Train passengers faced delays in the region this morning after a tree fell on the line.

A council leader has insisted that "every inch" of brownfield land has been included in a controversial plan that could see the region's green belt carved up for housing.

One of the region's biggest commercial vehicle distributors has lodged plans for a new head office in the Black Country.

A woman in "desperate need" of a kidney transplant is thanking the community for the support it has shown so far in helping her meet the £55,000 cost of the operation.

Doctor surgeries have faced pressure like never before because of the Covid pandemic.

More than 20,000 safeguarding concerns were flagged about vulnerable adults in the Black Country and Staffordshire during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, figures show.

One day, when he was six years old, Malcolm Walford came out of school to find his mother in a state of deep distress.

Looking back at the great life of the inventor of the Penny Black.

Logistics are logistics – whether it is getting a tank to the front line in Afghanistan or a latest bestseller book to Mrs Smith in Shifnal.

Staffordshire digger giant JCB remained profitable in 2020 despite the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its global manufacturing operations.

The rise of flourishing new job sectors, including the arts and science and technology, is leading to an increase in housing demand in the West Midlands.

Amazon claims its investment in the West Midlands since 2010 has topped £2.3 billion.

The Petrol Retailers Association said two-thirds of its 5,500 independent outlets across the UK had run dry.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the attack by his deputy Angela Rayner was ‘not language that I would use’.

Motorists across the Black Country are being urged to stop panic buying at petrol forecourts – amid fears supplies will run dry.

Rod McKenzie has denied briefing the media about a meeting between fuel industry chiefs and the Cabinet Office to discuss possible petrol shortages.

The Transport Secretary has accused a haulage group of sparking petrol station queues as drivers continue to face long waits to fill up.

It was a sea of pink and smiles as Cancer Research's Race for Life returned to Dudley.

The skeleton of a new bridge across the M6 is in place after the last 120-tonne beams were lowered into place.

Seven cars were damaged on the M6 when one crashed into the central reservation in the West Midlands.

A driver ran across the M6 after crashing into the central reservation and damaging seven cars in the process.

A driver ran away after the car they were in overturned in a three-car crash in the Black Country.

An elderly man has been left seriously injured after being dragged out of bed, punched and kicked in an attempted robbery.

The head of the Traditional Farm Fresh Turkey Association blamed a shortage of European workers.

Industry bodies said consumers and businesses faced ‘another less than happy’ festive season if the offer was not made more generous.

Horns sounded and well-wishers lined the streets as some 80 trucks formed a convoy through the Black Country to raise awareness of organ donation.

A patient suspected to have suffered a stroke was delayed getting to hospital when a missile was thrown at an ambulance on blue lights.

The Ministry of Defence will also provide examiners to boost the number of HGV tests available amid a shortage of drivers.

The leader’s keynote speech to the Labour conference is due on Wednesday.

A 12-year-old boy has died after being seriously injured at an indoor ski centre.

Members and associates of a modern slavery gang which forced hundreds of its victims to live in squalor in the Black Country have been jailed.

A tribute to that most English of Englishmen, Noel Coward, is being presented at Lichfield's The Hub at St Mary's tonight (September 30).

England’s deputy chief medical officer also urged people to listen to scientists about coronavirus instead of celebrities.

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner set out proposals to improve workers’ pay and conditions as the party conference began in Brighton.

NHS chiefs are seeking patients' views on the planned transformation of urgent and emergency care which will see the closure of all minor injuries units and walk-in centres.

Message In a Bottle at Birmingham Hippodrome, reviewed by Maria Cusine.

A naval officer has received his first promotion on board the Royal Navy's newest aircraft carrier after setting sail at the beginning of September.

Queues and and closures are continuing to affect petrol stations across the region - with a temporary visa scheme expected to be announced to ease the lorry driver shortage.

Drivers are facing long delays while a busy junction of the M6 is shut for a new bridge to be installed.

As the West Midlands nightlife returns after a Covid-enforced hiatus, former Judas Priest guitarist Kenneth 'KK' Downing is raring to go.

A controversial former deputy council leader who was at the centre of allegations over dodgy land deals has been expelled from the Labour Party.

Edmund King said the problem should pass in a matter of days if people fill up normally.