According to the Met Office, the daytime average in the UK for April is highs of 13C.

An armed robber who threatened a shop worker with a knife has been jailed for five years after police recovered a partial hand print linking him to the scene.

Work to lay new road markings on a busy Cannock roundabout later this month.

Fire crews tackled a blaze at a carport between two bungalows in Kingswinford.

An adorable pair of baby black swans have hatched at Dudley Zoo.

Residents are being asked for their views to assist Walsall Council as it develops plans to improve parks in Bloxwich.

It has been designed as a place of hope and connection to others.

The RAC has suggested the best time to travel on major roads is after 3pm on Saturday and Sunday, and either before 10.30am or after 6.30pm on Monday.

Blind Dave Heeley and his intrepid team of cyclists are inside the walls of Colditz castle.

Temperatures may reach 23C (73.4F) in the UK while the European nations could see highs of 19C (66F) and 21C (70F).

Thousands of travellers continue to pass through Birmingham Airport for their Easter holidays but queueing times have been capped at just over half an hour, bosses say.

An NHS charity has received a cash boost of nearly £200,000 to fund life-changing research into heart disease.

Nigel Pearson, the voice of Speedway, has sadly passed away aged 52.

Former child refugee Alf Dubs said the plans would face opposition in the Lords.

Developers behind proposals to carry out a £300 million revamp of Wolverhampton's former eye infirmary site say the scheme has been welcomed by the community.

The West Midlands has some of the worst levels of fuel poverty in the country, according to new figures.

An RAF veteran who works for the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has been chosen to represent her country in the Invictus Games.

It is a happy Easter for one Ukrainian family re-housed in Telford with a kind-hearted couple – but there are some mixed blessings.

The Forum for Global Challenges will see thinkers and doers from around the world gather in Birmingham for a major international meeting to showcase and generate solutions to some of the most pressing challenges faced by the planet.

Here are some headline-grabbing announcements from Boris Johnson that you may have missed this week.

An apprentice electrician has reached the national final of the Screwfix Trade Apprentice competition and is the running to win a prize package worth £10,000.

A school in Worcestershire has celebrated receiving record entries in a photographic competition based on the theme of the Colours of Nature.

She’s disarmingly pleasant. Lisa Forde is both charming and straight. She’s a lady with her eye on the prize who’s managed to live out her dreams.

They pulled a face at first – but by the end they became masters of sushi.

A cosmetics shop in the Black Country has been selected as the winner of four different international aesthetics awards.

A project which will see the creation of a ‘Menopause Community Choir’ has been launched in Wolverhampton.

A bishop has taken on a huge walking challenge to raise funds to tackle global food poverty.

A wellbeing centre in the Black Country is hosting a family fun day and football match to raise vital funds for much-needed roof repairs.

Hundreds of delighted Christians took part in the return of Walsall's popular Easter Walking the Way of the Cross street procession.

TV reality star Jordan Hames paid a flying visit to Wolverhampton to check out a disused Victorian factory which he hopes to invest in.

Furious residents are holding a protest in Cannock on Wednesday after developers resubmitted a plan to build an estate on green fields.

Approval has been given for a consultation which will see black cab fares in Sandwell rise for the first time since 2013.

A man who was stabbed in the leg in a Black Country street did not have life-threatening injuries, police have confirmed.

Plans to build six new apartments in Walsall town centre have been rejected by councillors.

Unstaffed libraries will be rolled out across Sandwell after the council received a cash boost to improve services and stay open for longer.

Plans to grant a premises licence for a hookah smoking cafe in Wolverhampton have been put on hold.

Motorway cops stopped a wanted man in Cannock after being greeted with a bizarre sight following a previous job.

Three Youtube football pundits have been invited for a round of golf on 2022 Betfred British Masters course at the Belfry.

A Black Country MP has accused the Prime Minister of ignoring advice over using the Royal Navy to patrol the English Channel for asylum seekers.

Travellers have reported huge queues at Birmingham Airport at the start of a busy Easter weekend where 150,000 customers are expected to fly out.

Police in Kidderminster will be making use of extra temporary powers in a bid to to tackle anti-social behaviour.

A self-styled "Lord" and convicted fraudster allowed to live a lavish lifestyle on the proceeds of crimes he was jailed for must pay £1.48m or return to prison.

An overheated pan of oil caused a kitchen fire at a Stafford property. Firefighters from the town and from Cannock were called to an address off Baswich Lane, where they found the pan ablaze on the cooker.

Council chiefs have been accused of letting a village down after approving plans to partly demolish a disused police station and convert it into flats.

Warwickshire Police said 12 arrests had been made on Friday morning, while officers were also at the scene in Essex.

Small organisations which can help victims of crimes could qualify for a £20,000 grant from the Police and Crime Commissioner.