A jealous Black Country man who travelled to Shropshire to brutally beat his heavily-pregnant ex-partner with a hammer will spend almost 10 years in prison.

Julie Hambleton has appealed for Home Secretary to meet face to face within the next three weeks as she continues her campaign for justice over the Birmingham pub bombings.

Hospices and charities in the region are battling back after a "rollercoaster" of a year that saw them pushed to the brink.

Sandwell's Labour group has been plunged into fresh turmoil ahead of the local elections over claims of a "hugely damaging" selection process.

A long-standing Labour councillor in Sandwell could stand for the Conservatives in May's election, it has emerged.

England and Wales lockdown rules currently in place as UK Government prepares to reintroduce the ‘rule of six’ and Wales scraps 'stay local'.

After months of being closed, caravan park owners in Wales will today be welcoming back guests – but only if they are from Wales.

Four former Post Office workers from the West Midlands who say they were wrongly jailed because of a computer glitch are expected to be told next month whether their convictions will be overturned.

Stourbridge's Shuttle has been crowned the winner of the World Cup of Trams.

As a 21-year-old Star photographer David Bagnall had no fear going out to cover angry pickets, but that was a different matter when he was called to give evidence at the trial a year later.

What weird times we're living in.

A horse riding school has been dealt another blow after finding out it is unable to open next week, its owner says.

A football-mad Walsall student received a special surprise for his commitment to his studies throughout the pandemic.

A drink-driver who fatally hit a man and left him for dead has been jailed for more than five years.

MP Daniel Kawczynski, says he has had a 'very productive' meeting with officials from the Department for Transport where he pressed the case for electrifying the railway line between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury.

Mourners of a popular Midland milkman who died in December have raised £1,400 in donations in his memory.

Julie Hambleton is running to be the region's Police and Crime Commissioner.

Selfless student delivered free exercise classes to the elderly.

Two places of worship have welcomed people for Covid vaccinations as part of a community partnership.

Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory has come up with a new way to keep hungry customers satisfied during lockdown – pies by post.

"We would like to say a huge and heartfelt thank you to everyonem," says Toby Porter.

Walsall Council bosses are calling for Mediterranean-style traffic lights to stop speeding drivers causing terror on borough roads.

Antisocial behaviour complaints have risen in Cannock Chase during the coronavirus pandemic and flytipping has proved a “major concern” – but thousands of vulnerable residents have been supported and rough sleepers have been able to secure plac...

A woman thought to have been murdered in Telford has been named as 29-year-old Mollie Taylor.

Nursing home resident Rachel Johnston died after her brain was starved of oxygen.

Liberty Steel employs around 5,000 workers across the UK.

A new restaurant and live events venue aims to bring a touch of the wild west to the Black Country.

Ambulance staff across the region will receive 126 new body-worn cameras, as part of a region-wide trial aimed at reducing assaults and catching perpetrators.

Family and friends have paid their final farewell to legendary Wolves historian Graham Hughes.

Crufts 2021 has been cancelled due to coronavirus, the Kennel Club has confirmed.

The Prime Minister echoed the thoughts of the nation as he admitted a trip to the hairdressers was overdue.

West Midlands Police has announced the names of its new squad of pups, named by the public.

Police are on the hunt for a shoplifting gang after a series of thefts in the West Midlands.

The Government has pledged to offer a first dose of a vaccine to all adults by the end of July.

See the latest figures for coronavirus cases and deaths in your area.

One more coronavirus death has been confirmed in the Black Country as the UK death toll increased by 70.

All passengers from one of the 33 countries deemed high risk by the Government will have to quarantine for 12 nights at a hotel.

A serving West Midlands Police constable and a former officer have been charged with misconduct in in public office.

A pizza takeaway shop in Cannock has been temporarily shut down after dirt, grease and evidence of rodents were found by inspectors.

A car crashed into a bus stop in the Black Country five minutes after it was stolen off its owner's drive.

Two people were taken to hospital after an argument between a taxi driver and customer in Walsall.

Black Country residents have been warned to take care after a sharp localised rise in Covid infections in a part of the region.

Work on refurbishing a bar at a distillery that opened in the Black Country earlier this year has now been completed.

A man has died after an air ambulance was called to a medical emergency in Featherstone.

Walsall-based specialist castings and engineering group Chamberlin is making 101 redundancies.

Police have issued an appeal after a 16-year-old girl was followed home by a group of men in Bridgnorth.

More than one in three adults found self-isolating had a negative effect on their wellbeing and mental health, the ONS found.

Some EU nations banned use of the jab before the European Medicines Agency declared it is ‘safe and effective’.

The Chancellor warned that employees could ‘vote with their feet’ as he declared the traditional workplace superior to remote working.

Provisional data shows 94,368 fixed penalty notices were issued by police forces in England and Wales between March 27 last year and March 14 2021.

The company, which was bought by Mr Jones’s PJ Investment Group in 2013, currently employs 120 staff and runs 17 stores.

Water has not flowed since the 1980s.

Police are appealing for information to trace a wanted man.

Concerns are growing about the spread of the South African and Brazilian variants of coronavirus.

A babysitter has been jailed for life after inflicting fatal brain injuries on a 21-month-old girl in a "brutal assault" and then failing to seek medical help for about three hours.

As the nation marks the anniversary of the first lockdown due to coronavirus, we want to know your thoughts about the ongoing situation.

Wales will see significant changes over the weekend.

Dozens of cannabis plants have been found in a police raid in Lye.

People who don't get vaccinated in the next week could wait until May for their first dose of the jab, health chiefs today warned.

A violent offender who twice stamped on a man's head during a vicious attack in a Black Country alleyway has been jailed for more than 10 years.

Researchers say the findings support the UK policy of rapid rollout of one dose to provide cover as quickly as possible for higher-risk groups.

A man found dead on the M5 had been receiving treatment at a mental health facility in West Bromwich when he disappeared after going into its garden for a cigarette, an inquest has heard.

The company’s buses are covering more than eight in 10 of the miles they did in 2019.

A teenager is to face trial later this year after pleading not guilty to 20 terror-related charges.

There is also no scientific rationale in stopping elderly vaccinated people from travelling, Professor Tim Spector said.

It sounds like script from the Last of the Summer Wine. Three silver-haired gentlemen, with bushy eyebrows and lived-in faces are at the bar, waiting to get served.

A nurse has braved the shave in aid of the children’s emergency department at Russells Hall Hospital.

When Kathryn Downs became a council leader around 10 months ago, she was determined to give everyone in the community a voice.

A schoolboy who battled Leukaemia for more than three years has topped £6,000 in fundraising for the hospital that treated him after completing a 10k run.

A boxing film set in the Black Country aims to bring to life the struggles of an aspiring pugilist.

Two-year-old Rory Jones has gone a step beyond expectations to raise £3,400 for two charities.

The US president made the vow at his first formal press conference since taking the reins.

The delays come as India is facing a surge of coronavirus infections.

Already facing sexual harassment allegations, New York’s governor is now the subject of reports over possible Covid testing impropriety.

The University of Oxford will trial the level of immune system responses generated by the vaccine using this delivery technique.

The Prime Minister had ordered his MPs to support an extension to wide-ranging powers contained in the Coronavirus Act.

Ursula von der Leyen urged ‘transparency’ from other countries amid a row with the British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant.

Vice-chancellors have warned ministers not to take students’ ‘resilience for granted’ in their plans for easing the lockdown in England.

Overseas orders accounted for more than four out of five cars made in the UK last month, with most of these heading into the EU.

The campaign on April 1 is backed by 14 unions.

The national papers on Friday focus on Britain’s plan for a ‘revaccination campaign’ and other coronavirus developments.

Academics from across the UK will explore how those in black, Asian and minority ethnic communities have responded to the challenges of the pandemic.

As of Friday, passengers arriving into Ireland from 33 countries flagged as high risk must quarantine for 12 nights.

Last year’s event in Glasgow was cancelled due to the pandemic and the 2021 festival has now been pushed back from July.

Volumes rose 2.1% but only partially recovered on the 8.2% fall in January, with sales still down 3.7% on a year earlier.

People in Wales will be able to stay in self-contained accommodation while rules on travel within the country will also be lifted.

Rugeley Power Station's cooling towers are set to be demolished on June 6.

Four homes were evacuated after a suspected Second World War grenade was found in a drawer.

Police have stepped up patrols in a Black Country village amid a spate of anti-social behaviour and criminal damage.

Tributes have been paid to a 16-year-old who died after falling off a moped during an incident involving a car which left the scene.

Coronavirus patients at hospitals in the Black Country and Staffordshire spent an average of 13 days in hospital at points last year, figures suggest.

A new £12,000 visitor pod has opened at a care home to enable residents to safely see their families.

A Black Country council has been awarded £250,000 from the Government to boost leisure activities.

Council bosses say they are open to improving areas for pedestrians in Black Country town centres.

A young Wednesfield woman is set to use her huge social media following to raise awareness of autism.

A kind-hearted teenager who carries out lots of charity work has received two awards.

A man is running 100km during March for Breast Cancer Now after his wife fought the disease almost five years ago.

A report has revealed people working from home have been paying an extra £45 a month in energy costs during lockdown, raising concerns that fuel poor households in the West Midlands – including those that are oil-heated – are being pushed into f...

A plethora of sports memorabilia including rare Wolves, Duncan Edwards and Baggies keepsakes will be for auction this weekend.

Police are appealing for help in tracing a missing Black Country man.