Three men have been charged with the murder of an 18-year-old who died after being shot in a taxi in Tividale.

The father of a woman seriously injured after her car was hit by a speeding motorist in Oldbury has said the incident had "destroyed" her life.

Music festival organisers have been forced to push back events once again due to delays in lifting lockdown.

"I'm not sure how safe they are and I don't think I'd feel particularly safe on one of them."

More than 7,000 homes are set to be built on Black Country green belt over the next decade, it has been revealed.

The UK policing lead on Taser has "confidence" in the device and "robust" officer training but has acknowledged there is more to do to understand its "disproportionate" use against black people.

A West Midlands charity that helps buy life-saving defibrillators was inundated with requests following distressing scenes of a footballer having a cardiac arrest during a high-profile international match.

Time to tick off a big anniversary – the Tettenhall timepiece clocks up 110 years this month.

Talk of building back better.

Great excitement. I got to ride in an ambulance!

A Staffordshire school has been chosen to take part in a Government pilot to help ministers minimise the impact of Covid in education.

A second vaccination bus has been rolled in the Black Country, as health chiefs try to ramp up vaccination numbers.

The Royal Wolverhampton School Swimming Club are determined to develop the next crop of stars after two students secured their place at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics.

The Health Secretary faced calls to quit after admitting a kiss with a close aide breached Government rules on social distancing.

He stunned audiences around the world when he won Netflix Blown Away 2 - and now Codsall glassblowing artist Elliot Walker is auctioning off his work to raise money for the NHS.

Lichfield’s new area commander is returning to the streets where she learned about policing as a recruit.

A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service station that has served its community since 1965 is in line for an internal renovation this year.

Four schools in South Staffordshire will receive a share of £1.3 million to improve facilities.

West Midlands Police said victim Amaan Momand was punched after his wife was racially abused.

A woman has been jailed for four years and four months for seriously injuring a woman and a toddler through her dangerous driving.

A woman was sexually assaulted in Wolverhampton in the early hours of Thursday.

Spain’s Balearic Islands, Malta, Madeira and several Caribbean nations are among the new additions to the quarantine-free travel list.

A former West Midlands Police worker who was convicted of conspiring to supply drugs while off duty will never work in policing again, the force has said.

The Events Research Programme saw 58,000 participants attend indoor and outdoor venues across the country.

Four men and a teenager have been charged with violent disorder – after two people were rushed to hospital with stab injuries after an incident in Smethwick.

One new coronavirus death has been confirmed in a Staffordshire hospital – but none in the Black Country or Birmingham in the latest figures released by NHS England.

The pictures of Matt Hancock in an embrace with his aide are not the first time he has breached coronavirus restrictions.

Its Sunderland plant has around 50 staff who have tested positive but many more are self-isolating.

Cases among the under-25s are believed to be behind the latest surge of Covid-19 in Wales.

Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash in Wolverhampton.

An NHS worker has spoken of her shock after a man died in a crash involving her car, which was stolen from outside her home.

The Health Secretary said he was ‘very sorry’ for breaching social distancing rules after he was pictured kissing Gina Coladangelo.

Five more men have been charged in connection with an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in Welshpool.

A van driver has been jailed for 18 months after causing the death of an 85-year-old cyclist through careless driving while over the prescribed limit for drugs.

"It's good to see more countries on the list, but we need to be careful as the list could change once again."

A prisoner who killed a fellow inmate with a single punch has had his jail sentence for manslaughter more than doubled by the Court of Appeal.

Residents who fought against plans for two bungalows on popular open space in their neighbourhood have won their battle – just months after they were outbid in an auction to buy the land.

The Health Secretary met Gina Coladangelo when they worked in student radio at Oxford University.

The Government has added 14 new countries and territories to its list of destinations from which travellers do not have to quarantine on their return.

The year to mid-2020 saw the highest number of deaths in the UK since the year to mid-1986.

A further 514 people were admitted to hospital in England with Covid-19 in the week up to June 21. Of these, 304 were unvaccinated.

Gavin McKenna is one of 13 original proposers of Thank You Day.

The impresario said the sector’s treatment during the pandemic had made him regret sitting as a Tory peer.

All people returning to the UK from an amber list destination must quarantine at home for 10 days.

Some 29% said they feel it will take more than a year, a survey found.

Members of union Unite, employed by electric wheelchair maker Sunrise Medical, have accepted an improved pay offer.

Community leaders in Staffordshire have called for police community support officers (PCSOs) to be given powers to fine inconsiderate motorists in problem parking areas.

More than a third of people ringing Stafford Borough Council have abandoned their calls before they were answered during six pandemic months – but the time taken by the authority to process new benefits claims has come down from over 10 weeks to 17...

A plan to convert an historic Walsall shop into a restaurant with flats above has been scuppered due to fears new residents would suffer bad smells from downstairs.

A Walsall supermarket will finally be demolished to make way for a new retail and flats development after years of planning wrangling.

The first group of Afghan interpreters fleeing the Taliban arrived at Birmingham Airport this week.

West Mercia's police and crime commissioner says the conviction of a serving police officer for the manslaughter of Dalian Atkinson cannot draw a line under the case.

A former county councillor has become Staffordshire’s new Deputy Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

A jury has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict on West Mercia Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith, accused of assaulting former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson.

Arsonists are believed to have started a fire at a derelict Wolverhampton pub.

Merry Hill is celebrating the opening of its largest ever restaurant on Friday, with the arrival of a new buffet eatery.

The number of specialist domestic abuse and sexual violence experts will be more than doubled in the West Midlands, a police chief has said.

Extra flights from Birmingham Airport have been announced by Jet2.com after the Balearic Islands, Madeira and Malta were put onto the Government's green list.

Residents and councillors have won the battle to stop a 'monster mast' being erected in Sutton Coldfield.

A new 25-metre pool is to be built inside a former retail unit in Lichfield – in a bid to get residents back into swimming after the Covid pandemic.

Industry figures warn the addition of 14 new destinations to the Government’s green list will not be enough to salvage the summer.

A justice campaigner who organised a street protest following the death of Dalian Atkinson has called for the police officer fund guilty of his manslaughter to be given a severe sentence.

A town centre shopping centre will be the venue for the first national collection by an armed forces charity in more than a year.

A woman has enjoyed a special celebration to mark her 100th birthday with family, fellow residents and staff at the care home she lives at in Bearwood.

A 72-hour push to vaccinate thousands of people across the region has today been launched as cases of the Delta variant surge.

A successful vaccine drive in the West Midlands is pivotal to the whole country's Covid recovery, a leading health chief has said.

A mother who lost her son, brother and father in the Tunisia terrorist attack in 2015 is to jump out of a plane with her surviving son to honour their memories and mark the sixth anniversary of the tragedy.

A "beautiful" green field in part of a city is under threat after it emerged it has been lined up for a new housing estate.

Plans have been revealed to extend a landmark Black Country building for further homes.

A union has secured an inflation-beating pay deal for its members at Jaguar Land Rover.

Schools in a Black Country borough are celebrating LGBT+ equality as part of a national campaign to raise awareness of diversity.

Nearly three quarters of Star readers are against a move to make British schoolchildren sing a patriotic anthem.

All aboard. We've been dipping into our archives to dig out some aspects of local transport history – and find to our surprise that our own offices were once an epicentre for relaxing Wolverhampton transport staff.

A Black Country secondary school has been awarded for its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Visiting a Midland hospital is about to become less of a daunting experience for children and patients with learning disabilities.

The Government is considering plans to end the requirement for people arriving in England from amber list countries to quarantine at home for 10 days.

A Wolverhampton city centre venue where hundreds of cannabis plants were discovered has been stripped of its premises licence.

A driver is on the run after a 21-year-old man died and four others were injured in a crash in the Black Country.

The scaled down ceremony is the second royal investiture since the first national lockdown and is also the second to be held at the palace.

A further two arrests have been made as police continue to investigate the murder of teenager Kimani Martin – who was shot and killed in a taxi in Tividale.

A Stourbridge man has been charged with wounding and dangerous driving after a car was allegedly driven at a group of people outside a pub.

TV and radio personality Richie Anderson has become an official ambassador for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

School leaders have warned that the latest clarification comes ‘too late’ for many schools.

A father and son trading duo from Wolverhampton have been sentenced for continuing to sell illicit cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco – despite a previous warning from the local authority.

No new coronavirus deaths have been announced at the region's hospitals, in the latest figures released by NHS England.

West Mercia Police Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith denies assaulting the former footballer

A police officer's actions which caused the death of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson have damaged trust in the force, said the Assistant Chief Constable of West Mercia Police.

Police are appealing for help in tracing a missing Stafford woman.

A Black Country tenant was put at risk from a ceiling that partially collapsed and was left unable to use her shower after her landlords failed to adequately repair a leak, a court has heard.

Police are appealing for information after a motorhome was stolen from a property in South Staffordshire.

A man indecently exposed himself in front of a 12-year-old boy fishing in a Dudley canal.

The total number of live births in England and Wales in 2020 fell for the fifth successive year in a row.

Its nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to keep rates unchanged.

People are encouraged to ensure they do everything they can to minimise outbreaks by following Government guidelines.

Researchers say tiredness and muscle aches are among common symptoms.

Experts have warned that some measures, such as the use of face masks, could be required in order to manage levels of coronavirus in the community.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering teenager Kimani Martin – who was shot and killed as he sat in a taxi in the Tividale area.

An MP is set to meet with Lloyds Bank bosses after slamming a decision to close of a Black Country branch.

Budget supermarket giant Lidl is looking to open new stores in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Wyre Forest, as it expands across the region.

Bin crews in Sandwell are going on strike amid allegations of bullying - with fears residents will be impacted by the industrial action.