Covid defence measures will remain in place at Staffordshire County Council until at least spring 2022, it has been revealed.

A Second World War shell was discovered and detonated at Walsall Arboretum.

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party suffered a stunning reverse in a seat which had previously only had Tory MPs.

Could it be that the real Sir Keir Starmer is finally starting to reveal himself to the public?

Dame Vera Baird QC, the Victims’ Commissioner, also called for complainants to be given free legal advice before handing their mobile phone to police.

The drop has reduced trade by around £2 billion.

Hospital chiefs have praised the vaccine rollout for helping keep the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals across the Black Country low but concerns have been raised over rising cases in the region.

A young man has been left paralysed after he was a passenger in a car which overturned and crashed into a bus shelter.

Two men shot dead in a Range Rover in Dudley felt they were being "fobbed off" by the man accused of killing them over a debt, a trial heard.

There are no plans to charge motorists with higher-polluting cars in the Black Country, council leaders have said after a new scheme was launched in Birmingham.

A row has broken out after a Labour MP urged council chiefs to rethink their spending priorities and stop "wasting" taxpayers' money.

Police and council staff will be visiting pubs and bars to make sure they are following the Covid-19 rules when England take on Scotland in Euro 2020 on Friday night.

Work has been forging ahead to build the new Metro extension between Wednesbury and Brierley Hill in a week when the service was hit by faults on some of its trams.

Family ties will be put aside tonight when a married couple watch the England versus Scotland game.

A care home has told of its pride that all of its staff were among the first to get both jabs.

An Oldbury man has had his first book published and now has ambitions to complete a sequel and for it to be turned into a film.

Walk-in appointments will be available at the vaccination centre at Aston Villa Football Club this weekend.

Tickets are now on sale for this year's pantomime at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre after it was delayed a year due to coronavirus.

New data suggests major benefits within three weeks.

Drivers have been hit with delays while water works are carried out.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said police should be examining the workings of Sandwell Council over a controversial £20 million school transport contract.

A music venue has had to push back its opening once again due to a delay in the lockdown restrictions easing.

A Black Country man who caused the death of a fellow fly-tipper when he drove off with him in the back of his van has avoided prison.

More than 1,000 people received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine as part of a pilot mobile vaccine service in Wolverhampton – as the vaccine bus moves to Bilston from tomorrow.

Supermarket giant Aldi is looking to open 10 new stores in the Staffordshire area, it has been revealed.

Members of the public have been praised by ambulance staff for helping a woman who suffered a cardiac arrest on a Black Country high street.

The mother of a young man fighting for his life after an e-scooter crash has has urged medics to keep his life support on as she prays for his recovery.

One more coronavirus death has been recorded in the region.

Shots were fired on the same Black Country street twice in two days in suspected drive-by attacks.

Transport bosses are harnessing the power of 5G technology to cut traffic congestion on some of the West Midlands busiest roads.

A £4 million programme of work to repair and refurbish Dudley Council House is set to go before council chiefs next week.

A Conservative MP has called for the reintroduction of choral singing in churches and cathedrals amid the Covid-19 pandemic to help people relax.

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.

Channel 4 has set out off-screen commitments to improving representation after a report from a group spearheaded by Sir Lenny Henry.

These are the new cottages where visitors can stay in the middle of the new Red Panda Retreat at West Midland Safari Park.

A hot air balloon landed in a residential estate causing a "stir" among residents.

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.

Hundreds of people caught by police with illegal drugs for personal use have completed an awareness course since its official launch just over six months ago.

An antiques shop is becoming a TV star in its own right having appeared on a popular national series no less than eight times.

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

School staff and parents in the Black Country have been praised by chiefs for their "huge effort" in ensuring pupils are tested for Covid-19.

A serving prisoner has admitted murdering a disabled man who died 13 years after being attacked in Staffordshire.

A new taxi-hailing app has launched in parts of the Black Country and wider West Midlands.

A Wolverhampton venue where a huge cannabis factory was found with plants worth between £1 million and £3 million could lose its licence.

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.

A man has been left with life-threatening injuries after a quad bike crash.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing and sharing extremist material online.

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

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

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.

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.