A man has been left with serious injuries after a crash between two lorries on the M6 in Staffordshire which left him trapped inside his vehicle.

A Conservative MP has asked the Prime Minister to provide extra support to Britain's allies in eastern Europe as tensions rise over the situation in the Ukraine.

Water levels are continuing to rise on the River Severn at Bewdley as concerns mount they will peak this afternoon and overcome flood defences.

The Prime Minister is likely to come under fire in the Commons on Wednesday over the punishment doled out in response to Russian aggression.

The Foreign Secretary said the Government was looking at sanctioning members of the Russian Duma and Federation Council.

Metro Bank, which has sites in Brierley Hill and Wolverhampton, suffered a heavy loss last year as the high street lender put aside cash to cover fines imposed on it by UK regulators.

Proposals to install charge-points for electric vehicles on streets around the Black Country are aimed at helping people living in areas which lack off-street parking.

Severe flooding is continuing across the region - with high water levels posing a danger to life along the River Severn.

Follow the latest updates live as flooding continues to torment the region.

Almost 1,000 operations at hospitals across Staffordshire and the Black Country had to be cancelled at the last minute at the end of 2021, new figures show.

Tributes have been paid to a long-serving MP who has died aged 79.

A golf club is to close after a deal was agreed to sell off the land and buildings.

A series of planned improvements to a major transport route in Staffordshire have been unveiled.

Nearly 20,000 people have had their say on controversial plans to build thousands of homes across the Black Country.

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A Shropshire MP has asked the Prime Minister to offer more support to Britain's allies in Eastern Europe as tensions heighten in the Ukraine.

It was 7.56 on a warm summer's morning, and Terry Wogan was presenting the Radio 2 breakfast show. And just as the veteran DJ was cranking up Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys, the West Midlands reverberated to vibrations of a very different kind.

A long-running Black Country carnival is finally able to return after two years of being cancelled by the pandemic.

Activities for all ages are being planned as the National Memorial Arboretum prepares for the year ahead.

Collectors of coins and stamps will have an opportunity to add to their collection during the Commonwealth Games after a licensing deal was signed.

Residents in more than 100 properties in parts of Staffordshire can look forward to better heated homes following a £1 million investment.

Dr Nishant Joshi told the PA news agency he worries staff will be ‘treating some of our most vulnerable patients like sitting ducks once again’.

Four classical music superstars visited Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, strengthening ties between the UK and India's music scenes.

Black Country firms will only truly be able to ‘live with Covid’ when they are confident that a plan is in place for future outbreaks, a regional business leader says

Home assistance business HomeServe has continued its expansion into the domestic gas boiler service and support market with the acquisition of a Merseyside-based company.

A contractor has been appointed to develop new homes on a site on the outskirts of Wolverhampton city centre.

The region's chief nurse is set to take on a new responsibility after being appointed to a Black Country care board.

See all the latest updates live as river levels approach record highs across the region.

A 13-year-old girl punched and bit two police officers at a supermarket in the Black Country, it has been claimed.

Bewdley residents are being evacuated from their homes with the River Severn expected to overwhelm flood barriers today.

Bewdley's flood defences have been overwhelmed after the triple threat of Storms Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin caused the Severn to burst its banks.

A man who died after being found outside a function room has been named - as a man was arrested on suspicion of his murder.

Professor Sir Keith Willett was collecting his knighthood from the Duke of Cambridge at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.

Covid-related absence is at the lowest level for 2022.

River levels are expected to rise even further on Tuesday after a severe 'danger to life' warning was issued.

Police are hunting two men in connection with a nasty assault on a woman and two men in Sedgley.

The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Muhammad Afzal, is visiting Pakistan ahead of the summer's Commonwealth Games.

An earthquake has struck parts of the Black Country, measuring a magnitude of 2.8 lasting around 60 seconds.

People from across the Black Country have described hearing cracks, bangs and rumbling noises when a 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region.

Tests will only be free for the most vulnerable from April.

UNISON is holding a rally outside Sandwell Council House on Thursday to coincide with another day of strike action at Sandwell Leisure Trust.

Fraud by 'Tinder swindlers' and other romance criminals increased in the West Midlands by 44 per cent in a year, the latest statistics revealed.

Boris Johnson was leading a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee to consider the latest intelligence and decide on a response.

The Government has imposed sanctions on five banks, meaning UK companies cannot have any dealings with those financial institutions.

A car was stolen when a burglar armed with a crowbar forced his way into a home and threatened the owner.

A brand new court, seeking to tackle the underlying reasons for young adult offending in the Black Country, is a step closer.

A four year Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme has been approved to help get social housing back on track after the pandemic.

New CCTV cameras are being installed at key locations across a Black Country borough as part of the continued roll out of the network.

A West Midlands psychology professor has raised concerned about the Government's advice for employees to return to the workplace.

Four residents of a Staffordshire care home were treated to a big birthday bash by staff.

Drones were used to help capture a suspected car thief who was hiding in a garden after a high-speed chase.

Peaky Blinders fans will celebrate the start of the new series by hosting a large photo shoot on Sunday.

Hundreds of residents are opposing a town council’s plan to hand over the running of a community centre to a Scout group.

Wolverhampton's LGBT+ Sparkle group is beginning forthnightly walks along local canals.

Three teenagers arrested after a police chase ended in a crash in the Black Country have been bailed.

Hundreds of people turned out for a football match to pay tribute to a Kingswinford teenager who died after being taken ill at the Merry Hill Centre.

Three storms have battered the nation in the past week, including Storm Eunice, which left 1.4 million households without electricity.

Students have been collecting bottle tops as part of a national recycling project to recognise the impact of community.

A new residential development in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter is set to deliver 101 apartments.

Three criminal investigations are under way in the Black Country for cases of child neglect and murder during lockdown, West Midlands Police have confirmed.

A businessman and college governor who touched the lives of people in Walsall throughout his life has died suddenly aged 78.

The ideas of institutional racism and gaining public trust have been addressed by the Assistant Chief Constable of West Midlands Police in his latest blog.

Vinyl lovers and CD collectors from around the country will be descending on the Black Country for a fair this weekend.

A £100,000 drug gang - including one member who converted his money into gold bars - have been jailed for a combined total of almost 50 years.

A Conservative MP has said "life is OK without WhatsApp groups" as he reflected on the changing nature of communication in politics.

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Boris Johnson has hailed the development of vaccines for coronavirus as ‘possibly the greatest national effort in our peacetime history’.

A Walsall man wants the borough council to scrap plans for an electric vehicle charger near his home as he fears traffic and safety issues.

Intercontinental Hotels Group, which includes Holiday Inn Express, returned to pre-tax profit in 2021.

Fishing tackle retailer Angling Direct has reported record sales for the year to the end of January.

A new dementia care facility will be built on the site of a Walsall mental health hospital after planners approved proposals for the project.

A man with disabilities who is not able to go out to do a food shop has been left waiting five days for a delivery.

A University of Birmingham graduate is to help students in Dubai to learn using virtual reality technology.

A cable harness, wiring looms and panel assemblies specialist is targeting a 20 per cent boost in sales after it secured a string of new contracts.

Only after the guns fell silent could Bridgnorth's role in winning one of the crucial battles of the Second World War be revealed.

Residents in Bewdley have been urged to evacuate their homes due to extremely high water levels on the River Severn which have been classed as a threat to life.

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Charities have warned that the development will result in people ‘living with fear’.

Headteachers say plans may be ‘counter-productive’ and cause conflict between schools and parents

Water levels along the River Severn have reached near record highs.

MPs have called on people to 'use their own judgement' and respect others as the legal duty to self-isolate after testing positive for Covid is set to be scrapped.

The plan, which had been in the pipeline for weeks, hit a last-minute snag just hours before it was due to be announced.

Free universal testing will finish under the plan for ‘living with Covid’ in England from April 1.

People are being asked to nominate unsung heroes in Dudley borough for a Civic Award.

Police are searching for these suspects after a teenager and his friend were robbed on a bus in the Black Country.

Bewdley residents have been told to evacuate from their homes due to flooding after the River Severn rose by a metre.

Life is a step closer to returning to normal after the Prime Minister announced an end to major Covid-19 restrictions.

In interim guidance, the JCVI said that a further dose for older people and those at risk is likely to be needed this autumn.

A woman died after emergency services were called to reports of a medical emergency at a gym.

Train services were delayed and a road closed as a factory was left with severe damage to its roof from Storm Franklin.

A 17-year-old girl and a 42-year-old man were both assaulted.

A community allotment building in West Bromwich had its roof damaged by Storm Franklin.

A man has died after being found critically injured outside a function suite in the West Midlands.

A pub was forced to close and customers were evacuated when a large tree fell onto the building and caused extensive damage during Storm Franklin.

The future of Tettenhall Transport Heritage Centre is set to be secured, with councillors expected to approve a new 35-year lease for its home.

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A couple living on a farm had a lucky escape after high winds caused a tree to collapse near their home.

Boris Johnson has refused to say whether he would resign if found to have broken his own coronavirus laws.

A Wolverhampton family is counting the cost of yet another storm after a wall fell and crashed into their new extension.

One couple who were settling in at home to watch football were given a fright when the latest storm brought a tree down around them and blocked them in their house.