A video details when you could see the sturgeon Moon and explains the meaning of its name.

A Wolverhampton road is set to close in both directions for resurfacing works next week.

More than seven years after leaving teaching, printmaker and pattern designer Sue Halstead is back in the classroom and couldn’t be happier.

Ahead of 2025 A-Level results day the Express and Star is looking at the best and worst performing sixth forms and colleges in the West Midlands.

Kingswinford & South Staffordshire MP Mike Wood has launched his first ever constituency wide Pub of the Year competition,

More food and hygiene ratings have been handed out to 37 Black Country and Stafford businesses.

A woman suffered broken collarbones after being punched by a man during night out in Wolverhampton on Christmas Eve almost three years ago.

More children in Walsall were forced to live in temporary accommodation in the first three months of this year, new figures show.

The grade II listed top-floor flat includes all the amenities for the budding homeowner.

A former Black Country office block is set to become 128 new apartments after the building changed hands this week.

Watch as people in the West Midlands say what they’d do if they won the National Lottery jackpot, as a £1M win in the region is currently unclaimed - full date and number details.

Last week brought many personal highlights, but a particular one was the opportunity to catch up with a very old pal of mine.

One of Shropshire's oldest historical societies, has republished a 1930s book on the town as part of celebrations to mark its 90-year history.

Boatwoman and Robbing, the crocked crusaders.

The two Sandwell councillors suspended in connection with a vicious assault in Cradley Heath will not be standing for Labour in next May's elections.

There’s something thrilling about recognising the pubs, parks, and places you know – especially when they’re suddenly part of a murder mystery you can’t put down. Kirsty-Louise Card reviews Liz Vincent’s Hardcastle & Young novels.

The proportion of A-level entries scoring top grades this summer is likely to be higher than pre-Covid years, it has been suggested.

Tayyab Hussain, 27, and Ezaan Hussain, 22, both of Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, both pleaded guilty to the murder of Thapelo Jali in Normacot in July 2024.

A Walsall Wood company has been granted permission to move its admin functions into a local church.

A planned anti-immigration protest outside a Wolverhampton city centre hotel failed to materialise.

Walsall Council has said it is "heartbroken" after a beloved wooden badger sculpture had its snout broken off in a "senseless act" of vandalism.

The thug travelled from Kent to the West Midlands while serving a football banning order

The fashion chain is to close a raft of high street stores after a court judge approved its restructuring plan.

The car features a 54kWh battery pack and an electric motor that can take the car a claimed 249 miles.

A multi-vehicle collision has stopped traffic on the M42 northbound in the West Midlands.

High street retailer, M&S, has unveiled a new and improved foodhall at their Merry Hill location in Dudley.

A much-loved ginger tom cat has had a Stourbridge Shuttle train named in his honour to mark International Cat Day.

As we approach a new school term, here are some of the key ways to make sure your car is up to the job.

A man has been charged in connection with theft from an Ozzy Osbourne tribute.

Three people were arrested last night (August 7) and a large quantity of nitrous oxide cannisters were seized after officers executed a drugs warrant in Rubery.

Emergency works will see diversions on the roads in an area of Wolverhampton.

New research has revealed banks have lent £5 billion less to West Midlands businesses over the last three decades.

A convicted murderer who ordered the killing of his niece has lost a High Court claim against ITV over two programmes about her death.

Profits fell by nearly half at Jaguar Land Rover for the first quarter of the financial year, according to latest results released today (August 8).

Rail services between Birmingham and Manchester will be subject to cancellations and delays this weekend, an operator has warned.

Birmingham City Council's 'Operation Cloud' initiative has successfully targeted several illegal goods sellers across the city.

The NEC's The Atrium Wetherspoons has closed its doors permanently, a spokesperson has confirmed.

Police have arrested a man after responding to a knifepoint robbery in Willenhall.

Nissan has brought its Nismo name back to the UK, and this time has applied it to its Ariya electric SUV. James Batchelor finds out more.

An appeal has been launched to find the owner of a horse that was found "roaming free" near Shifnal.

Temperatures could reach as high as 29`C next week as sunny skies and dry days look set to return to the West Midlands.

Under the bonnet, the car features a 6.6-litre V12 engine, mated to a six-speed manual gearbox.

The car is powered by a W12 engine that produces 730bhp.

West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford said police ‘have to operate within the bounds of the rules of the law’.

Reform UK have gained their first ever seat on Cannock Chase District Council in an historic by-election win.

A drug dealer has been jailed after officers found cocaine, cash and a mobile phone in the car he was driving in Rugeley.

A lorry driver who hit a car and narrowly avoided other vehicles in his path before assaulting a police officer has been jailed.

A road in Birmingham was closed overnight as three fire crews were called to the scene of an electrical fire.

A man who was wanted on recall to prison has been arrested in Wednesbury.

West Midlands Police were called to reports of a theft from a shop in Bilston on Wednesday (August 6)

Sandwell Council has received a £200,000 heritage grant to fund repairs at Bromwich Hall that will help preserve the historic Grade I listed building.

Parking restrictions are being considered for a number of ‘hotspot’ Birmingham areas amid plans to introduce new charges at three beauty spots.

A domestic abuse survivor has said she hopes that new plans to restrict perpetrators on where they can go are not “just pillow talk” after feeling let down by previous governments.

Verbal and physical abuse of road workers in the West Midlands will "not be tolerated" and has caused delays to schemes in the region.

A West Bromwich GP clinic, which was previously placed in 'special measures', has received a more positive rating this time around.

A new hub has opened in Blakenall offering a community pantry, charity shop and other services.

A Walsall gambling addict who let his family home be used by gangsters to grow cannabis has avoided jail.

A Wolverhampton nursing home has been placed in special measures by the care watchdog over breaches in the "safe care and treatment" of residents.

A Shropshire food bank has responded to “upsetting” online comments that had claimed that some users of the charity wore “designer gear”.

A new initiative has been launched to give aspiring music technicians the chance to gain hands-on experience at a local music festival.

Birmingham councillors are fighting back against the city council’s divisive youth services plans amid fears young people’s futures are being ‘put at risk’.

A Stourbridge stalker who subjected his neighbouring ex-partner to a year of vile abuse which culminated in assaulting her in own home has been jailed.

As if to underline the air of despondency, the British Retail Consortium says the hoped-for summer boost on the high street also failed to materialise.

After weeks of gloom, a bit of good news from the Bank of England - but not a lot.

A former farm machinery dealership in Newport could be set for a new lease of life as a self-storage business under new plans lodged with Telford & Wrekin Council.

Major plans to transform 10.9 hectares of Willenhall’s green belt into £40m employment space have been approved by Walsall Council.

Health minister Stephen Kinnock will see how artificial intelligence is being used to help stroke patients during a visit to a Black Country hospital.

Animal-quiz time. What equine project requires that an old nag “needs to have a horse passport and cannot have been treated for an illness within the previous 30 days.”

Birmingham residents and Black Sabbath fans have issued a clear demand this week – save The Crown.

A Willenhall man died from complications from radiotherapy and chemotherapy a coroner has ruled.

A Shropshire canoe-hire company says being named in a national list of top kayaking experiences is a "proud moment".

Work has begun on creating a new Black Country business park which is set to create hundreds of new jobs.

Plans to open a new cocktail bar in Wolverhampton city centre have been given the green light.

A 90-year-old woman was hurt after a man allegedly pretended to be a gardener to gain access and rob her Birmingham home.

Footage shows the moment a suspected people smuggler was arrested by the National Crime Agency.

Some passengers hoping to catch flights back home after the Birmingham Airport emergency landing incident are facing further delays abroad.

One lane has closed as following a crash in Willenhall.

Thousands of visitors have flocked to south Shropshire for the return of one of Shropshire's most popular agricultural shows.

It features the firm’s W16 engine that pumps out 1,578bhp.

A man was arrested after officers were threatened with an imitation firearm in Dudley.

Delays of up to 40 minutes were reported due to a spill on the M6.

Police have now appealed for the public's help in tracking the man.

This spacious four-bedroom home in a quiet Kingswinford neighbourhood offers stylish family living close to top schools and green spaces.

The operators of Wolverhampton's Monmore Green greyhound track are offering families free entry to race nights as part of efforts to promote the sport.

A rapist from Kidderminster has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of rape and sexual assaults.

Track damage caused when a maintenance train "ran through" points outside a depot in Smethwick has caused disruption to services.

England have won their second European Championship in a row but for Jack Williams, the tournament started with a trip to Zurich in Volkswagen’s ID.7.

A cocaine dealer who works on Formula One racing cars for a living has admitted peddling drugs.

A hit television series filmed in the Black Country has been reportedly cancelled after just one series.

Fire crews wore breathing gear to tackle a severe blaze affecting two industrial units on the Willenhall/Wolverhampton border.

It's enough to drive you to drink!

The firm’s combustion-powered and electric SUVs have received mechanical and specification updates.

Firefighters have been tackling a heavy goods vehicle blaze near Wolverhampton.

Wolves will pay tribute to Diogo Jota and Andre Silva at Molineux during their final pre-season game and Premier League opener.

More than 30 jobs have been created after a new B&M store opened on a Stourport retail park.

Wellwishers have been leaving floral tributes and heartfelt messages at the scene of a crash in Upper Gornal which resulted in the deaths of three men in their 20s.

The Shadow Edition is available to order now, with prices starting at £36,770.

The Japanese firm’s first EV is now priced from £26,249, making it one of the cheapest electric SUVs on sale.

Reform UK-led Staffordshire County Council said scrapping some EV charging stations and putting the brakes on new solar and battery farm schemes are among the new administration's proudest achievements in its first 100 days.