It said it is a response to the ‘impact of industrial action, delays in delivering agreed productivity improvements and lower parcel volumes’.

Plans for a new seven-storey teaching block with classrooms, studios and a cafe have been unveiled by Halesowen College.

A West Midlands Police force has seized cannabis worth approximately £500,000 while executing emergency warrants.

Kwasi Kwarteng is due to land in London ahead of schedule for urgent talks with Liz Truss.

More than 100,000 meals have now been saved from going to waste as a result of a partnership between retailer Central England Co-op and the world’s largest food saving app, Too Good To Go.

A video montage of his work across the years was played during the ceremony at the OVO Arena Wembley in London.

Wolves legend Steve Bull has paid a surprise visit to a pub during its reopening.

It follows the Child Q scandal, where a teenage schoolgirl was strip-searched by police officers while on her period without another adult present.

Yet more strikes misery looms for commuters with train and tram staff poised for further walkouts.

Postal workers in the region have launched a fresh strike in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions, with more walkouts planned in the build-up to the busy Christmas period.

The Levelling Up Secretary has backed the West Midlands to host at least one of the Government's new 'investment zones' when they are announced next month.

It's an all too common plight – a mother orangutan trying to reach her baby in the wake of devastating deforestation which has left them without a home.

A recruitment company is giving back to the community by running an online competition that benefits foodbanks.

More than 5kg in drugs have been seized after officers in Staffordshire completed a national week of action to tackle county lines crimes.

A man who drowned in a canal was behaving in an "odd" manner shortly before his body was discovered, the inquest heard.

Hospitals, police stations, leisure centres and other municipal buildings in the Black Country and Staffordshire will be made more energy efficient to help the UK reduce its carbon footprint.

What next? It's a question that few feel able to answer in Westminster.

Two teenage girls have been arrested over a number of distraction burglaries in Lichfield.

Energy bills are capped per unit but bills are still twice what they were a year ago.

Birmingham's Biomedical Research Centre has been given £31 million diagnosis and treatment of illness across a variety of high-priority disease areas including cancer, mental health and dementia.  

A book-signing by Black Country press photographer Graham Gough has been cancelled.

Inconsiderate parking by motorists caused traffic chaos and buses to be diverted in Cradley Heath today (Thursday).

A raft of new digital hubs aimed at taking council services out to people in Walsall will be officially launched next week.

An apartment conversion in Stourbridge has erupted in a string of concerns over traffic collisions.

Tens of thousands of potentially lethal illicit cigarettes have been seized following a crackdown in Wolverhampton.

A grieving mum is calling for lessons to be learned after an investigation found that medics missed opportunities to recognise the distress her baby was in before she died in the womb.

Passengers and a bus driver in Dudley have called for routes to be safeguarded and more buses to be introduced amid plans to cut them back.

The rate of MMR vaccinations for children in Staffordshire and the Black Country is behind the target needed for herd immunity, figures show.

A Lidl store in Staffordshire is becoming one of the first to include a new feature aimed to help customers save money and reduce the amount of plastic they use.

A missing Telford man's family have shared a new picture of him with facial hair in the hope that it shows what he looks like now.

West Midlands Metro will be running a reduced timetable this Saturday due to industrial action.

Wednesbury North Councillor Elaine Costigan will not seek re-election next May.

Trolley waits in A&E have also risen as beds need to be found.

Motorists are being reminded to be respectful to highways workers carrying out maintenance on the roads after a rise in incidents where drivers' actions have put safety at risk.

RMT members working as train managers at the company will walk out on October 22 and November 6 in a dispute over rosters.

An appeal has been put out for family and friends of a recently deceased man to get in touch.

A 23-year-old man has died and four others have been injured after a Mercedes crashed into a wall in Rowley Regis early this morning.

A crash involving two cars and a bus is causing delays in Stourbridge, with bus routes diverted.

Police are hunting three men after a spate of attempted break-ins and a burglary in West Bromwich.

Cathy Dobbs’ weekly look at life.

Tesco and Superdrug have recalled flavoured food products after it was found they may have bits of metal in them.

Stourbridge’s branch of NatWest bank is to close early next year, the bank has confirmed.

The Ladder for the Black Country campaign is stepping up its message to young people in the region to consider an apprenticeship to start their careers.

Royal Mail says it is losing £1m a day and must change faster in response to changing customer demands.

The funeral has been held of the Rev Roger Balkwill, who was the parish priest for Albrighton area for 29 years.

Police in Sutton Coldfield have arrested two people for "several burglaries" in the area.

‘Billions went to people whose incomes increased during the pandemic, and billions more was lost in fraud and error,’ the National Audit Office said.

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

The National Television Awards have announced ahead of tonight's ceremony that this year's Special Recognition Award will go to Sir Lenny Henry, honouring his nearly 50 years on television.

A £30m tourism project that will take people back in time to the Black Country’s post-war heydays has been given a £711,000 investment boost by the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Council bosses have been urged to face up to mistakes made during the eight-year revamp of Wolverhampton Civic Halls as costs have spiralled to £48 million.

Mecca Bingo owner The Rank Group saw a two per cent rise in net gaming revenue to £165.7 million in the first three months of its financial year.

There’s not much good news around on the British economy.

West Midlands Police has refuted an armed robber's claim he stole a police car after being left alone in the vehicle with the keys.

An appeal to help refurbish a beloved children’s hospice in Walsall is within touching distance of its target.

A third of parents whose children will be starting secondary school in Wolverhampton next year have yet to apply for a place.

Former Black Country MP and Labour deputy leader Tom Watson is set to be appointed to the House of Lords, according to reports.

There’s set to be some frighteningly family-friendly fun at Dudley Zoo this Halloween half-term.

Work is continuing to prepare one of the biggest bonfire and firework events in the region for its date with the public.

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

The Prime Minister defended her Government’s plan to cut taxes and boost economic growth.

A former Premier League footballer born and bred in the region has vowed to contest FA charges of improper conduct following an incident at his son’s under-12’s game.

Annoyed passengers have had their say on poor bus services in Walsall while defending hard-pressed drivers who bear the brunt of frustrations.

An appeal has been launched to help find a missing Staffordshire man.

A police appeal has been launched to find a wanted man.

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

A row erupted at a Dudley Council meeting as one councillor was described as ‘lazy’ and a ‘used car salesman’ – and another said he had been referred to as ‘scum.’

Moves to make Wolverhampton’s digital infrastructure accessible to everyone in the city with the rollout of full fibre broadband and 5G have made “significant progress”, a report has revealed.

A burglar smashed the window of a supermarket with a brick to gain entry before making off with stolen alcohol and a charity box.

The "heartbroken" family of a "loving father" found in a Walsall canal have paid tribute to him.

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.

A cryptic poem published by the creators of the Raging Bull has teased what future faces the much-loved landmark.

Fancy having the Mander Centre to yourself to have a Nerf gun war?

The company said it will also expand its Simply Food business with another 104 outlets as part of the overhaul of its estate.

Planning permission for a battery-based electrical storage scheme on scenic green belt land near Wolverhampton has been granted on appeal.

Chris Philp was mocked by Labour MPs after he insisted the Government is not planning to perform any more U-turns.

The Tokyo 2020 gold medallist was joined by fellow Paralympic swimmer Jordan Catchpole and designer Esmeralda Devlin at Buckingham Palace.

A jury has concluded that a man who died three weeks after breaking his leg at Ironbridge Power Station died from the "combined effects of an accident and natural causes".

Police were called to 'minor disorder' involving two teenagers at Wolverhampton bus station.

Police want to speak to this man in connection with a car key burglary in Dudley.

Traffic police have shamed drivers caught doing more than 100mph on the M6 in Staffordshire.

If ever there was an award for sticking to the script, Liz Truss would have won it hands down during this week's return of PMQs.

Up to 39 bus routes, including school bus services across the West Midlands, are facing a variety of cuts, leaving communities with fewer or no bus connections as both inflation and passenger levels continue to add pressure.

Two choirs hope to strike a chord in memory of a much-loved singer in a concert at Kidderminster Town Hall, compèred by Don Maclean.

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

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

Youngsters penned poems to mark National Poetry Day at Wolverhampton Grammar School.

Fancy working as Santa Claus or one of his elves this Christmas period?

Jurors at the inquest of a man who died three weeks after breaking his leg at Ironbridge Power Station have been asked to decide between two versions of how it might have happened.

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.

Some 22% of people said turning the heating on would only happen on rare occasions, according to Nationwide Building Society.

A group of Bridgnorth business retailers and representatives from the town's chamber of commerce are considering a scheme to bring more investment into the town.

Plans to breathe new life into a former Wolverhampton swimming baths which was set alight by arsonists earlier this year have taken a step forward.

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

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

A man found at a house where more than 300 cannabis plants were seized in a sophisticated operation has been jailed.

Saplings from a Staffordshire place of piece were blessed as part of a service of remembrance to honour those who served and died during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Residents are calling on a council to urgently reassess a road closure on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border which they claim is causing 'mayhem' around diversion routes.