A police officer who was knocked unconscious outside in an attack outside Molineux has been discharged from hospital.

Starters orders at Penkridge Fun Run will be given by Britain's Got Talent star Eva Abley.

A man has died after a road traffic collision in Blakedown.

Children at Little Trinity Nursery in Kidderminster have been busy making personalised gifts for the special men in their lives to celebrate this year’s Father’s Day on Sunday.

The Midlands has become the first region in the country to administer more than 23 million Covid-19 vaccinations in a push hailed by health chiefs.

Turnover and profits improved for Brownhills-based Castings for its latest financial year.

The airline’s pilot training programme is being launched again for the first time since the pandemic hit.

A police officer was seriously assaulted outside Molineux before England's Nations League game against Hungary on Tuesday evening.

The Home Secretary described the European Court of Human Rights intervention as ‘very surprising’.

Motorpoint achieved record sales in the year to the end of March.

Train passengers are being warned of delays of up to 60 minutes this morning after a broken down train caused chaos to services in the West Midlands.

Sandwell Council has published its which if successful will see Government commissioners leave the authority.

The Queen's Baton Relay will pay a visit to Molineux, a lucky city primary school and West Park on its route around the Black Country.

West Midlands business leaders have spoken of benefits to trade an tourism and a chance to showcase the region during the Commonwealth Games.

Reports of rape crimes in the West Midlands have risen by more than 50 per cent in the past two years, new figures show.

Andy Street has demanded "no further delays" on Wolverhampton's £35 million Metro extension.

The leader of Dudley Council has hit out at "wokey woke" police officials for "wasting taxpayers' money" on a complaint about his behaviour.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after another man was seriously injured in a car fire at a petrol station.

A Staffordshire charity is the first of its kind to receive a prestigious accreditation.

Yesterday marked 40 years since the end of the Falklands conflict, with veterans gathering to remember a war that claimed the lives of hundreds of people. For those who took part in the war, the scars remain.

England fans gathered in Wolverhampton hours before the Three Lions' Nations League game against Hungary at Molineux.

The TSSA has served notice to ballot more than 6,000 workers at Network Rail in a dispute over pay, conditions and job security.

A national shortage of blood supplies in the wake of the Covid pandemic has prompted a Wolverhampton councillor to appeal for more people to become donors.

Nadhim Zahawi says move comes in response to rising costs.

An athlete who tragically died after taking part in Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 has been locally named as Andy Hey.

Searches in a Walsall woodland where human remains were discovered will continue until the end of the week.

A woman who was adopted at only a few weeks old has been "miraculously" reunited with her birth mother through the ITV show, Long Lost Family, after worrying that it may have been too late to find her.

The Apple chief executive was speaking at a privacy summit in the United States.

A prominent Walsall town centre building which was once home to Vision Express will be converted into a bingo and slot machine centre.

Members of a community association in the Black Country are celebrating after being awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of their hard work.

One lane has reopened and one lane remains closed on the M6 northbound between Junction 5 and Junction 6 due to two separate crashes.

It is 40 years to the day since Argentine forces surrendered, bringing the war to an end.

A Luhansk official said Ukrainian forces have been pushed out to the industrial outskirts of Sievierodonetsk.

New electric vehicle charging facilities are set to be rolled out to car parks in Stafford as part of a scheme to help taxi drivers go green.

It was January 19, 1991, I was nine-years-old and watching ITV’s chart show.

An HS2 “superstructure” will be erected over a listed Victorian bridge in Birmingham city centre, under plans.

A notable city-centre sculpture of Queen Victoria has been re-imagined as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival.

Plans to transform an old Walsall library which has been closed for half a decade into new homes look set to fail.

Railway strike action next week will see Wolverhampton "cut off from the rest of the region" and people should expect widespread disruption, a councillor has said.

James Watts was jailed at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

A South Staffordshire community hub has received a funding boost to help with creating an area of natural beauty.

A Staffordshire police officer is taking on a climbing challenge for the second year running in memory of a young police officer who was murdered in 2012.

The First Minister launched the first in a series of papers from the Scottish Government aimed at updating the case for independence.

The Prime Minister rejected criticism of the plan to send asylum seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda.

A former Wolverhampton care home is on the market after residents were moved out when inspectors put it in special measures.

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has has opened up about coming out as gay - but insists he doesn't see himself as a trailblazer for doing so.

The leader of Dudley Council has been ordered before the authority's standards committee after an investigation found he was "disrespectful" to a police chief.

Drone footage has shown police pulling three people down from a roof after a huge cannabis farm was found in a disused school.

No arrests have been made in connection with a huge weed farm found at a disused Walsall school.

A trial date has been set for a 16-year-old accused of murdering another youth in Wolverhampton.

A council-run scheme to help Ukrainian families displaced by the current war find a home is set to expand.

The popular Trentham Estate, between Stone and Stoke-on-Trent, is going up for sale.

A nursery in Wolverhampton has been judged ‘inadequate’ by inspectors - after they rated it ‘outstanding’ at its last inspection five years ago.

An upstanding and well-respected figure in Stafford has died aged 70.

Black Country sports car and autonomous vehicles business Westfield has ceased trading.

An open air service to mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict is being held in Stafford this weekend.

The RSPCA is urging dog owners to be aware of the dangers of walking their pets in scorching temperatures.

The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reached a new high of 185.4p on Monday, according to data firm Experian.

Birmingham's Old Rep theatre has announced it has begun a partnership with TCU – The Creative Universe, which will be the first resident theatre company to be based at the theatre.

Ambitious plans for supermarket giant Aldi to take over a vandal-hit former Walsall pub site look set to be rejected.

Fire crews remain at a Birmingham paper recycling plant where thousands of tons of waste went up in flames that could be seen for miles.

Fire services across the West Midlands and Staffordshire have paid their respects to mark five years since the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy.

A secondary school in Walsall is celebrating receiving the first ever 'Good' Ofsted report in its history after a two-day inspection in April.

A woman from Wolverhampton has completed a treacherous crossing of Greenland ice cap, battling through temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Staffordshire attraction The National Forest Adventure Farm has opened a new large rustic style event venue.

The Met Office has warned of an "unusually" hot heatwave heading for the UK this week.

Cannock Chase Forest rocked as people came to enjoy live music at a series of concerts judged a success by organisers.

A man who raped a woman and blackmailed her over naked photos has been locked up for 12 years.

Unemployment fell again in the West Midlands in the three months to April.

Information is being sought from the public to help trace a man responsible for an armed robbery in a shop.

A large-scale cannabis farm inside an unused school in Walsall has been uncovered by police.

Molineux could become the "Wembley of the West Midlands" and help boost Wolverhampton with more "fantastic" opportunities like hosting England fixtures, a senior city councillor has said.

Police officers could move into Wolverhampton Civic Centre when the city's main police station closes for refurbishment, it can be revealed.

An MP has called on the Government to show its commitment to protecting green belt land amid concerns over a proposed battery facility in the Black Country.

Residents in the West Midlands had their 999 calls answered in an average of just three seconds in April – quicker than any other region in the country, new figures show.

A former Express & Star journalist who overcame serious illnesses to take gold at the European Transplant Games has died aged 50.

The West Midlands was second only behind London for foreign direct investment in financial services last year.

Central England Co-op is looking for up to 20 new staff for a community food store that is to open at Wolverhampton Railway Station.

Creative specialists at a Shropshire consultancy are celebrating after scooping a coveted national award in their milestone anniversary year.

The cost of living is hitting people in the pocket.

The Government's National Food Strategy has been met with mixed reaction, with some farmers warning "the devil is in the detail".

Campaigners against plans to tear down Dudley Hippodrome have launched a survey in a bid to gauge public support for keeping and refurbishing the venue.

Nine students from a Wolverhampton academy have brought their ten-week Junior Chef Academy course to a close with celebrations and Michelin-star worthy food.

A section of the Midlands Metro is set to be closed to allow for overhead lines work.

An art exhibition aims to explore the many uses and stories about bamboo.

Three senior judges dismissed the appeal, saying there was no error in the earlier decision of Mr Justice Swift.

A man stole a purse from the home of an elderly couple in Lichfield after claiming to be a former neighbour and befriending them.

He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Thursday.

Reporters on Monday saw a mass grave just behind a trench dug out for a military vehicle.

A piece of grass from Liam Gallagher’s Knebworth concert has been listed as sold on eBay for £65,900.

Very high UV levels are expected across parts of the South East between Wednesday and Saturday.

An appeal for information has been launched after a woman was allegedly assaulted by youths on a Staffordshire street.

A teenager has been left with serious injuries after being hit by a motorbike in Birmingham.

A woman has been left with potentially serious injuries after being hit by a car on a Black Country street.

An investigation is under way as firefighters continue to deal with a huge fire that broke out at a recycling plant in Birmingham.

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

A Telford business owner is planning to bring the M54 carriageway at Shifnal Services to a stand-still next month as part of a nationwide protest at soaring fuel prices.

Police are searching for a man and a woman after a pensioner was conned out of thousands of pounds in a lottery scam.

A workshop about researching Worcestershire people from the past is being held by Worcestershire Archives and Archaeology service.

A lorry driver accused of causing the death of a Black Country nurse in a crash on the M6 will stand trial in November.