Major vehicle collisions in the West Midlands have dropped by nearly a third, according to a new report.

Fewer than 2% of the population have been fully immunised against Covid-19 and about 10% have received a single dose.

The country has set yet another daily global record for Covid-19 infections, with more than 400,000 new cases.

Officials have threatened punishment if allocated oxygen supplies are not delivered.

Professor Sir Mark Walport said there are still around 4,600 new cases a day across the UK.

London is hosting the first G7 foreign ministers meeting in more than two years.

The duke co-founded Sentebale in 2006 to help vulnerable children in Lesotho, Botswana and Malawi.

The front pages splash on pandemic developments and political machinations on Sunday.

It comes as polling shows ‘sleaze’ allegations are hurting the Conservative Party.

Matt Hancock said the plan could offer a ‘viable alternative’ to self-isolation.

Pfizer says trials of its vaccine in children aged 12 to 15 showed 100% efficacy and a strong immune response.

A severe blaze which ripped through a derelict Black Country pub in the early hours of Saturday is being treated as arson.

Rail travellers heading towards Staffordshire on a busy line between Birmingham and Staffordshire were hit by delays and road replacement services.

Police have released CCTV images after a man was threatened with a knife and had his bag stolen in a street robbery.

The Prime Minister has insisted the row is a ‘farrago of nonsense’.

From Tuesday, residents leaving their home for a walk or to visit a loved one’s garden will no longer have to isolate for two weeks on return.

A girl was given first aid after she collapsed in the street following a car crash on a busy Black Country road.

A busy Birmingham street was transformed into a scene from the 1920s as a new biopic was filmed there.

Two further Covid deaths have been reported at hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

A suspected wartime bomb which brought traffic chaos to Wolverhampton turned out to be a harmless practice device.

There were aching legs, but cheers at the end of a marathon charity walk for three wise men.

Police investigating a sexual assault in Staffordshire have released an e-fit of their suspect – a week after a woman was attacked in woodland by a man wearing a Covid mask and baseball cap.

Scientists will be looking to see whether crowds mixing and dancing indoors increases the risk of transmission of Covid-19.

The British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin is looking for volunteers to help their counterparts battling the crisis in India.

A campaign has been launched to raise £2.3m to build a memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral.

The Transport Select Committee said the Government’s failure to publish the lists by Saturday ‘could cost people their jobs’.

Staff and residents at a care home in Wolverhampton have taken part in a litter-pick as part of the Captain Sir Tom Moore challenge.

The West Midlands has been revealed to have the highest rate of fuel poverty in England.

Residents across the county are marking Staffordshire Day today.

Wolves owner Fosun is sending 100,000 facemasks to Mumbai in India to help with the fight against the coronavirus surge in the country.

Staff and pupils at Abbey Federation School in Smethwick said a fond farewell to their school crossing lady Linda Kelly, fondly known as "Lolly Lin".

A trained fitness coach and volunteer is seeking further funding for a weekly boxing and mental health programme aimed at vulnerable children between the ages of 11 and 14.

Gyms, leisure centres, swimming pools and fitness classes will be able to resume from Monday May 3, First Minister Mark Drakeford said.

With 386,452 new cases, India now has reported more than 18.7 million since the pandemic began.

Archie has already braved some bitter nights, with rain and snow.

Visitors cheered and screamed with happiness as they entered the theme park.

The two companies said their submission to the European Medicines Agency was based on an advanced study in more than 2,000 adolescents.

Selby, Hyndburn and North Lincolnshire are currently recording the highest rates.

The immune response of those who have not previously been infected and have only received one dose of the vaccine could be insufficient.

The nation’s papers feature a mix of pandemic and economic developments on Saturday.

Overall, two-thirds of the adult population in England have received their first dose, and more than a quarter have been fully vaccinated.

Weather warnings could be imposed over the weekend, the Met Office has said.

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Midlands Air Ambulance today thanked its supporters after revealing it had managed to raise the £10 million needed to keep flying.

Midlands Air Ambulance was as busy as ever through lockdown, but the nature of emergencies it attended changed as society shut down.

Coronavirus vaccine appointments have been rearranged after a "small delivery disruption" to a shipment of around 300 doses in the Black Country.

A man has been jailed for eight years after stabbing a woman and injuring a seven-month-old baby.

The series six finale of Line of Duty is nearly here. So here are six reasons we love the hit BBC show.

UB40 and Beverley Knight will both perform at an open-air concert at Sandwell Valley Country Park this summer, while a dance music spectacular is also planned

We take a closer look at the candidates and key issues ahead of this year's PCC election in the West Midlands.

Claire Darke is ending two challenging but unforgettable years as Mayor of Wolverhampton. Today she describes the experience.

Tipton and Coseley Building Society is celebrating 120 years helping homeowners in the West Midlands.

A Banksy-style mural painted on the side of a pub wall has got people doing a double-take.

A community group has launched plans to transform a derelict site into a place for people to grow food and teach children wildlife conservation.

Far more new or expectant mothers were in contact with mental health services in the Black Country in January than before the pandemic, figures show.

A foster care agency on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border celebrating its one-year anniversary has revealed the challenges of working through a pandemic and urged prospective parents to consider fostering.

The daughters of a Staffordshire musician who spent his final days at St Giles Hospice are calling on people to support the charity by backing its summer raffle.

A range of activities created by pupils to revive, relax and refresh the mind have won a thumbs up in a school competition.

Two areas of the West Midlands have joined the likes of Penzance in a list of top property hotspots in England.

A Dudley woman who was first diagnosed with debilitating arthritis at the age of just 37 has turned to art to help manage her condition and give her a focus.

An unexploded Second World War device has been found in the canal off Wolverhampton's Ring Road, leading to traffic chaos in the city as police cordoned off the area.

Two "utterly reckless" drivers who were racing along the A5 when one of their cars flipped over and crashed into a DFS store have been locked up.

A driver from Walsall who took the lives of two men when he crashed a stolen car head-on has been jailed for 12 years.

Professor Paul Hunter said the data showed there were currently no negative effects of allowing people to mix more.

The Competition and Markets Authority said the firm has failed to address its concerns after hundreds of customers complained.

Good Hope Hospital has unveiled its new £1 million maternity facility to support new mothers and babies.

HomeServe, which has just launched a search for new staff in the Black Country, has been named as one of the UK’s best places to work for the third year in a row.

Former Judas Priest drummer John Hinch has died at the age of 73.

No further coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham or Staffordshire.

He may be 75 with a hip replacement – but adventure junkie Alan Peace won’t let that stop him walking 630 miles in one go to support Cancer Research UK.

Almost 60 per cent of all adults in the Black Country and West Birmingham have had their first Covid vaccine.

Jordy Nicholas Van Duijvenbode, 31, pleaded guilty to holding a gathering of more than 30 people.

Stafford terrorist Usman Khan sought to diminish the seriousness of his offending during his frustrated attempts to find a job following his release from prison, an inquest jury heard.

A puppy has been reunited with her owners after being stolen and turning up two weeks later and 100 miles away in Birmingham.

A woman has been charged in connection with courier fraud after pensioners in the region were conned out of £16,000.

Two people have been charged with trying to steal a catalytic converter from a car.

For the National Cold War Exhibition it's a not-so-invisible enemy which simply cannot be ignored – dust.

Dog owners are being urged to keep their pets on leads as part of a national 'Lead On' campaign.

The start date has been announced for a multi-million pound scheme looking to help revitalise Shifnal's town centre.

The Department for Health and Social Care said the existing NHS app is being considered as part of the digital route.

Night Time Industries Scotland argues the curbs are ‘no longer justifiable or proportionate’.

A bid to provide a safe haven in Walsall for women and children who are victims of domestic violence has been given the go-ahead.

Lidl is set to open a new store at Merry Hill.

Rule breakers have been warned they could face police action ahead of a busy bank holiday weekend across the Black Country and Staffordshire.

A £100 million redevelopment of the “most contaminated land in Europe” has been given the green light by Walsall planners.

Sandwell leisure centre staff have gone on strike over changes to the contracts of around 280 employees.

A double garage that was built taller than it should have been can now be converted into a bungalow after retrospective planning permission was granted for the building.

A man and woman suffered serious head injuries after they were attacked with a glass bottle by a group of men.

A man has been arrested after a pensioner was conned out of thousands of pounds.

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A popular South Asian arts festival is set to return to the region after confirming its dates for the event.

A proposed Black Country housing scheme which residents feared would intensify antisocial behaviour problems they suffer has been rejected.

A “brilliant idea” to turn a disused Netherton industrial site into a canal-side housing development of more than 90 homes has been given the green light.

A woman has been hurt trying to stop a gang of masked attackers stealing a quad bike after they ram-raided a garage at a property in Oldbury.

Investigators are examining the cause of a blaze which tore through the ground floor of a house in Great Barr.

A man from Dudley has been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure, in connection with a number of offences in South Warwickshire.