Steve Reed said the Government must publish any correspondence relating to payments or donations around the refurbishment.

The images capture moments in museums, stadiums and cathedrals as efforts continue to vaccinate the nation.

Photographs posted on social media show a female police officer bleeding from a cut to her head.

A huge round of applause filled Walsall Manor Hospital’s Critical Care Unit after its longest stay Covid patient was finally able to be moved on to a ward to continue his recovery.

A security guard was stabbed outside a pub in Sedgley on Friday night.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service crew member died after an object struck the windscreen of their vehicle while they were responding to a 999 call.

Crews from six fire engines battled a house fire in Wolverhampton yesterday.

The UK population is estimated to be 66,796,807.

Two coronavirus deaths have been confirmed at two of the region's hospitals, in the latest figures.

A turbulent year has left more youngsters than ever eager to get outside and learn skills for life.

A prisoner with terminal cancer died after his ambulance was delayed when it got trapped at the prison gate, a coroner concluded.

A teenager has been arrested after a fatal stabbing.

A quad bike rider has been left with serious head injuries following a crash in the Midlands.

Shoppers across the Black Country and Staffordshire welcomed the return of non-essential shops last week with a spending spree, new figures suggest.

A pedestrian has been treated for serious injuries and taken to hospital after a crash in Walsall.

Wolverhampton Grand has announced Hairspray is returning to the theatre later this year.

Shane Mayer was stabbed to death outside a Darlaston bar in July 2019. Four men are on trial, accused of murdering the 21-year-old.

Hospital trusts across the Black Country and Staffordshire potentially lost more than £36 million due to missed appointments through the pandemic, figures show.

Staff working at a hospital took more than 1,000 extra days off sick in 2020 compared to 2019.

The new owners of a uniform shop in the Black Country have vowed to make the business succeed after its former owner was killed in a crash.

Shopkeeper Malcolm Crump is retiring after 52 years of work in the family business – but admits he will miss his customers.

Visitors will be able to sit safely outside and enjoy alfresco dining thanks to the launch of a specially-designated area to consume food and drink.

A graduate is hitting all the right notes after being selected as a drummer for a new all-female Jazz band.

A grandfather has put pen to paper during the pandemic and written his memoirs – detailing how he moved his young family to work abroad in Singapore and Thailand, before later returning to set up home again in Britain.

A store’s community champion is hoping people will join in the 20th anniversary celebrations of the formation of a partnership between Tesco and Cancer Research UK.

A survey has found most office workers in the West Midlands are worried about going back to their workplace before everyone is vaccinated.

A new non-invasive test for people with stomach and bowel problems can now be given in the Black Country and West Birmingham to help rule out bowel cancer and potentially avoid a trip to hospital.

Bishops from across the region have given their support to a report proposing a culture of change in the Church of England.

County poet laureate Mel Wardle Woodend will be celebrating this year's Staffordshire Day with a series of special activities.

Thirty unemployed people have been given jobs at a Black Country hospital through a new initiative.

Fly-tippers have been caught on camera dumping furniture on a Staffordshire car park.

A pub licensee is excited to welcome back customers into a Staffordshire pub.

See the full list of 2021 Sandwell Council election candidates ward by ward.

A musician is hoping to become a breath of fresh air on the political scene in Sandwell, campaigning for a town he feels is undervalued.

A Black Country burglar armed with a machete was fought off by a man armed with a plank of wood.

Two teenagers have been found guilty of kidnapping two brothers aged two and four whose family car was stolen as their father dropped off food at a friend's home.

Some 80.4% of eligible staff working at older adult care homes had received the jab by April 18, according to NHS England.

More than 120 firefighters tackled a huge factory fire overnight in Birmingham - with 40 nearby homes evacuated.

A 15-year-old boy has been stabbed in the back in what police believe was a targeted attack in a Bearwood park.

A paedophile from Staffordshire has been locked up for 16 years after a series of attacks on two young girls.

This is the scene of a huge fire which ripped through a factory in Birmingham.

Three former post office workers from the Midlands who were wrongly jailed because of a glitch in the computer system have had their convictions overturned and their named cleared at the Court of Appeal today.

A stunned Willenhall man was told to dial 999 to get help for his elderly mother who had suffered a fall – while she was sat right outside A&E.

One coronavirus death has been confirmed at one of the region's hospitals, in the latest figures.

Motorists in Wolverhampton are being warned of delays and diversions due to road closures as part of the ongoing Metro extension works in the city centre.

Police chased a suspected stolen car and used a helicopter and a dog to try to hunt down the suspects.

Police have arrested 10 people after a 31-year-old man was shot dead near City Hospital earlier this month.

The Government has spent more on furlough than its entire deficit in the year before the coronavirus pandemic.

The restrictions come in response to mounting concern about the number of Covid-19 cases in India and the emergence of a variant of the virus.

A coronavirus testing centre at Dudley Leisure Centre will close next week – as the facility is expected to reopen fully for leisure activities next month.

The team behind a fund which gives cash grants biannually to good causes, has announced that £250,000 has been distributed in its first decade.

More than 120,000 across Wolverhampton have been given at least one vaccination jab.