A four-bedroom cottage home with extensive gardens in the Staffordshire countryside is featured in Bond Wolfe’s property auction on July 21.

Pubgoers in Walsall spotted a famous face in their local as the Wetherspoon chairman popped in for a visit.

Voi has announced a further expansion of its e-scooter operating area in Birmingham to help residents and visitors easily access the main venues of the upcoming Commonwealth Games event, including Alexander Stadium.

Parcels delivery and courier group DX says its annual turnover is expected to be 11 per cent ahead of last year at around £425 million.

Training experts Performance Through People – part of Ladder for the Black Country – have appointed three local job seekers to new apprenticeships within its own operation.

Boris Johnson is set to resign as Prime Minister today after more than 50 MPs quit his Government.

The Prime Minister has spoken to Tory 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady and agreed to stand down as party leader.

Sir Winston Churchill, her first prime minister, is thought to be her favourite.

A well-known car showroom on one of the main routes into Wolverhampton city centre is to be demolished and replaced with a more modern building.

A Bilston builder who carried out shoddy work for a vulnerable resident after she had already fallen victim to a rogue trader has been given 15 months in jail.

Michelle Donelan quit as education secretary after less than 36 hours in the role.

Divisions in the party over Brexit led to David Cameron and Theresa May’s resignations.

The Prime Minister will resign as Tory leader but continue as Prime Minister until a successor is elected.

As his administration started to crumble around him on Tuesday afternoon, many of Boris Johnson’s critics would have assumed his entire focus would be on saving his own skin.

Housebuilder Persimmon expects half-year profits to be “modestly” higher than expectations, despite rising energy and raw materials prices and wage increases.

The Law Commission recommends a new ‘base’ offence for all acts of intentionally taking or sharing an intimate photo or video without consent.

Some of the countries hardest hit by inflation include Haiti, Argentina, Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, the Philippines, Rwanda, Sudan, Kenya and Sri Lanka.

One of the UK’s leading metals service centres is targeting further growth after it secured one of the automotive sector’s most demanding quality accreditations.

A Labour MP said Conservative politicians "knew what they were buying" when they made Boris Johnson Prime Minister.

A man has been jailed for drug offences after ten wraps of crack cocaine were found inside his trousers by officers in Cannock.

Operators of a charity shop which supports patients with asbestos-related cancers dressed in blue to mark Action Mesothelioma Day.

Brownhills baby killer James Davis has seen his sentence increased to 10 years after it was reviewed at the Court of Appeal for being too lenient.

MP Michael Fabricant joked that he can officially rule himself out as the successor to Boris Johnson, should the Prime Minister resign.

Boris Johnson said he was focusing on delivering for the public and his exit would only cause ‘chaos’.

A Tory MP who admitted it has been “a bit of a mess” under Boris Johnson has announced he can no longer support the Prime Minister.

An image has been released of a man who allegedly approached a young boy on a bus and kissed him on the cheek.

Oldbury brothers Connor and Michael Goodwin have been found guilty of murdering a man who was shot dead outside his mother's home.

Two brothers partied the day after shooting dead a father-of-eight while he chatted outside his mother's home.

A 20-year-old and two youths have appeared in a crown court charged with the murder of a schoolboy who was stabbed to death in Wolverhampton.

A fourth person has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenager in Wolverhampton, West Midlands Police said.

A paedophile from Staffordshire who posted images online of him sexually assaulting a child has been locked up for almost nine years.

A 16-year-old girl from the Black Country has been helped to do her GCSE exams during her stay at the Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Health passport for people with learning disabilities in Staffordshire is up for national award

Boris Johnson has “got a good heart” but has acted naively over his handling of the Chris Pincher situation, residents in Wolverhampton have said.

Plans for up to six new homes to be built on the vacant site of a former Wolverhampton pub are set to be approved by councillors.

Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant has criticised protesters who targeted a drone factory in Shenstone yesterday.

A charity lunch organised by the Wyre Forest committee of Cancer Research UK topped its pre-Covid record-breaking total of £2,400.

Four youngsters aged between 12 and 15 have been arrested after a man was assaulted in a late-night attack.

Up to 50 of the pubs owned by Wolverhampton-based Marston's may be sold off.

A Wolverhampton MP has called for unity behind Boris Johnson as the PM battled to retain his premiership.

As many as 250 roles at the University of Wolverhampton could be axed as part of a restructure to help solve a £20 million deficit, chiefs have said.

He was full of bluster. And that was no surprise.

The Prime Minister said he had a ‘colossal mandate’ from the country and would continue in office.

A Stourport school now has a £40,000 healthy play and wellbeing trail, providing pupils with fun and fitness.

School children from across the host city were treated to a day of sport and art as a celebration of the Commonwealth Games.

Dudley Museum at the Archives is running fossil ID sessions once again.

Two men have been charged after police discovered a cannabis farm in Kidderminster.

The Prime Minister’s position remains perilous with junior ministers and aides following Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid in quitting.

Businesses and residents across a Black Country borough are being invited to attend sessions about expected disruption from a Commonwealth Games event.

An investigation is underway after a swan was killed when it was struck in a catapult attack.

A city university academic has been given the honour of carrying the Queen's Baton ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Internet grooming crimes in the region have more than doubled in the last four years, with a charity warning of a tsunami of child abuse on popular internet networks.

Children's characters The Gadgeteers’ are holding a summer reading challenge across Worcestershire Libraries.

The brand new Ambulance station in Oldbury has been hailed as a beacon for helping local people into work.

An organisation that works to boost road safety in Staffordshire is considering using a new app to detect speeding hotspots.

An Olympic gold-winning couple have backed para-sports to make a big impact during the Commonwealth Games.

Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor on Tuesday, alongside Sajid Javid who resigned as health secretary.

Calls to reopen face-to-face council services are growing as Walsall people struggle to get much needed help with bills.

A West Midlands Police officer who sexually harassed colleagues while working at its headquarters has been barred from returning to the role.

Youngsters across a Staffordshire city are being offered the chance to take part in sporting sessions in celebration of the Commonwealth Games.

The former education secretary was appointed Chancellor in a reshuffle forced on Boris Johnson by a raft of resignations.

RAC analysis shows the average cost of a litre of the fuel at UK forecourts rose by 16.6p last month, from 174.8p to 191.4p.

Bowling centre operator Ten Entertainment Group achieved record growth in sales in the first half of its financial year.

The family of Ryan Passey have urged Boris Johnson to address failings in support for victims’ families when there is an aquittal in serious crime cases.

And with two bombshell letters, Britain was once again plunged into a constitutional crisis.

Theo Clarke MP has slammed Boris Johnson for showing a "severe lack of judgment and care" in appointing Chris Pincher as she quit her position as a trade envoy.

Nicola Richards MP has quit her assistant ministerial role, saying she does not want to be associated with the "poor judgment" of Boris Johnson's administration.

The "heartbroken" family of a "loving father" found in a Walsall canal have paid tribute to him.

Supermarkets were once the cheapest place to get fuel, but those days appear to be coming to an end.

Electric vehicles are everywhere. But challenges remain, explains Bill McCarthy.

The hunt is on for a missing lottery winner who has won £10,000 a month for a year on the ‘Set For Life’ game with a ticket bought in Sandwell.

It was Ladies’ Final at Wimbledon, and the atmosphere was electric.

A little boy who is ‘obsessed’ with the weekly visits from his local waste and recycling team enjoyed a special surprise for his third birthday.

Andy Richardson tells it like it is.

Electric cars are prohibitively expensive for most people.

Get your suncream and sandals out – another heatwave is on the way.

From one "sewing bee" to another.... Bee Murton, the Black Country lottery winner who used her winnings to set up a textiles business, met up with a finalist from the Great British Sewing Bee television series a year after her win.

The twin Cabinet resignations came as the PM struggled to contain the fallout from the Chris Pincher row.

The resignations heap further pressure on the PM.

Mr Zahawi was born in Baghdad to Kurdish parents and his family came to the UK when he was nine years old.

Sajid Javid resigned from the role after saying he had lost faith in the Prime Minister’s leadership.

Conservative grievances with the Prime Minister kicked off with his handling of the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal.

The Prime Minister said it was a mistake to keep Chris Pincher in government after being told of allegations against him in 2019.

Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor, Sajid Javid resigned as health secretary and Boris Johnson was forced into an apology on a dramatic day.

Bim Afolami said he could no longer support the Prime Minister after his handling of the row over Chris Pincher.

Mr Johnson has already outrun Gordon Brown.

Mostly Jazz, Funk and Soul Festival in Moseley this weekend is nearly sold out.

Mayor Vadim Lyakh said on Facebook that ‘massive shelling’ pummelled Sloviansk.

NHS staff in the Black Country have been thanked for their hard work on its 74th birthday

The Defence Secretary faced questions on his department’s budget when he faced the Defence Committee.

MP Suzanne Webb has visited Parkfield Grange care home in Stourbridge to meet with staff, residents and some exotic animals.

A world-renowned company has celebrated its 150th anniversary by delivering a special carnival event for its staff and their families.

The Queen's Baton Relay will travel by both land and water as it enters Staffordshire for the first time.

The barrage intensifies fears that Russian forces are positioned to advance further into the Donbas area, after declaring victory in Luhansk province.

The jury will enter its sixth day deliberating whether Oldbury brothers murdered a Birmingham father-of-eight.

An Aldridge teenager has been remanded in custody after appearing in Westminster Magistrates Court charged with eight counts under the Terrorism Act and two under the Explosive Substances Act.

Four people were injured, two seriously, in a two-vehicle crash.

Vulnerable children are still being let down in Sandwell despite Ofsted no longer rating children's services "inadequate".

Details have been put out of when the Queen's Baton Relay will visit parts of Dudley Borough in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games.

A criminal investigation has been launched into racist and abusive behaviour at the Birmingham Test Match.