Eurovision star Sam Ryder is set to perform at Cannock Chase next month as part of the Forest Live gig line-up supporting rock band Texas.

The medals of a mysterious soldier are set to go up for auction at a Staffordshire auctioneers.

The plights of families struggling to live during the current cost of living crisis have been laid bare by food banks from across the region.

Union bosses say they fear for the future of performing arts as the University of Wolverhampton suspended recruitment to courses.

Residents have been invited to give their views on two major regeneration projects in Walsall town centre.

Full details have been revealed of which roads will be closed to the public during the Commonwealth Games Cycling Time Trial.

A large hole has opened up in a road in Dudley, forcing an emergency closure until repair work on the road is complete.

Unemployment in the West Midlands fell in the three months to March.

Photographs and interviews of 100 people from the LGBTQ+ community have been featured at a popular Black Country art gallery alongside stunning mosaic art.

Fishing tackle group Angling Direct achieved record sales in the year to the end of January.

One of the UK’s leading strategic manufacturing outsourcing specialists has signed a major new deal to support the development of the world’s most productive electrical discharge machining drilling machine.

Two men accused of carrying out an armed robbery at an electronics store made a pact never to carry weapons, a court heard.

Stafford's Conservative MP pushed the case for greater support for people and businesses in Staffordshire when Boris Johnson visited the county.

A design competition will be held to redevelop a prime town centre site in Dudley.

One of the region's fastest growing full-service advertising agencies is celebrating a record year for its Birmingham office after it secured a string of new wins.

A brave Claverley girl who likes to take on super challenges is ready for her next one.

JCB machines from the past and the present will be taking centre stage at a special pageant in London as the nation comes together to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The pressure on many working families is enormous.

Eight friends from Wolverhampton have raised more than £10,000 combined for two charities after taking on a mammoth trek to the top of Ben Nevis.

Staffordshire Police is backing a national campaign to combat knife crime this week with intelligence-led operations, weapons sweeps, knife amnesty bins, and high-visibility patrols.

A Lichfield online fundraising company has developed a new app which will let people donate to their favourite good causes faster.

A toucan crossing has finally been unveiled on a busy Halesowen road after a campaign lasting almost 10 years for safety measures to be introduced.

100,000 condoms are to be provided for athletes competing at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

A trial date has been set for a man accused of attempting to kill his ex-partner in Walsall.

Five teenagers arrested on suspicion of a knifepoint robbery in Oldbury have been released on bail as police investigations continue.

A dangerous driver who was pursued by police officers along Black Country streets has been warned he may go to prison.

The group is protesting against the UK Government allowing fossil fuel money to flow to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A woman has died after a crash with a lorry on the M5.

Renault said it would sell its majority stake in Avtovaz, a Russian car company best known for its Lada brand, to a state-run research institute.

Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson called it ‘a historic change in our country’s security policy’ as she addressed legislators.

The next restaurant from an iconic Canadian coffee and doughnut chain is set to officially open in Sandwell next week.

A railway company has been fined £550,000 after walls of a trench collapsed and buried an employee carrying out excavation work outside Stafford railway station.

Diesel prices in the West Midlands have reached a record high of more than 180p per litre, new figures show.

After three months of fuel prices constantly climbing to new record levels, latest RAC numbers revealed a break in the cycle of ever-increasing pain at the pumps.

The findings indicate 68% aged between 18 and 65 were ‘very likely or likely to look for work in the next month’.

Swedish officials announced their intention to seek Nato membership – following a similar decision from its neighbour Finland.

Staffordshire children are being invited to take part in this year’s Walk to School Week to help promote the benefits of more active travel.

A community centre will be celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in style after being awarded a lottery boost.

The first McDonald’s in Russia opened in the middle of Moscow more than three decades ago, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The Ukraine invasion throws into ‘stark relief’ the dangers of energy systems powered by foreign fossil fuels, the Cop26 president said.

Russia is the EU’s top supplier of oil, natural gas and coal, accounting for around a quarter of the bloc’s total energy.

Nato’s membership process is not formalised and the steps can vary.

A Broseley clergyman and local historian is to have an enduring legacy through church vestments which have been designed and created in his memory.

The owners of a well-loved Cannock pub and restaurant were shocked to receive a zero hygiene rating in their latest inspection.

The future for Birmingham Airport is bright as it recovers from the two-year setback of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nearly 800 small and medium-sized businesses in the West Midlands have been able to take on apprentices since the start of a funding scheme three years ago.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have teamed up with a football charity to become industry leaders in "environmental sustainability" as they bid to tackle the impact of climate change.

Hundreds of pupils from across Wolverhampton are preparing for a spectacular musical celebration in Queen Square on Tuesday.

The Met Office predicts Tuesday will be “dry and very warm in sunny spells” across central and eastern parts of the UK.

A secondary school teacher has been remanded into custody charged with sexually assaulting four schoolgirls.

Residents in Wednesfield will be able to share face-to-face concerns with police for the first time the Covid pandemic.

The airline reported narrowed annual underlying losses of £302 million for the year to March 13.

A popular initiative aimed at bringing people together has celebrated a quarter of a century of places in a Black Country town.

Charities and community groups in the West Midlands are among 33 good causes to receive vital support thanks to a £30,000 funding boost from Central England Co-op Community Dividend Fund

This Morning's Alison Hammond, Disney's Princess Aurora, Marvel heroes, firefighters, dinosaurs and Stormtroopers all played a part in giving Piper Westwood and her family a day to cherish.

Travis lead singer Fran Healy spoke of his love for the West Midlands as his tour stopped off in the region.

Auditions for Return to the Forbidden Planet at Stafford's Gatehouse Theatre's Summer School are being held this weekend.

Schools in Staffordshire are being invited to take part in this year's Walk to School Week to help promote the benefits of more active travel.

A councillor is set to make history by becoming the first person of African-Caribbean heritage to become the mayor of Wolverhampton at a special ceremony.

An urgent plea has been made by the RSPCA after seven cats were abandoned in separate incidents in the region.

A former operator of a Staffordshire pub has been handed a court bill of more than £3,000 after inspectors found food unfit for human consumption, dirty storage areas and filthy equipment.

The family of a South Staffordshire girl who survived blood cancer is urging people to take part in a prize draw to raise money for charity.

A teenager from the Black Country has shot to fame after her stealing the nation's hearts with her comedy routine on Britain's Got Talent.

A scheme to build homes at a derelict former Royal British Legion site is back on the table despite fears over flooding.

The latest partner for the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been officially announced.

The new mayor of Stafford was sworn in when the traditional ceremony returned to the town at the weekend.

Land at a Lichfield park has been earmarked by senior councillors for the city’s new leisure centre – but they stressed that they will continue to consider alternative locations.

Stafford councillors have agreed to continue sharing their chief executive with neighbouring Cannock Chase – despite concerns from some members that he is spending less time in the borough.

Wolverhampton pubs and bars are coming together for a new Pub Watch scheme which hopes to crack down on troublemakers.

A 399-year-old copy of the first anthology of Shakespeare's plays has paid a visit to the Black Country Living Museum as part of a special tour.

The West Midlands has slipped further behind other parts of the country since the Government launched its landmark levelling up policy, new analysis has revealed.

Water companies could be forced to completely eliminate the harm any sewage discharge causes the environment under strict new Government proposals.

A family sat around the breakfast table: mother, father, two young adult children. The matriarch tells a funny story about her grandmother, much to the amusement of the youngsters.

The number of patients waiting for routine treatment at Black Country hospitals has rocketed by more than 41,500 in a single year, new figures show.

Almost a quarter of all adult offenders in the West Midlands broke the law again within a year of being released, figures show.

Two Walsall College students will be recreating the Roaring Twenties with their very Great Gatsby-themed ball.

Primary school pupils are being encouraged to enter a writing competition for the chance to be featured in an enchanted forest display.

Long queues at traffic lights could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new artificial intelligence system developed by researchers in the West Midlands.

Hundreds of fundraisers turned out for Walsall's 2022 Race For Life event on Sunday.

A woman has been left with minor injuries after a collision in Wolverhampton.

A teacher has been charged over the sexual assault of several teenage girls.

No arrests have been made following the stabbing of a man in Wednesbury on Friday.

A 26-year-old man carrying a meat cleaver has been arrested in Tipton.

Visitors to the Bradley Canal Rally and Boat Gathering were met with beautiful weather and fun activities this weekend.

Five teenagers have been arrested after it is alleged they robbed a 14-year-old boy at knifepoint.

A police incident has caused the closure of the M5 northbound.

The owner of a Spar store where a Rambo-style knife was found and which became a “hub of violent incidents” has lost his alcohol licence.

Tickets for Tyson Fury's meet and greet event in Wolverhampton have gone on sale, giving fans the opportunity to meet The Gypsy King himself.

A woman who was repeatedly stabbed during what is believed to be a "domestic disturbance" is in a serious but stable condition, police have said.