A driver has been arrested after police stopped a car driving the wrong way up a motorway slip road.

Exclusive aerial photographs illustrate just how dry parts of the region have become in recent weeks, as we continue to experience a second summer heatwave.

A busy high street was brought to a standstill as firefighters tackled a car fire.

There have been warnings issued about thunderstorms and the potential for heavy rainfall across the region.

Police have launched an investigation after one man was stabbed and at least five others were injured during a massive brawl in a Birmingham park.

A pub manager has responded to a customer who left a bad review after ordering a pizza to the pub beer garden.

The heatwave currently hitting the region has caused problems for a Black Country supermarket.

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The 75-year-old Indian-born British author sustained injuries to his arm and liver in the stabbing.

Work has begun to identify a body pulled from water in a Black Country nature reserve.

Tributes have been paid to people from the region's police force for their hard work during the Commonwealth Games.

A former West Midlands Police Constable who broke coronavirus restrictions by travelling to London because he was ‘bored’ – and later lied about self-isolating – would have been sacked had he not resigned.

Police looking for knives in key Stourbridge town centre areas have failed to find any bladed weapons but have discovered two hammers.

There are no trains running at Birmingham New Street Station today because of strike action.

A piece of land plagued by fly-tippers could be transformed into affordable homes for people in Brownhills.

A black Alfa Romeo was involved in a collision with five pedestrians.

Police are appealing for information after a man was stabbed in Castle Vale last night.

A city bar owner has spoken of his frustration at having to temporarily close due to ongoing roadworks.

Building work has begun on a new 178-home housing estate on the site of a former Wolverhampton school.

Controversial plans to build a housing estate on treasured grazing fields excluded from the Black Country Plan have been met with a torrent of objections.

The number of deaths from drug overdoses in the West Midlands has fallen by almost a quarter – bucking the national trend.

A man has been taken into custody at the venue.

The region's leading rail operator has confirmed record-breaking travel numbers during the Commonwealth Games.

The Brummie band who began heavy metal, bit heads off bats and were continually accused of being Satanists could be joining the British establishment.

A popular project bringing people together has been given the Mayoral stamp of approval

An appeal for information has gone out to help find a man who failed to attend court on dangerous driving charges.

A body has been discovered in the search for a Black Country man who had gone missing.

A leak from a burst pipe in a Wolverhampton road was not able to be permanently fixed this week due to Severn Trent being called to an emergency job elsewhere.

Firefighters from across Staffordshire were called to action to tackle a hay bay fire.

Train services running between Droitwich Spa and Kidderminster were being cancelled or delayed because of a defective track on Friday evening.

Two men remain in hospital after allegedly driving down the wrong side of the road before crashing into a wall while being chased by police.

A man has been charged over the serious assault of a 13-year-old girl in Brownhills.

A service station convenience store in Wolverhampton has applied to the council for longer opening hours and extended alcohol sales – sparking "concerns" from police and licensing bosses.

Computer generated images have been produced to show how the wholesale market site of a new living scheme will look.

Detailed plans for the transformation of the area around Stafford Railway Station have been revealed – and a six-week consultation on the ambitious development is due to begin this month.

Jurors at Cambridge Crown Court found that Shelagh Robertson’s undiagnosed dementia had affected her driving.

It costs thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money to clean up dog mess, but only six fines have been issued to dog owners in Sandwell in recent years despite there being a huge number of complaints.

The battle to save the green belt ‘lungs of the West Midlands’ could be taken to Downing Street as a prime minister hopeful is urged to rethink the controversial Black Country Plan.

A Shropshire couple have celebrated winning £1 million on the National Lottery by buying a second-hand Ford Kuga.

An adventure playground has been targeted by vandals and thieves in a series of attacks.

The change could lead to more measures such as hosepipe bans.

Police have launched an investigation after a body was found close to a canal near Great Barr.

The tragic spate of stabbings in Wolverhampton has led to three anti-violence organisations launching a new lifesaving scheme.

Police are investigating whether a crash which closed a road for several hours is linked to a report made about a theft.

Molineux will provide the final destination of Prostate Cancer UK’s marathon in September, which will tour five West Midlands sport stadiums in one day.

Wolves fans driving to away matches look set to lose out because of the surge in fuel costs, according to new analysis.

Everything you can and can't do during a hosepipe ban

The city is in a seven-strong shortlist to host the show, along with Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield.

Birmingham has made the shortlist of UK cities that could host next year's Eurovision Song Contest, it has been revealed.

A Sedgley graveyard has been reopened after its closure on safety grounds earlier last week.

Fire chiefs are urging people not to have barbecues while conditions are so hot and dry, especially in public open spaces.

A man was attacked as offenders tried to steal his wrist watch in the early hours.

A former West Midlands Police Assistant Chief Constable who has terminal Motor Neurone Disease was honoured to be a guest at the opening ceremony of this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

It’s a family affair for the latest National Lottery millionaires as a lucky couple from Telford and their teenage children have been revealed as £1m EuroMillions lottery winners.

A woman who raised money for the premature baby unit at Stafford Hospital by knitting has celebrated turning 100.

While the Black Country and Staffordshire currently bake in another heatwave, forecasters are predicting a major change of weather next week.

Rail passengers are being reminded of fresh disruption to services tomorrow because of a planned strike by train drivers in the long-running row over pay and conditions.

A property owner has been given permission to convert his three-storey home near Wolverhampton into a trio of one-bedroom flats.

Eagle-eyed police officers have recovered a vehicle after it was stolen in Dudley.

Repowering the Black Country and the West Midlands Combined Authority have announced the West Midlands Industrial Energy Taskforce.

The licensee of a Wolverhampton pub has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds for illegally screening Sky Sports.