A GP surgery in West Bromwich is facing closure under proposals by health chiefs.

Police are concerned about the welfare of a man who went missing from hospital on Saturday evening.

Four men have been arrested after a flare was thrown onto the pitch during Kidderminster Harriers' FA Cup defeat to West Ham.

MP Steve Barclay will continue his ministerial role in the Cabinet Office and also become the PM’s chief of staff.

University graduate Ellie Holloway has come full circle.

From the rolling green plateau of The Long Mynd to waves crashing on the sand on the Isle of Skye, Linda Nevill loves capturing enchanting landscapes and seascapes.

Kidderminster Harriers fans have been left deflated but full of pride after their side almost took West Ham to penalties before suffering a heartbreaking defeat in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Kidderminster Harriers fans are "buzzing" with their side's FA Cup run, and believe they can topple West Ham today.

Nadine Dorries insisted 97% of Tory MPs were supportive of the Prime Minister.

A man has been jailed after police caught him trying to take a pensioner's car after breaking into her home and taking the keys.

BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt said he was ‘really confused’, asking Nadine Dorries if his question was a ‘difficult’ one.

Nadine Dorries said the joke was ‘shocking and abhorrent and unacceptable’.

Bilston Town Hall opened its doors to hundreds of people for an intimate evening with comedian Phil Wang.

A flavour of Gallic charm and humour was instilled into the Wolverhampton Literature Festival as Ian Moore took to the virtual stage.

Former minister Nick Gibb said his constituents were ‘furious about the double standards’.

On February 6, 1962, an explosion rocked a West Bromwich housing estate wrecking homes, cars and causing 30 injuries but miraculously no-one was killed.

Kidderminster Harriers and businesses across the town are set to enjoy a £1.3 million funding boost, thanks to the team's FA Cup run.

West Midlands Police said the urn was taken on Friday.

More funding will be pumped into efforts to tackle domestic abuse following a rise in "worrying rise" in murder cases being handled by West Mercia Police.

Train bosses say they are pleased to welcome more passengers as services get back to normal following the relaxation of Covid restrictions - but warn it will be a "complex undertaking".

From delivering food parcels out of the back of a car to a warm city centre cafe, Maria McKellar continues to serve Wolverhampton's homeless, vulnerable and hungry.

A driver who says he paid the Clean Air Zone charge but the payment was rejected has lost an appeal and paid a £120 fine.

The West Midlands police commissioner has made a call for 'real investment' from the Government to keep children away from drugs and clear of crime.

Voluntary groups are invited to apply for a share of a £5 million lottery fund to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Pupils and staff at Loxdale Primary School in Bilston have joined volunteers from Severn Trent to plant seven Tiny Forest across Wolverhampton.

Expressandstar.com brings you live coverage as West Brom unveil Steve Bruce as their new manager.

Health bosses in Wolverhampton are set to provide an update on proposals to merge the city’s urology services with neighbouring Walsall.

Two cars and handbags were stolen in a break-in at a home.

Stourbridge’s long-awaited state-of-the-art glass museum has been granted permission for three planning applications to create new signs and install windows.

A man has been banned from driving for three years after leading police on a chase in his van.

A multi-vehicle crash closed the M6 near Spaghetti Junction on Friday afternoon, leading to hour-long delays.

A further ten coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the region’s hospitals, official NHS figures show.

Sutton Coldfield is set to play host to a special festival celebrating the works of William Shakespeare this spring.

A trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering a pensioner found collapsed at his own home.

The final work is getting underway to welcome the world's leading snooker players to Wolverhampton.

A fifth aide has walked out of No 10 in 24 hours and another Tory MP has submitted a letter calling for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister.

The search is on to find the occupants of a car involved in a police chase on a quiet Black Country street.

The Health Secretary said the Labour leader deserved ‘absolute respect’ for his work as director of public prosecutions.

A murder suspect died after suffering brain damage and multiple organ failure in prison, an inquest has heard.

Children at a Wolverhampton special school can enjoy the great outdoors after being given a new learning pod.

A new app giving advice and help for people worrying about impending soaring energy bills has been launched by a Walsall charity.

The Mary Stevens Hospice Pantomime Company’s annual show is set to make its return this February.

A teenager has appeared in court accused of stabbing another teenager on a residential street.

Organisations in Wolverhampton planning to hold half-term events of their own are being encouraged to submit details so they can be featured on a website for young people.

Police have issued a warning to van owners after a spate of break-ins which saw eight vehicles targeted in one night.

A group of young adults with complex conditions which include obsessive compulsive disorder in Wolverhampton have been left without hot water and central heating for over two weeks.

A man was found dead after emergency services responded to reports of a fire at a retirement home on Monday evening.

A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened in Birmingham as part of the government's drive to improve the accessibility of Covid-19 testing for local communities.

Stafford Borough Council’s latest budget has been approved – but opposition members on the authority have blamed the controlling Conservative group for funding challenges that lie ahead in the coming years.

A Halesowen based school trust is celebrating 10 years of growth.

The Transport Secretary is the second Cabinet minister to do so in five days.

Four of Boris Johnson’s most senior aides quit in a torrid day for the embattled Prime Minister.

The Green Party has announced its candidate for the Erdington constituency by-election next month.

Angry residents in a Walsall area have issued another plea to save trees which are to be chopped down to make way for the Sprint Bus development.

"This city means everything to me after all these years and I won't stop thanking the people for what they've given me until the day I die."

Construction group Kier has launched a major recruitment drive in the West Midlands.

Families face a financial crisis – with energy bills, interest rates and council tax charges all rising.

The increase comes shortly after Ofgem put up the price of energy by nearly £700.

Buying and refurbishing an existing city centre hotel would be more beneficial to Wolverhampton than a premier hotel as part of the Westside project, a councillor has said.

Ofgem has given itself the powers to change the price cap outside its normal twice-yearly reviews

The drug dealing former boyfriend of the mother of Kemarni Watson Darby has denied repeatedly lying about the death of the three-year-old.

Plans to build ten new semi-detached council houses on a former school site have been approved.

A former children's service manager left her full-time sports club job to become a foster mother instead.

A West Mercia Police officer's behaviour in forming a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman he met through his work and then using his work phone to flirt with another was "wholly unacceptable" a police standards chief has said.

It is 81% lower for those who have received only two doses.

A volunteer group has called for more food donations to help neighbours in need.

Comedian and actor Miles Jupp has come a long way since bursting on the scene in the children's television hit Balamory.

Black Country residents are being invited to have their say on proposed changes to NHS treatment policies which aim to remove risks of a postcode lottery,

The Express & Star has helped readers beat the January blues with its Grand New Year competition.

Plans for the regeneration of Cannock’s rundown town centre have been highlighted by a county council chief.

Steve Bruce says he has one aim as Albion boss – winning promotion to the Premier League.