A woman was found dead in a canal in the Black Country.

An operatic company today put out an urgent appeal for performers to come forward to take part in the musical Kinky Boots, which is planned to be staged at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre next year.

A foster carer has written a book during lockdown to help her seriously disabled son enjoy dreams of working with animals.

Fewer than six in 10 GP appointments in the Black Country and Staffordshire were held face-to-face after major steps to ease Covid restrictions went ahead, figures reveal.

Council bosses have hailed libraries and the role they have played over the last 18 months.

Four police officers were assaulted while responding to an incident in the West Midlands.

Hundreds of "angry" searches have been made in relation to parking issues in a Black Country city, according to research.

Work to restore a church tower will begin later this month.

Friends and strangers are rallying around a Shropshire couple to give them a wonderful wedding after a young mum's devastating cancer diagnosis.

Motorists in an area of Wolverhampton are being braced for yet more roadworks following weeks of delays.

Preparing his team for a game against England, Wales manager Jimmy Murphy went through a detailed appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of each player in the opposing side – bar one.

People living in a Staffordshire town have been urged to be vigilant following reports of doorstep criminals.

Six dogs died in a house that went up in flames in Bilston.

The leader of South Staffordshire Council has died aged 81 following a short illness.

The Taliban are poised to take Kabul following their lightning advance through the country.

MPs said Britain is facing ‘the biggest single foreign policy disaster since Suez’ as Taliban fighters enter the outskirts of Kabul.

The girlfriend of Wolves star Morgan Gibbs-White says she was "manhandled" while walking to her car following Wolves' match against Leicester on Saturday.

After a dreary year of football that was played behind closed doors, fans were overjoyed to watch their team play once again en masse – despite a narrow loss.

Tributes were paid to a police officer and his three-year-old son who died this week.

Thieves have targeted cars in the Black Country, prompting warnings from police.

West Midlands firefighters are set to return home after helping to battle devastating wildfires in Greece.

An MP has called on West Midlands Police to co-operate with a private investigation into the death of a young man who was killed in a nightclub following complaints from his family that they are being ignored.

After months of lockdown monotony hundreds pulled up a deckchair for a spectacular outdoor cinema.

A two-day clubbing festival has been announced for a Black Country outdoor venue featuring the likes of Groove Armada and Eli Brown.

A leisure pool at a Black Country swimming centre has reopened after a refurbishment.

Detectives have been given extra time to question two men who were arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who was set on fire.

A man was reportedly stabbed in a Black Country park today, police said, and witnesses are sought.

Concerned the variety show at Dudley Hippodrome was running over time, Maurice Kennedy ordered that a young stand-up comic’s act should be cut to just five minutes.

Jake Davison, 22, shot and killed five people in the Keyham area of the city on Thursday evening.