Celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee continue this weekend.

There have been more than 10,000 victims of knife and gun crime in the West Midlands over the last three years – with the youngest aged just 10, new figures show.

Staff at the University of Wolverhampton have called the university's resignation scheme "chaotic cruelty".

Operations at Birmingham Airport are running steadily following reports of getaway chaos - as bosses step up efforts to recruit more staff to fill vacancies.

The rise in prices of coal has left heritage railways in the region looking at home to keep their trains running.

Teenage comedian Eva Abley is currently second favourite to win Britain's Got Talent according to leading betting websites.

A fish and chip shop is celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this weekend by giving away free chips.

A Walsall pub has unveiled a plaque and new play area in memory of a baby who was killed by a driver when he was only 18 days old.

A puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee which has toured the world will visit Birmingham later this month with a theatrical installation produced by Birmingham Rep.

You don’t have to be a royalist to appreciate the personal service the Queen has given.

Frontline members of the police, fire, emergency services, prison services and the Armed Forces have been given a commemorative medal to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Dudley Police is "worried" about a 14-year-old girl who has gone missing.

Two pictures, on the same street, celebrating the same Queen but 70 years apart.

Eagle-eyed traffic cops spotted an untaxed car in Staffordshire which led to a man wanted for a burglary across the border in the West Midlands being arrested.

As the invasion reached its 100th day on Friday, Russia seemed increasingly unlikely to relinquish the territory it has taken in the war.

A city BBQ restaurant and bar was graced by royalty as it celebrated the Platinum Jubilee weekend.

Wolverhampton's youngest cabinet member has passionately demanded the end to the "legalised torture" of gay conversion therapy in the UK.

Celebrations continue today for the second day of the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend.

Platinum Jubilee celebrations continue today as the UK marks the Queen's historic 70-year reign.

Residents are still trying to understand what happened after a young man was badly burned in a car fire at a petrol station.

A man has been badly burned in a car fire at a petrol station in Dudley.

European visitors joined in with the flag waving at a jubilee jamboree as a Wyre Forest village school celebrated the Queen’s 70th year as monarch.

There is still no date for the return of West Midlands Metro services despite the latest deadline given by bosses being just days away.

Beacons burned bright across the skies as loyal subjects turned out in droves to beacon lighting ceremonies to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Record numbers of babies were delivered through caesareans across the Black Country and Staffordshire last year, official Government figures show.

A former officer from the West Midlands pictured at a lock-up 40 years has returned to his roots after becoming a volunteer at the region's police museum.

A group of specially-trained compassionate care volunteers have started work supporting very poorly patients and their families at a Midland hospital.

Work is continuing to build a brand new visitor welcome centre at a popular tourist attraction in the Black Country.

A Tesco Express in the traditionally alcohol-free area of Bournville could be granted permission to serve alcohol, despite heavy local pushback.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Wolverhampton this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

New guidelines for sentencing business operators convicted of selling blades to children are being worked on to tackle knife crime.

There is no end in sight to the death, destruction, displacement and economic havoc wrought by the war.

A lifelong Aston Villa fan got to hold the European Cup 40 years after the club made the historic win, as his play about Villa's famous triumph has its world debut at the Birmingham Rep.

More than 200 roads will be closed for parties as our region celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A tank operator from Cannock has been on military operations in the Baltic state of Estonia for an exercise to test the security of NATO’s eastern flank.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Walsall this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Dozens of roads will be closed across South Staffordshire this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Lichfield this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Stafford this weekend as the town celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Dozens of roads will be closed across Dudley this weekend as the city celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Several of roads will be closed across the borough of Sandwell this weekend as residents celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A heritage railway has been forced to make changes due to the rising price of coal.

An appeal has been launched for help checking the condition of a woman seen 'unconscious' in bushes.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car crashed into a house in Stafford.

A former Express & Star football writer is publishing a novel about The Black Country, with a new chapter posted weekly online.

The headquarters for West Midlands Police have been lit up in blue to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

A memorial bench to a much-loved former council leader has been unveiled on the site of a £3.2 million housing project in South Staffordshire.

A British Empire of 70 overseas territories. Roads with no speed limits. Mario Lanza topping the charts. And if you wanted to celebrate the accession of the new queen with a packet of wine gums, you would need to dig out your ration book.

Celebrations kicked off in style across the region for the first day of the bumper Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend.

Sixty-two homes will be built on part of an industrial site in Halesowen under new plans.

A Staffordshire town centre echoed to the sounds of an address honouring the Queen and kickstarting four days of Jubilee celebrations.

Bulldozing an historic Black Country pub and replacing it with homes will "put a stop" to anti-social behaviour at the site, according to West Midlands Police.

A sense of perspective is in order. As we celebrate the jubilee, we should also reflect on our democracy and our right to do and say what we like.

Students are set to rename a Rugeley road Equality Street for a day as part of a social action project to celebrate and raise awareness of minority groups.

A woman has been left with scratches to her upper body after being grabbed on a canal towpath.

People gathered from near and far at the Severn Valley Railway to enjoy the start of the four-day Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations – but there was no doubt what the star of the show was.

It's Platinum Jubilee weekend!

Crowds along The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace celebrated a “once in a lifetime” moment.

A Cradley Heath chippy has created "the biggest Union Flag in the Midlands" on the front of their restaurant.

There has been a public outcry after a royal-themed postbox topper was stolen just as the Platinum Jubilee celebrations were getting under way.

Police have arrested several protesters who entered the ceremonial route on The Mall before Trooping the Colour.

The Duke of York will miss from Friday’s Jubilee service of thanksgiving after testing positive for coronavirus.

Platinum Jubilee crowds were treated to the sight of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children taking part in their first carriage procession as historic celebrations marking the Queen’s 70-year reign began.

Creative children at a Stourport school have been busy making scores of imaginative dog kennels fit for the royal corgis, as part of their celebrations marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The ovarian cancer charity Ovacome has been shortlisted in the healthcare and medical research category of the 2022 Charity Awards.

Tens of thousands of people descended on the Staffordshire County Show.

Membership at Dudley Council leisure centres has soared to record levels following a multi-million-pound investment.

Holidaymakers jetting off for the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday enjoyed a much smoother arrival at Birmingham Airport on Thursday, after chaotic scenes earlier in the week.

Ceilings and bed heads have now been installed within the new Acute Medical Unit space within Walsall Manor Hospital’s multi-million pound Urgent and Emergency Care Centre.

A Wolverhampton school which has enjoyed ‘significant improvements’ has been rated Good by Ofsted.

Travellers have said they are being asked to check in their baggage the day before flying.

Holidaymakers are descending on Birmingham Airport today looking to make the most of the Queen's Jubilee weekend for an extended break.

Police officers jumped over hedges to capture two car thieves in Rowley Regis.

Beacons are set to be lit up across the Black Country and Staffordshire on Thursday night to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A city councillor who worked tirelessly to create a city's historic Saragarhi Monument has been announced as one of the community baton-bearers for the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay.

Johnny Depp may appear on stage in Birmingham next week just days after a jury ruled against Amber Heard in their defamation trial.

A baby remains in hospital after two adults were arrested on suspicion of child neglect or cruelty.

Police are reminding all drivers and their passengers to wear a seatbelt after over 1,000 instances of people ignoring the law in Staffordshire..

A florist who has arranged flowers for the Queen’s Christmas Speech has created a Platinum Jubilee floral showstopper at a Kidderminster hotel.

Beverley Knight was delighted to see 50 children and staff from her old Wolverhampton school in the audience of her latest show.

Members of a boxing club have been helping to make music as part of the Commonwealth Games Festival.

A national programme which has seen social workers embedded in local secondary schools has been extended.

An Academy Award-winning filmmaker has brought a stirring short film to a city art gallery.

The number of councillors representing Cannock Chase residents on the district authority could be cut by seven as part of plans for a new pattern of wards.

Callous thieves are stealing cast iron drain covers from roads in Wolverhampton, putting the lives of motorists and pedestrians in serious danger.

The celebrations of the monarch’s long reign begin on Thursday with millions preparing to honour the Queen over the four-day bank holiday weekend.

Teenage comedian Eva Abley has stormed through to the Britain's Got Talent final and "is ready to go out there and smash it again", her proud mother has revealed.

Volunteer organisations across the West Midlands have been recognised in the Queen’s Honours for the Platinum Jubilee and received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS).