Dozens of criminals caught carrying knives for at least a second time in the West Midlands were spared an immediate prison sentence last year, figures reveal.

The grieving family of a man fatally stabbed outside a Birmingham nightclub have paid tribute to their "irreplaceable" relative.

A pensioner who went to hospital suffering with Covid died after falling from a trolley and hitting his head, an inquest heard.

An assistive devices developer has signed a pre-let agreement for a purpose-built 30,000 sq ft distribution facility at Schroder UK Real Estate Fund’s Hartlebury Trading Estate.

A ward councillor has urged football fans not to "trample" flowers planted on a traffic island.

Ambulance stations across the West Midlands could be closed under plans being considered by the service.

Staff and councillors are set to start returning to the office at a Black Country authority amid calls to get "back to normal as a matter of urgency".

A popular town centre park is set to open up with a number of family-friendly events.

A popular comedy festival was forced to change venues after heavy rain caused flooding.

For GP practices, it is the perfect storm. On the one hand, soaring demand for HGV drivers has led to a surge in licence applications, each requiring medical certification from a doctor.

The Government confirmed the UK’s involvement will end once US forces leave Afghanistan.

British citizens and Afghans who had supported the UK are likely to be left at the mercy of the Taliban once evacuation flights cease at the end of the month, an MP has warned.

A brazen burglar was spotted on CCTV breaking into a McDonald's branch in Wolverhampton.

A road in Oldbury has been resurfaced after 29 years.

Golden girl Ellie Simmonds will fly the flag for her country after being selected as a flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

A Cheslyn Hay teacher who attacked a female colleague’s car with a hammer while she was still sitting in it has been spared being struck off.

UB40 sax player and songwriter Brian Travers has died at the age of 62, the band has said.

A former Black Country school PE and dance teacher who used cocaine and turned up in the school staff room smelling of drink has been banned from the country's classrooms indefinitely.

Three workers were seriously injured after falling from ropes underneath the M5 in the Black Country.

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

Police have launched an appeal for information after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision.

Leisure and culture services in Stafford Borough suffered a £4 million income hit during the last year after venues were forced to close during national lockdowns.

Visitors to Chasewater Railway might have thought they had stepped into a film set as they took part in a 1940s Weekend.

A foundation set up in honour of a city's mayor is continuing to look forward after celebrating its second anniversary.

A graffiti "hit squad" to target vandalism on the railway network has been launched in the West Midlands to help make areas "more appealing".

The US President said he hopes not to keep US troops in Afghanistan beyond the August 31 deadline.

A Black Country MP has been named the UK's trade envoy to Brazil.

A Wolverhampton shopping street has become a bouncing and vibrant area since the lifting of coronavirus restrictions.

A woman stopped her car from being stolen after spotting it being loaded onto a truck outside a Wolverhampton church.

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved former councillor and local historian who was Bilston "through and through" who died earlier this month.

Councils across the Black Country and Staffordshire laid off hundreds of staff last year – costing taxpayers nearly £10 million.

A collector in the Black Country and his wife who share their home with almost 15,000 model buses and other transport models have sorted out their collection.

People in a suburb of Wolverhampton say they like living in Penn – and want it to stay that way.

Councillors are set to scrutinise elements of a major housing strategy which will see more than 70,000 homes built in the Black Country.

A city centre office block is set to be converted into apartments after plans were signed off.

A young film-maker from the West Midlands is to receive a helping hand with his career from television star Adil Ray after he secured a scholarship at a new Birmingham college.

As a young man delivering firewood in the early 1960s, Bill Kerswell remembers the poverty and squalor of some of the areas he visited.

The first Saturday night of Wolverhampton’s summer festival in the West Park Big Top got off to the best possible start with the nation’s favourite musical comedian - and Strictly Come Dancing champion - Bill Bailey in fine form at the first Just...

There were cheers, handshakes and hugs as a Black Country Olympics hero was welcomed home.

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was fatally stabbed in Birmingham shortly after leaving a club.

The armed forces minister said British troops are ‘seeing things that are unimaginably hard to deal with’.

Olympic boxing hero Ben Whittaker has achieved his dream of becoming the Mayor of Wolverhampton – and used his brief time in the role to further inspire others.

A man who went missing while in the company of care staff has been found.

The impact of the awake prone positioning technique was assessed on more than 1,000 coronavirus patients in hospitals in six countries.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a homophobic attack, as police continue to look for two other suspects.

Several cities are battling outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant.

The 79-year-old civil rights leader and his wife Jacqueline are being treated in Chicago.

Phil Valentine said he had chosen not to get vaccinated because he thought he probably would not die.

The programme aims to improve understanding and gain ‘vital’ data about antibody protection following Covid infection and vaccination.

The return of a big weekend of fun and entertainment brought families to a Black Country park.

Motorists were subjected to delays on two parts of a busy section of the M6.

The Government has been accused of not moving quickly enough after it said it would take up to 20,000 refugees.