Coronavirus hasn't gone away and the West Midlands is now seeing a rise in cases due to two new variants, a health chief has warned.

Revenue grew 54 per cent for timber distributor James Latham in the year to the end of March.

West Midland Safari Park is celebrating Pride Month by educating its guests about the diversity of animal relationships found within the park.

Motorists have been warned that a crash is affecting traffic on the M6 Toll.

Efforts to tackle organised crime in the West Midlands could be severely hit by civil service cuts, the regions police commissioner has warned.

Car dealership group Lookers expects to report underlying profit before tax of about £45 million for the first half of 2022

A teenager armed with a machete stabbed man in a Walsall street due to an ongoing feud between families, a court was told.

Thousands of manufacturing jobs and tens of companies could still be lost in the domestic supply chain if the Government does not reconsider its approach to steel safeguarding, industry chiefs have warned.

Poundland is "resetting" its pricing at more than 850 stores as the country sees high rates of inflation,

She died on Tuesday surrounded by her family and in her last weeks campaigned tirelessly to raise bowel cancer awareness.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted Sweden and Finland to abandon their long-held non-aligned status.

The British socialite said meeting Jeffrey Epstein was the ‘greatest regret of my life’ shortly before she was given 20 years in prison.

The invasion of Ukraine is the ‘perfect example of toxic masculinity’, the Prime Minister said.

Man in court over murder of woman found in country lane

The West Midlands's new police chief has been ordered to reduce crime as the region battles with surges in violence, thefts and drug offences.

One of the iconic black iron horses that line the Wolverhampton to Birmingham railway has been restored to its former glory after being hacked to pieces by thieves trying to sell its legs for scrap.

Staffordshire's Chief Constable Chris Noble said he was hopeful an extra 200 officers and changes to the county's local policing model will lift officer morale.

Black and Asian people in the West Midlands are more likely to be subjected to stop and search since a crackdown on its use was launched.

West Midlands Police has unveiled almost 50 newly academy trained detectives who have joined the force.

Andy Richardson gives it to you straight.

The memory of a Royal Navy nurse will live on as part of a new remembrance sculpture in tribute to community heroes.

Boris Johnson has published the terms of reference for the coronavirus public probe and announced its start.

Oleksandr Merezhko made an appeal for heavy weaponry to allow his country to defend itself.

Private hire drivers will stage a protest in West Bromwich town centre and Oldbury on Wednesday with a march through the towns.

A woman has been taken to hospital in a 'serious but stable' condition after being hit by a car in Stourbridge.

A teenager from Walsall has been arrested in connection with alleged right wing terrorism offences.

One of the favourite running events of the Staffordshire calendar is making a welcome comeback – with a guest appearance from an Olympian and Commonwealth Games athlete.

A service which supports young people at risk of exploitation or going into care in Wolverhampton has won a prestigious national award.

The company operating a Carlsberg brewery has been fined £3 million over an ammonia leak which killed a worker from Bridgnorth and badly hurt another.

Police officers are being forced to use food banks after not having a pay rise in 11 years, Staffordshire Police Federation has complained.

Information has been put out to show how a Commonwealth Games event in the heart of Staffordshire will affect residents.

An action packed six weeks of summer fun for all the family is taking place in Wolverhampton.

The keys to the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre have been officially handed over to mark the completion of construction.

Social workers did not follow up on the bruising with medical experts, MPs were told.

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

Boris Johnson said ‘I don’t think’ the war in Ukraine will trigger a wider conflict in Europe despite efforts by the Kremlin to drag the West in.

The West Midlands' police and crime commissioner says it should come as no shock that barristers have walked out and has called the Government 'reckless' for cutting funding to the criminal justice system for years.

Gas mains and pipes were not the cause of a house explosion in Birmingham that killed a 79-year-old grandmother, engineers have confirmed.

Two people have been charged in connection with a street attack that left three men seriously injured in Wolverhampton.

A teenager has been taken to hospital following a stabbing in Brierley Hill.

‘We are not at war – but must act rapidly so that we aren’t drawn into one,’ General Sir Patrick Sanders will say.

Residents and businesses living in and around the host venue of the Commonwealth Games cycling time trial are being invited to an information session.

A love letter to the city hosting the Commonwealth Games helped to start an evening of celebration.

Three men were injured in a two-car crash in Oldbury.

A gold medal-winning flower display will be returning to the region to inspire people ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

A investigation into a rape that took place in an alleyway in Walsall is no longer being investigated after four months.

A house has partially collapsed in Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Police have released images of two teenagers they wish to speak to after a 16-year-old was robbed.

A business support hub will be opening its doors in Lichfield District Council House later in 2022.

A sports-mad Black Country NHS director is celebrating with his team after achieving success on the international stage.

Soaring inflation and the battered public finances have left a Tory commitment to annual real-terms increases in defence spending in jeopardy.

A Birmingham baking venue is set to put on a summer of fun with a sporting theme.

Family fun is on the menu as a popular food festival returns next month.

Villa have launched a public consultation on plans to expand the capacity of Villa Park beyond 50,000.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fellow leaders promised to stand with Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’.

Midland Expressway, the owner and operator of the M6toll, has appointed Michael Whelan, a globally experienced expert on innovative toll systems as general manager.

The jail sentences of the couple convicted over the death of tragic toddler Kemarni Watson Darby are being reviewed by the Court of Appeal for being "too lenient".

There will be night closures on a busy section of road over the next few weeks.

A Wordsley pub has won the Campaign for Real Ale's West Midlands county title.

A boy was taken to hospital with minor injuries after being hit by a car in Kidderminster.

A shop in Wolverhampton caught selling alcohol to under 18s has had its licence revoked by council bosses following a review this week.

The supermarket already has more than 960 stores across the UK and is looking for freehold town centre or edge-of-town sites of around 1.5 acres.

Volodymyr Zelensky said many of the more than 1,000 afternoon shoppers and workers inside the building in the city of Kremenchuk managed to escape.

Tributes have poured in for the "one-of-a-kind" grandmother who was killed in a gas explosion at a house in Birmingham.

A support worker at a children's residential home has had her head shaved by a girl she cares for in the name of charity.

A cake baking community event was held at Bilston Town Hall in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox.

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce's president, Sarah Moorhouse, is to become its next chief executive.

Dudley's biggest annual beer festival will go ahead again this year.

Joe Lycett is proud to come from the West Midlands and still loves going down to his local for a pint.

A series of works on the Midlands Metro will close sections of the line over two time periods.

One of the UK’s leading strategic manufacturing outsourcing specialists is aiming to help businesses get access to the expertise they need to grow.

A leading business management software specialist has invested more than £200,000 in creating a new programme that will help solve the current skills drain in the technology sector.

Almost 40 people were killed and over 500 were seriously injured on roads in the Black Country and Staffordshire last year, figures show.

Hundreds of criminal cases due to be heard at courts in the Midlands will be postponed in the coming weeks as barristers strike over pay and working conditions.

The family of a former photography technician have been awarded damages by a university after she contracted a cancer associated with asbestos exposure and later died, lawyers say.

An MP who boycotted the England football team for their taking the knee is coming to Dudley for a night of "fun straight talking".

Plans for a new £20 million college campus in Dudley borough potentially funded through Government cash has been hailed by leaders as "exciting".

A midwife and pioneering matron who “worked all hours God sends” is retiring after more than three decades at Walsall Manor Hospital – on her 55th birthday.

Health system is in a mess and the status quo will not do.

Traffic on a busy motorway section was hit with severe delays after a collision forced a temporary road closure.

Scores are feared dead following the strike in Kremenchuk which occurred on the day Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the G7.

A global soft drink brand has joined the list of providers for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The memory of a much-loved and much-missed MP was honoured through a community bake-off competition.

A charity which raises much-needed funds for neonatal units has been given a lifeline after fears over the future of its shop.

Penn Fields School students have staged an art exhibition which showed the importance of people bouncing back after the pandemic.

Patient levels are still some way below the peak reached during the previous wave.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, opening the second reading debate on the Bill, said the UK continues to raise issues of concern with the EU.

A grieving mother has spoken of her family's continued pain and suffering 10 years after her son was murdered.

A beloved eight-year-old cat who was badly hurt in a suspected collision has been saved thanks to vet charity PDSA.

A former Wolverhampton man who attacked a woman leaving her covered in bruises has been jailed for 15 months.

A small bungalow in Cradley Heath will be converted into a two-storey house with four bedrooms, despite heavy objections from worried neighbours.

A Sandwell councillor who was re-elected this year is under investigation by the council after a court case where he pleaded guilty to assault by beating.

A £20 million funding bid to improve Halesowen town centre have been backed by local MP James Morris before plans are submitted to the Government.

Businesses are set for a boost in tourism and trade after it was revealed more than half of the million tickets sold for the Commonwealth Games are to people living outside the region.

Police are growing concerned for a man who has been missing from his home in West Bromwich for nearly a month.

A fundraising campaign has been launched for those made homeless after a house exploded on Sunday evening.

The University of Birmingham has launched the Employer Advisory Board to support tech students starting a career in the digital world.

Comedian Tim Vine is performing in Sutton Coldfield to raise money for serving and veteran soldiers.

A unique collectable coin has been created to help mark the upcoming Commonwealth Games in the region.

Data firm Experian said the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reached a new high of 191.1p on Sunday.