The male casualty was pulled from the burning wreckage of the home in Kingstanding, Birmingham, after the gas explosion on Sunday night.

The man is in a life-threatening condition following the explosion in north Birmingham.

Tamworth Castle has been officially approved as one of the best small visitor attractions in Staffordshire.

Staffordshire Police has launched a new local policing model aimed at speeding up call-out times across the county.

A woman has died and a man has suffered life-threatening injuries after an explosion completely destroyed a house in Birmingham.

Two day nurseries have been awarded top 20 ratings by an online survey for the second year running.

The Group of Seven leaders are holding a summit in the German Alps, with the initial focus on Ukraine.

The leaders are meeting in the German Alps, focusing chiefly on the invasion of Ukraine.

Sporty students at Sutton Coldfield school got a team talk with a difference – when they met a former leading figure in The Football Association

Wolves Foundation are one of the many club charities that run the Premier League’s Primary Stars initiative, using the appeal of football to support five to 11-year-olds in the classroom, the playground and on the sports field.

A house has been destroyed and several others severely damaged in an explosion on Sunday evening.

Sales were up 50.7 per cent for Cake Box, the cream cakes retailer, in the year to the end of March.

Vulnerable tenants in the Black Country are now being forced to pay for electric through pay-as-you-go meters in their rooms.

Plans to improve patient access to GPs in Wolverhampton are to be outlined by health bosses next week, as the city continues its recovery from the Covid pandemic.

Four historic buildings at Dudley Zoo will undergo a major refurbishment under new plans.

The father of the WBC world heavyweight boxing champion has thanked Wolverhampton for another warm welcome after Tyson Fury delighted fans in the city at a weekend event.

The preparations had been meticulous. Thousands of rounds of ammunition had been carefully laid out as the men of 3 Parachute Regiment patiently bided their time for a midnight attack.

A community first responder has hung up his flashing blue lights after serving his community for 15 years.

Visitors to Snowdonia should pay a 'tourism tax' to make up for the disruption they cause, a North Wales politician says.

Eleven aspiring ballerinas from the same studio are busy practising their arabesques after scoring a 100 per cent audition success rate for the classic Swan Lake.

They are self-confessed petrolheads – and now they have a little extra help to push them along the road to success.

Selling the wife – it's a Black Country thing. Or was.

Hundreds of kind-hearted residents hit the track for a sponsored walk to help raise much-needed cash for good causes.

Residents have been urged to be vigilant after three people were spotted "acting suspiciously" on the driveway of a home in South Staffordshire.

Almost 2,000 brave supporters of cancer charities put on their running shoes for a mud-covered obstacle course and raised £125,000 for medical research.

The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group is considering bringing a judicial review over the failure to provide a setting-up date.

Police are appealing for help to find a driver who fled after a crash involving a car and a van in Stourbridge.

The people of Eccleshall held a late jubilee party and it was a monster of an event with live music and entertainment of all sorts.

A Black Country council has entered a formal negotiation around remaining a brownfield authority.

A man who fled into a bar after being shot in the leg remains in hospital whilst investigations continue, police have said.

Wolverhampton MP and army veteran Stuart Anderson is appealing for more residents to pledge to support service military staff.

Police have arrested eight more people after a £160,000 drugs and cash swoop, on top of 11 arrests in drugs raids earlier this week.

Officers have handed out fixed penalty tickets to two people spotted on off-road bikes as part of an operation to crack down on anti-social behaviour.

Ten years ago, the Express & Star embarked on a Black Country Census.

Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster has announced Craig Guildford as his preferred candidate to be the next Chief Constable of West Midlands Police.

A three-bedroom house in Bilston is on the market for an eye-catching £36,500 but it comes with a stipulation - it requires a lot of work, new windows especially, and it must be brought to a decent home standard within 12 months in order for complet...

A malicious communications probe has been launched after Kidderminster Police Station was evacuated due to a suspicious package brought in by a member of the public.

Armed police were called in after three men suffered life-changing injuries in a fight involving knives in a Wolverhampton street.

RMT members walked out on Saturday.

Only a fifth of services will run and half of lines will be closed.

The Gypsy King cut a colourful figure as he drew a large crowd to a special night of entertainment.

A man has appeared before magistrates charged with burglary after a purse was stolen from a home.

A rapper who repeatedly stabbed a man he overheard arguing with his ex-partner has been found guilty of attempted murder.

Sandwell refuse collectors are voting over whether to take strike action during the Commonwealth Games.

Uptake for smear tests has fallen across Staffordshire and the Black Country, latest figures show.

A Black Country road was locked down after a man was shot in the leg in the early hours and fled into a bar for help.