Tickets have gone on sale for the Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts taking place in the Black Country later this year.

With inflation hitting the Bank of England’s target of 2% the pressure to raise interest rates will dissipate in the short term.

A company which was set to be controversially handed a school transport contract by Sandwell Council has had its deal with a neighbouring authority terminated.

Leisure centre staff in Sandwell are set to hold further strikes over changes to their contracts.

International bodies and governments are being advised of the research priorities for the condition.

The scheme will target women and girls and others vulnerable to persecution by the Taliban.

Fishing tackle chain Angling Direct enjoyed a 19.5 jump in sales in the first half of its financial year due to the continuing boom in the sport.

Poundland is doubling the size of its trial online delivery service to millions more customers across the Midlands, including the Telford postcode area,and reaching into Yorkshire.

A former refugee who was tortured aged 12 by the Taliban has warned the West will pay a heavy price for its “Afghan betrayal”.

Britain should not reject "out of hand" the possibility of working with the Taliban to forge a peaceful solution to the crisis in Afghanistan, An MP has said.

A former soldier who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan says it is "soul-destroying" to see the country fall to the Taliban.

More than 200,000 patients were waiting for elective operations or treatment at hospitals in the Black Country and Staffordshire in June, figures show.

More than 230 Covid patients were being cared for by hospital trusts in the Black Country and Staffordshire – as new changes on isolation come into force.

People living near green belt sites under threat from developers have been urged to make their feelings known as part of a major consultation on future housebuilding in the region.

"Unpleasant" posts by a blogger criticising a council's public health boss after she opened up about her mental health struggles did not amount to harassment, a High Court judge has ruled.

Many business owners in the Midlands have little to no funds to see them through another lockdown, a study has found.

An immediate and comprehensive reform of the UK’s "outdated and uncompetitive" business rates system is essential if the West Midlands is to achieve its ambitions for recovery, says the Confederation of British Industry.

Roadworks are continuing in Kidderminster – as a busy roundabout closes overnight for more than a week.

A new multi-million pound park and ride facility aims to help offer an alternative to traffic jams on a busy road.

If anyone should understand the perilous position faced by the people of Afghanistan under Taliban rule then it is Roh Yakobi.

Concerns have been raised by residents about weeds growing out of Dudley's historic Red House Glass Cone with calls for action to be taken.

Motorway workers revamped a school playground using recycled equipment from an ongoing upgrade to the M6 in Staffordshire.

Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum, there is a big friendly giant among the undergrowth at Bodenham Arboretum, near Kidderminster, but the absent-minded creature has mislaid many of his belongings.

Residents and businesses in Sandwell are being urged to ensure young people are protected from underage drinking.

According to HMRC one employer claimed that it is ‘part of UK culture’ not to pay young workers for the first three months.

A further 21 people have died in the region's hospitals from coronavirus, according to NHS England figures.

Former Health Secretary reportedly told that Test and Trace app should alert contacts of positive cases from two days rather than five.

Children under 15 are not yet routinely offered a Covid-19 vaccine.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man convicted of failing to look after more than 50 dogs at a puppy farm.

Sandwell Council has appointed a director of a construction company as its third chief executive in as many years.

Miles Routledge described his arrival in Dubai as a ‘happy ending’ and praised the British Army for the evacuation.

The number of extra deaths, or ‘excess deaths’, is the highest since mid-February.

Dominic Raab has said people ‘across the world’ were surprised by the group’s swift movement in taking over parts of Afghanistan in a mere few days.

Stafford’s former magistrates’ court is set to be demolished to make way for a temporary car park for council workers while the authority decides how to develop it.

A hotel recently used to house homeless people and early release prisoners during the coronavirus pandemic will be demolished to make way for new homes – and villagers have welcomed its removal.

A holidaymaker who planned to propose to his girlfriend on a glamping trip to Wales instead ended up in a police cell after threatening to burn down the campsite.

A young man who was stopped by the police in Walsall claimed he had no idea about the drugs and more than £1,000 cash that officers found in the hired car he was driving.

The father of a man who was stabbed to death has urged everyone to make a stand against knife crime and end the cycle of “pain”.

An internal review of the pricing and standards of service from test providers is ongoing.

A contractor is to be fined by a council for breaching conditions of a roadworks scheme and keeping temporary traffic running at peak hours.

Two men suspected of murdering a woman whose body was set on fire in a layby have been bailed by police as enquiries continue.

Friends as well as strangers are rallying around a Shifnal couple to give them a wonderful wedding after a young mum's shock cancer diagnosis.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the number of UK workers on payrolls rose by 182,000 between June and July.

Police are appealing for help in the search for a missing Black Country man.

The number in work across the West Midlands rose again in the three months to the end of June.

A foal was rescued and reunited with its mother after falling into the River Severn near Bridgnorth.

It comes as efforts to bring back British nationals and selected Afghans are set to continue, with more troops being sent in.

Research suggests a small number of cases of Bell’s palsy have been reported in clinical trials of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines.

Data also shows pregnant women have reported similar reactions to vaccines as woman who are not pregnant.

Poundland is aiming to boost sales by cashing in on the market for school uniforms this summer.

Work has begun on Sandvik Coromant's new UK headquarters and high-tech innovation centre in Halesowen

A business that supplies sign support structures and fittings to the highways sector has secured fresh funding from Santander UK.

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he can "make the argument" that his party's priorities are the same as those of voters in the West Midlands.

Work is set to start this month on building the first new council homes on a Wolverhampton housing estate since it was officially opened by Princess Margaret in 1969.

Family, friends and former patients of a much-loved Wolverhampton doctor turned out as a road was named in his honour.

Union members at the GKN Automotive factory in Birmingham have begun receiving ballot papers in the dispute over the decision by parent company GKN Melrose to close the site next year.

The leader of a Dudley Council made the latest visit to a local business as part of a pledge to help businesses coming out of the pandemic.

A fascinating insight into life on a country estate has been revealed by a woman who has lived there for more than eight decades.

A Bridgnorth schoolgirl has been given the backing of the town council to take her climate change project to the next stage.

It was a short enough walk, but Sir Keir Starmer's stroll through Wolverhampton city centre certainly highlighted one of the key challenges facing him as he bids to win back voters.

The 50th new home has been completed on the site of a former in Walsall bakery.

History has repeated itself as five generations of one family met for the very first time in Hednesford at the weekend.

A charity has benefitted from the generous donation by a Black Country schoolboy of his long hair.

A house believed to have been a base for drug dealers has been shut down and boarded up by police.

A new Sutton restaurant is aiming to 'shake up the local food scene'.

A team of intrepid cyclists braved torrential rain to ride 127 miles from Wigan to Wolverhampton and raise nearly £8,000 for a homelessness charity for young people.

Two men were injured and a woman was dragged along by a car in a homophobic attack in Birmingham's Gay Village.

Masked robbers armed with a crowbar, an axe and a machete raided a shop in the Black Country.

A hugely respected and popular councillor, sportsman and campaigner from Sutton Coldfield has turned 100.

Thousands of new jobs could be created after plans to redevelop a former munitions factory next to the M54 were given the green light.

A signed and framed shirt, training boots and photograph of Nelson Semedo, the Portuguese footballer who plays right back for Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team, has been raffled to raise vital funds for the Midlands Air Ambulance...

Boris Johnson will chair the meeting on Monday afternoon.

People should take ‘sensible precautions’, the BMA said.

Vaccinated people are in line to receive discount vouchers.

A new traffic system on tight residential roads in Walsall is set to come into force to stop warring motorists battling in the street.

Police are appealing for helping tracing a man after a football fan was left with a broken nose.

A drug driver who killed a pedestrian when he hit him at twice the speed limit has been jailed for two years.

A further 15 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the region's hospitals – in the latest figures released by NHS England.

Sir Keir Starmer said Labour has taken over the Tories' mantle as the party of law and order as he called for a crackdown on rising youth crime during a visit to the Black Country.

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Bewdley.

Deaths involving drugs are rising sharply in many areas of the West Midlands, new figures reveal.

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

A Black Country man who was caught with more than £1,800 worth of cannabis had a notebook on him which showed "a significant amount of dealing going on".

A leading Black Country businessman is urging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to bring business leaders and other leading figures into his cabinet.

Obsessive Mark Chilman ‘lay in wait’ for his victim after dark, after plotting to kill the man dating his ex-partner.

Detectives have been granted extra time to question two men suspected of murdering a woman whose body was set on fire in a layby.

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.

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

Sandwell has one of the lowest drug death rates in the country, according to the latest figures.