Oh no they didn't, oh yes they did! – Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre has revealed the full cast for its 2022 panto.

Hospitals in the West Midlands will make arrangements to ensure patients are staff are able to watch the Queen's funeral on Monday, bosses have said.

People are still dying of coronavirus in the Black Country and South Staffordshire area with eight deaths in the region this week.

Meeting Queen Elizabeth II has often been described as a momentous occasion – and for two sporting greats, it is something they will never forget.

Around 70 students studying uniformed public services qualifications in the Black Country have led a two-minute silence in memory of Queen Elizabeth II.

Coach firms around the Black Country have said they are struggling for business following the passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

A care home for people in Wolverhampton has been given the go-ahead to build a new extension which will increase its occupancy from 31 to 55 residents.

A storm of soaring energy bills and rising costs are forcing businesses across the West Midlands into changes they do not want to make.

A Black Country dairy business has seen the cost of running its fleet of electric milk floats rocket from £1,000 a week to a whopping £4,000.

As hundreds of thousands of people queue for miles to pay their respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, St John Ambulance is helping keep the crowds safe and well.

A new date will be set for the royal opening of the new Stourbridge Glass Museum after it was postponed due to the Queen's death.

The day began with interest rates at a sky-high 10 per cent. By lunchtime they had risen to 12 per cent, and in the afternoon they stood at 15 per cent.

An awards ceremony to commemorate the efforts of young people in Wolverhampton has been rescheduled for next month.

Shopping centre opening times at locations such as the Bullring and McArthur Glen Designer Outlet in Cannock on the day of the Queen's funeral.

A Dudley hotel has paid tribute to Busby Babe Duncan Edwards with an original stained glass window depicting the footballer.

A man accused of being part of a brawl between feuding families told a jury the incident pre-empted a meeting to resolve the dispute.

A man from Kinver has written a book about his grandparents' journey from Hungary to the UK, after the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.

A new crackdown on substandard HMOs has been approved in Dudley to stop rogue landlords who cram tenants into overcrowded homes.

Former Albion goalkeeper Ben Foster have confirmed his retirement from football.

Wolverhampton's Mander Centre has announced that its stores and car park will be closed on Monday, September 19 for the Queen's funeral.

Police are growing increasingly concerned after a 13-year-old went missing from Rugeley on Wednesday.

NHS hospitals in England have been urged to contact all patients with appointments on Monday.

A man from Stourbridge is in with a chance of becoming a millionaire ahead of his appearance on a popular ITV game show.

The giant Chinese business group, which owns Wolves, has moved to scotch suggestions that it is in poor financial health.

A graduate from the University of Wolverhampton can't believe his success after moving from Spain and featuring in an Adidas campaign.

Molineux will join the nation in paying respect to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II before Saturday’s Premier League fixture with Manchester City.

A number of hospital appointments have been called off due to the bank holiday on Monday to mark the Queen’s funeral.

A Wolverhampton takeaway that was previously given a zero rating has now been reassessed and had its rating change to four out of five.

A Bridgnorth man who suffered the loss of his mother as a child is campaigning to have bereavement awareness incorporated into the national curriculum for schools.

An 18-year-old who struck a man who was injured with a machete has been locked up for 30 months for his role in the attack.

If you see yourself as a bit of a food connoisseur, you're in the right place.

A road near the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton has reopened after it was closed in both directions due to a burst water main.

A public drop-in for proposals to regenerate Digbeth and the relocation of BBC Midlands – including metro extensions and a public square –  will be launched next week, according to a leading property developer.

A 36-year-old man appeared in court charged with possession of an imitation firearm after a police incident that saw homes in a Pensnett street evacuated.

Councils across the Black Country and Staffordshire have announced plans for bin collections on the day of the Queen's funeral.

A Stafford tearoom which developed a royal theme by accident after a break-in has been inundated with new visitors since the Queen passed away.

West Mercia Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith denies assaulting Dalian Atkinson after he was tasered by a colleague who was found guilty of manslaughter.

A large Midlands-based food manufacturer and retail supplier is planning to expand with a new industrial unit at its Wolverhampton headquarters.

A Labour MP and a member of the House of Lords have both expressed their concern over the development of the former Brandhall golf course.

A mother whose six-year-old son was hit by a taxi on a zebra crossing in Darlaston wants to thank several good Samaritans who stopped to help.

Hygiene ratings for food businesses across the Black Country and Staffordshire have been released with one Cannock takeaway handed a zero out of five rating – the worst possible score, whilst three other establishments received the second worst sco...

Two YouTubers who flipped a car and crashed near the Wrekin in a viral video have been fined £1,000 each.

Birmingham Airport will be pausing take-offs and arrivals to honour the national silence marking the Queen's funeral.

A rhinoceros "came into contact" with a visitor's car at the West Midland Safari Park despite the efforts of its keepers.

A pensioner accused of making threats to kill in relation to an house siege near Walsall has appeared in court.

The new Sainsbury's Restaurant Hub has officially opened today in the St Mark's Wolverhampton store.

Cannock Chase District Council has appointed its first LGBT+ ambassador – but there was criticism that the role didn’t go to an external charity.

A woman from Cannock who went for a check-up for Crohn's disease was floored when she was diagnosed with leukaemia.

Cannock Chase District Council has approved plans to ban the release of sky lanterns and balloons on any council-owned land.

The new Sainsbury's Restaurant Hub in Wolverhampton will be officially opening today.

The leather skills industry in Walsall has been boosted by £10,000 in grants from Walsall Business Support, which was launched to help grow business and skills in the town.

Overrunning roadworks on a busy Staffordshire A-road are complete, highways bosses say.

South Staffordshire community leaders have called for action to improve health and social care services for residents – and said the district is the “poor relation” in the county.

About 50 people have been blocking the main entrance to the site near Tamworth, Staffordshire.

An extraordinary council meeting will take place in Cannock next week to address the new King.

Residents in some areas of Stafford will visit new venues to cast their votes in future elections after 13 polling stations were changed.

Electric car drivers may soon be able to charge their vehicles at a Cannock retail park.

An MP is hoping the strong links between Walsall and the Royal Family will continue after the death of "our gracious sovereign" Queen Elizabeth II.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after a man was shot with an air-rifle in a disorder in Darlaston.

The queue was more than two miles long by Thursday morning.

The Ladder for the Black Country is once again partnering with The National Apprenticeship and Education Event.

He's the new King but also the king of clever responses to cheeky fans.

More than 90 firefighters were battling a huge blaze at a wedding venue on Wednesday evening.

An investigation into the cause of a huge blaze involving a wedding venue is under way.

The Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands has expressed his own sadness at the death of the Queen.

A large part of a popular country footpath is closed off for safety reasons after a landslip.

Hundreds of worshippers gathered to share their memories of the Queen during a special service at a Sikh temple in Wolverhampton.

Barriers will be installed at a Dudley nature reserve in a bid to prevent it from being wrecked by bikers.

A family-run microbrewery will celebrate its eighth anniversary with a special ale paying homage to its quirky roots.

More children are calling in at an expanding free meals project which is seeing a steady increase rise in the number of residents.

A night of glitz and glamour helped to raise funds for a Wolverhampton women and children's charity.

Words of comfort, of sorrow and of condolence have been added to books across Wolverhampton in memory of the Queen.

A Black Country MP has secured government backing in his campaign to open a family hub at a borough school.

Officers investigating a street brawl between feuding families found blood on the pavement when they arrived at the scene.

People from across Dudley borough will have the opportunity to give thanks to the Queen through a church service.

An auction centre has announced its ‘largest ever’ specialist militaria sale, with two lifetime collections due to go under the hammer.

Cinema heritage campaigners have vowed to carry on fighting plans to save a former Walsall picture-house from being converted into flats.

Two men have pleaded guilty to having machetes near a Wolverhampton store when they were teenagers.

Hundreds of thousands of people will line the streets of London this week, waiting to pay their final respects to the Queen at Westminster Hall.

A colourful and moving tribute to the Queen has taken pride of place on top of a postbox.

West Mercia Police Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith is facing a re-trial accused of assaulting the ex-footballer on the night he was unlawfully killed.

St Matthew’s Church in Walsall will be holding a memorial service for Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday.

Police are searching for a man after a woman was attacked on her walk to work in Tipton.

A Dudley councillor is set to open a craft beer bar in Stourbridge.

The fast-food giant, which has 1,300 sites across the UK, said it will reopen at 5pm.

Passengers trying to book off-site parking at Birmingham Airport later this week have been quoted more than £8,000

Shops and supermarkets across the region are set to close next week out of respect for the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

One of the UK's biggest pubs groups is planning to open all its sites on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.

Merry Hill shopping centre in Dudley will remain open on Monday during the Queen's funeral, unlike swathes of businesses nationwide who are shutting up shop.

A school in Wolverhampton which was forced to close after asbestos was discovered has lost the entire contents of its hall.

The majority of official public events in Wolverhampton have been cancelled by council bosses following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Planners in Wolverhampton have given the final go-ahead for the demolition of 13 former industrial units at the city’s former Hickman Avenue wholesale market site.

A man was in the middle of a street brawl in Walsall where cricket bats, metal poles and a shovel were used as weapons, a jury heard.

The family of a Market Drayton man who died is planning a very special tribute at the next home fixture for his beloved Wolves this weekend.

Staffordshire County Council is undertaking a review to find out what involvement it has in more than 100 arms-length companies and other external organisations.

Funerals will go ahead in Walsall as the Queen is being laid to rest.

Queen's Bespoke state hearse was partly designed by Jaguar Land Rover

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a 32-year-old man was found with stab wounds in Oldbury.

Residents on an estate in Dudley say they could soon be overrun with rats and toxic asbestos fumes.

Today's royal opening of the new Stourbridge Glass Museum has been postponed due to death of the Queen.