Motorists are facing major delays between Junction 2 at Oldbury and the link to the M6.

He may not have mentioned him by name, but Jeremy Corbyn was definitely the elephant in the room when Sit Keir Starmer spoke to the CBI.

Baroness Lister of Burtersett said hunger affects the ability of children to learn.

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said the state visit by Cyril Ramaphosa will help boost links with South Africa.

The retail chain reported underlying pre-tax profits of £29 million for the six months to September 30, down from £57.9 million a year ago.

A Wolverhampton care agency has been rated 'inadequate' and placed in special measures by a health watchdog after inspectors found a string of concerns.

The veteran landlord who hopes to take over a Black Country bar dogged by violence has promised to fill the place with an older clientèle during the afternoon.

Bosses are having to install CCTV to stop staff and patients smoking next to "the most flammable part" of Walsall's Manor Hospital.

A mother-of-two has been ordered to pay more than £750 by a court after being caught parking in a disabled space without a valid blue badge in Dudley town centre.

A plaque has been unveiled at Brownhills Memorial Hall to pay tribute to Geoffrey Harrington, a man adored in his community.

Police are reminding people of a scheme that will reveal if someone has a history of domestic violence.

An innovative scheme set up by the West Midlands Combined Authority to fund apprenticeship training for small and medium-sized enterprises is within touching distance of its £40 million target.

A Black Country MP has praised a charity in her constituency for its work providing ‘foster care’ for adults with learning disabilities.

A Wolverhampton-based palliative care charity has started a new project to provide patients and families with a high quality of life.

Police have named the 16-year-old girl and 19-year-old man who were killed when they were hit by a car in Oldbury.

An 'eyesore' pub in south Shropshire is set to reopen its doors next spring after standing empty for more than four years.

A new festive World Cup beer will see Santa score all the goals this football season.

A Councillor has said she is doing her best to be proactive and prevent an essential bus service from being cut in Dudley.

Four pupils are preparing to run 32 laps of their school field, one for each World Cup team, to buy more sports kit for their school.

A student nurse and a butcher have been commended for their bravery after saving a woman’s life.

Sir Keir Starmer promised a “pragmatic” approach to migration policy and acknowledged he would put stability ahead of some “good Labour things”.

Dudley Council has set aside £400,000 to offer desperate residents emergency payments of at least £150.

The RMT said there will also be an overtime ban across the railways from December 18 until January 2.

Wolves forward Raul Jimenez came on for the final 20 minutes as Mexico opened their World Cup campaign with a 0-0 draw against Poland.

Plans for 145 new flats to replace the former Beatties multi-storey car park and Gorgeous nightclub in Wolverhampton city centre have been given the go-ahead.

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is one of just six trusts in the UK to be rated "red" for both stillbirth and infant mortality.

A dog was rescued from a canal in Tipton, following reports of three dogs loose in the area.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving following a crash in Wolverhampton.

A brownie called Poppy has been keeping her promises by raising almost £200 to help military veterans.

The ex-Tory MP and longstanding Eurosceptic is arguing that his right to privacy under the European Convention of Human Rights was breached.

Lush in Birmingham is offering free mini pamper sessions in its spa to help shoppers escape the rush this Black Friday weekend.

Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a crash that left two people dead and two more fighting for their lives in hospital.

A Black Country community group’s cycle club has taken delivery of new bikes to replace ones stolen by thieves.

Union leaders at the University of Wolverhampton have slammed a "threatening" email sent to staff by the HR department ahead of strike action later this week.

No arrests have yet been made after shots were heard in a Walsall street.

Two thugs who carried out a "rolling campaign" of attacks on the same night in the Black Country have been locked up for a total of almost six years for their "appalling" behaviour.

Promising young basketball players at Oldbury's Perryfields Academy are helping local primary school pupils get a head start in the sport.

A bid to build a 14-apartment complex on an industrial estate in Willenhall has been thrown out by government inspectors on appeal.

A Stafford chicken restaurant can now stay open later to help meet demand from customers wanting takeaways.

Two West Midlands Police officers have been arrested on suspicion of corruption.

Midland sports fans have the chance to own a piece of history with a tranche of memorabilia up for auction next week.

The Black Country Big Band will be providing some festive cheer this weekend.

Football can be a cruel game.

Fresh details have been revealed of the pay deal reached between Metro bosses and workers after long-running strike action ended.

A church is bringing festive fun to local families in the community by hosting a special Winter Wonderland event at a low cost.

Walsall-headquartered Home repairs provider HomeServe plc has reported a rise in interim profits despite the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis.

Imagine the size of the bag needed to take this goldfish home from the fairground.

Water group Severn Trent has ramped up support efforts for those in poverty and financially struggling customers in the cost crisis as it posted a hike in half-year earnings.

A man from Smethwick has been locked up after he tried to run away from officers while being handcuffed over drug offences in Staffordshire.

No trains will be running on Saturday when workers walk out amid the latest round of strike action in the region, bosses at West Midlands Railway have said.

At first, it wasn't clear what they were. Washed up on a beach was a large piece of driftwood covered in "very strange" sea creatures.

A seriously injured woman has been taken to hospital after being found clinging to a pontoon in the River Severn.

A gang of teenagers who stole up to 100 cars last year have been jailed after they were linked them to a string of burglaries and violent carjackings.

Police are searching for a man wanted on suspicion of a serious assault in Cradley Heath.

A flood warning has been put in place for a Black Country area prone to flooding.

A witness has reported hearing a massive bang when a car ploughed into a crowd of spectators during a late-night 'car meet'.

Firefighters were called to an overturned car with crews saying the suspected speeding driver failed to pay attention to road conditions during heavy rainfall.

Construction works have begun on a new one-form entry school in Staffordshire.

A veteran from Wolverhampton who was evacuated from Dunkirk during the Second World War has celebrated his 103rd birthday at a care home in Kidderminster.

A family has spoken of their terror when armed intruders “violently” rammed down the gates to their farm late at night.

The ever-present in Alloy Wire International’s growth has decided to call it a day after clocking up more than five decades of service.

The UK’s leading retail tiling supplier has chosen to expand its business by launching a new headquarters in Walsall.

Thieves have stolen a new branded gazebo and tables from the Aldridge branch of the Royal British Legion.

A grandfather has become the latest county patient given a near three-year wait for a hospital appointment.

A major scheme to extend the pedestrian and cycle route across the M6 Junction 10 in Walsall has been officially launched and will connect to other routes.

New kits aimed at saving a person's life if they are bleeding have been rolled out across a Black Country borough.

A centre for the blind is preparing to lace up their jolly red running shoes in the 2022 Santa fun run

Thousands of people who took part in the UK's nuclear test programme will receive a medal recognising their service following years of campaigning for the honour.

It was an afternoon lesson of a different kinds as pupils at a Staffordshire school sat down to cheer on England.

When it comes to predicting the weather, it is something of a military operation for expert Kerry Farrell.

A three-bedroom blank slate house in Wolverhampton that comes with two fireplaces and jazzy decor but not much else is to go under the hammer for £60,000.

One of the most popular bands in the country is the next name announced to headline a country estate festival.

A partially demolished wall and debris littered the scene hours after two people were killed when a car hit pedestrians in Oldbury.

A teenage girl and young man have been killed while two more people are fighting for their lives after a car hit a crowd of pedestrians.

The discovery of several dead geese near a bridge in Bridgnorth has fuelled fears that bird flu could have arrived in the town.

West Midlands Police have submitted a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service about an individual's suspected role in the Birmingham Pub Bombings, it has been revealed.

Andy Street said that regions currently do not have access to the Government’s crucial research and development money.

Almost £40,000 has been raised for good causes in Wolverhampton after football fans took to Molineux overnight for the annual sleep-out event.

A former ambulance has taken to the streets of Sandwell to help people receive support for any alcohol or drug problems they are facing.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was asked about the Government's plans to tackle the annual winter pressures faced by the NHS during a visit to a Staffordshire school.

An events company is crowd-funding for donations to help build a much needed disability lift.

The worst individual operator for the 12 months to October 15 was Avanti West Coast.

An investigation has been launched after a number of incidents where lasers have been shone at aircrafts flying to and from the West Midlands.

A teenager was arrested in connection with an alleged rape in the toilets of a Shropshire restaurant.

A 78-year-old cyclist died after a collision on the A41 and police are appealing for dash cam footage that may help with their investigations.

The closure of London Liverpool Street station is among the disruption over the festive period.

Jude Bellingham's World Cup debut could hardly have gone better, scoring his first international goal and England's first of the tournament.

A Sandwell man has pleaded not guilty to conspiring to steal cars relating to a spate of incidents across the Midlands.

The family of a Wolverhampton man with cancer who was given just months to live have been left "overwhelmed" after £25,000 was raised to buy him vital medicine.

A struggling pub which saw a sharp drop off in trade when Covid struck could be closed and converted into new apartments in Walsall.

Comedian Joe Lycett has revealed the £10,000 he apparently shredded over a row with David Beckham's involvement with the World Cup was fake.

Duran Duran will headline five "huge headline arena shows" across the UK and Ireland next year – with Birmingham being announced as one of the tour dates.