The Department of Health and Social Care said the app has now reached more than six million users in total.

The former business secretary said some businesses in her South Northamptonshire constituency are struggling to get employees to return to work.

Concerns are growing for a 47-year-old diabetic man who has gone missing from Walsall without his medication.

It was the game we had all been waiting for, from pub gardens in the West Midlands to Leicester Square in London.

Patients can receive visitors at most hospitals across the Black Country and Staffordshire for the first time since the pandemic struck.

Plans to hand a £20 million council contract to firms run by a former employee who was embroiled in a controversial report about land deals are set to be probed by scrutiny chiefs.

Gavin Williamson has unveiled plans to put "dynamic" Wolverhampton forward as the UK's city of culture for 2025.

A man accused of murdering two men in a Range Rover in Dudley is "compassionate and considerate" and isn't aggressive, a trial has heard.

Father's Day will be even more special for Simon Caulton as he spends special time with his four-year-old daughter.

New CCTV cameras will be installed at seven sites across Dudley borough as part of a £240,000 programme.

The battle to help men suffering from mental health issues is being tackled by a group in Sandwell.

A Black Country MP has backed a cross-party campaign urging the Government to treat the backlog of cancer patients.

West Midlands Michelin-starred chef and restaurant owner Glynn Purnell has released his second children's book after the success of his first.

A diabetes sufferer who was first diagnosed when she was 15 has dropped two dress sizes and lowered her insulin doses by losing two stone in weight during lockdown.

Tributes have been paid to a "brilliant" journalist who has died weeks after being diagnosed with lung cancer.

Villagers are opening up their gardens for the public to enjoy

The Beacon Centre for the Blind is hoping to raise much-needed funds through its latest raffle.

An MP suspended by the Tories is facing trial accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in Staffordshire.

A Tory MP is facing trial accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in Staffordshire, it can now be revealed.

A row has broken out after an MP raised concerns in Parliament over a council's plans to award a £20 million transport contract to firms run by a former employee.

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A Wolverhampton MP has tabled a bill in Parliament which would ban the use of "inhumane" glue traps as a method of pest control.

A Black Country roundabout is set for a £60,000 makeover after councillors and community groups worked together to plan improvements.

Planned strikes at Sunrise Medical in Brierley Hill have been suspended after bosses made an improved offer to workers.

A public paddling pool will not reopen on June 21 after the delay of the roadmap out of lockdown.

Environmentally aware pupils at a Sutton Coldfield school are speaking up for young people everywhere, after writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the impact of climate change on children’s rights across the globe.

The First Minister has delayed the further easing of restrictions for four weeks amid a surge in cases of the Delta Covid variant.

Two earthquakes were reported in the Black Country and Staffordshire within 24 hours - but neither has been confirmed.

Football fans in the Black Country have been encouraged to get tested for Covid-19 before meeting with others to watch the Euros.

A daughter has been left devastated after her dying mother’s treasured wedding ring disappeared as she was treated in hospital.

West Midlands Metro services will continue all the way to the end of the line for the first time since cracks were found in the trams.

Police and council staff will be visiting pubs and bars to make sure they are following the Covid-19 rules when England take on Scotland in Euro 2020 on Friday night.

A row has broken out after a Labour MP urged council chiefs to rethink their spending priorities and stop "wasting" taxpayers' money.

A Second World War shell was discovered and detonated at Walsall Arboretum.

Two more coronavirus deaths in hospitals have been recorded in the region.

The Belfry Hotel and Resort has partnered with Camden Town Brewery to launch their 19th Green pop-up outdoor bar this summer.

The supermarket enjoyed a boost in sales in the UK, driven in part by a strong recovery in its wholesale division, Booker.

Plans to bring up to 1,000 new jobs back to the MG Longbridge site, where the iconic Mini was designed, have been announced by developer St Modwen.

A man was airlifted to hospital after a falling from a ladder at a Staffordshire hotel.

The race to lead one of the country's biggest trade unions is down to three candidates after one of the contenders dropped out.

A project to introduce a Wolverhampton memorial honouring brave Sikh soldiers who fought an epic last stand has been given a cash boost.

Covid defence measures will remain in place at Staffordshire County Council until at least spring 2022, it has been revealed.

The Conservative deputy leader of a council has hit out at the Government for “forcing” elected members to meet face to face while Covid-19 is still spreading and other indoor gathering restrictions remain in place.

Staffordshire residents are being urged to eat out to help out once more by a county councillor to help their favourite venues on the road to recovery from coronavirus.

An office block will be turned into flats for homeless people in Wolverhampton after councillors approved a £4.5 million project.

Two alleged killers have denied murdering a man who died two weeks after being attacked in a Black Country park.

Solar panels costing about £132,000 are to be installed on the roof of Dudley's new leisure centre – in a bid to save taxpayers more than £250,000 in energy costs over the next 25 years.

Walk-in appointments will be available at the vaccination centre at Aston Villa Football Club this weekend.

Dame Vera Baird QC, the Victims’ Commissioner, also called for complainants to be given free legal advice before handing their mobile phone to police.

A man has been left with life-threatening injuries after a quad bike crash.

Transport bosses are harnessing the power of 5G technology to cut traffic congestion on some of the West Midlands busiest roads.

An antiques shop is becoming a TV star in its own right having appeared on a popular national series no less than eight times.

A man had his bicycle taken at knife point in a terrifying ordeal last Thursday evening.

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party suffered a stunning reverse in a seat which had previously only had Tory MPs.

Could it be that the real Sir Keir Starmer is finally starting to reveal himself to the public?

The drop has reduced trade by around £2 billion.

Hospital chiefs have praised the vaccine rollout for helping keep the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals across the Black Country low but concerns have been raised over rising cases in the region.

A young man has been left paralysed after he was a passenger in a car which overturned and crashed into a bus shelter.

Two men shot dead in a Range Rover in Dudley felt they were being "fobbed off" by the man accused of killing them over a debt, a trial heard.

There are no plans to charge motorists with higher-polluting cars in the Black Country, council leaders have said after a new scheme was launched in Birmingham.

Family ties will be put aside tonight when a married couple watch the England versus Scotland game.

A care home has told of its pride that all of its staff were among the first to get both jabs.

An Oldbury man has had his first book published and now has ambitions to complete a sequel and for it to be turned into a film.

Tickets are now on sale for this year's pantomime at Stafford Gatehouse Theatre after it was delayed a year due to coronavirus.

New data suggests major benefits within three weeks.

Drivers have been hit with delays while water works are carried out.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said police should be examining the workings of Sandwell Council over a controversial £20 million school transport contract.

A music venue has had to push back its opening once again due to a delay in the lockdown restrictions easing.

A Black Country man who caused the death of a fellow fly-tipper when he drove off with him in the back of his van has avoided prison.

More than 1,000 people received a dose of the coronavirus vaccine as part of a pilot mobile vaccine service in Wolverhampton – as the vaccine bus moves to Bilston from tomorrow.

Supermarket giant Aldi is looking to open 10 new stores in the Staffordshire area, it has been revealed.

Members of the public have been praised by ambulance staff for helping a woman who suffered a cardiac arrest on a Black Country high street.

The mother of a young man fighting for his life after an e-scooter crash has has urged medics to keep his life support on as she prays for his recovery.

One more coronavirus death has been recorded in the region.

Shots were fired on the same Black Country street twice in two days in suspected drive-by attacks.

A £4 million programme of work to repair and refurbish Dudley Council House is set to go before council chiefs next week.

A Conservative MP has called for the reintroduction of choral singing in churches and cathedrals amid the Covid-19 pandemic to help people relax.

Two friends shot dead in a Range Rover in Dudley were growing increasingly angry with the man accused of killing them over money they were owed, a jury has heard.

Channel 4 has set out off-screen commitments to improving representation after a report from a group spearheaded by Sir Lenny Henry.

These are the new cottages where visitors can stay in the middle of the new Red Panda Retreat at West Midland Safari Park.

A hot air balloon landed in a residential estate causing a "stir" among residents.

More than 30 people were convicted and fined for breaching coronavirus laws in the West Midlands last year, figures show - with fines totalling more than £5,800.

Hundreds of people caught by police with illegal drugs for personal use have completed an awareness course since its official launch just over six months ago.

Extending Covid restrictions was the “only responsible” course of action amid rising case numbers of the Delta variant, MPs have said.

School staff and parents in the Black Country have been praised by chiefs for their "huge effort" in ensuring pupils are tested for Covid-19.

A serving prisoner has admitted murdering a disabled man who died 13 years after being attacked in Staffordshire.

A new taxi-hailing app has launched in parts of the Black Country and wider West Midlands.

A Wolverhampton venue where a huge cannabis factory was found with plants worth between £1 million and £3 million could lose its licence.

Fire crews have rescued people from lifts almost 3,500 times over the past decade in the West Midlands and Staffordshire - an average almost once a day - figures show.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing and sharing extremist material online.

A motorcyclist has died after a crash on a busy road in Staffordshire.