Passenger tram services on the new West Midlands Metro extension from Birmingham Library to Edgbaston starts today (July 17)

Police have charged a man with attempted murder following a stabbing in Birmingham on Friday.

Trams will start running on the West Midlands Metro's Birmingham extension today.

With the UK set to swelter in temperatures nudging 40C this week, it's understandable if parents are wondering how hot it has to get for their children's schools to close.

NHS workers across the West Midlands will be able to attend a major music and arts festival after organisers donated 1,000 tickets for them to attend.

Brace yourselves, for the heatwave is about to hit, bringing some of the hottest temperatures the UK has seen since records began.

A consultation event has been launched to gauge the public's opinion for a new health and wellbeing centre on a former training site in Wolverhampton.

A driver needed life-saving CPR after his car collided with another vehicle on a busy main road before leaving the carriageway and rolling over.

Some workers who make interiors for luxury cars made by McLaren, Aston Martin and Bentley are having to use food banks, a union claims.

An MP has criticised the BBC for making young girls feel "guilty for being white" over its Women's Euro 2022 coverage.

From Cadbury's to the likes of Spangles – a popular museum has launched a call to collect confectionary from between the 1940s to the 1960s.

An independent councillor has branded a decision by cancel a council meeting in Walsall due to temperatures sky-rocketing early next week as "pathetic".

An important milestone was reached in the recreation of a long-lost Wolverhampton pub this week when its licence was approved.

A pandemic memorial, pocket park, walled garden restoration and electric vehicle charging points are amongst proposals set to be discussed by chiefs in Dudley.

A community group has held a rally in the hope of saving their much-loved local village pub.

The long-awaited £35 million West Midlands Metro extension in Wolverhampton will open “soon after” the Commonwealth Games.

More than 50 bronze memorial plaques have been stolen from graves at a cemetery in Wolverhampton, in an act slammed as "deplorable" by leaders in the city.

Back of the net! Footballers have recreated the first-ever photograph of a women’s team to mark the Euros tournament.

No-one has so far come forward to claim the life-changing £7.4 million Lotto jackpot prize picked up in Wolverhampton.

It has been around the world, up mountain, down river and along dusty tracks.

Motorists in the Blakenhall area of Wolverhampton are being given a further break after a popular independent petrol station cut its prices once more.

The owners of a Wolverhampton pub have already been flooded with applicants to run it, just days after putting out an advert for new licensees.

Sir Bill Cash has revealed he backed fellow Brexiteer Suella Braverman's failed bid for Tory leadership.

The honour of hosting the Commonwealth Games in the West Midlands has prompted leaders at Elston Hall Learning Trust to hold a festival of sport across its schools.

A Tamworth company which has made its millions selling a wide range of licensed products from Minecraft T-shirts to Pusheen pyjamas, has been recognised as one of the UK’s fastest-growing private businesses.

A free evening of family entertainment is taking place in Tamworth Castle Grounds on Wednesday as part of the town’s celebrations to welcome the Queen’s Baton Relay to the area.

A Walsall teenager arrested on terror charges has denied the allegations. Vaughn Conrad Dolphin, 19, from Aldridge, was arrested in Cheshire last month.

An air ambulance has been scrambled to the A5 near Lichfield after a car left the dual carriageway this evening.

A horse racing meeting set to take place at Wolverhampton next week has been abandoned due to the forecasted heatwave.

Traffic has been stopped on the M5 after a van burst into flames in the middle of the motorway.

The cruise missile strikes on Vinnytsia in central Ukraine left at least 23 people dead.

Suspected heart attack and stroke patients will be told it could be "several hours" before an ambulance arrives under new advice for when the service is under pressure.

After months of ever-increasing fuel bills, petrol and diesel prices are at last falling.

"Incredible" musicians including from as far away as the United States will perform at over 10 venues across Sandwell as a popular jazz festival returns.

The Floozie in the Jacuzzi has been vandalised again this week with bubble bath despite Birmingham city council’s revealing it had already spent thousands of pounds repairing and cleaning up the sculpture.

Sylvia Keris doesn't take things for granted.

Sylvia Keris doesn't take things for granted.

Fire chiefs have reminded people to store flammable materials safely after a box of medical dressings ignited after being left in direct sunlight near Kidderminster.

Approximately 200 litres of petrol has been stolen from a building site in Lichfield, amid rising fuel prices.

The family of a man who died after a two vehicles collided in Burntwood have paid tribute to their "irreplaceable dad, boyfriend, son and friend".

A council that faced criticism over closure if its front counter is launching a new service to improve communication with residents without internet access.

A green scheme to help tenants in Dudley save on their energy bills is up for a national award.

Dudley Town Hall is closing over the summer for a refurbishment.

Rising temperatures have forced an independent cinema to temporarily close its doors.

A suspension was imposed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February.

One of the winners of the Express & Star Business Awards has picked up another accolade.

A burger chain in Birmingham has been announced as one of the finalists for Uber Eat's inaugural Restaurant of the Year awards, after beating restaurants in Telford and Stafford to the top spot.

A Tory MP has hit out at "selfish and petty" parents after he was blocked from giving a talk at a local primary school.

A Staffordshire cathedral will be hosting a series of summer-related events to highlight the playful side of the cathedral.

Ambulance bosses are urging the public not to ignore heatwave warnings and make sure they don’t end up becoming a patient.

Office staff at Frasers Group will no longer be allowed to work from home on Fridays,

A new anthem celebrating the Commonwealth Games has been launched by Birmingham reggae legends UB40.

Residents fed up with parking issues on their street during matchdays have been urged to not take matters into their own hands.

Young people will take to a popular park in Sandwell next week for a series of workshops surrounding nature and conservation work in the area.

Tributes have been paid to a city Alderman following her death at the age of 85.

Families will be able to make the most of the upcoming sunshine by attending a series of activities at a popular park in the Black Country.

Paul Urey is reported to have died while being detained by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine.

Around a fifth of those who had been receiving regular treatment before they left Ukraine said it has continued in the UK, the ONS said.

A golf and country club has celebrated its 30th birthday by making further investments into its facilities.

A fire which ripped through a flat Smethwick is believed to have started accidentally.

A former Wolverhampton bank is being converted to a decorating centre.

The Commons Privileges Committee is examining whether the PM lied to Parliament over the scandal.

A lifelong Wolves fan who supported the club across eight decades has died aged 96.

Repairs to Victoria Square’s famous Floozie in the Jacuzzi fountain will cost Brummies an estimated £18,000 after vandals filled it with soap in May.

Dudley Council is embracing 1980s nostalgia with the launch of the next Let’s Get Moving challenge.

Police are now using unmarked HGV lorries to catch drivers breaking rules on the M6.

The Met Office has issued its first red warning for extreme heat - including for the West Midlands - warning of a “potentially very serious situation” in parts of England.

A day of live entertainment and have-a-go activities has been planned to celebrate the Commonwealth Games coming to a Black Country city centre.

A new e-prescribing pilot supporting people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Southern Staffordshire has been launched.

Fears of rising crime in parts of Wolverhampton have prompted fresh calls for improved regular updates between police and ward councillors.

Unsafe drivers using phones and not wearing seatbelts have been stopped during week of unmarked HGV patrols in the West Midlands.

The country's leading heritage railway will be playing its part in the Queen's Baton Relay.

Avanti West Coast warns trains maybe cancelled at the last minute due to 'extreme heat'

Plans to turn a landmark former church in Wolverhampton city centre into a major social hub hosting wedding parties and jazz concerts have been withdrawn.

People's tolerance of other people’s noise - from a neighbour doing outdoor DIY jobs to “children being children” - dropped during the coronavirus pandemic, a meeting heard.

A £100,000 Range Rover was just one of the cars found in the latest chop shop raid in the Black Country.

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) has revealed that the huge blaze which was declared a major incident in Birmingham on June 12 was started by coals from a disposable barbecue, as they warn people to use them responsibly amid the upcoming heatwave.