Former justice minister Crispin Blunt had claimed a ‘dreadful miscarriage of justice’ in the case of fellow MP Imran Ahmad Khan.

A Jamaican food store in Walsall has been closed following the discovery of a mice infestation.

More than 400,000 people are expected to pass through Birmingham Airport over the Easter fortnight as people are urged to prepare to avoid delays.

A cleaner has been ordered to pay £1,100 after dumping rubbish at a site in Stafford.

The unemployment rate in the West Midlands rose for the three months to February to 5.1 per cent.

Carpets group Victoria says it expects sales and underlying profits for the year to April 2 to be ahead of market expectations.

It started as a handy way to provide extra help for his learner drivers students and has ended up making him a global internet sensation.

Neighbours stressed out by "chaotic" building work on a house that is being erected without permission have spoken of relief at news it will be demolished.

A logistics firm is setting its sights on further growth as it plans to move to a new 35,000 sq ft premises just a year after putting down roots in its current home.

Around 500 tonnes of beetroot has been left rotting in Staffordshire due to a Brexit-led drop in demand, a farmer has claimed.

More than 300 trials at crown courts in the region did not go ahead on their scheduled date amid "unacceptable" delays in the justice system, figures show.

Plans to convert buildings at Wolverhampton's former Royal Hospital into temporarily homes for Ukrainian refugees have been sent to the city council.

Leisure centre staff in Sandwell could go on strike within days as part of an ongoing pay row.

A Wolverhampton tennis club has celebrated its 100th anniversary by hosting a vintage tennis tournament.

The Repair Shop's Will Kirk and Bargain Hunt's Christina Trevanion will make an appearance at a special auction in Stafford this week as part of a new BBC show.

A Penkridge pharmacy has raised £200 for a community first responders group after one of their customers had a medical incident.

Visitors to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire can step back in time this May Bank Holiday at the arboretum's annual Vintage Fair Weekend.

The pandemic has slipped from the news agenda.

Allwyn’s parent company has links to Russian gas giant Gazprom, which has led to questions over its suitability being raised in Parliament.

Southwark Crown Court heard how Khan forced the teenager to drink gin and tonic.

Entrepreneurs at Stourport High School scooped three awards after wowing Young Enterprise judges with their "innovative and creative product design".

There is a festive feel in the air of a Staffordshire village as the hunt begins to find all the bunnies.

Big-hearted students and staff at a Kidderminster college raised £1,300 with a 24-hour cycle to help the beleaguered citizens of Ukraine and their end of year celebration.

A teenage girl is fighting for her life after receiving advanced life support at a Black Country park.

Dealers involved in supplying drugs throughout West Mercia and the West Midlands have been jailed for a total of 251 years.

A prisoner from Birmingham who poured a kettle of hot water over a prison officer's head, causing him second degree burns, has had an extra 18 months added to his sentence.

Cannock's McArthurGlen Designer Outlet is celebrating one year since it opened to the public with a week of events and giveaways.

A man in Kidderminster was rescued by firefighters after he was trapped under a bookcase for six hours.

A bike meet in Wolverhampton saw one bike seized and two riders attempted to flee police as it descended into chaos.

A 32-year-old man has died after his car crashed into a lamppost.

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street visited a Halesowen primary school to learn how the children's Commonwealth Games project with a Sri Lankan school is progressing.

A £20million investment has been allocated for a new transport gateway in Sutton which leaders insist can kickstart a masterplan to revive the town centre.

Two drug dealers who were part of an operation turning over £16.8 million every year have been jailed for 23 years between them.

Five hundred Easter eggs, which will be handed out to local children, have been donated to Walsall FC.

Langley is celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a carnival on Friday, June 3.

The trial of two brothers from Oldbury accused of the murder of Anthony Sergeant has been delayed due to a juror having Covid-19.

Boris Johnson was in the Ukrainian capital for around five hours, and travelled by car, helicopter, military plane and train, No 10 said.

Liz Truss said that with these ‘tough sanctions we are showing that the enemies of peace will be held to account’.

Stourbridge needs a new police station to provide a visible police presence amid rising levels of violent crime and anti-social behaviour, the town's MP has said.

The Prime Minister has agreed to Rishi Sunak’s request for an investigation into the Chancellor’s interests by a ministerial ethics watchdog.

A runner from Staffordshire who credits her survival of breast cancer to a sports bra and research has called on people to take part in a major fundraising run.

Staffordshire bargain hunters are being urged to be aware of counterfeit goods when visiting car boot sales or markets over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

President Zelensky made the request in a video address to the South Korean Parliament on Monday.

London-born Ali Harbi Ali, 26, was convicted of carrying out the atrocity at Sir David’s constituency surgery in Essex in October last year.

A Wolverhampton hospital worker who won a £3 million home overlooking Lake Windermere says she is is still 'in shock' and will take some time to decide what to do with the luxury property.

A gunman who shot a man over a suspected drugs dispute has been jailed for more than 20 years.

The feeling around a quiet Sandwell park was one of shock just days after a violent attack.

A 17-year-old boy who suffered potentially life-changing injuries after being shot in Cradley while out with his friends is now "stable" in hospital, police said.

Staff were threatened with a machete when two robbers entered a business premises in Wombourne.

The number of Covid patients admitted to Black Country hospitals has more than doubled in the past month, latest data shows.

Two men have been jailed after admitting to a series of pub burglaries in south Staffordshire which caused "distress" to a number of businesses.

A man and woman were taken to hospital with "life-threatening" injuries after their car hit a tree in Cannock.

Councillors in Wolverhampton are giving themselves a pay rise – with the authority's leader set to see his annual salary boosted by £3,700.

The mother of a teenage boy shot in the back three times in Cradley fears he may never walk again.

A shipping container park that will be used to “maximise opportunities” for the Commonwealth Games in Perry Barr had its planning permission approved, despite coming under fire from Conservative councillors.

Commercial property consultancy Burley Browne has won a management instruction on a large portfolio of offices, shops and warehouse units in Sutton Coldfield.

Ireland’s foreign minister is in Luxembourg for a meeting of the EU foreign affairs council, where further sanctions against Moscow will be discussed.

Traffic woes suffered by people living near a hugely popular Streetly sports centre could end after a car park extension was agreed.

Ukraine is braced for a Russian onslaught in the country’s east, while the southern city of Mariupol remains under siege.

Before you get to Citizens Advice, you have to take a journey down the Dudley Road past the discount pound shops and cheap takeaways. That’s an oxymoron for those travelling here today.

British Airways cancelled at least 64 domestic or European flights to or from Heathrow on Monday.

A new specialist centre at a school in Wolverhampton set up to help youngsters with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been opened.

Former Wolves defender Ethan Ebanks-Landell has been banned from driving for a month and fined almost £2,000 after speeding through roadworks on the M6.

The worldwide shortage of semiconductors hit Jaguar Land Rover sales for the first three months of the year.

The runners were ready for the off as they prepared to race around an area of natural beauty.

The brand new Stourbridge Glass Museum has welcomed its first visitors after 12 years in the making.

The busiest single day on the roads over the bank holiday weekend is expected to be Good Friday.

Three people were arrested for immigration offences as Staffordshire Police held a week of action targeting modern slavery across the county.

‘Russian troops will move to even larger operations in the east of our state,’ the politician said in his nightly address.

NHS Confederation chief Matthew Taylor said: ‘No 10 has seemingly abandoned any interest in Covid whatsoever.’

A 17-year-old boy is in hospital with potentially life-changing injuries after he was shot in Cradley while he was out with his friends.

Two men have been charged over an armed robbery at Kidderminster's Matalan store.

Attractions across the West Midlands are gearing up for a bumper Easter weekend following a tough time for many over the last two years.

A professor has been handed a prestigious accolade after being ranked in the top two per cent of global scientists across the world.

Highley singer song writer Macy O'Neill hasn't hung around in her music career - not only does she have a date to play at the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool but she has released a charity single for the Ukraine appeal recorded at Abbey Road

A former council leader from Cannock who served on a local authority for almost a quarter of a century has announced his retirement from politics.

Wolverhampton-born journalist and broadcaster Sathnam Sanghera is holding a free public event at his old school this month.

An educational pioneer and a sports lover who once played on the same side as the legendary George Best has died at the age of 66..

It seems the Friederich Engels didn’t think much of Willenhall. The famous Marxist philosopher considered the child workers in the town’s factories were both uneducated and devoid of morals when he visited during the 1840s.

Pupils and staff turned back the clock to mark a school's 50th anniversary.

A university graduate from has applied her talents and passion to open a space for fellow artists in Bridgnorth.

Creditors and landlords can now issue winding up petitions against those who owe them debts of over £750 for the first time since before the Covid pandemic.

Wolfgang Rosterg wasn't a good Nazi – and it cost him his life.

Putin's war is far from over.

People across the West Midlands have been reminded about the importance of bowel cancer screening after passing 60.

Three University of Wolverhampton nursing degree students have been nominated at a prestigious awards ceremony.

A group of horses were rescued as firefighters dealt with a barn fire in rural Staffordshire.

Hair and beauty students from Stafford College swept up awards at a regional competition and have made the final cut for the national finals.

Experts believe Vladimir Putin may launch a new offensive in the east of Ukraine within days.

The pontiff did refer directly to the conflict in Ukraine as he spoke to crowds in St Peter’s Square.

Policing Minister Kit Malthouse said Britain will do all it can to help bring those responsible for atrocities in Ukraine to justice.

Charles Blackmore, who is the CEO of Audere International, said he and his friend received an ‘incredible reception’.

Wolverhampton Council has announced the recipients of funding which will enable the development of projects to help young people into employment, training and learning.

A man from Walsall has been charged following the theft of a Land Rover and a number of trailers in Staffordshire in March.

Ronaldo issued an apology for his “outburst” via social media.

In a late-night video address to Ukrainians, Volodymyr Zelensky said that the ‘entire European project is a target for Russia’.