Boris Johnson is set to argue that action is needed to combat the ‘vile people smugglers’ turning the ocean into a ‘watery graveyard’.

Doing a Level 3 extended diploma in information technology at Ladder for the Black Country partner, City of Wolverhampton College has led to 17-year-old Ben Smith gaining an apprenticeship in its own IT department - before he’s even finished his co...

Trustees from Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust have started the next phase of their plans to replant English deciduous broadleaved trees at Manorial Woods.

A popular semi-rural allotment site which has previously suffered from break-ins could be given a new lease of life thanks to a £14,000 cash injection

A crown green bowls event staged in honour of two men who lived and breathed the sport is set to take place in Cannock.

Travellers have already faced flight cancellations this week and queues for cross-Channel ferry services look set to continue.

Sandwell Council has agreed to sell the former site of The Gas Showroom in West Bromwich for £270,000.

Supporters including Gordon Brown believe a tribunal for the crime of aggression may provide a rapid route to justice for the Ukrainian people.

Birmingham Airport had to ask short-haul aircraft to come with enough fuel for return journeys due to the Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion protests.

Police patrols have been stepped up in the vicinity of an RAF base after thieves broke in to steal petrol as the cost of living crisis continues.

The fallout after the Prime Minister paid a fixed penalty notice for breaching coronavirus laws continued.

The Kremlin has sought to control the narrative of the war from the moment its troops rolled into Ukraine.

Kusti Salm, the permanent secretary for the Estonian Ministry of Defence, has called Russia ‘a historic-level murderer’.

Russia said a fire caused the damage and not Ukrainian shelling.

Deaths involving coronavirus in England and Wales are continuing to rise.

Health bosses are making a plea for residents to remain vigilant after the number of patients hospitalised in Wolverhampton due to coronavirus increased five-fold in a single month.

Schools have been warned that sexual harassment between pupils is so widespread they should assume it's happening.

Mark Fosbrook is no stranger to sporting success.

An MP in the Black Country has launched a search for people's patriotic pets in the run-up to St George's Day later this month.

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Stafford Castle was under the spotlight as it hosted a special auction for a new BBC show.

Roadworks around two industrial estates in Willenhall will last until August as part of a major £1 million upgrade to the water network in the area.

The keeper of geology at Dudley Council is giving an illustrated talk at Wolverhampton Archaeology Group.

The UK has been showing support for war-torn Ukraine by proudly displaying Ukraine flags outside homes, shops, hotels and along streets.

Traffic calming measures have been installed on a Wolverhampton road notorious for speeding motorists and collisions.

Sandwell Council has agreed to spend more than £760,000 to refurbish a local academy in a bid to offer 150 new secondary school places.

The UNHCR has called for a ‘more appropriate’ process where refugees are matched with families or couples under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

The number of rabbits needing new homes in the West Midlands has increased dramatically as rescue centres struggle to cope with an influx of bunnies given up by their owners.

The new Flybe has officially launched with its inaugural flight departing from Birmingham Airport for Belfast City Airport.

The Mayor of Dudley joined businesses and community champions to help raise more than £3,900 for charity at her annual ball.

A Wildlife Trust has pleaded with dog owners in the West Midlands to keep their dogs on a lead to protect birds.

Investment in apprenticeships has remained resilient in the face of the pandemic, according to a new report.

They are awaiting visas before they can travel to the UK under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.

An impressive new multi-use space has been unveiled at a Sutton secondary school.

Revised plans for a new £8.1 million technical centre at the City of Wolverhampton College’s Bilston campus have been given the go-ahead.

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.

In Mariupol a Ukrainian regiment claimed a poisonous substance had been dropped.

The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were making the journey.

A grandmother from the Black Country has said her life was saved thanks to a home testing kit for bowel cancer, as she urges others to do their screening checks.

Ukrainian units in the embattled city have been running low on supplies.

The women are both nurses who work together at a Rome hospital.

The Home Office issued an apology to Steve Dury and the Ukrainian refugees he is sponsoring, but Mr Dury said the process left them in tears.

Two vacant care homes in Stafford could be knocked down to make way for a new, larger facility.

The supermarket giant will award shop staff, warehouse and call centre workers a bonus worth 1.25% of their annual wages in May.

The import of Russian iron and steel will also be banned, the Foreign Secretary has announced.

Unrepentant Ali Harbi Ali was handed the punishment for the murder of Sir David Amess.

Jacqueline Anne Lyons, 57, was rushed to hospital less than 72 hours after catching Covid-19 from a carer and died six days later.

Boris Johnson faces his first big test at the ballot box since the ‘partygate’ scandal.

Police have been granted extra powers in a bid to crackdown on anti-social behaviour in a Staffordshire village.

Teachers’ leaders have said the comments are an insult to the profession.

A convenience store has made a fresh bid to keep air conditioning units installed outside without planning permission.

Three high-rise tower blocks on a once run-down housing estate are to be refurbished in the next stage of a £120 million project to regenerate the area.

The family and friends of a popular lollipop lady who died of cancer have raised over £3,000 for the hospice who looked after her by hosting a charity football match.

A Black Country MP has told critics to lay off Boris Johnson as he insisted the PM was the right man to lead the country.

Amber Valley MP Nigel Mills said ‘we have every right to expect higher standards of people making these laws’.

People looking for a taste of Africa in the heart of the Wyre Forest are being welcomed to try a new type of hotel at a safari park.

Unsafe handling of raw meat, cross-contamination and unclean surfaces have led to a kebab shop being handed a zero food hygiene rating.

A family's key questions about ambulance service and hospital procedures remain unanswered after an inquest into the death of a much-loved father who was only taken to hospital after a third call to 999.

A serious case review into the death of a three-year-old boy who was murdered by his mother's partner is to be published 'shortly', it has been revealed.

A Co-op driver who suffered a heart attack at the wheel of a lorry in Stourbridge has thanked the passers by who saved his life.

Women and children are being threatened with eviction from the historic hotel they have been living in after the owners were jailed for flouting fire safety regulations.

A missing 15-year-old girl has been found.

Health chiefs in Sandwell have urged people to remember the pandemic is "not over yet" despite Government restrictions coming to an end.

The Office for National Statistics said prices increased by 10.9% in February against the same month last year.

The figure had been expected to hit 6.7% in the 12 months to March, but it actually rose to 7%.

A driver involved in a hit-and-run crash shortly after England’s Euro 2020 final loss to Italy has been given a suspended jail term.

This was the show where everybody's talking about Amy... an intimate audience with a Strictly Come Dancing pro, sharing pride in her achievements, revealing her hopes and performing some fab-u-lous dance moves.

Five people have been arrested over the death of a kabaddi player from the Black Country who was shot dead during a visit to India, according to reports.

Even Boris Johnson’s critics said it was not the right time to change the party leadership.

More than 25,000 people in the Black Country and part of Birmingham have received their spring booster jab as the roll-out "continues at pace".

Voters head to the polls in Dudley next month for elections that will see 25 seats up for grabs.

A senior Sandwell councillor has announced he has quit Labour to stand for the Tories in the upcoming elections.

A total of 21 seats are up for grabs when voters head to the polls in Walsall on May 5.

The city elections will see voters head to the polls to elect councillors in 20 wards, one third of the council.

Voters head to the polls in Sandwell on May 5 to elect councillors across 24 wards.

A total of 13 seats are up for grabs on Cannock Chase Council when voters head to the polls next month.

The supermarket giant’s group pre-tax profits jumped to £2.03 billion in the year to February 26, up from £636 million the previous year.

Three men have been arrested after a stash of stolen car parts were seized by police during a raid on a Black Country scrapyard.

‘We weren’t able to have the support that we perhaps might have had from friends and family,’ said Hazel Harrison.

New jobs are being created at Jaguar Land Rover's giant engine manufacturing centre near Wolverhampton.

The jury which convicted drug-dealer Nathaniel Pope of murdering a three-year-old was told some details of his criminal past - but not that he launched a sickening attack on a young mother on a London bus in 2011.

A security guard was attacked with an iron bar as he tried to stop violent thieves stealing from parked-up lorries in Cannock.

A dog was found dead in a ditch with a cable tied around its neck and a shower curtain wrapped around her abdomen.

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned two adverts for The Hundred cricket tournament promoting crisps and toffee popcorn to under-16s.

A Ukrainian family could be housed at a building on the site of Wolverhampton's former Royal Hospital site under plans submitted to council chiefs.

Community and voluntary organisations in Wolverhampton can claim £1,000 for supporting the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

Staffordshire projects trying new ways to combat anti-social behaviour have been given a cash injection by the county's crime, fire and rescue commissioner Ben Adams.

The unsettling and scary sensation of living with dementia was replicated by virtual reality in Wolverhampton.

Researchers also said that a ‘worrying’ 16% of GPs under the age of 50 were already making plans to leave the profession.

West Mercia Police has been told by a watchdog it must improve when it comes to investigating crime and responding to the public.

No 10 confirmed on Tuesday that the Prime Minister had been issued a fine by police for breaking coronavirus laws.

A man has been found guilty of murdering his partner's three-year-old son after inflicting more than 20 rib fractures during weeks of "horrendous" beatings, including some using force similar to a car crash.

One of ITV’s longest serving stars is retiring after being a familiar face on TV screens for nearly half a century.

Young people in Wolverhampton have celebrated graduating from a "ground-breaking scheme" designed to help care leavers to forge an independent life.

A warning has been issued over fraudsters approaching companies and individuals in the West Midlands offering low-cost shipping containers.

Staff and students from a group of colleges have teamed up with a local charity to offer people complimentary cut and blow dry treatments.

Nominations are open for an annual awards celebrating the efforts of youngsters that go the extra mile to help others.

A teenager with health issues is praying for dry weather for a fundraising garage sale in aid of young patients at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

A soldier turned MP has urged residents to take part in a consultation aimed at improving mental health services across the country.

Downing Street has previously admitted staff ‘gathered briefly’ in the Cabinet Room on June 19 2020.