One school leaders’ union has suggested the removal of many mitigations this term is a ‘case of hit and hope’ from ministers.

E10 petrol is made with up to 10% bioethanol, which is a type of renewable fuel.

Jessica Swale’s Nell Gwynn is coming to Sutton Coldfield this month.

The BRC-NieslenIQ shop price index for August revealed that shop prices decreased by 0.8% year-on-year.

The acceleration in house price growth was surprising given the tapering of a stamp duty holiday, Nationwide Building Society said.

Researchers hope to explore the relationship between genetics and an individual’s reaction to the virus.

The legislation, which comes into effect on October 1, will require food businesses to provide allergen information on foods pre-packaged in the UK.

The plans, to be introduced in September, have been met with criticism from politicians on both sides.

More than 440 species are on the brink of vanishing, including North Wales’ Menai whitebeam with only 30 individual trees left, a study says.

The retail group revealed that total sales in the six months to August 31 were 65% of pre-pandemic levels.

The KPMG CEO survey found 59% of UK bosses have seen their business supply chain come under pressure during the pandemic.

Almost 1,500 care home workers in the Black Country and Staffordshire are yet to receive their Covid-19 vaccine which has prompted fears over staffing.

A landmark city centre venue that has hosted bands including Kaiser Chiefs, Arctic Monkeys and Coldplay has been taken off the market after failing to reach its target price at auction.

A former actor has been taken on as a political advisor to assist Sandwell Council's recently elected leader Rajbir Singh, the Express & Star can reveal.

The race to get Afghan refugees resettled in the West Midlands has been stepped up after the final evacuation flights left Kabul's airport.

Comedian Alan Carr learnt all about The Merry Monarch during a visit to Moseley Old Hall this week.

A husband and wife duo say they are excited to be launching their first pub together in the Black Country.

Nearly 400 bodies were kept at a temporary mortuary set up at Birmingham Airport at the height of the coronavirus crisis, it has emerged.

For Brummies, the war came to their doorstep in this month in the dark days of 1940.

The ubiquitous Gary Lineker is soon to host a new game show called Sitting on a Fortune. Cynics might say it is rather fitting for one of the BBC's biggest earners, raking in the readies from a total of nine jobs.

Campaigners claim changes to a chicken farm's pollution strategy do not do enough to stop "dangerous" pollution.

Campaigners fighting to prevent quarrying taking place on 110 acres of greenbelt land are planning a public meeting to continue their battle against the proposals.

Cyclists are gearing up for the return of a popular bike ride held in memory of a talented 16-year-old cyclist from Willenhall.

CCTV images have been released of a man suspected of crashing into a pedestrian and then fleeing the scene as the victim lay dying in the road.

A man has been killed in an early-hours van crash on a main road near Stafford.

Police say they will continue to monitor a hotel which received a raft of complaints from residents after failing to have it shut down.

Dozens of bin workers went on strike in a row over accusations of bullying and health and safety failings - with further disruption planned throughout September.

The family of a man who died after being attacked while on a night out have described their devastation and heartbreak at the loss of an "amazing, thoughtful and kind man".

Police have renewed their appeal for information after a man was killed in a Wyre Forest motorbike crash.

A teenager was arrested by police after being suspected of carrying a knife in Mere Green on Friday.

One man was stabbed and three others were hurt when violence broke out on a Black Country street.

NHS officials are poised to start a booster campaign on September 6.

The NHS is poised to start administering booster Covid-19 jabs within days but is yet to get final nod from vaccine experts

An Olympian has been welcomed home with open arms after returning from Tokyo to her gymnastics club.

A Walsall junior football team which almost folded as a result of Covid will be allowed to open a new bar after allaying fears of a “nightmare scenario” for residents.

Around 3.2 million households bought a pet during the pandemic.

The Phase 3 trial will test the drug against the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.

A record number of patients are on the NHS waiting list.

A man will appear at crown court tomorrow charged with the murder of a pensioner found dead at a flat in the Black Country.

The airline said the announcement will create more than 500 new jobs for pilots, cabin crew and engineers at its London airports.

The finalists for the Wolfson Prize have set their sights on revolutionising healthcare in the UK.

They were reported to be on a ‘ministerial hit list’ of single-use items that the Government wants to discourage people from using.

Plans for a new cafe adjacent to Vesey House and overlooking Plants Brook would add to the 'lovely community feel'.

A drug smuggler from the Black Country who hid £650,000 worth of cannabis in coconuts sent from Ghana has been locked up.

Plans for a new micropub in Mere Green have been given the green light.

A further 26 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the region's hospitals – in the latest figures released by NHS England.

A tunnel by Birmingham's Bullring shopping centre is closed to traffic due a fire in a block of high-rise flats.

The Foreign Secretary said he is unable to give a ‘definitive’ figure.

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 lifesaving charity is calling for the backing of Shropshire's communities as Air Ambulance Week prepares to take off on Monday.

People in a county have been praised for their efforts to help resettle Afghan families who are arriving in the Midlands "with just the clothes on their backs".

Large swathes of the country may see their last glimpses of summer weather for the year this week.

A site machinery business has dropped plans to move into a new £6 million factory in Wolverhampton.

A council paid out more than £1 million in compensation over the last five years - with injuries caused by slabs, trees and drains and pothole damage to cars among the reasons for payouts.

A man who was arrested after a woman was hit by a car and killed near Stafford Castle has been released under investigation.

A man has died after a collision involving a pedestrian and a bus near Birmingham.

Three of Staffordshire's most familiar faces are to walk the length of the county to raise money for charities.

People calling the West Midlands Police non-emergency number were left waiting more than 11 minutes on average before getting an answer during July.

A Black Country manufacturer that puts the finish on boutique hotels, nuclear reactors and life-saving medical equipment has just completed its latest investment drive.

Raising the contactless spending limit to £100 will pose a "security challenge" for consumers, an MP has warned.

A medal collection owned by a veteran of the Second World War's ill-fated Operation Market Garden in Arnhem will go under the hammer.

A celebration of some of the finest Italian cars will return to the county this weekend.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a woman was hit by a car and killed on a road near to Stafford Castle.

Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was fatally hurt during a night out in Birmingham city centre.

A man has been charged following a stand-off with armed police amid reports of a grenade.

Neighbours of a waste transfer facility bothered by “loud beeping and crashing sounds” outside permitted work hours have received an apology.

Two men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was attacked in Birmingham have been released on bail.

Police want to speak to a man about a burglary which saw a homeowner stabbed in the leg.

A man has died in a hit-and-run collision in a city centre.

A Willenhall family is racing against time to raise vital funds to purchase a new machine for their 10-year-old daughter who has limited control of all four limbs and cannot sit unaided, walk, crawl, stand or talk.

A Birmingham nightclub whose doorman attacked three revellers with a machete will be allowed to open again.

America's global dominance remains "unshaken" despite Joe Biden's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, an MP has said.

Many more children have gone missing from home over the past year, it has been revealed – with concerns that the increase is due to exploitation and drug dealing.

Two phone boxes in Kings Heath have been wrapped in plastic and plastered with “biohazard” stickers in response to alleged drug-taking inside them.