A council has u-turned on plans to develop a park for housing after a backlash from residents.

Birmingham is hosting the UK's next phase of autonomous vehicle trials on public roads.

A man has been charged with murder after an insurance company worker was fatally stabbed on Tuesday.

A respected educator who first taught in Sutton more than 20 years ago is set to leave to take up an exciting new role – but he says he’ll miss working in a place that’s ‘lucky to have an incredible choice of secondary schools’.

A healthcare assistant working on a Covid ward has been convicted of using a dead patient’s bank card to buy crisps, sweets and fizzy drinks from a hospital vending machine.

Two students who coordinated their own food donation scheme and promoted it to support the Smethwick Foodbank have been recognised with the West Midlands Lieutenancy Young Active Citizen Award.

Two brothers are facing eviction from their childhood home following the death of their father – with a petition calling for them to stay hitting 15,000 signatures.

A Staffordshire wildlife centre has welcomed a new feathered arrival to its growing family.

Greeting cards chain Card Factory made a pre-tax loss for the year to the end of January as it was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Youngsters have discovered beetles, ladybirds, butterflies and slugs as part of a study of a churchyard.

A free eye test saved a Kingswinford man’s life after doctors repeatedly failed to diagnose his brain tumour.

Wolves fans have thrown their support behind new boss Bruno Lage and told of their hopes of seeing more attacking football when they return to Molineux.

A man has died after being stabbed in the neck in a Black Country town centre.

Gavin Williamson MP has joined opposition to a scheme to build a holiday complex on green belt land on the Black Country-South Staffordshire border.

Hospital bosses insist improvements have been made after an investigation revealed a series of failings on a ward where patients died after contracting Covid.

The Ladder for the Black Country is getting behind the casting and foundry industry.

A vaccination bus has been rolled out in city areas with low vaccination uptakes.

An impromptu auction raised thousands for charity after a community rallied round to show support for a young farmer with cancer.

Two brothers are facing being evicted from their childhood home following the death of their father - with a petition calling for them to stay gaining 15,000 signatures.

A motorcyclist was seriously injured following a crash with a car in the Black Country.

Three young men have been found guilty of killing a 21-year-old who was stabbed with a sword outside a Black Country bar.

This is the moment a 21-year-old man was fatally stabbed outside a Black Country bar.

The prosecution has started its opening speech in the trial of Benjamin Monk, who denies murdering Dalian Atkinson.

Police are appealing for information after a mini digger was stolen from a construction site in Staffordshire.

Decision on easing lockdown restrictions is finely balanced.

Many of the bullet wounds were superficial, with just three critical organs being hit, the jury was told.

The boss of an NHS trust has quit his role after spending nearly a year on leave due to ill health.

The heartbroken parents of a young man stabbed to death in the Black Country have questioned why their son's killer was allowed out on bail after twice being caught with a knife.

Workers at an insurance company have been left "shocked and traumatised" after a colleague was stabbed in the neck in the Black Country.

A £3 million plan by Sutton Coldfield Sea Cadets to build a new Land Ship facility have been labelled ‘truly inspirational’ by councillors.

A Staffordshire teenager who drove at more than 150mph on the M6 and went through a red light in a residential area at over 100mph in a bid to evade police has been jailed.

Twenty firefighters were helped by a drone as they battled a major blaze at a recycling centre in the Black Country.

Budding cooks at Hill West Primary School are preparing for a Junior Bake Off-style fundraising competition.

A further coronavirus death has been confirmed at a hospital trust in the region.

Police are appealing for help in tracing three women who helped a teenage girl on a canal towpath in Kidderminster.

Police are appealing for help in tracing a Kidderminster man wanted on suspicion of aggravated assault.

The Richard Salt Unit (RSU) entrance at Sutton Coldfield's Good Hope Hospital has a brand new look inside and out following extensive refurbishment works, including a £430,000 boost from an anonymous donor.

The Labour leader claimed Boris Johnson’s education policy is ‘all over the place’.

Some 94% of adults in Britain reported positive sentiment, while 6% reported hesitancy, the Office for National Statistics found.

A free event for the family to mark national Armed Forces Day celebrations will take place in Wolverhampton at the end of the month.

A recorded message from Boris Johnson was played to delegates at the annual conference of the Police Federation of England and Wales.

The presence of Covid-19 antibodies suggests someone has had the infection in the past or has been vaccinated.

A dog has died having been found in a Black Country park with severe head injuries.

A trade association said there is a risk that the coming months will be ‘as bad or worse than summer 2020’.

An out-of-hours support service for people at risk of a mental health crisis has been launched by a charity in the Black Country.

The Police Federation of England and Wales’ John Apter said thousands of potentially unvaccinated officers would gather in Cornwall for the summit.

A Black Country candidate to lead one of the UK's biggest trade unions says he has proved people wrong who claimed he would be "kept off the ballot paper".

Andy Burnham said people in Lancashire and Greater Manchester should aim to ‘minimise’ the number of people they watch the match with on Sunday.

The pandemic and deployments caused delays to the nuptial plans of Lance Corporal Jake Kennedy and Petty Officer (Nurse) Jo Parke.

Spanish retail group Inditex, which also owns the Bershka and Pull & Bear brands, said latest sales were 5% higher than in 2019.

Mrs Justice O’Farrell, at the High Court, said the decision to appoint marketing firm Public First ‘gave rise to apparent bias and was unlawful’.

North-west England is now averaging the highest number of patients since April.

The public are being invited to name a 2,000-ton boring machine that will start digging HS2 tunnels.

Mugs, clothing and exclusive cufflinks have been put on sale by Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, which is encouraging people to buy them as Fathers’ Day gifts.

A war memorial at an historic estate is undergoing restoration work to bring it back into its prime.

Bruno Lage is officially Wolves' new head coach - take a look at the photos as the new man arrives at Molineux.

Union members at an auto parts manufacturer with a site in Walsall are to take industrial action.

New physiotherapy equipment is helping hospital staff to boost the fitness levels of patients and speed up their recovery.

The Competition and Markets Authority will investigate whether consumer laws were broken during the pandemic.

Thieves have broken into an Acorns Children's Hospice charity shop and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced a ‘support package’ for areas where case numbers remain high.

MPs have hit out at “untidy and unnecessary” changes that will redraw the region’s political map.

Shop owners have given their backing to a police initiative which is aimed at cracking down on shoplifters and people who commit fraud in Stourport.

Students from South Staffordshire College were delighted when mayor Tony Nixon and mayoress Hazel Nixon came to help out.

"I think it's been great to see so many people getting vaccinated as it's another step out of this pandemic."

More than 20,000 fewer workers in the Black Country and Staffordshire were on furlough in April, as coronavirus restrictions started easing across the UK.

A Wolverhampton-born West End star will make her first performance as a professional in her hometown theatre as part of an upcoming UK tour.

A woman was seriously injured in one of two shootings on the same night in Wolverhampton.

Windows were smashed and a man was injured in what is believed to have been a revenge attack after a racist incident in Wolverhampton.

A group of graduate students at Magdalen College reportedly removed an image of the Monarch because she represents Britain’s colonialist past.

Hospital trusts across the Black Country and Staffordshire were caring for a total of 42 Covid patients – as the numbers dropped from the previous week.

A multi-million pound funding boost has been hailed as a "gamechanger" for a Black Country borough.

Attempts to tackle fly-tipping in a district are being stepped up following a rise in incidents during the pandemic.

District council cabinet members are looking to allocate £50,000 towards the Commonwealth Games’ mountain biking event, taking place at Cannock Chase Forest next summer.

Ministers have been urged to use Brexit to hike taxes on major tobacco firms after three quarters of people in the West Midlands backed plans to wipe out smoking.

The restoration of the engine on one of the world’s rarest cars is in its final stages at a firm in Bridgnorth.

The Commonwealth Games is going to be "huge" for Sandwell, a council boss has said with just over a year to go until the competition arrives in the region.

Construction businesses in the West Midlands will need to recruit an additional 25,000 new workers by 2025 just to meet demand.

Some 5.7 million people live in the areas which have been offered enhanced support.

NHS England said the National Booking Service had 493,000 appointments reserved by midday on Tuesday, five hours after over-25s were included.

A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed in the neck in a daylight attack in Wednesbury town centre.

West Midlands Police have issued a statement reiterating e-scooter rules.

Brenda Venables disappeared in 1982.

A pharmacy in Wolverhampton has been sold having been put up for almost a million pounds.

A further 25 coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals and care homes in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham.

Police want to talk to a man after a break-in in Four Oaks.

Two teenagers have been arrested after a family were racially abused and threatened in a Wolverhampton park.

A man has been arrested after police found a cannabis farm in the roof of house in Staffordshire.

Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist Usman Khan would have been unlikely to have been released from prison had he needed to satisfy the Parole Board, the police officer leading the investigation into the Stafford jihadi said.

A police constable accused of assaulting Dalian Atkinson has told a jury she hit the ex-footballer with a baton because it was “absolutely necessary” to protect herself and her colleague.

Hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects to a much-loved father, brother, son and teacher.

Pupils have been urged to keep wearing face coverings in schools as efforts are stepped up to curb the virus spread and keep children in the classroom.

Passengers arriving from Portugal who now have to self-isolate due to the country being moved to the amber list have called the decision "a disgrace".

CCTV images have been released after electrical goods worth £1,300 were taken through the self-service section of an Asda supermarket without being paid for.

Two men from Walsall have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences after a stop-and-search in Cannock.

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found dead at a house in Olton, Solihull.

Under new plans from the Boundary Commission, the number of constituencies in the Black Country and Staffordshire will be reduced from 25 to 23 after the next general election. Here are the proposed changes in detail.

The political futures of MPs in the Black Country and Staffordshire were today put on the line after proposals for a major shake up of parliamentary boundaries were published.

Fencing has been put up around a replica anchor from the Titanic in Netherton as restoration work continues.

DJ Pete Tong and Radio 1’s Danny Howard are just two of the names set to play Lichfield’s first ever electronic dance music festival this summer.