A man has been charged over the murder of a teenager who died after being stabbed in Great Barr.

Pete Hill has an extra reason to count down to the day pubs can reopen their doors.

Over the past year thousands of office staff have found themselves doing their jobs remotely for the first time.

A further nine coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals in the Black Country and Birmingham.

The return of all children to Walsall schools this week has been hailed as a success with teachers and pupils delighted to be back.

A beer garden which pub owners say is needed to save their business after the Covid pandemic will have to be closed off.

Calls to urgently reconsider free car parking in Rugeley have been turned down – despite community leaders saying action is needed now to help the town’s businesses on their road to recovery.

Guinea pigs and rabbits have become an unexpected casualty of Covid – as unwanted pets are being left at a Walsall animal sanctuary.

Like many other businesses, Walsall micro brewery AJ Ales feared the worst when coronavirus struck last year.

A worker at a Wolverhampton care home was told to stay at work after testing positive for Covid-19, health inspectors found during a recent visit.

Another motorist crashed into cones, prompting a warning to pay attention.

Plans have been lodged to build a 20m-tall 5G mast close to homes in a Black Country town.

A report which was commissioned in the West Midlands and looks at children in the criminal justice system has been launched.

More than a third of care home staff in parts of the region have not yet had the Covid jab, according to new figures.

A council has cut down small trees and shrubs around a pool - attracting criticism from a conservation group.

Council bosses in the Black Country have forecasted multi-million-pound deficits in their upcoming budgets due to the Covid pandemic.

Vigils planned for Birmingham and Coventry tonight following the death of Sarah Everard have been cancelled following the intervention of police.

A primary school minibus was stolen before being set on fire and dumped in a canal.

Pair had 'no regard for lives of innocent bystanders' when targeting rival gang members.

A father convicted of a double murder pleaded with a judge to spare his "perfect" co-defendant son a heavy jail term - as they were handed life sentences for two crossbow killings.

A father, his son and their family friend have been given life sentences for killing two men - including a relative - with a crossbow as a cannabis farm got burgled.

It was a chance encounter that led to the brutal death of a 31-year-old father who had gone out to buy pizza with friends.

A woman who was told she could die if she became pregnant due to cystic fibrosis has become a mother for the first time – after one of her closest friends acted as a surrogate.

This Mother’s Day will be a very special one for a family, who will be celebrating following their only child’s cancer recovery.

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St John Ambulance is looking for some additional volunteers to join its team as part of the charity’s efforts in support of the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

A range of projects to make town cleaner, greener and safer are nearing completion.

Chocoholics can get their hands on a metre high Easter egg which is being raffled off to support one of the region’s oldest charities.

Three men have been jailed for a motorcycle robbery which resulted in the death of their friend.

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A mother has described her family's heartbreak after their beloved dog was stolen from their home.

A public appeal has been launched to help locate a Dudley man who has gone missing.

A Birmingham man has been jailed after he pleaded guilty to communicating false information about a hoax bomb threat.

A man has been found guilty of the murder of 31-year-old Karl Gallagher outside a Smethwick shopping centre.

Fines and reprimands have been given to participants of a poker party in a pub and a birthday bash in an empty shop.

A further 13 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Police are appealing for witnesses after two teenagers were robbed in Kidderminster.

A first-time mother has held her baby for the first time after battling coronavirus while she was pregnant.

Aerial photographs have shown work is continuing on a new £13.5 million care home which will support almost 90 residents in Staffordshire.

Schools in Staffordshire are set to benefit from £18 million of funding to refurbish classrooms.

A cannabis factory worth an estimated £2 million has been raided by police at a Sandwell industrial unit.

A Smethwick man accused of murdering his wife after a relationship breakdown “lied” to her about having blood cancer in an attempt to win her back a court has heard.

More than 100 packs of counterfeit cigarettes have been seized from supermarkets in Kidderminster.

Shopping centre operator Hammerson saw losses more than double in 2020 after it was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.