The Health Secretary said the plan to deal with the backlog caused by the pandemic will be published ‘shortly’.

A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed on Sunday evening.

Metal thefts hit a three-year high in the West Midlands last year, figures show.

Growing Self-storage company Lok'sStore is to open a new site in Wolverhampton next month.

More announcements are expected on No 10 staffing in coming days.

Carrie Johnson issued a rare statement via a spokesperson to defend herself.

The research from information in the House of Commons library found there were 290,428 breaches of a maximum two-week wait target over seven months.

The news comes as exam boards published advance information of the kinds of topics that will appear in papers as part of a series of changes.

A man has needed surgery to reattach his ear and repair fractures to his face after being kicked and punched in an unprovoked attack.

A Walsall MP says her calls for more funds to tackle violent crime in a borough have fallen on deaf ears.

Several people were left with injuries after a fight broke out at a wine bar in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Proposals for the building of 51 homes, amenity space, car parking and bin stores at the former Eagle Works and Shakespeare Inn sites have been submitted to Walsall Council.

In January 2021, life had become a waiting game. Jobs, opportunities, and relationships were put on hold as the country locked its doors and waited to be let out again.

Mary Webb was a novelist who brought her home county to her novels as none have done before or since.

Twenty-seven dog jokes for kids that will have them barking with joy. Sixteen pantry items you're probably keeping for too long. And a stirring message from the Queen.

A mother and son, from Burntwood, are are having fun competing against each other to help raise vital funds to buy soccer kits for a newly formed football team.

Police patrols will be carried out at a popular golf course after vandals riding a motorbike damaged the greens.

HS2 is continuing its commitment to ‘Build the Future’ – the theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week – by recruiting for more talented individuals to play a part in the construction of Britain’s new speed railway.

Charities across the Black Country are reporting concerns about the impact of steep gas and electricity bills on centre users and families.

The team behind organising the Commonwealth Games has urged people to get involved in the opening and closing ceremonies.

Hundreds of weapons have been seized during a crackdown across a city.

It comes amid a cost of living crisis, which will result in surging energy prices and increased national insurance contributions in April.

There were delays and cancellations on train services across the region after engineering works were not completed on time.

Coffee, cake and a chance to chat are at the heart of the latest Place of Welcome to open in the region.

A paramedic has spoken about how she has been punched, pushed, bitten and spat at as she pleads with patients to keep medics safe.

Four men have been arrested after a flare was thrown onto the pitch during Kidderminster Harriers' FA Cup defeat to West Ham.

A GP surgery in West Bromwich is facing closure under proposals by health chiefs.

MP Steve Barclay will continue his ministerial role in the Cabinet Office and also become the PM’s chief of staff.

University graduate Ellie Holloway has come full circle.

From the rolling green plateau of The Long Mynd to waves crashing on the sand on the Isle of Skye, Linda Nevill loves capturing enchanting landscapes and seascapes.

Kidderminster Harriers fans have been left deflated but full of pride after their side almost took West Ham to penalties before suffering a heartbreaking defeat in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Kidderminster Harriers fans are "buzzing" with their side's FA Cup run, and believe they can topple West Ham today.

Nadine Dorries insisted 97% of Tory MPs were supportive of the Prime Minister.

A man has been jailed after police caught him trying to take a pensioner's car after breaking into her home and taking the keys.

BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt said he was ‘really confused’, asking Nadine Dorries if his question was a ‘difficult’ one.

Nadine Dorries said the joke was ‘shocking and abhorrent and unacceptable’.

Bilston Town Hall opened its doors to hundreds of people for an intimate evening with comedian Phil Wang.

A flavour of Gallic charm and humour was instilled into the Wolverhampton Literature Festival as Ian Moore took to the virtual stage.