A study shows infections have increased 50% between May 3 and June 7.

The new High Sheriff of Staffordshire will walk, cycle and canoe the entire length of one of the county's biggest waterways in aid of a good cause.

Extending Covid restrictions was the “only responsible” course of action amid rising case numbers of the Delta variant, MPs have said.

Two friends shot dead in a Range Rover in Dudley were growing increasingly angry with the man accused of killing them over money they were owed, a jury has heard.

More than 30 people were convicted and fined for breaching coronavirus laws in the West Midlands last year, figures show - with fines totalling more than £5,800.

New artists impressions show West Midland Safari Park's latest overnight stay offering – with their new Red Panda Cottages opening in August.

A motorcyclist has died after a crash on a busy road in Staffordshire.

A Government spokeswoman confirmed that work has begun to ‘consider the role of vaccinations’ for inbound travel.

An attempt to break the 36-year-old record for the fastest train journey between London and Glasgow will pass through the West Midlands on Thursday.

Fire crews have rescued people from lifts almost 3,500 times over the past decade in the West Midlands and Staffordshire - an average almost once a day - figures show.

Knives, a baseball bat and a machete were found during an inspection of a Wolverhampton shop.

A teenager has released her first album single, inspired by her brother who died at the age of 14.

A pedestrian crossing next to a hospital has undergone a colourful transformation to celebrate Pride Month.

A Black Country council has launched plans to ban people from burning wood through chimneys unless through authorised stoves.

An author has published a children's book about a child's perspective on life in coronavirus lockdown.

A flurry of donations have been made to a transport museum that will help keep it running.

A farm is proving “every day is a dahlia day” by offering the biggest range of the popular plant that it has ever had.

A flower farmer and florist who hoped to start operating one month after the coronavirus pandemic began says the unexpected challenges have helped her business flourish.

A garden oasis of colour and beauty aims to help raise vital funds for a tree conservation and study charity.

A man from Dudley is taking on a sponsored weight-loss and skydive on behalf of his brother-in-law who was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

A student at a Smethwick school has been presented with a Young Active Citizens Award after gaining special recognition from the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands John Crabtree.

Hancock’s ‘hopeless’, the Prime Minister’s exit plan and a thumbs-up approach to governance.

MPs voted 461 to 60, a majority of 401, on Wednesday to approve regulations delaying the easing of the measures.

People living in Dudley have been encouraged to get more active as part of a council's campaign to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Soldiers’ letters sent during the American Civil War and a huge collection of model trains are among the treasures steaming to auction in Staffordshire next week.

An appeal has been put out to help find a man who reported as missing.

Mr Cummings left Downing Street in November during a bitter power struggle in No 10.

A final decision on whether two companies run by a former Sandwell Council employee should be awarded school transport contracts has been put off after a number of concerns were raised.

The Education Secretary’s comments came as teachers across England are finalising decisions on their pupils’ GCSE and A-level grades.

Concerns about employment opportunities for school leavers have been raised as UK businesses gearing up towards the hoped for easing of restrictions on June 21 we told this has now been reset to July 19.

A woman arrested on suspicion of murdering a man in the Black Country has been released on police bail.

Opposition councillors have questioned the decision to award schoolchildren's transport contracts to companies run by a former employee who was a focus of an explosive report about land deals at Sandwell Council.

Tamworth Borough Council has been awarded £100k to help prevent rough sleeping and homelessness in the borough.

Foundries group Castings has reported a fall in profit and revenue as the coronavirus pandemic caused disruptions.

The body of a pregnant dog was found dumped by the side of the road in Staffordshire.

A storm-damaged window at Lichfield Cathedral has been repaired after a £10,000 cash boost from the Government amid Covid-19.

Almost £200,000 has been awarded to a project to help residents step out in Cannock Chase.

A teenage volunteer from the Black Country has shared her story as part of a new campaign from a health and first aid charity.

Four men from the West Midlands have been barred from every hospital in England after broadcasting from NHS corridors at the peak of the pandemic, claiming the effects of Covid-19 had been overstated.

A huge multi-million pound project to transform the heart of Tamworth town centre as part of the Future High Streets Fund is progressing, ready for construction work to begin next year.

Work to bring a council-run caravan site up to scratch is nearing completion in Stafford town centre – meaning new residents will be able to move in.

One union claims more than a third of carers would consider leaving their jobs if the Covid vaccine is compulsory.

A former gym will be converted into classrooms to help a Wolverhampton school increase its capacity to meet growing demand.

Two men have been charged with the murder of a 33-year-old man in Birmingham.

Action against taxi drivers congregating near a Black Country park after complaints from neighbours, a council has said.

A man has been charged with gun possession after a loaded firearm was found during a dawn raid at a flat in Birmingham.

A thief involved in a courier scam which saw pensioners from parts of the Black Country conned of more than £50,000 in just over a week has been jailed.

A robber threatened a pensioner and her grandson with a machete after bursting into their home as they watched TV.

The under-threat Shrubbery School appears to have been saved.

National Records of Scotland data also shows seven coronavirus deaths occurred in the week to June 13.

Wolverhampton Parkrun will hopefully take place later next month, its director has said.

Some 84% of eligible workers in facilities for older adults in England are estimated to have received their jab.

He said the Tartan Army will not be able to gather in their traditional meeting spot of Trafalgar Square.

There are concerns that some parts of the country, such as London, have particularly low uptake of vaccines for care home staff.

A Labour councillor who defected to the Conservatives a month after being re-elected had been turned down for a cabinet position, it has been claimed.

A landmark trade deal between the UK and Australia will boost export opportunities for businesses in the West Midlands, according to MPs.

A bride-to-be from the Black Country has welcomed a decision to ease the limit of guests at weddings but hit out at the Government's "uncertainty".

Andy Street has claimed his aim for the West Midlands to be carbon neutral by 2041 is being slowed down by constantly having to ask the Government for cash to fund transport projects.

A major Black Country canal network has been disrupted after a lock was found vandalised.

There will be no new homes built on Wolverhampton’s Seven Cornfields due to it being excluded from a housing plan, a councillor has claimed.

Prison bosses have launched an investigation into claims friends of a man who was murdered in the Black Country were contacted by one of his killers from jail.

Officers who were filmed restraining a teenage boy at a Black Country shopping centre acted appropriately, according to an initial police investigation.

A mysterious "fourth man" was responsible for shooting dead two friends inside a Range Rover, the prime suspect told police.

More than seven in 10 people in the West Midlands back the four-week delay in the lifting of coronavirus restrictions.

A man who frenziedly struck his partner's ex with a hammer in front of children in a shop's toy aisle and left him with a fractured skull has been jailed.

A post mortem is due to take place as police continue to question a woman on suspicion of murder.

The chief executive of Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre has said the delay to lockdown restrictions easing is "extremely" disappointing.

A mother-of-five from Birmingham has died after falling from a cliff at a popular coastal spot.

Independent car retailer Motorpoint has revealed plans to double turnover to £2 billion after taking a financial hit from the pandemic and government imposed lockdowns.

A taste of Nepal has arrived in Cannock, creating 10 jobs.

Rail bosses in the Midlands have today unveiled plans to create 30 million extra seats on the region's trains by launching hundreds of new services.

A specially-commissioned piece of artwork has gone on display at the Duncan Edwards Museum in Castle Street, Dudley, thanks to the generosity of a Manchester United fan.

What started as an interest in street dancing has led to a Walsall teenager being offered places at two prestigious performing arts colleges.

A dedicated hospital volunteer has returned to help out after a a 13-month absence due to Covid-19 restrictions.

There has been a baby boom down on an alpaca farm in Albrighton and the owners say that visitors are welcome by appointment.

A West Midlands woman has spoken of her pride at being a diverse candidate in a beauty pageant.

Vaccine passports must be brought in urgently to save businesses at risk due to the extension of Covid restrictions, an MP has said.

Unemployment has fallen in the West Midlands to 169,000 in the three months to April.

Four teenage boys have been charged with murder following the death of a man in Telford.

A jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of a West Mercia Police officer accused of the murder and manslaughter of ex-Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson.

Waiting times for glaucoma patients have been drastically cut after a Black Country NHS trust streamlined services.

The letter, dated August 2 1989, showcases the writer’s opinion of his own work and his determination to get children reading.

High-polluting vehicles travelling within a clean air zone will be exempt from charges while going to hospital, a council has said.

A knifewoman who fractured a fellow party-goer's head with a meat cleaver at a Black Country pub has been jailed for nine years.

David Venables, 88, is accused of killing Brenda Venables, whose remains were found in a septic tank 37 years after she disappeared.

David Venables, 88, is accused of killing Brenda Venables, whose remains were found in a septic tank 37 years after she disappeared.

A stretch of the M6 was closed and a man was taken to hospital with minor injuries after five vehicles were involved in a collision.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died at a house in the Black Country.

An e-scooter rider is still in a critical condition three days after a crash with a car in Wolverhampton.

A nightclub owner has had to throw away more than £7,000 worth of stock after the latest Government easing of restrictions was moved back.

An 18-month-old Black Country girl is able to go for a walk outside with her parents after becoming the first child in the UK to be fitted with a mobile heart driving unit.

Sir Simon Stevens said that the NHS would use the lockdown delay to try to ‘finish the job’ of the vaccination programme.

Dozens of new homes look set to be built on the disused site which used to house Coseley Swimming Baths.

A dozen new homes will be built on the disused site of a former pub which was named after Dudley’s greatest footballing icon.

Drivers in Wolverhampton are set to face traffic chaos for the rest of the week as roadworks schemes continue on two main roads within a mile of each other.

A former Black Country dancehall which saw top performers play live there in its heyday is to make way for new homes.

Wolverhampton have postponed their home meeting with King’s Lynn next Monday following the four-eek delay to lifting restrictions.

The UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste has published new figures which show the devastating impact the pandemic has had on communities and families in Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Extra testing and vaccinations for local residents is having an impact.

Statistics officials said the figures should be interpreted with caution.