Haas confirmed its partnership with title sponsor Uralkali has also been terminated.

Boris Johnson said ‘however long it takes, however arduous’, Russian president Vladimir Putin ‘must fail’.

Former Air Marshal Greg Bagwell said a no-fly zone could be run by the United Nations, rather than Nato.

Tommy Marcus, a social media influencer, told PA that booking an Airbnb ensures donations would be received by Ukrainians directly.

Inna Sovsun said the rollout of sanctions against Russia ‘isn’t on the same speed as the rollout of the atrocities of the war’.

The death of Australian cricketing great Shane Warne features alongside Ukraine on the front pages.

It is not immediately clear how long the evacuation routes in Mariupol and Volnovakha will remain open.

The Premier League has expressed its intention to show solidarity with Ukraine in various ways across the 10-match programme.

The United States and Albania requested the meeting, which will hear briefings by the UN humanitarian chief and charity bosses.

Homes were evacuated on a Bilston estate when a suspicious device was found after a man was found dead.

A 19-year-old accused of killing a teen in Smethwick has told jurors he carried out the attack in self-defence after a confrontation with a group in a car.

An outraged Smethwick pensioner has forced her local shop to stop charging £1 to process bills on their PayZone machine.

Neighbours have been left in shock after a young boy died when he fell into a canal in Walsall.

Coronavirus has meant a tough few years for attractions across the region - but West Midlands Safari Park is bouncing back and expanding at speed.

It was a story that would probably have been played out countless times – teenage daughter takes on an unsuitable job against the wishes of her parents and a worried mother turns up at the workplace on her first morning to bring her daughter home. ...

The wagons are ready to roll for a charity looking to help people besieged by war in Ukraine.

Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis has given a business boost to Sponsored Breaks, a Black Country-based initiative.

More than 200 families will benefit from vital food and drink parcels after the WV10 Consortium netted a nine-month partnership with Wolves.

Toby Neal on the week's biggest political story.

A freelance photographer says she is "really proud" of her students' artwork taken during the pandemic as an exhibition is set up to showcase their creativity.

There’s much to admire about Paul Zerdin. The winner of America’s Got Talent is arguably the UK’s number one ventriloquist and made his TV debut in 1993 as the host of GMTV’s ‘Rise and Shine’.

Premier League right are held by iQIYI Sports in China.

The Disasters Emergency Committee said ‘hundreds of thousands’ of people including the Queen had made contributions.

A four-year-old boy has died after falling into a canal in Walsall.

A Kidderminster woman who defrauded a charity of more than £20,000 has been ordered to pay back the proceeds of her crimes.

Fears of drugs and a loss of wildlife are among a raft of reasons why more than 200 people are fighting plans to convert an arson hit former Walsall care home into apartments.

A former care home in Wolverhampton is to be turned into a centre for children with special educational needs (SEND), if plans submitted to the city council are given the go-ahead.

Controversial plans to transfer the running of a community centre in Staffordshire to a scout group have been rejected by council chiefs after a public outcry.

Lyudmila Narusova said only four were left alive out of one 100-strong unit.

The business said it would stop selling Russian products while JD Sports is pulling out of the country.

A West Bromwich teacher who dragged a pupil from his seat, restrained him and then removed him from the classroom can carry on teaching after a disciplinary panel found mitigating factors.

Make My Money Matter commissioned a survey this week to find people’s views about pensions investments.

London’s top index pushed to its lowest point since October on Friday.

Dudley borough residents have been invited to apply for jobs this summer's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said the international community needs to ‘come down hard on Putin’ following the shelling.

An under-threat ice rink could yet be saved after the landlords said they were open to offers ahead of the building's refurbishment.

Ukrainian negotiators said the parties may conduct another round of talks over the weekend.

Ankara’s foreign minister says Russia’s Sergei Lavrov will attend a meeting in Antalya but was unclear if Ukraine’s foreign minister could come.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed to the West to enforce a no-fly zone over his country.

Keir Starmer said if Ben Elliot did not step back, he should be forced out.

Russian shelling of the Zaporizhzhia plant was probably not intended to trigger a meltdown, experts have said.

A police community support officer has been discharged from hospital after she collided with a car while cycling.

A man has been jailed for four and a half years after pleading guilty to possessing hundreds of indecent images and videos of children.

The International Paralympic Committee performed a U-turn on Thursday morning when it opted to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes.

A run down patch of Walsall land which has been plagued by fly-tipping looks set to be transformed by a new housing development.

Residents are worried a proposed new apartment block in Walsall will overlook a nursery and impact a nearby mosque if it gets the go-ahead.

Second class stamps will go up by 2p to 68p, Royal Mail has announced.

A publican is preparing to make a daring journey to the Ukrainian border with items to support war victims.

Nuclear officials from Sweden to China said no radiation spikes had been reported following Russian shelling.

Neil Coyle has been accused of using offensive language in conversation with a reporter at Strangers’ Bar on the Parliamentary estate.

A large area around a Black Country housing estate was closed off as police searched for evidence.

A Stafford performance by the Russian State Opera has been cancelled following the invasion of Ukraine.

A builder who hugely overcharged vulnerable and elderly women to pocket nearly £130,000 for work around their homes has been jailed for nearly five years.

An NHS trust has apologised after a patient was left with “significant” burns when a hospital used an unsuitable heated mattress during surgery.

A total of 18 tool vans have been broken into in a spate of thefts in just one week.

Dominic Raab said the UK has sanctioned “more Russian banks than the EU” but Labour’s Anneliese Dodds said Britain has been “far too soft”.

Neighbours of a proposed waste transfer station in Darlaston fear vermin will be attracted to the area if the plans are given the go-ahead.

The mill has been mill used as a filming location for Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey.

A 17-year-old boy has pleaded not guilty to attempting to kill another teenager in Dudley.

It comes a day after the financial markets operator said 28 Russian companies had been blocked.

The Russian invasion of its neighbour is now in its ninth day.

The broadcaster has seen an increase in traffic to its Russian language site.

The figures also suggest increasing numbers of adults are being hit by the cost of living crisis.

The director-general of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency has offered to meet Ukrainian and Russian officials in Chernobyl.

The former prime minister joined Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba at an online event calling for action against the Russian president.

Wolverhampton's School of Coding is offering free community cyber workshops for young people aged between seven and 17-years-olds.

Downing Street announced that the Queen has approved the honour for the Tory MP.

Teachers’ leaders say the former education secretary has been ‘rewarded for his failure’.

A serving Staffordshire Police officer has appeared in court charged with common assault.

Shopping centres group Hammerson has posted smaller losses and reported a 122 per cent rise in earnings as it recovers from a collapse in retail rent during the pandemic.

A 19-year-old accused of killing a teenager in Smethwick has told jurors he was scared after being confronted by a group in a car.

Gavin Williamson has described news of his impending knighthood as an "immense honour and privilege".

The funeral of long-standing Wolverhampton councillor Patricia Patten has been arranged.

The new NHS Gateway service could be rolled out across GP surgeries and NHS 111, with machine learning and artificial intelligence, a report says.

Labour’s vote share increased in the seat but almost three-quarters of voters stayed away from polling stations.

Green belt land in Dudley should be removed from a document setting out plans for thousands of homes across the region, scrutinising councillors have said.

Caring groups from across the region have gone the extra mile to help people in Ukraine, collecting donations and even travelling to deliver them personally.

More than 12,000 people across Staffordshire and the Black Country received financial support to self-isolate while coronavirus rules were in place, figures show.

The Disasters Emergency Committee has launched a fundraiser to help Ukrainians fleeing the country.

Pub group Marston’s has broken ground on its new headquarters in Wolverhampton.

A voluntary gardening group which looks after the historical grounds of a museum has issued a call for new members.

A memorial and a museum display to mark the Hamstead Colliery disaster are both in line for improvements.

A company specialising in workwear will continue with its sponsorship of the University of Wolverhampton’s Racing Team (UWR) through the 2022 season.

West Midlands Police say they are concerned for the welfare of a Birmingham man who went missing from home and has not returned since.

No 10 said it would consider possible changes to speed up the process as ministers seek to pressure Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.

A shop worker who witnessed a teenager be stabbed to death has described the moment the alleged killer calmly walked away from the scene without saying anything.

A teenager has denied the murder of a 17-year-old who was fatally stabbed in Smethwick.

A teenager was chased in broad daylight by his attacker and stabbed multiple times inside the shop where he had taken refuge, a murder trial has heard.

The boss of Energy UK warned that the cap on bills could increase to £3,000 in October.

Athletes from those countries were originally told they could compete under a neutral flag, with criticism and the threat of a boycott following.

More than one million Ukrainians have fled since the invasion began a week ago – the swiftest exodus of refugees this century.

A 40-year-old man accused of shooting another man dead in Stourbridge has appeared before a judge.

A further four deaths from Covid-19 have been confirmed in the region’s hospitals, official NHS figures show.

Community groups and organisations across Stafford have the chance of getting funding as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a kitten with a puncture wound was "dumped out in the street like rubbish."

Kind-hearted Black Country residents have established drop-off points across the region in order for people to leave donations to help Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion.

Two drivers have died after a car was driven the wrong way down a dual carriageway.

Several temporary courts set up to cope with the backlog of court cases during the Covid-19 pandemic will stay open for another year.

People hoping to find work in the NHS are being urged to attend a live Facebook event being held as part of National Careers Week.

Four catalytic convertors with a value of £6,000 have been stolen from an industrial premises in Cannock.