Pepco said spending is dropping across Western Europe, but it is especially bad in Britain.

A once-popular pub near Wolverhampton that has been closed for more than a decade is to be extended and converted into five new flats.

A helicopter and ambulance crews were scrambled to a street in Wolverhampton after reports of an "incident" taking place.

There are a number of ways drivers can reduce their fuel bills amid record pump prices.

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.

A police appeal has been launched after a man was assaulted and had his bank card stolen in Birmingham.

England will be roared on by thousands of schoolchildren at Molineux on Saturday despite the Nations League clash against Italy taking place behind closed doors.

A Staffordshire water park was evacuated and two people taken to hospital after visitors reported feeling unwell.

The Manchester City and England midfielder aims to use his profile to raise awareness of the organisation’s work.

He is expected to confirm plans to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants.

Ladder for the Black Country partner JTL will announce its national apprentice of the year winners in London on July 20.

Covid has left the economy of the West Midlands languishing behind the rest of the country, experts warned today.

Suleman Hassan, 18, was caught on CCTV as he inflicted a single stab wound on Lamin Barrow.

Tyson Fury says he has turned his life around since his last visit to Wolverhampton as he prepares to return to the city for a 'meet and greet' with fans.

Musical stars including Noel Gallagher and Rag'n'Bone Man are set to descend on Cannock Chase this week as a major festival returns after two years.

Another van has been stolen from an industrial park in Staffordshire following an earlier theft this week

Mark Garnier has been reselected as the Conservative candidate for Wyre Forest at the next general election.

A broadcaster who was born and brought up in Wolverhampton has launched her first book based on her life growing up as an Asian struggling with her identity, and a look back on her journey through life.

Weston Park is hosting an exhibition of contemporary tapestries this summer featuring some of the leading weavers from Ireland and Scotland.

Dudley Academies Trust has taken control of Kates Hill Primary School with pupils being given new uniforms before a change of colour from September.

Children struggling to readjust to life after Covid-19 and life under lockdown will now get specialist care in Sandwell after a £421,180 grant from the National Lottery.

Explosions were heard after a lorry caught fire in a crash on a dual carriageway in Staffordshire.

Sports clubs and community groups across a Black Country borough are being invited to take part in community activities around the Commonwealth Games.

A jury will decide the whether four men are guilty of teenager murdering teenager Kimani Martin who was shot dead in a taxi in Tividale.

Turkey hosted talks with Russia focused on a UN proposal to free Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and allow grain sitting in silos to be shipped out.

The army has been put on standby to help at the Commonwealth Games after it was revealed there are still 5,000 jobs up for grabs for people looking to be involved.

Construction is underway on a project that will see a new Sainsbury’s store and six new apartments developed in Bewdley.

The ambulance crisis will not improve until issues are tackled at other NHS trusts in the region, bosses said today.

A rare Stradivarius violin once owned by a Wombourne family is set to go under the hammer for millions of pounds.

A Grade II listed mansion in Wolverhampton will be revamped for students with special educational needs and disabilities from across the region.

A free family-friendly festival will be held in the centre of Wolverhampton this weekend and will feature the likes of CBeebies stars and Martin Kemp.

Traffic around a busy junction on the Stafford Road in Wolverhampton is set to be hit with delays due to engineering works to install super-fast broadband.

The urban battle for Sievierodonetsk testifies to the painstaking, inch-by-inch advance by Russian forces.

Footage of a woman who had been seen lying 'unconscious' in bushes has been found in a police breakthrough.

Ruslan Stefanchuk, speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, made his comments in a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Two public figures named as Queen's Relay baton-bearers have spoken of the benefits the Commonwealth Games can bring to their city.

A collaboration between two men with life-changing health conditions is set to showcase how people can rebuild broken lives.

There's 50 days to go until the Commonwealth Games comes to Birmingham – so here are 50 fascinating facts about the event.

Boris Johnson hinted at measures to boost home ownership as he sought to reassert his authority after surviving a confidence vote in his leadership.

A 22-year-old man found with a stun gun in Walsall has pleaded guilty to drug dealing offences.

Dudley Zoo enjoyed its best visitor numbers since 2019 on Thursday as crowds flocked to the zoo to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.

When David Jackson took over the running of McArthurGlen Designer Outlet East Midlands in early 2020, it was a matter of weeks before he was shutting the whole place down.

A couple who are set to fly out on their first holiday together are still without a passport after applying more than four months ago.

A massive new distribution centre for national retailer Pets at Home is set to open near Stafford by the end of this year – and councillors have given the green light to changes to enable it to operate.

Almost 200 cannabis plants have been seized from a house in Wolverhampton.

Data firm Experian Catalist said a litre of petrol cost an average of 180.7p on Tuesday.

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for a missing 17-year-old from Stafford.

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard has appeared at an event in the West Midlands to help raise money for his foundation and Acorns Children's Hospice.

Union members at the University of Wolverhampton are concerned that there won't be enough staff to teach students in several subjects next year as staff feel "pressure" to accept resignation offers.

All jobs have been lost at a Halesowen haulage firm after Covid caused significant trading losses.

Relatives of a 28-year-old motorcyclist who died in a horror crash at a notorious crash site were left with unanswered questions after his inquest.

A banned driver who led police on a high-speed pursuit in Black Country streets before crashing his car and abandoning his heavily pregnant partner at the scene has been given a community order.

Passengers hoping to fly out from Birmingham Airport to Italy for a summer holiday face hours of delays thanks to airport strikes.

About 3,000 athletes will descend on Staffordshire as the Ironman 70.3 triathlon makes its full return to the county this weekend.

The FBI has linked the vessel to the Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.

The Ukrainian fighters defended the steelworks for nearly three months before surrendering in May under relentless Russian attacks.

The Kremlin said it has taken control of 97% of one of the industrial heartland’s two provinces.

A film about social justice, race and growing up is set to pull at the heartstrings and explore the issues of identity and race.

A school has achieved a mental health award for its outstanding wellbeing provision.

Uplifting music, comedy and food will be among the attractions at a new family festival being launched in the Black Country.

Two state-of-the-art robots are now operating regularly at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital.

Staffordshire residents who want to watch "rubbish TV" will soon be able to watch live footage from the county's 14 household waste recycling centres.

A pastoral member of staff at a Black Country school who goes above and beyond has been recognised with a national award.

Tim Hortons, the Canadian restaurant chain, will open its new drive-thru site at the Merry Hill shopping centre on June 20.

Lichfield District Council has officially backed an ambitious plan to tackle wildlife loss and improving access to nature.

Up to 25 people are still sleeping rough every night on Birmingham streets as chiefs blame ‘ludicrous time scales’ for a delay in vital cash.

Emotional tributes have been paid to a "selfless" former Mayoress of Walsall who has died.

A sponsored walk which has raised more than £140,000 for various charities returns this month for the first time since the coronavirus lockdowns.

Among the usual suspects of discarded beer cans, pizza boxes and chewing gum, volunteer litter pickers in Walsall come across some shocking items.

Worried people living on a congested main route into Walsall fear the traffic issues they suffer will get worse if a new Lidl store opens on the road.

A family with several generations affected by a genetic form of stomach cancer are calling on people to get muddy and help save lives.

Motorists across the region are set to be faced with a number of fresh road closures over the next week.

Two hospice nurses have so far raised £2,500 after shaving their crowning glories in support of a colleague being treated for cancer.

The memory of a Black Country schoolgirl has been honoured through charity donations and a memorial garden.

More than 10,000 tickets have already been sold for a major music and entertainment festival being held at Weston Park in the summer.

An academy school and a primary school in Cheslyn Hay has received a heart defibrillator that can be accessed in an emergency by both schools.

A new procedure that can reduce the risk of stroke in patients who cannot take blood thinning medication has been successfully completed at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital.

An imbalance between supply and demand for properties remains the primary reason driving the climb in house prices, Halifax said.

People interested in becoming a foster carer in Wolverhampton can find out more about it by popping into a new pop-up "shop" in a shopping centre.

A man squeezed a woman's neck during a domestic attack before assaulting a police officer in Wolverhampton.

Walsall swimming star Ellie Simmonds is helping to inspire youngsters in the Black Country through a major campaign to promote the sport.

The first phase of works to improve public spaces in Wednesbury town centre is on track to be completed by the end of July.

David Baddiel summed it up as well as any political commentator when the Prime Minister was greeted with a cacophony of boos at St Paul’s Cathedral, while celebrating the Platinum Jubilee.

Britain is also to supply Ukraine with long-range multiple launch rocket systems to strike Russian artillery systems.

The Three Lions supporters were arrested after trouble in Munich on Monday.

Conservative MPs across the Black Country and Staffordshire have now had their say on Boris Johnson's future.

Schoolchildren ducked under their desks after three teenagers with a knife on the premises triggered a lockdown.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Moscow’s forces have ‘liberated’ 97% of the Luhansk region.

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

A van containing £20,000 worth of wedding decorations has been stolen in Staffordshire.

Two men are being sought by police after a 20-year-old man was doused in petrol and set on fire as at a petrol station in Dudley.

Fuel prices continue to climb with no sign of stopping and warnings that petrol could soon reach £2 a litre.

Boris Johnson urged ministers to cut government costs and promised lower taxes to boost the economy as he sought to repair his battered leadership.

A proud member of the Ukrainian community in the region has helped to raise funds for charity through a half-marathon.

West Midlands Metro services will finally resume on Thursday, after being suspended for over two and a half months.

A drug dealing rapper has admitted shooting dead teenager Kimani Martin in Tividale.

All none-emergency activity at West Park Hospital will be stopped during the Commonwealth Games cycling event Wolverhampton.

The founder of a West Midlands charity has hailed its volunteers after recent royal recognition.

A leading supplier of labour to the construction industry has won a contract with HS2 which will create more than 500 jobs.

Staffordshire MP Michael Fabricant has warned Boris Johnson he needs to "get a grip on delivering" for the British people or risk defeat for the Tories at the next election.