A man who brandished an imitation firearm in front of a family after being asked for his keys has been jailed for nine months.

It’s difficult to conceive of circumstances where Liz Truss could have made a worse start to her premiership.

Police in a part of Walsall are helping those who don't want trick or treaters knocking at their door this Halloween.

Work will start on plans to bring a £5 million cinema to a Staffordshire shopping centre could start later this year, if the plans are backed.

The power of soul was on show in Wolverhampton last night.

Work to tear down a building in Wolverhampton city centre and build a block of over 100 flats in its place has been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Concerns are rising about loan sharks preying on desperate families as the cost of living crisis intensifies.

An NHS paramedic will join the finalists in the 2022 Miss England awards following months of fundraising campaigns and a trip to Ghana.

Angling Direct saw a fall in pre-tax profits in its latest half year despite a rise in sales in its shops.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was stabbed in Dudley.

Police have seized a "large amount" of cash during a stop and search of a vehicle in the region.

Reported hate crimes in West Midlands increased significantly in the year to March, new figures show.

A teenager has been arrested following trouble on a bus in the Black Country.

A Black Country are to set to retire after working in the pub industry for 33 years.

The King is to guest star in a special episode of The Repair Shop alongside presenter Jay Blades as part of the BBC’s centenary celebrations.

A Wolverhampton-based company has won a national award for its work on the player's tunnel at Wolves' Molineux stadium.

Pupils at a Sandwell senior school are giving their headteacher a helping hand with his fundraising challenge to raise awareness of young lives lost.

Liz Truss gained media attention in the run-up to and during her leadership campaign by mimicking the Iron Lady.

A stellar cast of cultural and political figures explore what makes Britain ‘Great’ in a new documentary by a West Midlands director.

For the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria, Bridgnorth sent a beautiful gift, the fruit of over four months of toil by 14 women hand loom weavers, and the subject of many a royal walkover ever since.

Christmas comes early for supporters of the Midlands Air Ambulance as the charity launches its festive fundraising appeal.

It is a very British response following the Queen’s death to rush out and buy a jar of marmalade.

A community garden is set to bring people together to enjoy a spooky afternoon of Halloween fun.

A museum in Kidderminster which is dedicated to carpets and carpet making will celebrate a 10 year milestone next week.

£5 million will be taken from Birmingham City Counci’s coffers to set up a ‘cost of living programme’ as inflation, the ongoing energy crisis, and the effects of the ‘mini-budget’ continue to affect the city's residents.

A mosque could undergo a major transformation in a bid to improve facilities for worshippers in Darlaston.

These are the faces of a pair of would-be drug smugglers who tried to sneak cocaine with a street value of £1.75 million into the UK.

Two men from Halesowen and a Birmingham man have appeared in court charged with murder.

Nurses across the UK are currently casting their votes on whether to take industrial action over pay and conditions.

Three men have gone on trial accused of being in the middle of a fight in a Walsall street where a man was knocked unconscious.

An inquest jury has heard from more witnesses as they try to get to the bottom of what caused an experienced worker to break his leg in an accident during demolition of Ironbridge Power Station.

A company health and safety manager says she has heard contradictory evidence at the inquest into a man who died some days after breaking his leg at Ironbridge Power Station.

A new pizza takeaway in Wolverhampton city centre that also delivers alcohol and cigarettes has been given the go-ahead – despite major concerns from police.

Members of an organised West Midlands crime gang who bought dozens of blank firing handguns to convert into live weapons have been jailed for a total of almost 14 years.

A main route north of Stafford will close in both directions on Saturday morning due to an abnormal load.

A cocktail bar in Dudley has had its licence suspended after complaints over a bouncy castle and a violent assault.

Frustrated passengers are being left stranded for “ages” while waiting for buses in Walsall due to a shortage of drivers.

A man has suffered head and chest injuries after two masked men entered his Lichfield home.

A girl from Wolverhampton who was treated for "severe burns" has returned to the stage after being forced to stop dancing after an accident.

A woman has launched a group for parents who have faced any type of baby or child loss – after struggling to find support herself.

A levy to protect a Staffordshire beauty spot branded "outrageous" by councillors in the Black Country will protect the site for future generations, a spokesman has said.

A Stourbridge charity shop is looking for volunteers who are cool for cats.

A rural pub is set to welcome its first customers for more than two months this week when it reopens with a new owner and a new look.

A car park behind a community centre in Dudley will be extended to offer more spaces to "ease congestion" during busy times.

Kidderminster Town Hall will be transformed over the next two years after refurbishment plans were approved by Wyre Forest District Council.

New health centres designed to tackle Covid backlogs will open at two sites in the Black Country by early 2025, it has been announced.

A man was freed from a van by fire crews after a multi-vehicle collision on a motorway.

The family of Harjinder 'Harry' Takhar are stepping up their search for the much loved father of four - and are being supported by the community in Telford and beyond.

People rushed to buy up marmalade following the Queen’s death, new figures reveal.

A teenage boy remains in a life-threatening condition days after being hit by a car as he cycled along a road in the Black Country.

In Liz We Trust, a free web-based 8-bit romp, was released on Tuesday.

Travellers are being warned to plan ahead as the M42 near Birmingham Airport is set to close this upcoming weekend.

The inquest opened into the death of a man after an accident last year at Ironbridge Power Station is expected to last two or three days.

Lucy Letby, 32, allegedly injected air into the stomach of the tiny, premature child through a nose tube, causing his breathing and heart to stop.

Motorists were warned of 15-minute delays following a crash at a busy Wolverhampton roundabout.

Dudley will get a new one-stop health centre as part of a £2.3 billion government scheme to tackle Covid backlogs by delivering vital tests, checks and scans for patients in the region.

Community leaders have called for rural villages to be considered in future development plans for Stafford borough.

Significant damage has been caused to a house in Stafford after a serious fire broke out in the bedroom and quickly spread, officials have said.

More than 10,000 new homes are planned for Stafford Borough over the next two decades – including the creation of a “garden village” near Eccleshall.

People living near Wolverhampton's Dunstall Park racecourse are being warned they could face fines if they park their vehicles so they obstruct driveways, pavements or junctions.

Police are hunting two men with 'thick' Birmingham accents following an armed robbery.

There are plenty of road closures in and around the Black Country and South Staffordshire this week, but you'll be pleased to know that most of them will only cause minor delays of around ten minutes or less.

Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn are heading to Wolverhampton for a special meet and greet event with fans, in what has been described as ‘a family feud’.

Policing powers should be handed over to the West Midlands Mayor to help reduce crime in the region and stop political point-scoring, a former candidate has said.

A former Black Country pub at the centre of violence and anti-social behaviour problems is set to go under the hammer later this month.

A coroner has called for changes in a housing charity's maintenance practices after a man died in a house fire.

An arrest was made after police were called to reports of a man with a knife on a car park in Staffordshire.

The Black Country Plan could be torn up and "reworked" under Government plans to revamp the UK's housing strategy.

The green revolution is moving on apace in Bridgnorth with a collaboration between three popular shops in the town.

A lifelong Wolves fan who raised almost £30,000 through a trek between Wolverhampton and London has praised other fundraisers after missing out on an award.

One of the UK’s leading providers of rail-related training has made a rallying call for more women to get involved in a sector that has thousands of immediate jobs available.

Plans to turn a historic former pub in a leafy corner of Wolverhampton into a six-bedroom family home have been thrown out by the city council.

The UK's unemployment rate dropped to its lowest for almost half a decade as more Britons left the labour market completely, according to official figures.

Illegal vapes were seized from a shop in Willenhall following reports of them being sold to children were made to police.

Michael Williams and Jessica Waldron had arranged to leave two bags in airport toilets after landing in the UK, Isleworth Crown Court was told.

Pubs and restaurants group Marston’s said its annual total retail sales came in higher than 2019 numbers, as people continued to splurge on drinks and food despite the rapid cost-of-living crisis.

Steve Homer was sharing a table at the Pride of Britain awards with Noddy Holder when he got a firm reminder of how just how much people love the Civic halls.

A couple fighting cancer head-on have raised £4,000 for Macmillan by 'braving the shave'.

We have entered a dangerous phase of the war in Ukraine.

In this week’s Money Matters column, the Wrekin Housing Group’s Debt and Energy Manager Dan Bebbington urges people not to be afraid of opening letters.

Hortons Estate has delivered the new UK headquarters of international hydraulic and pneumatic specialist Brennan Industries – one of two new developments at an established industrial park in Aldridge.

Work has completed on a £7.7 million scheme in Dudley, bringing high-specification warehousing to the Black Country to meet the ongoing demand for premium industrial stock in the Midlands.

The pressure on Steve Bruce had become unbearable and the only decision was for the manager to be relieved of his duties.

A new initiative is set to provide residents in a Black Country borough with monthly waste disposal.

Images have been released of a man wanted in connection to an assault which left the victim needing reconstructive surgery.

The importance of helping hospital waiting lists recover cannot be underestimated, say health bosses as two NHS trusts outline their priorities for the next five years.

Trains on a major Staffordshire rail line were stopped after a person was hit by a train.

A man has returned to RAF Cosford nearly 80 years after being stationed there during his time in the army.

Flowers and tributes have been left at the scene of a collision that caused the death of a 20-year-old man as police investigations continue.

Fifty-six councils, including many in the Shropshire and Wolverhampton region, have worked together to produce a short film to raise awareness of the need for foster carers.

An escalating long-running feud between two families resulted in the murder of a taxi firm manager in Dudley, a court heard.

Thousands of music lovers made history by getting into the groove at the annual Willenhall Lock Stock festival.

Award-winning dance theatre company Sweetshop Revolution is performing its latest production in Wolverhampton.

A spate of distraction burglaries targeting the elderly in Lichfield has prompted a police warning.

Two men from Halesowen and a Birmingham man have appeared before magistrates charged with murder after a fatal stabbing.

The images provide new insights into the chemical composition of two of Jupiter’s moons.

A Tipton nurse has won the prestigious Employee of the Year award for his outstanding work delivering Covid-19 vaccinations for housebound Sandwell residents.

A teenage boy was fighting for his life last night after being hit by a car as he cycled along a road.

A police dispersal order to tackle reports of 'appalling' behaviour has been put in place in Blakenall.

It's close to midnight and something... Well, it was just after 5pm actually, but Michael Jackson's Thriller was booming from some speakers in the glorious surroundings of Alton Towers.