A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a pensioner was found dead at a flat in Brierley Hill this week.

Police are appealing for help after a woman from Stafford was reported missing.

A 13-year-old girl has been reported missing and police are appealing for any information.

Bosses of a hotel which has staved off a closure order following a raft of complaints from residents say they want to rebuild its reputation.

Burglars struck at a golf club and stole a television, prompting an appeal from police.

Government adviser Dr Mike Tildesley said September will be a key month for monitoring Covid-19 data.

People in a county have been praised for their efforts to help resettle Afghan families who are arriving in the Midlands "with just the clothes on their backs".

Drugs were discovered at a prison near Wolverhampton on hundreds of occasions last year, figures reveal.

A former councillor and historian who was Bilston "through and through" should be recognised with a plaque or another fitting tribute, a councillor has said.

Community groups in the Black Country are being urged to bid for a share of £180,000 to reduce crime in their areas.

An intrepid 70-year-old hill climber says his greatest challenge in conquering all 633 of central England's 1,000-foot-plus peaks came in Shropshire.

Police have warned people not to enter a disused office block in West Bromwich – as officers continue to investigate an arson attack at the building.

Seven men – including four from the Black Country – have been sentenced for a string of burglaries in North Worcestershire and the West Midlands.

A pensioner has been found guilty of manslaughter after his elderly wife was found dead at their home in the Black Country.

Tributes have been paid to a “dedicated” and much-loved former councillor and Mayor of Sandwell who died last week aged 90.

The male was heading along the Aston Expressway after a night out in Birmingham.

A man has been arrested after police suspected he was organising illegal car cruising events.

Work to transform Wolverhampton's historic Royal Hospital into nearly 200 homes is to begin within weeks.

A new vaccination centre has opened at Merry Hill Shopping Centre in a bid to encourage adults to grab a jab over the bank holiday weekend.

Residents have been warned of possible disruption to bin collections during strikes starting next week.

A disgraced headteacher who was the ringleader in a massive school fraud plot has been ordered to pay back nearly £380,000.

A cat had had to be given oxygen after being rescued from a house fire in the Black Country.

The Hollywood A-lister was in the city filming the latest instalment in the blockbuster spy series.

A car which crashed near Dudley killing four young people was travelling at speeds of up to 96 mph moments before the driver lost control and hit a tree. 

A further five coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the region's hospitals – in the latest figures released by NHS England.

Black Country marathon runner Blind Dave Heeley OBE has revealed long Covid made him feel like "someone had ripped my batteries out".

Business leaders in the Midlands have urged ministers to put an end to "damaging speculation" over the future of HS2 and commit to delivering it "on time and in full".

Calls have been made to impose stricter rules across Walsall to limit the number of off-licences in areas blighted by alcohol-related trouble.

A run-down Smethwick pub frequented by Baggies fans is at risk of ‘total collapse’ causing danger to drinkers inside – and has been urgently shut while chiefs discuss the building’s fate.

Three men have pleaded not guilty to murdering an 18-year-old who died after being shot in a taxi.

A banned Oldbury estate agent has been given a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to unlawfully engaging in estate agency work over four years.