A teenager was shot in the West Midlands yesterday in what police have called 'a shocking act of violence'.

Residents have more time to take part in a consultation exercise over a town's housing needs after plans for a development for up to 800 homes were snubbed.

Plans for a multi-million pound West Midlands Police “super-station” in the Black Country are set to move forward after being delayed due to red-tape.

A teenager accused of stabbing a then-17-year-old in the neck during a fight in Walsall town centre has denied it was deliberate, a trial heard.

Foodbanks across Wolverhampton are set to receive another year of support from the city council.

Exciting plans will bring the MG Rover site back to life.

Plans have been put forward to knock down an historic Black Country pub and make way for 12 houses.

It has been a year like no other. And while the coronavirus has changed all our lives in a way few would have imagined, people in the West Midlands can at least see some light at the end of the tunnel as the threat begins to recede.

Final stages of Midland Metro extension set to get under way.

As the country was still reeling from being placed under lockdown restrictions, Karen Peake was fighting for her life in intensive care – one of the first to truly understand the life-changing seriousness of Covid-19.

Think it's time to have that all-important heart-to-heart with your children about what they want to do when they grow up? Just make sure it's not on an empty stomach.

A further five coronavirus deaths have been confirmed across the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

A small number of people attended vigils in the West Midlands following the death of Sarah Everard, police have said.

A teenage girl and a man have been left in a critical condition after a car hit a wall in Walsall.

A number of arrests have been made following a series of police pursuits on motorists across the region.

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.

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