A Russian official said safe passage will be granted to people leaving Mariupol and Volnovakha on Sunday.

Boris Johnson is due to set out a six-point plan in an essay in the New York Times.

A 17-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm after shots were fired at two teenagers in Birmingham.

A 20-year-old motorcyclist died when was in collision with a car in Birmingham.

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. ...

A police officer saved two women after they got stuck in a swamp in Sutton Park at night – and was thanked with a hug from one of them.

Around £100 had been collected for the crisis-hit country at a cafe in Stratford.

Boris Johnson thanked all those raising money and ‘coming together’ to support Ukraine.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said if allies stuck together, Vladimir Putin would fail.

Fr Fergal MacDonagh was among speakers at a rally in Dublin city centre on Saturday.

Boris Johnson said the international community must match its words of support with actions.

The Labour leader said urgent action needed to be taken to tackle so-called Slapps.

Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes made the plea.

Luda Sviridok left Kharkiv with her two daughters while her husband and son stayed behind to help others.

Ten days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 1.45 million people have fled the battered country.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the world is watching to see which nations stand up for the principles of freedom and sovereign.

The latest developments in Ukraine continue to dominate the front pages.

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

Nato has said a no-fly zone could provoke widespread war in Europe with nuclear-armed Russia.

Joe Biden has warned Russian billionaires: ‘We are coming for your ill-begotten gains.’

It comes after a ceasefire to allow people to leave Mariupol failed within hours on Saturday.

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering John Jones, who was shot in Stourbridge last month.

It's an entirely natural part of every woman's life but it's one that's often surrounded by silence.

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

A spokesman for the oil giant confirmed it had bought a consignment of Russian crude oil on Friday.

Some demonstrators in Trafalgar Square, central London, were visibly emotional as they sang the Ukrainian national anthem.

Labour leader Keir Starmer said Vladimir Putin fears ‘order and liberty’ while calling for the UK to target oligarchs and Russian money in politics.

The Disasters Emergency Committee said funds rather than items are needed.

A leaseholder on a Black Country estate has criticised his local authority for lack of action in clearing up the area.

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

The city of Mariupol remains under fire, officials said.

Three people suffered knife injuries in an incident in Birmingham which resulted in the arrest of two of them.

The Foreign Office updated its travel advice on Saturday.

Overseas staff at two Black Country NHS trusts were recognised for their dedication and commitment to their patients - on the second ever Overseas NHS Workers Day.

"No stone will be left unturned" to provide Dudley with "much-needed social housing for future generations", according to Dudley Council's housing boss.

It's lights, camera, action for Wolverhampton as the city will host its first ever independently-run film festival this year.

The leader of Sandwell Council has defended its 4.99 per cent council tax rise - the biggest increase in the region.

Government minister John Glen said legislation in the Commons on Monday would speed up sanction measures.

Antony Blinken is set to visit a frontier post to meet Ukrainian refugees later in the day.

A Black Country MP is urging people to give money to help Ukraine instead of sending supplies - as donations are causing logistical problems on the Ukraine borders.

Knight had suffered a number of crashes and concussions ahead of the event and even questioned her future in the sport.

The German-flagged vessel is currently moored near the Stanlow Oil Refinery in the North West.

Boris Johnson said the free press would not be ‘intimidated or cowed by barbaric and indiscriminate acts of violence’.

The Geneva Conventions aim to protect civilians, aid workers and injured soldiers during conflicts.

A man was left in the care of an ambulance crew after the emergency services were scrambled to a river rescue near Bridgnorth early on Saturday morning.

Staffordshire fire service staff are pulling together to support people in Ukraine by donating winter survival packs to keep them warm.

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.

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.

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

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.