A man has died in a house fire in the Black Country overnight.

Deliveries group DX, which has part of its operation in the Black Country, is expanding its UK fleet with more than 300 new vehicles being added.

Unison and Mencap are calling on the Government to ask the Low Pay Commission to investigate the issue of sleep-in pay.

The RAC received 4,694 call-outs for vehicles damaged by faulty road surfaces between January and March.

Unemployment in the West Midlands has fallen – the latest Office for National Statistics figures show.

The Richardson family has announced plans to invest in ambitious West Midlands businesses with the launch of the Richardson Enterprise Fund, providing a boost to the region’s post-covid economic recovery.

There’s something about Boris Johnson and the various modes of public transport.

Landlords across the region raised a glass to a successful first week back in business as Covid restrictions eased.

Hospital trusts across the Black Country and Staffordshire were caring for 111 coronavirus patients in hospital as of last Tuesday, as figures show the numbers continue to fall.

Customers flocked back to shopping centres over the weekend, with more than double the footfall compared to the week before.

A record number of patients had been waiting a year or more for routine treatment at hospital trusts in the Black Country and Staffordshire in February, figures reveal.

Crash involved three vehicles.

A vacant city centre property will be given new life after being sold for residential development.

Seventy years ago the Glorious Glosters wrote their names in history in one of the epic battles of the Korean War.

A parent and carer group covering Walsall and Wolverhampton is hoping to bloom this year – but needs help after securing a long term lease on an allotment that will be transformed into a safe, sensory garden and play area for children and adults wi...

A new space for creatives in Wolverhampton has opened its doors following a renovation project.

Nearly two centuries of history comes to an end.

Centenary celebrations for a memorial park in Brierley Hill are set to take place in September and as a tribute to the men who died in the First and Second World Wars three new benches have been installed.

A young dance teacher is celebrating lockdown restrictions being finally lifted so that she can achieve her dream of opening her own studio in Wolverhampton.

In the 1950s John Lloyd found himself at a crossroads in his career. An accomplished saxophone and clarinet player, he dreamt of a career as a jazz musician. But in the end the security of a steady job at a brewery prevailed.

The Department of Health and Social Care said health services administered a total of 43,084,487 million vaccines between December 8 and April 18.

People in the Sandwell – where extra testing is taking place to identify the Covid-19 variant first discovered in South Africa – can now return their completed home tests at several drop-off points.

The Raven pub later said on Twitter that it had not intended to ‘hijack’ the Labour leader’s visit to Bath.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said 103 cases of the Indian variant had been identified in the UK.

The Prime Minister took a break out of his visit to the Black Country today for a pint in the sun.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson took control today... of one of West Midlands Metro's trams.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a 64-year-old man died in a hit-and-run crash in Birmingham.

Police and paramedics were called to a four-car crash in Netherton today.

No new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham in the latest figures released by health bosses.

The chief executive of the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust will take on the role of interim chief executive of the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust – taking on a shared role for both trusts.

Chief executive Noel Quinn said hybrid working is ‘the new reality of life’ as he starts hot-desking with colleagues.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 83-year-old woman suffered fatal injuries in a house fire in Birmingham.

The Prime Minister said he will work to make sure the current proposals do not go ahead.

A new bubble tea store, Bubblycious, has opened at the Merry Hill Shopping Centre.

A man has pleaded guilty to stabbing two paramedics in Wolverhampton.

An elderly woman has died in a house fire in Kidderminster.

A “predator” police constable has been dismissed for “appalling” gross misconduct after being found guilty of “trying it on” with four vulnerable domestic abuse victims.

The team said research monitoring immune responses beyond six months are ongoing.

People will need to wait at their vaccination clinic for 15 minutes after the jab.

The Moderna coronavirus vaccine is set to be rolled out in England from Tuesday.

It is the third Covid-19 vaccine to be used as part of the mass vaccination programme.

Elle Taylor, 24, from Ammanford, got the jab at the West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen.

GP Dr Ellie Cannon said the rate for the specific type of brain blood clot under investigation was around one in 2.5 million people.

The long-awaited overnight lodges at West Midland Safari Park have officially opened to the public.

Plans are labelled 'absolutely appalling'.

If you go down to the woods today, you might see dozens of teddy bears off to help a good cause.

A man has died and another was hurt in a Black Country house fire.

Professor Danny Altmann, of Imperial College London, warned variants ‘do pose a threat’ and ‘we still have a very large vulnerable population’.

Offices in an historic Walsall town centre building could be converted into seven new apartments.

The Prime Minister will speak to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi later in the month.

Fishmongers’ Hall attacker Usman Khan seemed “a little shy” and did nothing to raise suspicions in the minutes before he stabbed two people to death, an inquest jury has heard.

A witness to the Fishmongers’ Hall atrocity said he initially thought armed killer Usman Khan, from Stafford, was “play-fighting” as he launched his bloody attack, an inquest jury has heard.

A doctor has told an inquest of the “unprecedented” decision to enter the scene of the Fishmongers’ Hall terror attack to help casualties despite bomb fears.

Variants of concern with the E484K mutation seem to spread more easily and quickly than others.

Two retired police officers and a former solicitor appeared at the Nightingale court sitting at the Lowry Theatre in Salford.

The Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford is searching for enthusiastic STEM students to take part in a competition.

A young Wolverhampton fundraiser has been nominated as a Positive Role Model in the National Diversity Awards and hopes to complete a charity walk next month.

A new seating area at a popular Staffordshire farm is set to offer more space for visitors to enjoy.

As the only patron of the RAF Cosford museum since its inception in 1972, the Duke of Edinburgh has always had a special connection to the Shropshire site.

See the full list of Wolverhampton Council election candidates ward-by-ward.

No non-emergency tests have been permitted in the UK since early January due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The race to find new treatments has been limited by lockdown restrictions.

Mothers-to-be are able to attend 12 and 20-week scans with their partners at hospitals in the Black Country from today.

Almost one in five care home staff across the Black Country and Staffordshire have not been vaccinated against Covid-19.

Work is set to begin on a multi-million pound ambulance service hub for West Midlands Ambulance Service after planners approved the scheme.

Hundreds of people flocked to an antiques fair at Himley Hall following the easing of lockdown.

Almost exactly 301 years ago to the day, the semi-nationalised South Sea company sold its first shares to the public.

A teenager is set to enter a plea this week in relation to the alleged murder of a young man in the Black Country.

New plans have been put forward for 15 homes at the old site of a derelict former factory.

A Staffordshire pet shop has finally welcomed its first physical customer through the doors.

A former ultra-distance runner, who thought nothing of running 150 miles non-stop until a knee replacement caused him to retire, has notched up yet another achievement by publishing three books in as many months.

If you go down into the woods today you might be in for a surprise as parents and babies limber up for fitness sessions under the guidance of a personal trainer from Bearwood.

A charity challenge will see a motoring enthusiast take on the virtual challenge of one of motor racing's toughest circuits.

A further three hospital patients have died from coronavirus in the region.

Police have found a dog belonging to a 79-year-old man they have been searching for since Friday.

A man was arrested by police after a theft at a Black Country shopping centre.

A failure to appoint a single black or ethnic minority person to a raft of vacant Walsall Council senior jobs has prompted a recruitment strategy rethink.

A Black Country man who has been on the run from police for two years is now wanted in connection with a double shooting in the region.

A taskforce is being created to tackle baby deaths in Birmingham after it was revealed the four areas with the worst infant mortality rates in England are all in the West Midlands.

A driver whose failure to stop at a crossroads caused a three-car crash in which a 31-year-old man died has been found guilty of causing his death.

The actress, best known for playing powerful women such as Aunt Polly in the BBC gang drama Peaky Blinders, has died at the age of 52.

Recent news bulletins emanating from Nigeria's Imo state tell of kidnappings, gun attacks on police stations, alleged corruption and political feuds.

Philip’s insignia, laid out on the altar of St George’ Chapel, provided a reminder of his family links and his many roles in the nation’s life.

People outside royal residences, in sports venues and at pubs across the country observed the minute’s silence.

The royal funeral was stripped back due to coronavirus restrictions.

The duke was described as enriching the lives of all those he knew with his ‘kindness, humour and humanity’.