Thousands of people flocked to Wolverhampton for a free family-friendly festival held in the city centre.

Research shows call-outs have risen by almost six million since 2009.

Thousands of young football fans got their first opportunity to watch the Three Lions in Wolverhampton as England faced off against Italy at Molineux this weekend.

It was fortunate nobody was hurt in a massive fire in a commercial yard, West Midlands Fire Service said.

Two teenage boys were arrested after a young girl was threatened with a sharp object and robbed in an alleyway.

A stellar flying display of RAF and other aircraft old and new will take to the skies for RAF Cosford Air Show on Sunday .

West Bromwich Albion legend Bobby Hope has sadly died aged 78.

Black Country residents were treated to a shock today as the Italian national football team rocked up to a Dudley Council stadium for training.

"I have to get off, I'm going to Texas tonight," I told a colleague at the end of my shift.

Trespassers on the line at Hednesford caused the closure of all lines running through the station.

An anxious Wolverhampton daughter is pleading with Government officials to help her allied fighter pilot father escape from Afghanistan, where he is in hiding from Taliban forces.

Police are growing concerned for a 35-year-old Black Country man who was reported missing.

A vehicle fire on the M6 has resulted in long residual delays between Wolverhampton and Walsall.

The devastated family of a 22-year-old motorbike rider killed in a collision have paid tribute to the “funny character who lit up the room”.

A fire consumed vans and large amounts of tyres at a truck dealership in the Black Country, with witnesses reporting explosions as the fire consumed vehicles and gas canisters.

The Way has launched a fundraising drive as it prepares to relaunch drop in sessions for youngsters next month.

It was an event unlike any the country had seen before. Thousands jostled for position outside the park, cheering wildly as they caught a fleeting glimpse of the spectacle.

A ceremony to commemorate the lives of those killed in the Falklands War will be held in Wolverhampton on the 40th anniversary of the conflict.

The sounds and flavours of the Commonwealth Games are coming to communities across the region through a series of festival sites.

A wide and varied route has been set for the final two days of the Queen's Baton Relay as it nears the end of its journey and the start of the Commonwealth Games.

A new granite wall plaque has taken pride of place at the site of an ancient drinking well in the Black Country once used by Oliver Cromwell.

Golly gosh, what a lot of fuss.

A Wolves legend and city MPs have spoken about their excitement and pride at seeing the Three Lions playing in their city.

The Shadow Chancellor has slammed the "clapped out" Government's levelling up agenda as she outlined Labour's plans to rebuild the flagging economy.

A funday is being held in Wednesbury tomorrow (Saturday) to raise money for a gym in The Gambia.

Plans to build a modern learning quarter in the heart of Wolverhampton have taken a major step forward after £20 million of Government cash was secured.

A 24-year-old man from Wolverhampton has been arrested after police seized an estimated £2 million in blocks of cocaine at Dover on Wednesday.

Class A drugs, a samurai sword, an air rifle and a knife were all seized in a police raid in the West Midlands.

A paranoid schizophrenic who killed his father in a sustained and violent attack before fleeing and buying food has been made subject to an indefinite hospital order.

The Metro extension in Wolverhampton has been delayed again and will not be ready for the start of the Commonwealth Games.

Generations of children will be able to reflect on the life of former pupil who died protecting elephants after a memorial bench was unveiled at his old school.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss discussed efforts to secure the release of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner with her Ukrainian counterpart on Friday.

A day of music and laughs has been set up to help raise funds for two units at a Black Country hospital.

Tram services suffered a temporary setback this afternoon when a "localised power issue" meant the trams could not run between two stops in Wolverhampton, just one day after services finally resumed.

BBC Two’s popular history series Back In Time returns for a new series set in Birmingham.

A director of a Wyre Forest-based multi-academy trust has been recognised for implementing character education in schools.

The bank lowered its key rate by 1.5 percentage points, to 9.5%.

An NHS charity is encouraging people to raise funds by hosting a tea party on the 74th birthday of the NHS.

Britain’s Got Talent 2022 winner Axel Blake is heading to the West Midlands later this year.

War in Ukraine, plus more reactors being built around the world, has increased the risk, a paper said.

John Glen said the Treasury has ‘inaccurately been accused of wasting billions of pounds’.

The sounds of live music once again filled the air at Cannock Chase as the popular Forest Live concerts returned.

The AA said motorists should ‘walk or cycle to save money’.

Real ale fans in the Black Country are being urged to turn out to help ensure the Dudley Winter Ales Fair can be staged this year.

Roofs are starting to go on the first new council homes built on a Wolverhampton estate for more than five decades since it was first opened by royalty.

Child cruelty and neglect offences in the West Midlands and Staffordshire increased by more than 800 cases last year following Covid-19 restrictions, figures show.

A group of nine Year 10 students set out on a trip of a lifetime to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust during half-term.

The Severn Valley Railway has received an award for its ‘resilience and innovation’ - beating off competition from visitor attractions across the UK.

The Public Accounts Committee has asked the Department of Health and Social Care to clarify its proposal, including predicted costs.

TSSA members at three train operators will be balloted in the coming weeks, adding to the threat of a summer of travel chaos.

Pilots from across the world will demonstrate their flying skills at a special air show next weekend.

A project to plant flowers around Cannock Stadium and spruce up the area before the Commonwealth Games has been a blooming success.