Former chancellor and home secretary returns to the Cabinet 16 months after shock departure.

A total of 64,089,251 vaccinations took place in England between December 8 and June 25.

Mr Hancock wrote to the Prime Minister to tender his resignation.

A severe fire, believed to be arson, has ripped through the roof of a former colliery in Halesowen.

Arsonists set fire to cardboard inside a derelict Wolverhampton factory.

A man in his 80s is fighting for his life after a hit-and-run in Birmingham.

Family and friends of a young man who died after an e-scooter crash will join outside to shine a light in his memory this Sunday night.

Three pivotal members of a human trafficking ring have been convicted after forcing hundreds of vulnerable people to live in squalor in the Black Country while their criminal masters earned £2 million.

The UK Health Secretary is facing pressure to resign after he was caught kissing a close aide in breach of coronavirus restrictions.

A driver is still on the run more than 48 hours after a crash which killed a 21-year-old man and injured four others in the Black Country.

Boris Johnson promised to reform the sector upon his election to Downing Street in 2019.

The father of a woman seriously injured after her car was hit by a speeding motorist in Oldbury has said the incident had "destroyed" her life.

Shropshire emergency crews gave an helping hand to motorists involved in two car crashes.

Three men have been charged with the murder of an 18-year-old who died after being shot in a taxi in Tividale.

Music festival organisers have been forced to push back events once again due to delays in lifting lockdown.

"I'm not sure how safe they are and I don't think I'd feel particularly safe on one of them."

More than 7,000 homes are set to be built on Black Country green belt over the next decade, it has been revealed.

The UK policing lead on Taser has "confidence" in the device and "robust" officer training but has acknowledged there is more to do to understand its "disproportionate" use against black people.

A West Midlands charity that helps buy life-saving defibrillators was inundated with requests following distressing scenes of a footballer having a cardiac arrest during a high-profile international match.

Time to tick off a big anniversary – the Tettenhall timepiece clocks up 110 years this month.

Talk of building back better.

Great excitement. I got to ride in an ambulance!

A Staffordshire school has been chosen to take part in a Government pilot to help ministers minimise the impact of Covid in education.

A second vaccination bus has been rolled in the Black Country, as health chiefs try to ramp up vaccination numbers.

The Royal Wolverhampton School Swimming Club are determined to develop the next crop of stars after two students secured their place at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics.

The Health Secretary faced calls to quit after admitting a kiss with a close aide breached Government rules on social distancing.

He stunned audiences around the world when he won Netflix Blown Away 2 - and now Codsall glassblowing artist Elliot Walker is auctioning off his work to raise money for the NHS.

Lichfield’s new area commander is returning to the streets where she learned about policing as a recruit.

A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service station that has served its community since 1965 is in line for an internal renovation this year.

Four schools in South Staffordshire will receive a share of £1.3 million to improve facilities.

West Midlands Police said victim Amaan Momand was punched after his wife was racially abused.

A woman has been jailed for four years and four months for seriously injuring a woman and a toddler through her dangerous driving.

A woman was sexually assaulted in Wolverhampton in the early hours of Thursday.

Spain’s Balearic Islands, Malta, Madeira and several Caribbean nations are among the new additions to the quarantine-free travel list.

A former West Midlands Police worker who was convicted of conspiring to supply drugs while off duty will never work in policing again, the force has said.

The Events Research Programme saw 58,000 participants attend indoor and outdoor venues across the country.

Four men and a teenager have been charged with violent disorder – after two people were rushed to hospital with stab injuries after an incident in Smethwick.

One new coronavirus death has been confirmed in a Staffordshire hospital – but none in the Black Country or Birmingham in the latest figures released by NHS England.

The pictures of Matt Hancock in an embrace with his aide are not the first time he has breached coronavirus restrictions.

Its Sunderland plant has around 50 staff who have tested positive but many more are self-isolating.

Cases among the under-25s are believed to be behind the latest surge of Covid-19 in Wales.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash in Wolverhampton.

An NHS worker has spoken of her shock after a man died in a crash involving her car, which was stolen from outside her home.

The Health Secretary said he was ‘very sorry’ for breaching social distancing rules after he was pictured kissing Gina Coladangelo.

Five more men have been charged in connection with an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in Welshpool.

A van driver has been jailed for 18 months after causing the death of an 85-year-old cyclist through careless driving while over the prescribed limit for drugs.

"It's good to see more countries on the list, but we need to be careful as the list could change once again."

A prisoner who killed a fellow inmate with a single punch has had his jail sentence for manslaughter more than doubled by the Court of Appeal.

Residents who fought against plans for two bungalows on popular open space in their neighbourhood have won their battle – just months after they were outbid in an auction to buy the land.

The Health Secretary met Gina Coladangelo when they worked in student radio at Oxford University.

The Government has added 14 new countries and territories to its list of destinations from which travellers do not have to quarantine on their return.

The year to mid-2020 saw the highest number of deaths in the UK since the year to mid-1986.

A further 514 people were admitted to hospital in England with Covid-19 in the week up to June 21. Of these, 304 were unvaccinated.

Gavin McKenna is one of 13 original proposers of Thank You Day.

The impresario said the sector’s treatment during the pandemic had made him regret sitting as a Tory peer.

All people returning to the UK from an amber list destination must quarantine at home for 10 days.

Some 29% said they feel it will take more than a year, a survey found.

Members of union Unite, employed by electric wheelchair maker Sunrise Medical, have accepted an improved pay offer.

Community leaders in Staffordshire have called for police community support officers (PCSOs) to be given powers to fine inconsiderate motorists in problem parking areas.

More than a third of people ringing Stafford Borough Council have abandoned their calls before they were answered during six pandemic months – but the time taken by the authority to process new benefits claims has come down from over 10 weeks to 17...

A plan to convert an historic Walsall shop into a restaurant with flats above has been scuppered due to fears new residents would suffer bad smells from downstairs.

A Walsall supermarket will finally be demolished to make way for a new retail and flats development after years of planning wrangling.

The first group of Afghan interpreters fleeing the Taliban arrived at Birmingham Airport this week.

West Mercia's police and crime commissioner says the conviction of a serving police officer for the manslaughter of Dalian Atkinson cannot draw a line under the case.

A former county councillor has become Staffordshire’s new Deputy Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

A jury has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict on West Mercia Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith, accused of assaulting former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson.

Arsonists are believed to have started a fire at a derelict Wolverhampton pub.

Merry Hill is celebrating the opening of its largest ever restaurant on Friday, with the arrival of a new buffet eatery.