Parts of the region will end up becoming “no-go areas” due to fears over violence, MPs have warned as figures revealed how gun crime has surged in the West Midlands.

From scared of water in Staffordshire to retaining his crown in Tokyo.

Peaty became the first British swimmer to retain an Olympic title.

The exibition is titled Gratitude.

Fewer than four million passengers travelled through the west London airport in the first six months of the year.

The announcement came as the company reported a loss of 273 million euros (£234 million).

Gun crime has surged across the West Midlands after police recorded the highest number of firearms offences outside London.

A plot of disused land in Staffordshire has been sold for development as a way of making better use of other buildings.

Labour leader Keir Starmer explains how he would improve law and order in the West Midlands.

A battery storage plant is to be built close to the M6, part of a drive to power transport, homes and businesses with greener energy.

The incredible story of an audacious Midlands conman is being made into a film starring James Norton and Gemma Arterton.

Hundreds of people in the Black Country have been waiting more than a year for hospital treatment amid the backlog caused by Covid, while cancer delays are causing particular concern for bosses.

The West Midlands Combined Authority has signed a partnership deal with property developer St Modwen to build 5,000 high quality, energy-efficient homes on disused industrial land over the next decade.

Before the war, and still a boy, he was a milkman. He became a teenage member of the Home Guard. And after joining the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, he was still only 20 when he was cut down by a burst of machine gun fire.

A bottling plant is set for demolition as part of a major rebuild of one of the region's biggest water treatment works.

A husband and wife team are cooking up something good for people through the catering business they set up during lockdown and which has now turned into a catering success story.

Youth club volunteers are preparing to take part in a charity skydive to raise vital funds to pay for activities, equipment and a residential camp for members.

Neighbours in Albrighton created a ‘pop-up’ stall to raise vital funds for the village's first responders team.

Noise, vandalism, drug-taking, and traffic congestion – just some of the things nearby residents feared from the first Bridgnorth Contemporary Music Festival.

Travelling abroad has been almost impossible over the last 15 months, so one green-fingered man from Bridgnorth brought a touch of the Canary Islands to his own back garden.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital after a hit-and-run in the Black Country.

But Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff, Helge Braun, said he does not expect another coronavirus-related lockdown.

Whether recent negative tests could allow entry to games is said to be still under discussion.

The Public Accounts Committee warned of spiralling costs and that lessons must be learned before any inquiry.

A 15-year-old girl was taken to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest in Sandwell.

A car crashed into a wall on a busy Wolverhampton road – after an altercation between the occupants of two vehicles.

A cyclist who was seriously injured after a crash involving a bus in Walsall has died in hospital.

Kit Malthouse suggested airline staff could receive isolation exemptions to relieve the ‘pingdemic’.

The Health Secretary conceded it was a ‘poor choice of word’.

A community leader has called for a coronavirus vaccination centre to be opened in Stone – to encourage more teenagers and young adults to get the jab.

Wolverhampton's annual LGBT-plus Pride event will return to the city after it was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.

The conditions were perfect and the runners ready to go as Wolverhampton's first parkrun in more than 16 months took place.

A man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after a stabbing at a property in Sandwell.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another man was left in a critical condition in hospital after a stabbing in Sandwell.

Proof of vaccination will be required to enter a nightclub from September, and this could be extending to Premier League football games.

The Metropolitan Police Federation said there was confusion over exemptions for critical workers.

Boris Johnson said the Government should back police ‘all the way’ after the Police Federation declared it has no confidence in the Home Secretary.

Crews are experiencing long waits with patients outside over capacity accident and emergency departments.

Demonstrations took place against a Bill requiring special vaccine passes to enter restaurants and other venues.

Airports and airlines are expecting their busiest weekend of the year.

Labour criticised the ‘amber plus’ list requiring isolation on return from destinations.

The use of vaccine passports could also be extended to lower divisions and other sports.

Among the stories on the front pages are holiday horrors, questionable behaviour by schools and the military’s poor treatment of women.

Two people from Wyre Forest have been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods and fraud by false representation.

More than 350 people are in hospital with Covid-19 across the region, new figures show.

The Health Secretary said he experienced only mild symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus a week ago.

Two married off-duty police officers on a seaside break saved the life of a young boy who had become lifeless and floppy after getting food jammed in his throat.

A number of arrests have been made in Sydney as a result of a demonstration, police said.

Gatwick said flights to Spain and Greece are proving particularly popular with holidaymakers.

The scheme was initially launched on Thursday to protect the country’s food supplies.

A robber has been jailed after stealing a wallet full of sentimental items from a 79-year-old widower.

A man has been arrested after leading traffic officers in a chase around Halesowen before crashing into parked cars and then trying to flee on foot.

A 76-year-old woman has died in a crash in Birmingham, with a man arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and driving while disqualified.

Police shut down a cannabis farm in a raid on a Sandwell property.

A residential street is set to remain closed over the weekend as emergency works continue.

Fundraisers have been gearing up to take part in The Lord Bilston Big Challenge which is making an ambitious and gruelling return this year.

Dancing on Ice winner and theatre star Jake Quickenden has been cast in a production of Footloose set to be performed in Wolverhampton next year.

A Wolverhampton pensioner has called out for help from the city council to stop people fly-tipping near his home.