Shocking footage has emerged of yesterday's lorry fire on the M6, which caused long delays.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s annual open day returns to its operational airbase on Sunday with organisers encouraging visitors to take extra care on the day due to the heatwave.

The war has trapped about 22 million tons of grain inside Ukraine.

One person has been taken to hospital following a fire in Smethwick last night.

The eight stamps to mark Birmingham 2022 feature athletes competing in sports and para sports.

Water company Severn Trent said it was enjoying a good start to the year operationally and that it expects at least £50 million in customer outcome delivery incentives (ODI) outperformance payments in its 2023 financial year.

A Black Country MP has been bombarded with 'We want Boris' messages after launching a survey on who should be the next Prime Minister.

Road closures brought in as part of a £15.7 million Wolverhampton pedestrianisation scheme have been extended by up to three months.

A young air cadet has learned to fly before passing her driving test - and say it's safer because there are 'fewer things to bump into'.

Wolverhampton's The Way Youth Zone's new chief executive has hailed the return of open access sessions which were halted over Easter.

A 30-year-old woman born and bred in Wednesbury is living her dream working on a Disney production in Australia's Gold Coast.

Penny Mordaunt’s Tory leadership opponents have been slammed for claiming to offer a “fresh start” despite having served in Boris Johnson’s government.

Pat McFadden has branded the Tory leadership contest a "festival of irresponsibility" with "nothing to say" about the challenges facing the country's economy.

A Black Country MP has praised "dedicated" NHS staff after he was appointed to a ministerial post in Boris Johnson's final administration.

Behaviours have largely reverted to pre-pandemic norms.

Emergency services descended upon West Bromwich Bus Station this evening.

Glorious sunshine is forecast as thousands are set to join in with bostin’ Black Country Day celebrations.

RMT members at train operators and Network Rail will walk out for 24 hours on July 27.

A road in Shrewsbury has been closed after an unexploded bomb was found at a building site.

There are significant delays on the M54 due to a "serious collision".

A popular water attraction may have to close during very hot weather, a council has warned.

Staffordshire's young people scheme Space 2022 is ready to blast off with activities now online and more being added daily.

Parks across a Black Country borough will be opening up to offer a place for people to watch the Commonwealth Games.

An ambulance chief has said he will not allow the West Midlands service to collapse, despite fears it could be at breaking point by next month.

Staffordshire’s Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games athletes have been sent well wishes by the county’s communities leader with the opening ceremony just days away.

A new drug described by many as a “miracle” is transforming the lives of cystic fibrosis patients in Wolverhampton.

A group of travellers who set up an unauthorised encampment on a popular park in Wolverhampton have now left.

Traffic was brought to a complete standstill on the M6 due to a collision involving a car and lorry.

Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil.

The Belfry Hotel and Resort has picked up an award for Bar of the Year at a Midlands awards.

Art and nature combine this weekend in two Black Country beauty spots this weekend.

Plans to remove the roof of an unsafe building in the grounds of a Wolverhampton school have been prioritised, after it was found it posed a serious danger to a historic neighbouring property.

Military officials from Russia and Ukraine held their governments’ first face-to-face talks in months.

The Conservative leadership battle grew increasingly bitter as voting drew close.

BT has announced plans to bring hundreds of new roles to its state-of-the-art new offices in Birmingham.

Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil.

A major review of Shropshire's Green Belt boundaries would be carried out if the Black Country can prove it has housing and employment needs that it cannot meet itself.

GP surgery receptionists and patients are being encouraged to be kinder towards one another as residents struggle to book appointments.

A man was helped by firefighters after falling into the River Stour near Halesowen.

A £1.75m improvement programme for six town centre high rise blocks is under way in a Staffordshire town.

Driver training expert Dulson Training has opened a new centre to help the company meet the demand of new contracts from Wolverhampton and Birmingham.

Black Country homes – some needing refurbishment – are set to go under the hammer at Bond Wolfe’s property auction next week.

A Black Country town has voted yes to a second term for its Business Improvement District

A stranded horse has been rescued from a canal after getting stuck in the water.

Pharmacies in Wolverhampton are to undergo a major review to assess any additional services they could offer communities, such as help with stopping smoking and weight management.

A Morrisons store in Staffordshire is set to receive a makeover as part of a five-month development plan.

Motor owners are being urged to be on their guard after a high-value motor was snatched in a keyless car theft.

Two boys – the youngest being 12 – are among three people to have been arrested after a 16-year-old was fatally stabbed near a city petrol station.

A 60-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire at a bungalow in Sedgley.

Lord Austin has hailed the diversity of candidates in the Tory leadership election.

A major public park, a school and more than 300 homes could be built on the former Brandhall Golf Course under a range of proposals being considered by council chiefs.

Sylvia Keris doesn't take things for granted.

A Dudley pub previously labelled “a danger to the public” for its associations with gang violence has been granted a new premises licence.

Swedish furniture giant Ikea expanding its ‘click and collect’ service at its Wednesbury store due to booming online sales.

‘Mighty embarrassing’ results have been reported in a survey over plans to demolish Dudley Hippodrome. 

Much of England and Wales will see temperatures soar into the 30s from Sunday to Tuesday.

Residents in Staffordshire are being urged to be on their guard for rogue gardeners and landscapers following a rise in reports of fraudulent traders operating in the county.

A second suspect has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a petrol station fire that left a man seriously injured.

People may be entitled to receive £650 in two lump sums if they receive certain support.

Wolverhampton has ranked as the second cheapest area in England to live near an 'outstanding' school.

Drivers on the M6 have been confronted with long delays this morning after a lorry fire closed the motorway in both directions.

Services in England have been put on the highest level of alert due to ‘extreme pressures’.

A new car "supermarket" based on the site of a former cinema near to an M6 junction is expected to open next year, chiefs have said.

Fast-growing cafe bar group Loungers, which operates under the Lounges and Cosy Club brands, plans to open 30 new sites a year.

The group said it is now expecting losses of around £30 million for the year to the end of July.

An appeal has been launched after a pensioner had cash taken from him after two men offered to carry his bags in Smethwick.

The Severn Valley Railway has suspended its steam trains for the next few days because of the extreme weather conditions.

A pub in one of Wolverhampton's oldest buildings could be yours after its owners advertised for new licensees.

Working alongside furnaces as he welds sculptor Luke Perry has one of the hottest jobs in the Black Country.

The heatwave is piling pressure on the region’s already strained ambulance service.

A group of travellers who set up an unauthorised encampment on a popular park in Wolverhampton remain on site despite agreeing to leave.

Fewer pregnant women in the Black Country received a flu vaccine last winter than ever before as concerns start to mount over low uptake rates.

Live music, comedy and a Faggot eating competition will be some of the entertainment on offer to celebrate Black Country Day tomorrow.

Never again. That’s the abiding lesson of a sex scandal that shamed this region, revealed the ineptitude of institutions that are supposed to keep children safe and catalogued the missed opportunities that workers had to bring things to a stop and ...

Members of a Walsall school gardening club have been working hard to create beautiful and peaceful gardens for pupils to enjoy.

A bird in hand's worth two in the bush, so the saying goes. And it seems The Bird in Hand is well worth the hatful of awards it has already picked up according to regulars who frequent this remarkably popular local.

Sajid Javid cut a forlorn figure as his latest attempt to become Tory leader fell at the first hurdle.

And up she rises…

A parish council meeting due to be held tomorrow has been cancelled.

Child sexual exploitation "thrived unchecked" in Telford for decades with an inquiry finding more than 1,000 children were victims of sickening and harrowing abuse.

Plans to develop a long-vacant strip of brownfield land for additional housing on a Wolverhampton estate have been given the go-ahead.

Villagers on the edge of the Black Country were relaxed at the prospect of their MP becoming the next prime minister, possibly because many never thought it would become a reality.

West Mercia Police's Assistant Chief Constable has pledged that the police are responding in a very different way to child exploitation than the force did in the past.

Hotel staff were left in a ‘panic’ over their jobs when they discovered Lidl planned on taking over the site through a leaflet delivered to reception.

Primark shoppers were left stunned after a vicious brawl broke out between two women.

Slade star Jim Lea is searching for a photograph of his old violin teacher for a personal history he is putting together.

A group of travellers who set up an unauthorised encampment on a popular park in Wolverhampton have promised to leave today.

Walsall Arboretum's Splash Pad has reopened after being forced to close during a blistering weekend.

A 16-year-old has been charged with assault after a man was stabbed at a Walsall McDonald's on Sunday.

The Government faces called for urgent investment in sexual health services which are working to stop the spread of the virus.

Free tickets are now available for events in Sandwell celebrating the Queen's Baton Relay.

A Staffordshire forest became a centre of learning and sport ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

Sir Gavin Williamson has announced he is backing Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership race.

A fundraising day is being held this Saturday for a young Wednesfield boy who needs a sensory garden after losing the ability to walk and talk.

Andy Street has endorsed "kindred spirit" Jeremy Hunt in the Tory leadership contest.

With the race to be the next Prime Minister well and truly under way, MPs in the region have been nailing their colours to the mast.

Stourbridge football stars Jude and Jobe Bellingham have made a generous and potentially lifesaving donation to fund three Community Public Access Defibrillators.

Animal magic!

A man has been charged after officers discovered a quantity of Class A drugs and a gas cannister in Rugeley.

Private parking companies have been warned to "clean up their act fast" over fines or risk seeing their business model go "bust".