Packages and parcels could be delivered to nearby bus stops in a bid to stop direct deliveries to people’s homes in ideas being mooted for Birmingham and the region.

City cladding scandal victims have praised Birmingham REP for choosing to stage a play about the Grenfell Inquiry.

South Wales Police were called at 5.45am on Saturday to a report of concern for a missing child in the Sarn area of Bridgend.

The move could mean that popular holiday destinations are moved on to the red hotel quarantine list at short notice.

A 19-year-old woman stabbed to death has been named as police appeal for help tracking down her family.

A paramedic needed hospital treatment after being attacked while on duty in the Black Country.

Passing sentence on John Stonehouse, Mr Justice Eveleigh described him as a "persuasive, deceitful and ambitious man".

Family and friends of a young father walked from the Black Country pub he was killed outside in his memory.

West Midlands Police has not disclosed how much it is to pay out to more than 600 people affected by the cover-up following the Hillsborough disaster.

Places passengers regularly touch such as escalator handles, ticket machines and benches were swabbed.

Bosses at hard-hit attractions across the region are hoping for a bumper August as they battle back from the effects of the pandemic.

Two people have died in a crash where a car ended up in a hedge after a police chase in the early hours.

The banking giant told investors on Monday that pre-tax profits soared to 10.8 billion US dollars (£7.8 billion) for the six months to June.

The FTSE 250 company confirmed an offer from the US engineering technology giant valuing Meggitt at 800p per share.

Anita Lonsbrough already had an Olympic gold medal under her belt. She had also taken the top medal at the European Championship some two years earlier, and had picked up no fewer than six gold medals at the Commonwealth Games.

Five women from across the Midlands who were diagnosed with cancer in their teens have shared the story of their friendship for a charity campaign.

A council's public health team has been shortlisted for a national award for its response to coronavirus outbreaks in care homes.

The Prime Minister intends to change the rules in September so that only the fully vaccinated can attend nightclubs.

Speculation is mounting that the Bank may halt its £895 billion bond-buying programme as the economic recovery spurs on inflation.

Two men are seriously injured in hospital after an early-hours crash where people are believed to have fled the scene.

A man has died following a crash in Birmingham.

A hospital trust's home birth service is being paused in a bid to ensure midwives don't catch Covid or get 'pinged'.

A stretch of the M6 in the Black Country will be closed for the whole of this weekend.

Police were called to an incident at Ty Mawr Holiday Park in Towyn, near Abergele in North Wales on Saturday.

A man has died in hospital hours after being critically injured in city centre fight.

Darlaston light-heavyweight Ben Whittaker declared he wants a medal to match the colour of his hair after reaching the gold medal bout at Tokyo 2020.

The Chancellor has told Boris Johnson the UK’s border policy is ‘out of step with our international competitors’.

Like many new mothers deputy headteacher Ruth Lue-Quee found herself isolated from friends, family and baby groups during the first lockdown.

Ms Johnson revealed the personal news in a post on Instagram.

Latest estimates show that Covid infections are up to their highest level since January in England.

Four dogs have been rescued from "squalid" conditions after a campaign by a community.

A man was critically injured in a city centre fight in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Alex Scott has received support from colleagues, athletes and politicians.

A taxi driver has described the moment he returned home from work to find a neighbouring house burning down with a family inside.

A woman has died after being caught in a fire which destroyed a family home in the Black Country.

A murder suspect is on the run after a teenage woman was killed in Birmingham.

A prisoner went on the run after being allowed out on day release to attend his mother's funeral.

Tributes have been paid to a "brave and passionate" Black Country police officer who has died after a two-year battle with cancer.

A "large number" of allegedly starving animals have been rescued and three men have been arrested after dogs, horses, cats and chickens were found in the Black Country.

Lydia Jacoby’s goggles fell off diving into the pool but even if they hadn’t, the speed at which Adam Peaty came flying past her may have knocked them off anyway.

A Black Country school academy trust which lavished hundreds of thousands of pounds on consultancy fees and leasing payments on a non-existent car has been found to have misused public money.