A popular microbrewery in Sutton has linked up with a cricket club in the Royal Town to celebrate a landmark anniversary.

Liam Payne has spoken of his joy at being at the Oscars – and his shock at the incident that everyone is talking about.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital in a 'serious condition' after a crash in West Bromwich.

Sir Howard Morrison QC will act as an independent adviser to Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova.

More than 100 desperate Wolverhampton families voluntarily cut themselves off from their electricity or gas supply due to rising prices.

Organisations and groups across a city are being invited to submit activities and events for an Easter half-term youth programme.

A modern technology school planned for the Black Country will strive to be a "future-thinking educational establishment" to help inspire young people, chiefs have said.

People have been urged to have their say on a major political shake-up that could see the number of MPs across the region reduced.

A 49-year-old grandmother with advanced bowel cancer has seen her tumours shrink in half after taking an experimental drug.

The founder of a 60-year-old Walsall company has died aged 81.

West Midlands’s firefighters attended more false alarm incidents than actual fires last year, new figures show.

Maybe if Vladimir Putin had heeded the words of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the world could have avoided a whole lot of bloodshed.

Forty years ago Britain fought a war for an island many had never heard of. And there was no guarantee it would triumph.

Pupils and staff at a school in Wolverhampton took part in a sponsored run to raise money for a community defibrillator.

Visitors to Dudley's famous castle and zoo were able to step 400 million years back in time with the opening of a new £1million attraction.

NEC Group's arenas – Utilita Arena Birmingham and Resorts World Arena – have launched 'Ask for Angela' as part of a commitment to provide safe and secure environments for customers.

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said it is ‘for the Russian people to decide how they are governed’.

The Ukrainian leader lashed out at the West’s ‘ping-pong about who should hand over jets and other defensive weapons’.

Two men have been seriously injured in a fire next to a main road in Bloxwich.

People from across the Midlands laced up their trainers and headed to Molineux as the football ground hosted the Wolverhampton 10k run.

More than £100,000 worth of cannabis has been found in a raid in Cannock.

A drink-drive suspect arrested after a man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash has been released pending further investigation.

A man injured in a hit-and-run crash in Willenhall remains in a critical condition in hospital, police have said.

A source for the ferry company said months of consultations would have undermined the business.

Detectives are investigating after a man and a woman were found dead at a flat in Halesowen.

The Met Office said the country will become colder, cloudier and more unsettled from Monday.

A show at Telford International Centre alpacad people in for the first time in two years.

A mother who saved her children when the car she was driving caught fire has been given a free holiday on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

School leaders have warned the issue could get worse when free lateral flow testing stops.

Joe Biden said the US President ‘cannot remain in power’ but officials insisted ‘he was not discussing Putin’s power in Russia, or regime change’.

Two young children are in hospital after being attacked by a dog in Cannock.

Nadhim Zahawi said his predecessor ‘deserves’ the honour for his work on skills and technical qualifications.

Ukrainian MP Maria Mezentseva said details of incidents must be recorded as they happen because ‘justice has to prevail’.

A problem house in the Black Country has been forced to close down for three months after concerns were sparked over anti-social behaviour.

A father is holding a day of free CPR training in memory of his daughter who died after a sudden cardiac arrest.

The Ukrainian president’s warning came in an impassioned video address.

The city had become a refuge for Ukrainians after being largely spared from Russian airstrikes.

Schools White Paper will set a minimum length of the week for schools, but Labour say the plans amount to ‘carry on as normal’.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who was at the march, declared the capital ‘will always welcome refugees’.

The Government continues to face criticism that its current policies do not go far enough to help those fleeing the conflict.

The 50-year-old was playing on the South American leg of the band’s world tour when his sudden death was announced on Saturday.

Around one in 16 people in private households in England – or 3.5 million people – are likely to have had Covid-19 in the week to March 19.

Families have been “silenced or ignored”, a former senior midwife leading a major inquiry into maternity care has said ahead of her report’s publication.

While Amanda Edwards comforted her young daughter during the early hours, she would imagine all of the adventures that awaited her in the future.

Max Fox has welcomed 26-year-old Vlad into his home.

Tree planting was organised by a temple to support the health and wellbeing of the community.

An adviser to the Ukrainian military predicted troops could recapture the city of Kherson on Saturday.

Walsall's flagship vaccination centre in the former TJ Hughes shop in the Saddlers Centre is to move to a clinic centre nearby, health chiefs have said.

A boy racer has been jailed after driving a car which crashed, killing his friend and seriously injuring a couple in Walsall.

A man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a plumber found with stab wounds in Bloxwich.

A 25-year-old motorist who led police on a pursuit through Black Country streets has been jailed.

A former training centre will be transformed into a health and wellbeing centre and 34 affordable homes for key workers, who will be able to design parts of their own home.

A hidden stash of ammunition was discovered in the Black Country by specialist police investigating a major transnational drug smuggling ring, a court heard.

The streaming giant said the legislation, which ‘criminalises certain types of news’ put its employees and listeners at risk.

A refugee and migrant charity has celebrated its fifth anniversary in a Black Country town with a showcase event.

A Black Country employment programme has celebrated its 10th anniversary with a jobs expo.

People in need of a hip replacement can now get a new joint and be in and out of hospital on the same day thanks to a new procedure at a Staffordshire hospital.

A man who sold counterfeit tobacco and DVDs has had his day in court more than a decade after being caught at a car boot sale.

A protest urging the Government to step up its efforts to do more for the children of Yemen has taken place in Cannock.

A man is critically injured in hospital after a hit-and-run crash in Willenhall.

Heritage Minister Nigel Huddleston has launched the call for new nominations, hailing the ‘transformative impact’ of the status.

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson confronted China’s President Xi Jinping as western allies tried to pressure Beijing away from offering support to Moscow.

The detention of ships is based on concerns over their safety and to prevent them going to sea.

Mark Woolcock died on April 20 2020 at east London’s Newham University Hospital, where he had worked for more than 17 years.

A new image of the Wolverhampton's Civic Hall shows the scale of the work – as music lovers in the city still await an opening date.

Counterfeit clothing and footwear worth an estimated £1.5 million has been seized in Walsall.

Gaming company Merkur Slots has opened a £200,000 entertainment centre in Dudley town centre.

Community groups in Staffordshire, Walsall and Birmingham are among 22 good causes sharing £30,000 in funding from Central England Co-op Community Dividend Fund.

Warehouses in Poland and Slovakia are being readied to supply the ‘rapid donation’ from early next week, the Foreign Office said.