK retail scene.

The PM has stressed that final decisions on Covid status certification have not been made but he already faces opposition.

Experts said that by the time restrictions are set to be lifted completely there will still be ‘quite a few people who are not immune’.

A Black Country man has been charged with causing the death of a two-week-old boy in a hit-and-run crash in Brownhills.

Poundland is reopening more of its hibernating shops and plans to open more new stores over the next six months to help support the UK’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

A young woman who paid just £5 has won more than £18,500 in a raffle and hopes to buy plane tickets to see her father in America.

Home repairs and improvements group HomeServe says it delivered a good performance in 2020-2021, with adjusted profit before tax expected to be around £191 million from £181m a year before.

When Maurice Willetts stepped on the scales on January 1 2020, he knew things had to change.

West Bromwich-based Accord Housing Association and GreenSquare have merged to create a new housing and care organisation called GreenSquareAccord.

Handrail and balustrade specialists SMART Balustrades has expanded its team as it works towards its ambitious 35 per cent year-on-year growth target for 2021 – following a record year in 2020.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the move to the second step of the road map was ‘fully justified by the data’.

New images have been released giving a glimpse into Cannock's new £160 million designer outlet which is due to open this spring.

A pony owner has appealed to people not to feed horses while out on their walks after her five-year-old mare died from liver failure.

A veterans' champion who in a varied working life nursed both a former Prime Minister and footballing legend George Best is being given a fitting send off later this month.

The number of children seeking free school meals has risen by almost 40 per cent within 12 months, a council said.

John Spellar, the Labour MP for Warley, believes that vaccine passports could prove to be crucial in helping Britain's struggling businesses to get back on their feet after the misery of the pandemic.

Former Bake Off contestant Terry Hartill has found his previous occupations as a ceramacist and engineer useful in his latest cake creations.

People across the West Midlands are being urged to fill their census forms in as soon as possible to avoid getting a knock on the door.

Volunteers in Staffordshire have been praised for raising more than £13,000 so for this year for the Guide Dogs charity.

A special garden for reflection and remembrance has been created outside Walsall Manor Hospital for staff who have lost loved ones during the pandemic.

Fun and games will prove the best medicine for poorly patients on the children’s ward at Walsall Manor Hospital now a charity appeal has reached its target.

A customer services assistant at Birmingham New Street station is inspiring other autistic people like him to find a route into their dream career.

Boris Johnson said ‘waves of sickness’ were still hitting other countries.

A fundraiser set up for the family of a baby killed in a crash has beaten its £2,000 target within hours of being set up.

The parents of a two-week-old baby boy killed after his pram was hit by a car have spoken of how their “hearts will always ache”.

A taskforce review into Covid status certification says a positive test in the past 180 days will qualify a person to be permitted into mass events.

A two-week-old baby boy has died after the pram he was in was hit by a car in Brownhills.

Tributes have been paid as the community rallies to support the family of a two-week-old baby killed when his pram was hit by a car.

The bomb squad was called when a suspected mortar round was found in a Wolverhampton canal.

Boris Johnson update the nation on bank holiday Monday before the lockdown is further eased next week.

Two music firms in the Black Country have welcomed new funding as part of the Government's Culture Recovery Fund.

A leading property investment and development company’s plans to build three high quality mid-box manufacturing/logistics units at a prime business park have been given the green light.

Tests are still ongoing to confirm the breed of two dogs which mauled a great-grandmother to death in the Black Country.

More chaos after huge pipe burst on Saturday.

A van crashed into a house in the Black Country - causing significant structural damage - before driving away.

'Dedicated' hubs to be set up at hospitals.

One more coronavirus death has been recorded at hospitals in the region.

The Stafford Gatehouse Theatre is to receive £124,950 from the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.

Mayor vows to fight development.

Police officers are concerned for the welfare of a Walsall man who has been missing since yesterday.

Danny Altmann, professor of immunology at Imperial College London, said they would need ‘enormous scrutiny’.

Parish councillors in Staffordshire have called on people to help them find a landing spot for a massive eagle statue.

A mother-of-three and former colleague of much-loved Walsall nurse Areema Nasreen, who died a year ago after contracting Covid-19, has vowed to “make her proud” after being awarded the first scholarship in her memory.

No arrests have been made two days after a teenager was shot in the chest in Wolverhampton.

A vulnerable man has gone missing from his home in Birmingham.

Mosques across a Black Country borough are set to offer Covid-19 testing under a new pilot scheme.

The driver left the scene.

A man who assaulted his mother and smashed a plate and a glass by throwing them against the wall has been banned from going near her Wolverhampton home.

A smell of gas was reported to the fire service just hours before an explosion ripped through a house in Walsall, it has been revealed.

Food outlets in Stafford are set to benefit from a new customer app to help them boost trade and recover from the Covid pandemic.

The Wolverhampton poet laureate’s pride in the city and the Black Country accent and dialect, has inspired her debut novel.

Concerned that an electrician was regularly turning up for work in a state of inebriation, Andy Cope asked a more experienced colleague for advice.

House prices edged down by 0.2 per cent month on month in March, according to an index.

A new music therapy space has been set up in Stafford to enable disabled people to enjoy playing instruments in a purpose-built environment.

An 18-year-old woman shot in the chest in broad daylight in Wolverhampton was critical but stable on Sunday, police said.

Around 600 cannabis plants have been seized by officers after a warrant was carried out in the Black Country.

Ministers are due to sign off the next stage of the road map out of lockdown with shops reopening and pubs serving outdoors from April 12.

More families are slipping into food poverty in the West Midlands, relying on handouts to survive.

“To us, child poverty is any child who doesn’t have enough food to eat and that is just not acceptable.”

The two dogs which escaped and mauled Rowley Regis great-grandmother Lucille Downer to death in her back garden have been put down.

A school crossing patrol officer is preparing to hand over her lollipop sign after two decades of helping children cross safely to school

A rare Beatles photograph signed by John, Paul, George and Ringo 58 years ago for a teenage fan is coming up for auction in Staffordshire.

Queuing for groceries inspired a Wolverhampton artist to paint a striking image which is is set to be displayed in a special exhibition focussing on the events of 2020.

The Conservative candidate to become the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has pledged to recruit more PCSOs and have them trained to deal with domestic abuse cases.

Fewer power cuts, cleaner energy and the removal of ugly overhead lines. That is the pledge from Western Power Distribution as it draws up its plans for the next five years.

Healthcare professionals at a Staffordshire hospital trust are to benefit from almost £100,000 to develop a state-of-the-art digital hub.

X-ray scanners have been rolled out to three prisons across the West Midlands and Staffordshire to help tackle crime behind bars.

Plans have been revealed for a series of major environmental works ahead of the construction of a new bridge at a Black Country nature reserve.

An appeal has been launched calling for sponsors to come forward to help fund prizes and costs of a horse show set to be held at the South Staffordshire Show Ground in aid of a major mental health charity.

Dr Patrick Roach called on ministers to ‘step in’ when employers refuse to listen to concerns of staff about the pandemic.

Boris Johnson will set out details of the ‘Covid status certification’ scheme amid concerns over ‘vaccine passports’.

An alleged murderer has been arrested after a man died in hospital after being found collapsed on a street in Birmingham.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting two people after a disorder in Brierley Hill.

A Whitehall source said Netcompany is ‘helping with the technical architecture of a possible app’.

The PM will potentially pave the way for holidays abroad later this year.

A further four coronavirus deaths have been recorded in hospitals in the Black Country and Birmingham.

The family of a great-grandmother who was mauled to death by two escaped dogs in the Black Country have said they will 'miss her dearly'.

More than 200 coronavirus outbreak investigations have been carried out by health chiefs in South Staffordshire, it has been revealed.

Two men injured in a double shooting in Smethwick are in a stable condition, police have said.

A woman is in hospital after being injured in the second shooting in Wolverhampton in six days.

Expatriates make up 70% of the country’s population.

Ministers believe the scheme could enable the safe return of crowds to sporting events, festivals and theatres.

See the latest figures for coronavirus cases and deaths in your area.

A series of trial events are planned as officials look to find a way for venues to reopen without the need for social distancing.

More than 160 motorists have been caught speeding on a main road in South Staffordshire in a crackdown by police.