The Conservatives have taken control of Dudley Council after making 12 gains in this year's election.

Dudley Council has become the first Black Country authority to announce the results of the 2021 election, and it has been a big night for the Tories.

A busy Black Country road was shut after a fire started on a nearby industrial site.

Luis Gallego, boss of IAG, said airlines were ready to fly but Government action was needed to make it happen.

Up to April 28, the MHRA in the UK had received 242 reports of blood clots accompanied by low blood platelet count, all in people who had AstraZeneca.

The move will see the charge doubled from 5p and will extend to all stores, including corner shops.

The travel list is being published on Friday.

Air fares to Portugal have soared ahead of the travel green list’s publication.

Experts stressed the need to provide poorer nations with Covid-19 vaccines.

It is thought the designation will be changed on Friday, although cases remain relatively low.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make the announcement on Monday, according to the Telegraph.

The Jersey fishing dispute and upbeat news on the economy are among the main stories in Friday’s national papers.

The win builds on Conservative advances into Labour’s traditional heartlands during the last general election.

Once the local election polls close at 10pm it will still be a couple of days until all the council, West Midlands Mayor and West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner results are in.

Dozens of cancer patients at hospital trusts in the Black Country and Staffordshire had been waiting longer than two months for treatment in February, new figures show.

Waiting times for cancer treatment reveal the "catastrophic impact" of the coronavirus pandemic, a charity has said.

A man who died outside a bar in Walsall crouched down after a man "lunged forward" with something in his right hand, a jury has been told.

Two solicitors from a firm based in Wolverhampton are facing disciplinary action in connection with an allegedly fraudulent "quick sale" property scheme.

A trade union has raised concerns about a hospital-based company breaching Covid-19 guidelines.

Jury deliberations in the trial of six men accused of beating to death a young father near a Black Country pub were entering the second day today.

Hospital bosses have raised concerns that younger people are refusing Covid vaccines due to fears they could cause infertility.

Fresh fears have been raised that hundreds of spaces in a town’s main car park could be lost after it was bought by developers in a seven-figure deal.

An eight-year-old boy has helped raise more than £1,000 for charity – after he was inspired by Captain Tom.

The 'incredible' work of NHS staff and volunteers in delivering a successful vaccination programme at Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Hall has been hailed.

A new dawn is coming for a community church as it prepares to reopen its newly renovated doors to the public.

A permanent memorial to women’s cricket pioneer Rachael Heyhoe Flint has been planned for Lord's.

Unions representing musicians, theatre workers and actors, in Birmingham have, in an open letter to the leader of Birmingham City Council, pressed for delay of a year in the introduction of Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone and for a support scheme for t...

Volunteers are raising money to send vital oxygen supplies to India amid the growing Covid crisis in the country.

A charity’s much-loved narrowboat has been given a facelift thanks to the generosity of former Goodyear workers.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have thanked royal fans for their support over the past two years.

Two men have been arrested after officers uncovered a large drugs grow.

A driver who killed a passenger after jumping a red light in Birmingham has been jailed.

A third man has been charged over the murder of Bashir Mohamed in Birmingham.

Many holidaymakers hope the country will be on the Government’s green list when it is revealed on Friday.

Automotive components group Gestamp more than tripled its net profit up to £44.2 million in the first three months of this year.

Aston Villa have offered up Villa Park to host the Champions League final, reports suggest.

James Paul Davis appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court a month after the collision that killed two-week-old Ciaran Leigh Morris in Brownhills High Street

Voters across the region are heading to the polls for the biggest set of elections in half a century.

There was an early-morning ‘sea of red lights and flares’ as boats gathered at the port of St Helier.

Around 60 French fishing boats gathered off the island’s main port St Helier early on Thursday to protest against new licences.

People aged 70 and over were in the top four groups on the priority list for vaccines.

A major cannabis farm has been discovered at an industrial site in the Black Country.

Peggy Wright, 83, died after jumping from a window at her home in a bid to escape the fire.

Professor Sharon Peacock said there was no suggestion the virus was mutating to avoid inoculation but it could be years before it was harmless.

Royal Navy ships have been sent to the Channel Island amid a row with France.

Four people have been arrested - including a woman on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder - after cars were set on fire and a man was shot in a Walsall street.

Three in 10 eligible black adults have not been vaccinated, according to estimates in England.

A serial rapist is facing jail after being found guilty of a ten-month campaign of violent sexual attacks in Birmingham.

The European Commission said new rules for French fishing boats breached Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal.

The telecoms firm has set a new target stretching over the next few years.

Police have promised to visit the home of a woman allegedly abused by her next-door neighbour after her complaints about the investigation went viral.

A unique postal history archive showcasing the Lake District’s heritage from the Edwardian era to the mid-20th century is coming up for auction in Lichfield.

Tui is offering testing packages costing a fraction of standard prices to ‘make travel a possibility’.

The findings came after ministers confirmed all remaining students in England would not be allowed to return to campus until mid-May at the earliest.

President Joe Biden’s administration is throwing its support behind efforts to waive intellectual property protections.

The Bank hiked its outlook for 2021 growth to 7.25%, up from its previous prediction of 5%.

Vandals have covered all the ticket machines in one of Bridgnorth's main car parks with paint and stuffed the coin slots full of wood.

Six new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the Black Country and Birmingham.

New research has found that the vast majority of big businesses will adopt a hybrid working model in the future.

The probation officer for Fishmongers’ Hall attacker Usman Khan said he was unaware MI5 had an open investigation into the convicted Stafford terrorist, an inquest jury has heard.

Residents could find themselves living ‘behind bars’ in a scheme to convert the former Dudley Police Station and police cells into apartments.

New data from the Office for National Statistics show that alcohol-related deaths are the highest they have been for 20 years.

Earlier dozens of French fishing boats gathered off St Helier, watched by two Royal Navy boats.

A Dudley man is celebrating after learning he has won a £30,000 cash prize with the People's Postcode Lottery.

The Crown alleges Pcs Benjamin Monk and Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith ‘discussed between themselves’ their ‘unlawful attack on an unarmed man’.

The Dalian Atkinson murder trial has heard the ex-footballer’s father told police his son was not in his right mind on the night he was Tasered outside his family home.

Some of Britain's most coveted postage stamps are due to go under the hammer and prove how a quirk of fate can transform what was once everyday paraphernalia into sought-after rarities.

After three days of silence Line Of Duty creator Jed Mercurio has confronted his critics directly in a series of heated posts on Twitter.

Police were called out three times in as many days to catalytic converter thefts in Cannock streets.

Residents on low incomes could get their property deposit paid by Stafford Borough Council as part of plans to make it easier to secure private rented housing.

HMS Severn and HMS Tamar have been deployed to ‘monitor the situation’ at the Channel Island.

The US Food and Drug Administration is also expected to authorise Pfizer’s vaccine for young people by next week.

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai warned, however, that it would take time to forge a consensus.

The Japanese company makes Super Mario and Pokemon games.

More than three quarters (77%) of UK respondents said they are experiencing unprecedented levels of burnout, a study of 12 countries found.

Academics assessed data from people who had the jab in Denmark and Norway.

Covid-19 has increased the demand for upskilling and reskilling, and emphasised the attractiveness of distance learning, the institution says.

The latest monthly monitor by research firm Springboard revealed that footfall in April was 32.7% below the levels seen in April 2019.

Boris Johnson’s move to send navy boats to Jersey dominates the front pages on Thursday.

Industry figures have condemned plans to make UK travellers take Covid tests even when vaccinated.

The closely watched IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index recorded a better-than-expected reading of 61 for April, up from 56.3 in March.

Ten new homes are set to be built on a former Dudley gas works site that has lain empty for years.

A physiotherapy unit at Sandwell Hospital could be demolished to make way for more than 120 houses and flats for key workers.

No-one has been charged in connection with the death of a man shot dead in Telford as the murder investigation continues on what would have been his 21st birthday.

Residents fear a proposed new supermarket in Smethwick could lead to an increase in vermin, anti-social behaviour and litter.

A mother's plans to open a hair salon in her garage have made the cut for Cannock Chase councillors.

A Peaky Blinders-themed bar and restaurant is on course for opening in Dudley town centre in the summer.

Elections are being held across Great Britain.

A teenager, who aims to become a corporate law barrister, has been elected as one of the youngest members of Wolverhampton Youth Council.

A park described by locals as 'a green oasis' in Dudley is set to celebrate its centenary later this year.

Bus group Rotala, which operates Diamond Bus in the West Midlands, remains confident about the future ahead despite anticipating that “true recovery” will not occur until 2023.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested following the discovery of a knife at Merry Hill Shopping Centre.

The average price of a litre of unleaded reached 127.19p at the end of April.

An appeal has gone out to trace a man wanted for recall to prison.

Coronavirus caused staff at hospital trusts across the Black Country and Staffordshire to miss more than 50,000 days of work last year, figures reveal.

More than 40 nurses from India will not be joining a health trust in Staffordshire this month due to the country's ongoing struggle against Covid-19.

Jury deliberations in the trial of six men accused of beating to death a young father near a Black Country pub were set to begin today,.

A haul of Harry Potter discoveries including five first edition books reached more than £150,000 at auction in Staffordshire.

A jury in the trial of four men accused of murder following the fatal stabbing of a man outside a Walsall bar have heard more about a weapon allegedly used in the killing.

A coronavirus survivor who spent more than two months in Walsall Manor Hospital is planning to take on a 26-mile fundraising walk.