Shropshire's karaoke queen did it her way when she sang at her 98th birthday party - and, thankfully, she remembered her teeth.

A festive helpline is being launched to prevent destitute families in Wolverhampton going hungry between Christmas and New Year.

Five blocks of flats in Wolverhampton are to undergo a refurbishment under long-running regeneration plans.

The long-running saga that is the £35 million Wolverhampton Metro extension continues after bosses said it would not open until next year.

“I’m not doing this here. I’m not doing this in the car.”

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

Star readers are split on whether Rishi Sunak is the right person for PM – with a small majority saying there is a better candidate out there.

The long-awaited opening of the Wolverhampton Metro extension has been delayed again.

A female rabbit and her eight newborns have been cruelly dumped in a damp cardboard box.

Work is due to get under way on a £1.6 million maternity services refurbishment at Walsall Manor Hospital next month.

People across a city have been encouraged to join an annual campaign saying no to interpersonal violence.

A mother has said her little boy is scared of travelling by bus now after water came rushing when the driver headed down a flooded road.

West Midlands Police has launched a Vehicle Crime Taskforce in response to increasing numbers of car thefts in the region in the past year.

Charities and voluntary groups working with communities across the region are getting ready for their big day after receiving a royal award.

A West Bromwich couple has turned their house into a 'scare maze' to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support this Halloween.

Rogue surgeon Ian Paterson was jailed in 2017 after being convicted of harming patients.

Tram passengers have been hit with delays after a road accident stopped the Metro from running along part of the route

The search is on for someone to hold the Remembrance Sunday service in a Staffordshire church so the village's fallen soldiers are not forgotten.

A petition has been launched to keep a "lifeline" bus service which is set to be scrapped after Christmas.

Two men have been arrested over drug offences as part of a targeted operation on Friday night.

The devastated owner of a cat has recalled how her beloved pet had to be put down after being shot by a pellet gun.

The owner of a vape shop in Walsall town centre has been fined more than £2,000 after being caught selling to underage customers.

A Staffordshire fundraising organisation has warned charities are facing a "cost of giving" crisis.

Knife crime remains high in the West Midlands with the region still being the highest outside of London for incidents in the past year, new official figures show.

More people were prosecuted for online abuse and malicious communications offences last year in West Midlands compared to the year before, new figures show.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association are taking industrial action on November 5, 7 and 9.

DBS checks for councillors previously deferred by members of Sandwell Council will be discussed next week at a committee meeting.

People have been urged to have their say over a planned £5 million revamp of Brierley Hill's high street to make it as "welcoming" as possible.

A Wednesbury pub is closing while its owners try to find suitable new management to take it on.

A former Big Brother contestant and artist is spearheading a series of fitness events to raise awareness of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The Prime Minister backtracked on the plan after it was widely criticised by health leaders.

The Tettenhall Inner Wheel Club of Tettenhall is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Tuesday, November 22.

Parents of Dudley borough children who are eligible for free school meals can register their child for free activities during the Christmas holidays.

The discount retailer, which employs over 40,000 UK staff, said that all store assistants will receive the new rate from January 1.

Stuart Anderson MP has kept his job as a government whip – meaning he has served under three Prime Ministers in less than two months.

A Staffordshire scout is looking for help raising funds to go on the trip of a lifetime.

Black Country residents are being urged not to put "fake spider webs" in their gardens for Halloween.

A driver has been charged with causing the death of a man from Sutton Coldfield following a crash on the M6

Black Country are being reminded to speak to their local pharmacist for any health advice this winter to ease pressure on the NHS.

Beer lovers from across the West Midlands turned out for the launch of a prestigious guide to the country's best pubs.

Dobbies has opened its Santa's Grotto in its Gailey store.

Labour has retained the Wednesbury South seat on Sandwell Council after seeing off the Conservative challenge in a by-election.

A three-bedroom "fixer-upper" property in Wolverhampton offered at a price under £100,000 has been mysteriously withdrawn before it was auctioned off.

Birmingham police uncovered Class A drugs hidden inside a Kinder Surprise Egg during an operation last night.

Work has started on Birmingham Airport’s new security screening area.

A touring dinosaur show boasting a "thrilling new, unique and immersive" experience has seen its Stafford show postponed due to cast illness.

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt held a ‘sober’ meeting as they were warned about dire forecasts for economic growth.

Children aged eight to 12 have attended a holiday club at a Wolverhampton youth centre without paying any costs.

A new Poundstretcher store will open at Walsall's Saddlers Centre next week.

Lower Gornal based Black Country Ales is celebrating after having 23 pubs listed in the 2023 Good Beer Guide

A US judge had given the billionaire until Friday to finalise his deal to buy the social media platform.

The Mayor of Dudley has claimed the people who caused political turmoil in Westminster 'should be thrown in the Tower' during an internal Tory spat over new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.

Jemma Mitchell hit 67-year-old Mee Kuen Chong over the head with a weapon at her London home in June last year.

Wolverhampton and Walsall Police are appealing for help in finding a man who went missing last weekend.

A Staffordshire-based zoo is celebrating something of a baby boom with a host of animals born in a short space of time.

A Wolverhampton animal rescue centre is hoping to find a life-long foster home for their cat Jolene, so they can continue to pay for her vet bills.

International grime superstar Stormzy has revealed he found the meaning of life in Tipton.

Political and business leaders from the region are heading to India in a bid to bolster trade links between the country and the West Midlands.

The public sector’s recovery from the pandemic continues, albeit slowly. According to the latest data from the NHS it now takes less time to book a GP’s appointment than at any time since the pandemic.

As the UK’s best-selling car ever, the Ford Fiesta holds a rather special and important place in British automotive history.

Police are appealing for information after an 18-year-old motorbike rider died several days on from a crash that also involved a car.

Christmas has come early for the regulars of a Halesowen pub which is in line for a £410,000 upgrade.

Former cabinet member for Wolverhampton Council Harman Banger has been cleared of fraudulently applying for a Covid-19 business grant.

A safari park has provided its animals with enrichment and treats as part of a spooky event.

Two men have been found guilty of fishing illegally in both Dudley and Shropshire.

Home burglaries have increased in the West Midlands and Staffordshire within the past year as calls mount for police forces to properly tackle the issue.

A shrine to the first bishop of Lichfield is set to be reinstated to its home cathedral.

Morrisons said the key trading period is set to be “even bigger” than normal “with the added excitement of a Winter World Cup”.

A Black Country arts society will be showing off the best of its members work at a city gallery.

In the last three months, the rapid pace of HS2’s construction has seen more than 2,300 people join the ‘orange army’ building HS2’s stations, viaducts, bridges and embankments.

Rail travellers travelling between the Black Country and Shropshire were hit with delays on Thursday afternoon after a signalling fault.

A brand new original play based around RAF Hednesford during the 1940s and 50s is being staged at Cannock's Prince of Wales Theatre.

A donation to benefit youngsters on New Cross Hospital’s Children’s Ward has been made in memory of a three-year-old patient whose family worked hard with staff to take her mind off her treatment.

A chop shop with more than 50 vehicles has been unearthed by cops in Kidderminster.

Black Country Ales has bought a pub in Rowley Regis.

Investment bank Credit Suisse, which has one of its offices in Birmingham city centre, has announced it is to slim down its global workforce by 9,000 as it ploughs ahead with huge cost-cutting measures.

Two men and a teenage boy have been arrested after police found drugs and knuckle dusters in a car during a stop and search.

A "controlling" husband who repeatedly stabbed his wife forcefully near a school in Walsall after she left him has been locked up for 21 years.

The King has urged people to support the struggling pub industry by visiting their local in the latest edition of a prestigious beer guide.

A police drone has played a vital role in tracking down a vulnerable person.

The owner of a cleaning business will have to pay more than £7,000 after admitting to fly-tipping waste he was paid to clear.

His Royal Highness King Charles III was left "thrilled" by the work carried out on Jay Blades' 'The Repair Shop'.

An Oldbury man has been charged with conspiracy to murder after another man was found with stab wounds.

A McDonald's in Rushall will be closed for more than a month to allow for refurbishment work.