A housing report has signalled failures in communications between tenants and Dudley council, but there is an improvement plan in the works.

Two Staffordshire brothers who share a rare disease which tragically gives them a life expectancy of below ten-years-old have playing with each other in £250,000 therapy pod.

Changes to how local authorities tackle coronavirus as England emerges out of the pandemic were discussed in Dudley, including finances and the future of public health.

A cash injection into Wolverhampton thorough a Government fund will ensure everyone can "take pride" in the place they call home, an MP has said.

Severn Trent has now planted 10,000 trees in 72 "tiny forests" across the West Midlands to mark this summer's Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Former Wolverhampton mayor Milkinder Jaspal was told he was expected to die after he fell in in January last year.

Crime victims have been left waiting for justice as crown courts in the region face a huge backlog of cases.

Jo Udeze was 30 weeks into her pregnancy and unvaccinated when she contracted Covid, writes Nathan Rowe.

"I want to be able to help people with their mental health through telling my own story and my own experiences."

It is two years since coronavirus arrived in the West Midlands – and here are three reasons why we should continue to take it seriously.

The impact of Covid-19 on the region’s key automotive and manufacturing sectors means the West Midlands is expected to be one of the slowest regional economies to recover from the pandemic.

A recovering alcoholic who gave up drinking during the first lockdown is urging supermarkets to keep alcohol away from queues of shoppers to minimise the chance of relapse and help reduce alcohol-related harm.

Plans have been lodged for a £3 million development which would see new industrial units built on a trading estate.

There are many other letters in the Greek alphabet. And we must pray that we do not get to become familiar with them.

From social distancing to the rule of six. From furlough to plan B, with a variety of regional tiers in between.

Heart-throb Marti Pellow will visit Telford, Walsall and Stourbridge this autumn as part of an up-close-and-personal tour.

He was doing topical satire long before Private Eye, and observational humour long before Jasper Carrot. And most of all, Jerome K Jerome was writing witty, incisive travelogues a century before anybody had heard of Bill Bryson or Jeremy Clarkson.

It was cold November evening in 1941. The Second World War was raging, blackout restrictions were in place, and Roy Plomley's fire had gone out.

Ugly scenes at The Den during West Brom's match with Millwall led to Albion fans being branded "idiots" on live national television.

West Midlands Police's eye in the sky helped officers save valuable time tracking down four men in Wolverhampton.

A nine-year-old boy was killed in Staffordshire when a tree fell on him in strong winds caused by Storm Malik.

A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was discovered with serious injuries in a residential area of Birmingham.

Liz Truss said ‘taxes are never popular’, but significant amounts of money spent dealing with the pandemic ‘does need to be paid back’.

The heartbroken family of a Midlands mother-of-four murdered in Birmingham have spoken of her "zest for life".

Flares were thrown onto the pitch and seats were reportedly ripped out by a section of West Brom fans are emotions spilled over during a 2-0 defeat at The Den.

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak present united front on raising tax to boost funds for health and social care, arguing there is ‘no magic money tree’.

The UK has offered other means of support to the nation.

They were just days from beginning a dream life in America when Becky Moorhouse's family received the devastating news that her husband's skin cancer had returned.

Two men were stabbed in Walsall town centre in an early hours attack.

The occupants of these three cars had a lucky escape when they walked away unscathed, after a crash which saw one vehicle flip on to its roof in Halesowen.

A special tree planting ceremony has taken place in Walsall as part of Holocaust Memorial Day.

A dog that almost died from a burst stomach tumour is back on her paws after a police rescue.

A project which has provided additional food to foodbanks, put on holiday activities in schools and delivered food parcels has celebrated its one-year anniversary.

Covid-19 safety measure are set to continue at hospitals, GP practices and other NHS buildings across the Black Country and West Birmingham.

Hundreds of people attended the unveiling of new football goals installed in Walsall in memory of a much-loved teenager.

The MP for Tonbridge and Malling, Tom Tugendhat, effectively threw his hat into the ring to become the next Prime Minister on Saturday.

Youngsters who are in a clinical risk group or live with someone who is in immunosuppressed will be able to get their first dose of a Covid vaccine.

Wolverhampton has been chosen to spearhead the Government's "levelling up" drive, as it was announced as one of the first two areas to get a share of £1.5 billion funding,

Centrist Tories are reportedly backing ex-soldier Tom Tugendhat to be Boris Johnson’s successor.

The new guidance means turning traffic should give way when pedestrians are waiting to cross at junctions.

Police have launched an appeal after a man was assaulted in Walsall.

A former student police officer from Dudley has pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation offences.

Reports circulate of a potential outside challenger for the Tory leadership who is thought by some to represent the ‘best chance for a fresh start’.

Fire crews from four stations tackled a blaze in Stafford.