A boy stabbed to death in Birmingham has been named as police confirmed they believe he was racially abused before his death.

Two police officers are standing trial accused of an illegal attack on the former Premier League star.

Robot guides at train stations and smart cameras to reduce overcrowding on buses are set to be trialled in the West Midlands.

If you fancy some rib-tickling fun this weekend the Black Country Living Museum is the place to be.

A council has apologised following complaints from residents left waiting to get through on the phone.

More than 112,000 illegal cigarettes and almost 40,000 grams of hand-rolling tobacco has been seized after a series of raids in Walsall.

Gavin Williamson has conceded that more money will be required to help children recover learning lost during the pandemic.

The Government has not ruled out extending the school day to help children prosper after the coronavirus pandemic, a minister has said, as she defended as “huge” the investment in recovery plans in the wake of the resignation of a key adviser.

The economic pressure for the full opening up of the UK economy on June 21 – being called Freedom Day – is intensifying.

Council chiefs have let down key workers and poorer residents by implementing a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) "motor tax" in a city, MPs have said.

The date for lifting remaining coronavirus restrictions should be put back, an expert in the transmission of viruses said today, amid fears about the spread of the Indian variant.

Politicians – like the rest of us – are desperate for our country to get back to normal.

An MP has urged caution over a scheme to build a giant electrical storage unit on green belt land on the outskirts of a city.

A family fun day in the name of mental health support is finally set to go ahead.

The new car livery of a university racing team has been unveiled at an iconic British motor racing venue.

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder in Walsall after a 14-year-old was chased and stabbed to death.

Aldi say they have had positive feedback for proposals to build a new £5m store in Sutton Coldfield.

A Black Country resident has spoken of her shock after seeing smoke pouring from burning trees near her home.

An appeal has been launched to find out how a dead puppy with a skull fracture came to be found in a stream in Birmingham.

Pop-up vaccination clinics are being set up in parts of the Black Country to encourage people to take up the Covid jab.

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Community-spirited students picked up a few tips when they joined volunteers from Sutton’s biggest litter picking group to clean-up rubbish in the area.

Four men have been charged with the murder of a man killed in a drive-by shooting Birmingham almost three years ago.

Union members at an electric wheelchair maker have voted to strike in a dispute over pay.

A cannabis farm with more than 100 plants growing inside has been found in the Black Country.

Box Office staff at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall have reported a surge in customer demand for events this autumn in what is being seen as a show of public confidence in the return of live entertainment.

A further 23 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in care homes across the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Take a look inside the wonderful world of art at a vacant Sutton Coldfield high street store which aims to add more footfall to the town centre and support local business.

Two police officers are standing trial accused over the incident involving the former Premier League star.

The Government has consulted on making vaccination a condition of deployment for staff at older adult care homes in England.

At the peak of the second wave nearly half of registered deaths involved coronavirus.

There have been suggestions that rules dictating the wearing of face coverings in some public settings could continue.

The money will be used to offer students up to 100 million hours of tuition following school closures during the coronavirus lockdowns.

A key route through Staffordshire will be closed overnight while a new junction is built to access a housing development.

The Mayor of Dudley has received her second Covid vaccination – and is urging everyone who is offered the jab to take it up.

Westside Business Improvement District members have thanked Birmingham politicians for listening to its call to delay new charges for entering the city’s new Clean Air Zone.

A new baby rhino has arrived at West Midland Safari Park - landing in the world with a crash at more than 11 stone.

A Peaky Blinders bar, a bat hostel, a Catholic oratory, and a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang-inspired “inventor’s workshop” are among this year’s UK Shed of the Year entrants.

The impact of Covid-19 on people's mental health could last for up to two decades, a hospital chief in the Black Country has warned.

A health chief has praised healthcare staff across Wolverhampton for their "bostin'" work at fighting against Covid-19 and for the vaccine roll-out.

Amazon is expanding its support for small businesses by funding more than 200 new apprenticeships.

Work has been completed to restore steps at a popular Sandwell nature reserve.

A footbridge has been significantly damaged after an arson attack.

Work on a £65 million housing scheme to help transform a Wolverhampton canalside area could start later this year.

Royal Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell has called for talks over the Shrubbery School, which is set to close down next month.

A "substantial" cannabis grow has been found during a raid at a house in Stafford.

A suspected drink driver with a knife allegedly attacked a police officer after being pulled over in the Black Country.

Members of the public are being urged to stay at home and watch the demolition of Rugeley Power Station's cooling towers online.

A former pub blighted by anti-social behaviour could be converted into a nursery and base for a history centre.

A decision on plans to add a first-floor extension to a nursing home has been delayed until councillors can visit the site to consider the impact on neighbours and car parking.

A helipad and hanger have been given the go-ahead for the grounds of a Grade II Listed Building despite councillors’ concerns about the number of flights that could take place.

A new school to cater for more than 120 children with special educational needs will be built on an arson-hit Wednesbury building.

Twenty Afghan families who aided British troops overseas will be resettled in a Black Country borough.

A gang of burglars who targeted pensioners as they stole more than £45,000 from victims including an 89-year-old with dementia have been jailed.

West Midlands Ambulance Service is equipping all of its ambulance workers with body cameras amid a surge in attacks from the public.

Spending in the region's restaurants rose by almost 50 per cent when diners were allowed indoors, figures suggest.

More than 600 vehicles were torched deliberately across West Midlands in a year, fire service figures show.

Charitable organisations across the Black Country and Staffordshire have been announced as the recipients of the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

A CCTV camera will be installed near a shopping precinct to tackle anti-social-behaviour.

A council has urged residents to remain vigilant amid a rise in coronavirus cases and those from the Indian variant.

A Friends group and a Park Watch group are being set up to rejuvenate and look after Wolverhampton's East Park.

A church is playing its part in the fight against coronavirus after being transformed into a vaccination centre.

Creative minds and an eye for a unique design has helped two city students win prizes at a live design competition.

More than a thousand volunteers have been praised for their contributions to Staffordshire’s library network.

The first event of the year for a popular walking market proved a success as the sun shone.

Two people were taken to hospital, one of them in "critical condition", after a crash involving a tree in Wyre Forest.

Four more coronavirus deaths were confirmed at a hospital in the region over the Bank Holiday weekend – though today marks the first day in almost a year of no new Covid deaths in the UK.

At least 65 children have been admitted to hospital in England for urgent surgery in the last three years after swallowing magnets.

Khan, 28, from Stafford, killed Cambridge graduates Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, at Fishmongers’ Hall in London in November 2019.

A jury has begun its deliberations in the trial over a young man who was killed near a bar in Walsall.

Body-worn camera footage of Khan’s final moments was seen by jurors at Khan’s inquest, held in City of London’s Guildhall.

A fleet of former community transport buses are set to become mobile Covid-19 testing centres.

The charity run by former Blues and Baggies striker Geoff Horsfield has teamed up with a business which has opened a new state-of-the-art branch in town.

A teenager who was fatally stabbed was chased down a road by a group shortly before his death, police believe.

Enforcement of the scheme was due to begin on Tuesday, but has been delayed until June 14.

A 14-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in an attack by up to seven people.

The dates for Sedgley's annual beer festival have been brought forward a week.

The world's best snooker players will be coming to the region for one of the sport's biggest tournaments.

An ambulance overturned in Stafford while responding to a 999 call.

Biffa has been forced to write down the value of a major waste-to-energy plant in Cannock as closures of hotels, pubs and restaurants had a major impact.

Police are nearing the end of the first phase of a landfill search after a human bone was discovered a week ago.