Robert Plant is returning to BBC Radio 6 Music for a three-week stint sitting in for Iggy Pop.

Shadow transport secretary said the Government should prioritise airport staff for security checks so they can start work.

Rishi Sunak ducked and dived his way into the Black Country as he launched a staunch defence of his wife’s tax affairs.

Akshata Murty said she did not want her tax status to be a ‘distraction’ for her husband.

Dozens of people were also severely injured in the attack on Kramatorsk railway station.

It was a tragedy which tore apart a family and left a community reeling – the death of two-week-old Ciaran Leigh Morris who died on Easter Sunday last year.

Four new industrial units are to be built on a Wolverhampton trading estate alongside factory buildings dating back more than 100 years, after planning bosses granted listed building consent this week.

Twenty patients from Birmingham Children’s Hospital have had their turn strutting the catwalk at an adaptive clothing fashion show, in clothes specially designed to meet their needs by students from South and City College Birmingham.

Gaming company Merkur Slots has opened a £200,000 entertainment centre on Kidderminster High Street that has created 10 jobs.

Stourbridge Jets netball team has raised almost £5,000 in aid of victims of the conflict in Ukraine from a mixed netball tournament.

The hot cross bun went into the oven. The hot cross bun came out of the oven, hot. The hot cross bun was about to be buttered.

A puppet from Ancient Greece is among a collection of string puppets on display in Wolverhampton.

Only one in six drivers check their tyres before setting off on a long journey, meaning some could be taking to the road with a potentially serious vehicle defect.

A woman whose mum spent her final week receiving care at St Giles Hospice is calling on people to support its summer raffle.

A schoolboy from Wolverhampton who has helped to raise more than £40,000 for 18 different charities has been recognised for his efforts.

Some family sponsors are unable or unwilling to accommodate arrivals, while dozens of matches under the Homes for Ukraine scheme have fallen through.

Following talks with German chancellor Olaf Scholz, the two leaders condemn the ‘unconscionable’ strike on Kramatorsk rail station.

Police have uncovered a cannabis farm growing around 160 plants at a Wolverhampton address.

Detectives investigating a reported rape have spoken out to emphasise how seriously they are taking the case.

The heartbroken father of two-week-old baby Ciaran Leigh Morris has branded the dangerous driver who killed his son an "absolute scumbag".

Almost 500 staff at a hospital trust were off work because of Covid in one day– and the number of patients with the virus is the highest level seen for several months.

Ukrainian leaders are predicting more gruesome discoveries in the days ahead as Russian forces retreat.

Travel bans and asset freezes are in place against Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova.

The Transport Secretary announced that he has deregistered the Cessna aircraft owned by billionaire Eugene Shvidler.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the strike with Russian precision missiles could be another war crime.

An NHS worker and her husband have celebrated a milestone wedding anniversary in style - by winning a £3 million dream home in Lake Windermere.

Footage has been released showing the moments before and after a two-week-old baby was killed in a crash on Easter Sunday.

About 4,000 civilians were in and around the station, the office of Ukraine’s prosecutor-general said.

The killer of Brownhills baby Ciaran Morris has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for causing death by dangerous driving.

Stafford's historic Sandonia cinema could be saved after a heritage enthusiast offered to move its frontage brick by brick.

An uninsured driver has been found guilty of killing two-week-old baby Ciaran Morris on Brownhills High Street last year.

A six-year-old dog miraculously survived despite being trapped underground for almost two weeks.

Family and friends of a beloved 21-year-old who died of leukaemia have hosted a charity football match and raised over £6,500 in her memory.

Wolves goalkeeper John Ruddy paid a visit to Wolves Foundation’s latest Head 4 Health group, with a special ‘walk & talk’ session at Molineux.

A mother who went into early labour hundreds of miles away from home has heaped praise onto The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust’s Neonatal Unit

A Wolverhampton primary school has been named School of the Year at the Your UK Parliament Awards after launching a campaign to get defibrillators into all schools in the city.

A homeowner who made life “hell” for neighbours by building a large new house to replace his modest semi without permission will have to demolish the property.

Urgent works are ongoing at a hospital in the Black Country where patients were temporarily moved out due to "increased levels" of Legionella bacteria being found.

Hundreds of hospital staff revealed they have suffered bullying and harassment at work – and many who have experienced this treatment feel it is because of their ethnicity.

A man charged with robbery and possessing an imitation firearm after a spate of raids in the Black Country will appear in court next month.

A scout group in Staffordshire now has a fitted kitchen for the first time in its 111-year history, thanks to a £1,000 donation from Amazon.

A funeral has been held for a "wonderful" champion dog breeder who was allegedly murdered at her village home in Staffordshire.

Visitors will be able to step back in time and visit the recreation of one of Wolverhampton's popular pubs this summer at the Black Country Living Museum, chiefs have said.

The managing director of a Midlands law firm will be crossing the Atlantic this month to take part in one of the world’s most famous road races and raise vital funds for the region’s lifesaving flying medics.

A music festival in the Black Country has been pushed back by more than a year for the second time after ticket sales fell flat.

A health centre and 34 new homes are to be built on the site of a former training centre in Wolverhampton, after city councillors voted in favour of the project.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was stabbed outside an infant school in Walsall.

Dozens of workers are set to lose their jobs in the Black Country as a major steel company axes more than 200 roles across the UK.

The number of people driving off without paying for fuel has spiked in recent weeks as prices rose by record levels.

Trams are not expected to be back running across the West Midlands until the end of May, according to transport bosses.

An Army veteran from Wolverhampton has shared his 100th birthday with members of the regiment he served with during the Second World War.

Travel disruption is expected over the Easter holidays as millions plan getaways during the spring break.

A sixth Tiny Forest is set to be planted in Lichfield to celebrate the Commonwealth Games, with local volunteers encouraged to sign up to plant trees.

A leading Birmingham estate agent is to take part in a celebrity soccer match at Villa Park to help raise thousands of pounds for Niamh’s Next Step, a children’s cancer charity.

A by-election in Wolverhampton one month ahead of the city’s main local elections saw Labour retain its grip on the East Park seat.

Three people have been taken to hospital after two cars crashed at a busy junction on Thursday night.

Bosses of a mini market have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 for selling food weeks past its use-by date.

Tickets for England's UEFA Nations League clash with Hungary at Molineux will go on general sale from Tuesday.

Hollywood Bowl has hailed an "excellent start" to the financial year as pent-up demand help drive the leisure firm to a record half-year performance.

A Black Country woman who had paid out more than £3,000 towards the costs of her funeral fears she may have lost it all and her family may now have to fund it instead.

Rishi Sunak said his spouse Akshata Murty – who is estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of pounds – had done nothing wrong.

Primary school students in the Black Country have come together to create an operatic performance highlighting the issue of climate change.

Lichfield Cathedral is marking Easter with a week of special events for the city, after two years of uncertainty during the pandemic.

A car thief who stole Land Rovers worth £31,000 has been jailed.

Motorists were fined a total of nearly £700,000 for driving in Wolverhampton's bus lanes in one year.

Residents of a road in Bridgnorth likened to Silverstone are set to meet councillors to discuss their concerns over speeding drivers.

Santa’s Black Country Toy Appeal has expanded its remit to Easter this year and given out more than 2,000 eggs to children normally wouldn't get any.

Rob Madge is loving being on the stage of the Grand Theatre, having spent many years enjoying shows there as a child.

The case against a man accused of killing two-week-old Ciaran Leigh Morris was being summed up last night at Wolverhampton Crown Court.

A woman who travelled the world playing table tennis has received a table tennis-themed birthday cake for her 100th birthday.

MP Gavin Williamson has welcomed the announcement of over £455,000 of government funding to support grassroots football in South Staffordshire.

Russia is the second country to have its membership rights stripped at the Human Rights Council, after Libya in 2011.

Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said help would come ‘too late’ if weapons were not supplied immediately.

The busiest secondary schools in the region have been revealed.

The jury has been sent away until next Tuesday in the murder trial of tragic toddler Kemarni Watson-Darby.

A Staffordshire grandmother-of-11 is preparing to do a fundraising skydive in memory of her husband despite having a fear of heights.

A celebration "fit for Royalty" is planned by bosses at the Severn Valley Railway who will be welcoming visitors to a four-day special event in June to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

A city homeless support charity has played its part in a major art show with its own exhibition.

A range of displays about the history of glass are set to be seen by the public as a new museum opens its doors.

Two brothers masterminded "a brazen execution" of a father of eight but it is impossible to know whether either of them fired the fatal shot, a court heard.

Two van drivers were injured in a crash which shut part of one of the region's busiest roads for more than six hours.

A £1 million lottery prize has finally been claimed in Dudley more than two months after the winning draw.

Nato countries have agreed to ramp up the supply of weapons to Kyiv amid concern that Russia is about to launch a large offensive

A drug dealer who was spotted in an exchange with a man on a mobility scooter has been locked up.

A councillor who pleaded guilty to assault is standing to be re-elected in Sandwell.

People who have suffered the “nightmare” of living next to a huge dirty mountain of mess next to their homes could be forced to endure it for longer than hoped.

A broken rail is causing disruption on the West Midlands train network this afternoon.

A musician from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra has chosen the winners of a school's music competition.

A hookah smoking lounge in one of Wolverhampton’s most deprived suburbs has applied for a premises licence, sparking a flood of objections from residents living nearby.

The final farewell for a much-loved Wolves supporter was held on Wednesday after friends and family paid their respects.

A large amount of equestrian items were stolen during a raid in South Staffordshire.

Police are no closer to identifying the person whose remains were found near a motorway in the Black Country a year ago.

Dozens of charging points are set to be installed on Walsall streets to encourage people to buy electric cars.

After six years of closure and a catalogue of delays and spiralling costs, Wolverhampton’s Civic Hall will definitely reopen this year according to a senior councillor.

The energy strategy has a focus on new nuclear, boosting offshore wind and doubling hydrogen production capacity.

Police hunting for clues on what happened to a schoolboy who went missing in 1999 have found nothing during their search of a Black Country home.

The tax-reducing status emerged on the day the Chancellor’s national insurance increase came into effect.

The retailer, which is the UK’s largest private employer, said the pay increase will come into force from July 24.

The strategy sets out plans to boost new nuclear, offshore wind and hydrogen, but does not back onshore wind or insulation.

A vulnerable patient who absconded from a mental health hospital by climbing over a fence before he was killed by a train should have been under constant observation, an inquest has heard.