There has been a "significant drop" in the number of children being vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) in a Black Country borough since the pandemic started.

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

An historic 1930s Dudley town centre building where Woolworth's was once located has been restored through a £100,000 revamp project.

Road congestion in the traditional morning and evening peaks eased by 35% in 2021 compared with 2019, according to TomTom.

The front pages focus on the NHS backlog ‘getting worse before it gets better’.

Mr Javid earlier set out in the Commons how the NHS would tackle the backlog built up during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The PM appointed a new Chief Whip and moved Jacob Rees-Mogg into a new Brexit-focused role.

The Public Accounts Committee said the Government has ‘much more work’ to do to ease the Brexit burdens on UK firms.

A campaign to raise £750,000 has been launched to help transform a Black Country hospice.

Acorns Children’s Hospice has a special place in Jen Day’s heart.

Around 150 people have lost their jobs after the sudden closure of a Black Country furniture factory.

A woman in her 20s was attacked and raped in an alleyway in Walsall.

A suspect has handed himself in to police after an attack left a man needing surgery to reattach his ear.

Not many people can say they have worked for one organisation their whole life, even fewer can say they did so saving and protecting lives.

Research by the Post Office reveals almost half of people in the West Midlands have reduced spending on essentials in the last two months.

Proposals to create a series of open access cycle trails within Sandwell Valley are to go before council bosses for approval.

The chairman of the Post Office has announced he is to stand down from his role just days before an inquiry begins into how hundreds of post office workers were falsely accused of stealing from their own tills.

A new degree apprenticeship introduced by the University of Wolverhampton is breathing new life into the careers of prospective midwives.

Black Country students are being inspired by a new after-school project which hopes to encourage young people to pursue science and engineering subjects.

The Brazilian Government has given a prestigious award to a professor from the University of Birmingham, for his "outstanding contribution" to championing academic co-operation between Brazil and the UK.

Pupils have taken part in a video call with children in Sri Lanka as excitement builds for the Commonwealth Games.

Profits of £20,000-a-minute will anger millions.

Masterchef champion Dan Lee made an "emotional" return to the Birmingham college where he trained 12 years ago, which helped him embark on his path to Masterchef glory.

Pub and restaurants group Marston's is among hospitality and leisure business signatories to a letter urging a rethink on a rise in VAT.

Operators of award-winning Warley Woods park are thanking their lucky stars after an internet appeal by Dame Julie Walters led to a funding boost.

Experts from the Centre for Global Development said overstating the cost of vaccines could mean aid was cut by £171 million.

Just 7% of areas have recorded a week-on-week rise in rates.

A school bus and a Jeep involved in a crash which left the car driver dead were both travelling below the speed limit before the tragic collision, an inquest heard.

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

Gunshots were fired as a man was chased down a residential street.

It is "disingenuous" for developers to argue restoring the crumbling historic Great Barr Hall is their motive amid plans for around 50 homes, an MP has said.

The traumatised mother of Kemarni Watson Darby relived the moment she was arrested for the murder of her child.

Two Stourbridge artists that created a colouring book for children raised £2160 for the Black Country Food Bank.

A man has been convicted of killing a father in a one-punch attack outside a bar in Birmingham city centre.

The Brandhall Green Space Action Group is holding an open day on Saturday, February 19.

Children are being encouraged to open up on their feelings at a series of wellbeing workshops.

Pupil absence has fallen but 9.1% of teachers and school leaders were off school on February 3.

Drivers were delayed on the eastbound M54 after a lorry carrying agricultural wood chippings caught fire on the hard shoulder.

A new franchise of Fireaway Pizza has opened in Wolverhampton city centre creating a dozen new jobs.

A popular Black Country pub has been put up for sale.

Children and young people experiencing anxiety, depression and other mental health issues are being offered digital emotional health and wellbeing support.

The former headquarters of property group A&J Mucklow has been sold for £2.61 million.

Chris Heaton-Harris is the new Chief Whip as Mark Spencer moved sideways to become Leader of the House.

A campaign called named ‘Valentine’s is just another day’ has been launched to raise awareness of domestic abuse this Valentine’s Day.

Boris Johnson’s new director of communications previously lobbied No 10 on behalf of the Chinese tech giant.

If you saw someone staring at a black wall outside the former Beatties in Wolverhampton, you probably witnessed the new art installation which has hit the city.

A series of events are being held in the region over the next few weeks to mark LGBT+ History Month.

Health chiefs have said Sandwell should "feel proud" as covid-19 rates in the borough have shown a significant decline over the last month.

A festival celebrating the best of European theatre is returning to Birmingham this month.

Your Co-op Travel, which has 76 travel agency branches across England including 19 in the West Midlands, is on a recruitment drive to find more than 30 new staff, following a busy January of trading.

Walsall has hit a sad coronavirus milestone after recording 1,000 pandemic deaths.

A car owner who abandoned her vehicle has been forced to pay more than £700.

People love them for a reason, and now a musical dedicated to the lives of the Osmond brothers is heading to Wolverhampton Grand.

A team of volunteers and councillors have planted 600 new trees in a Wolverhampton park to create a "tiny forest".

Marvin Gaye was renowned for his sensual, crooning voice - but now his songs are being used to encourage a different kind of 'monkey business'.

More than 60 people were searched but nobody was arrested when police were given special powers after a spate of violence in Walsall.

The Health Secretary said the NHS aims to eliminate the waits of over 18 months by April 2023.

Cannock Chase residents are facing a 1.95 per cent increase in the tax they pay for district council services – but the authority’s leader has said the rise will be less than 9p per week.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid told the Commons last month that ministers plan to scrap a legal requirement for NHS staff to be vaccinated.

More than 100 new police officers are set to join Staffordshire’s force in the coming year – and recent recruits include more women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds.

However, the number of deaths remains well below levels in previous waves of the virus.

Hundreds of people in Wordsley are expected to pay tribute to former fairground worker Leonard 'Elvis' Newton at his funeral next week.

A limited-edition range of 11 clothing items will go on sale in 60 Primark stores from February 19.

A Government minister said Boris Johnson cannot be held responsible for the actions of a mob who surrounded the Labour leader.

Two hospital bosses in the Black Country should consider whether they should continue in their roles after they were told to apologise following an NHS probe, an MP has said.

Boris Johnson has so far resisted fresh demands to apologise for the slur.

Plans to transform the fire-ravaged site of an historic Walsall leather factory look set to be rejected, despite a number of changes being made to address concerns.

Couples have been left devastated after their dream wedding venue was selected as a Nightingale court to help tackle a backlog in cases.

The McDonald's branch in Bilston has reopened after a man was stabbed during a fight on Sunday evening.

A frontline Staffordshire nurse who died from coronavirus is set to be posthumously honoured in his native home.

Valerien Ismael has been sacked as Albion boss.

Members of a group which helped to plant trees in a revamped park have returned to see the fruits of their labour.

Infrastructure engineers Crown Highways, of Chasetown, received the top prize at the Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield and Tamworth and Cannock Chase Chambers of Commerce annual awards.

Radio presenter and Kidderminster Harriers fan James O'Brien has thanked his team for reminding everyone of the magic of the FA Cup.

Wolverhampton is the next stop for Willmott Dixon Interiors on its programme of planting 100,000 trees nationally by 2030.

Fans of the green baize spoke about the excellent arena and benefits to Wolverhampton as they came to see the best in the snooker world in action.

A £400,000 investment in a new enterprise resource programme is set to help a leading engineering services and supplies specialist capitalise on growth across its business.

Council house residents in part of the region will see their rent go up by at least a pound a week in April.

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Leadership team is inviting women from across the region to join them as they mark International Women's Day with special guest and internet Zoom sensation Jackie Weaver.

A dedicated servant of the Wolverhampton football community who helped raise thousands of pounds for the Beacon Centre for the Blind through a charity tournament has died at the age of 83.

A community leader has called for local authorities in Staffordshire to rethink pension scheme investments in fossil fuel companies as part of their actions to tackle climate change.

The future of Stafford's police station has been called into question as Staffordshire Police looks to share more buildings with other services elsewhere in the county.

The company said sales could have been higher if there had not been driver shortages and a fire at a distribution centre.

Stourbridge’s long-awaited state-of-the-art glass museum has been granted permission for three planning applications to create new signs and install windows.

The efforts of a team working to rehabilitate juvenile offenders has been given a ‘good’ rating by service inspectors.

Having noticed that he had been intercepted by a Hurricane fighter scrambled from RAF Shawbury, the pilot of the Wellington bomber went back to reading his map.

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

Apprentices from Telford College are helping an automotive company to grow.

The chairman of a football club threatened by flooded ground is calling for help with stopping a water leak near the club.

Efforts to move civil servants out of London are "going backwards", a new report has claimed.

Covid was a potential disaster for pubs – but it may also have given them an unexpected boost.

Three teenagers have been arrested after a fight ended with a man fighting for his life after being stabbed.

The Labour leader had to be rescued from a mob yelling baseless allegations at him near Parliament.

The boss of two of the Black Country's largest hospitals has been forced to apologise for his "inappropriate" behaviour after serious allegations were made against him by senior staff.

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

A £1 million investment in a new press line is helping one of the UK’s leading sheet metalwork specialists diversify into larger projects and volumes.

A play area in Staffordshire is now back in action after a £120,000 revamp which hopes to bring "endless fun for youngsters" and "a sense of community".

An improving Wolverhampton senior school has been rewarded with an overall 'good' rating by education inspectors.

A roof and floor hatches business is looking for larger factories and warehouses while also aiming to reduce its energy and environmental impact.

A teenager skier from Staffordshire has revealed her Olympic ambitions ahead of participating in the English junior championships.