More than 20 firefighters have been battling a major blaze at a recycling centre in the Black Country.

Thieves have broken into an Acorns Children's Hospice charity shop and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced a ‘support package’ for areas where case numbers remain high.

MPs have hit out at “untidy and unnecessary” changes that will redraw the region’s political map.

Shop owners have given their backing to a police initiative which is aimed at cracking down on shoplifters and people who commit fraud in Stourport.

Students from South Staffordshire College were delighted when mayor Tony Nixon and mayoress Hazel Nixon came to help out.

Workers at an insurance company have been left "shocked and traumatised" after a colleague was stabbed in the neck in the Black Country.

"I think it's been great to see so many people getting vaccinated as it's another step out of this pandemic."

More than 20,000 fewer workers in the Black Country and Staffordshire were on furlough in April, as coronavirus restrictions started easing across the UK.

A Wolverhampton-born West End star will make her first performance as a professional in her hometown theatre as part of an upcoming UK tour.

A woman was seriously injured in one of two shootings on the same night in Wolverhampton.

Windows were smashed and a man was injured in what is believed to have been a revenge attack after a racist incident in Wolverhampton.

A group of graduate students at Magdalen College reportedly removed an image of the Monarch because she represents Britain’s colonialist past.

Hospital trusts across the Black Country and Staffordshire were caring for a total of 42 Covid patients – as the numbers dropped from the previous week.

A multi-million pound funding boost has been hailed as a "gamechanger" for a Black Country borough.

Attempts to tackle fly-tipping in a district are being stepped up following a rise in incidents during the pandemic.

District council cabinet members are looking to allocate £50,000 towards the Commonwealth Games’ mountain biking event, taking place at Cannock Chase Forest next summer.

Ministers have been urged to use Brexit to hike taxes on major tobacco firms after three quarters of people in the West Midlands backed plans to wipe out smoking.

The restoration of the engine on one of the world’s rarest cars is in its final stages at a firm in Bridgnorth.

The Commonwealth Games is going to be "huge" for Sandwell, a council boss has said with just over a year to go until the competition arrives in the region.

Construction businesses in the West Midlands will need to recruit an additional 25,000 new workers by 2025 just to meet demand.

Police have appealed for help finding a Stafford man who has gone missing without his medication.

Some 5.7 million people live in the areas which have been offered enhanced support.

NHS England said the National Booking Service had 493,000 appointments reserved by midday on Tuesday, five hours after over-25s were included.

A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed in the neck in a daylight attack in Wednesbury town centre.

West Midlands Police have issued a statement reiterating e-scooter rules.

Brenda Venables disappeared in 1982.

An out-of-hours support service for people at risk of a mental health crisis has been launched by a charity in the Black Country.

A pharmacy in Wolverhampton has been sold having been put up for almost a million pounds.

A further 25 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals and care homes in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham.

Police want to talk to a man after a break-in in Four Oaks.

Two teenagers have been arrested after a family were racially abused and threatened in a Wolverhampton park.

A man has been arrested after police found a cannabis farm in the roof of house in Staffordshire.

Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist Usman Khan would have been unlikely to have been released from prison had he needed to satisfy the Parole Board, the police officer leading the investigation into the Stafford jihadi said.

A police constable accused of assaulting Dalian Atkinson has told a jury she hit the ex-footballer with a baton because it was “absolutely necessary” to protect herself and her colleague.

Hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects to a much-loved father, brother, son and teacher.

Pupils have been urged to keep wearing face coverings in schools as efforts are stepped up to curb the virus spread and keep children in the classroom.

Passengers arriving from Portugal who now have to self-isolate due to the country being moved to the amber list have called the decision "a disgrace".

CCTV images have been released after electrical goods worth £1,300 were taken through the self-service section of an Asda supermarket without being paid for.

Two men from Walsall have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences after a stop-and-search in Cannock.

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found dead at a house in Olton, Solihull.

Under new plans from the Boundary Commission, the number of constituencies in the Black Country and Staffordshire will be reduced from 25 to 23 after the next general election. Here are the proposed changes in detail.

The political futures of MPs in the Black Country and Staffordshire were today put on the line after proposals for a major shake up of parliamentary boundaries were published.

Fencing has been put up around a replica anchor from the Titanic in Netherton as restoration work continues.

DJ Pete Tong and Radio 1’s Danny Howard are just two of the names set to play Lichfield’s first ever electronic dance music festival this summer.

A man charged with the murder of a 17-year-old who was fatally stabbed in Smethwick will enter a plea next month.

There will be a rise in charges on the M6Toll, between Cannock and Coleshill, from July 8.

Young people from across the region have been acknowledged for acts of charity and supporting their communities.

A late-night accident saw a car end up suspended in the air after it hit a lamppost.

A Kidderminster eye surgeon has taken on a franchise to provide domiciliary care from a base at Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis Club to help people with health issues remain in their own homes.

A Black Country killer already serving a life term for murder has been back in court over a police chase where he drove along residential streets at double the speed limit.

A serial killer who threw his wife off a balcony in Wolverhampton was not stopped from killing his third partner because authorities were "entirely reliant" on him reporting the fact he was in a relationship, a coroner has ruled.

A Wolverhampton MP has urged ministers to double down on a pledge to support working families and carers.

Residents in Wolverhampton took to outdoor dining as they joined in the Eden Project Appeal which aims to persuade local communities to get together.

Walsall has won a £21.3 million slice of £610 million in Government funding to help 26 English towns rebuild their economies in the wake of the pandemic.

Staff at a family farming business at Essington are now serving up something good for visitors in the form of their award-winning afternoon teas.

Dudley Building Society saw mortgage lending fall by more than £100 million last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

One of the UK’s leading vehicle safety equipment suppliers has set out a five-year business plan that could see it double annual sales and create 50 new jobs – if it could just find the right premises.

Education chiefs say schools in the region worked "tremendously hard" to minimise the impact of Covid-19 on pupils – after figures revealed more than 1.5 million days of face-to-face teaching were lost in the region during the autumn term.

A dramatic drop in council tax income during the coronavirus pandemic has left authorities across the region facing a funding shortfall of £11 million, new figures reveal.

Get a glimpse of how we’re shaping up for Commonwealth Games 2022 and the world-class legacy to be left in its tracks.

Singer Steve Heathcock is helping to cheer on England in the European Championships through a charity single and a video including his seven-year-old grandson.

A derelict toilet block next to a popular Black Country pub is set to be demolished to make way for a new shop.

A long-distance runner is gearing up for his next gruelling challenge - a 2,200-mile hike across the east coast of America.

MP Pat McFadden swapped his desk for a shop counter to serve customers at a sight loss charity shop.

A metal detectorist who has a knack of unearthing artefacts from Shropshire's past is all smiles after discovering a gold coin dating to the Iron Age.

Recycling rates in the Black Country and Staffordshire fell during the coronavirus pandemic.

A kind-hearted schoolgirl will run 50 laps around her local park to raise money for charity.

A mother has launched a children's clothing line to benefit youngsters with special needs.

A Black Country author has published his fifth novel which is a children's book involving a crime drama.

An appeal for help with finding a wanted man has gone out to residents in the Black Country.

An investigation has begun after a video on social media showed a Muslim family being abused and threatened.

It comes as the NHS marks six months since the start of the largest vaccination programme in its history.

The US is currently on the UK’s amber list, which means arriving travellers must self-isolate for 10 days.

The Health Secretary said over-25s will be eligible for a vaccine from Tuesday.

Some 53% of UK adults are now estimated to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Hundreds of Britons arrived at Gatwick Airport amid a rush to get home before 4am on Tuesday.

The Law Society suggested professionals may need to manage their clients’ expectations around completing deals in time.

Police are still trying to trace the mother of a newborn baby boy who was found in a Walsall canal.

Main work is to start on the £40 million revamp of the A&E department at Walsall Manor Hospital.

A delivery driver who was left fighting for his life after trying to stop a thief from stealing his van is now in a stable condition in hospital.

A delivery driver is fighting for his life after being run over while attempting to stop a thief from stealing his van.

A party will be held at Himley Park next month to celebrate the Black Country Festival.

A family forced to flee when a fire caused by an arsonist spread to their house have returned home - but the culprit has still not been found.

The mobile Covid-19 testing unit is set to remain at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital this week.

Work to transform the former site of Rugeley Power Station after the cooling towers were brought down is already under way, chiefs have said.

Mohammed Shahdab and Sheilkala Razaq were found seriously injured on Saturday.

An off-duty police officer has been awarded a bravery commendation after stopping an armed shoplifter in the Black Country.

It has been at the heart of Rugeley's skyline for several decades – but now the majority of it has become rubble, what does the future hold for the site?

The lights will be back on for a popular cinema after more than a year of Covid-related closure.

The suicide belt worn by Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist Usman Khan when he was shot by police was “an elaborate hoax” which looked like a realistic device capable of mass destruction and death, an expert has told his inquest.

Two men from the Black Country charged with murder after a man was assaulted in a park will enter their pleas later this month.

Abdul Elahi, 26, admitted 158 separate charges.

Surplus land at Stafford Fire Station is set to be sold off as part of a planned revamp of the site.

An Aldridge brick factory could more than double its operation and create 30 new jobs if proposals are given the go-ahead.

A by-election will be held in Sandwell after the death of a "lovely" and "hardworking" councillor from Covid-19 earlier this year.

An MP in the Black Country has called an LGBT charity's bid to replace the word "mother" with gender-neutral terms "outrageous".

A new town centre convenience store has been granted permission to sell alcohol – but booze sales must stop at 10pm.

A Black Country Sikh organisation has been helping people in India with accessing oxygen.

A former finance director at a hospital supplies company in the West Midlands has been jailed after he siphoned off £2.7 million from its accounts.