Insults were traded by councillors at Sandwell Council House as leader Councillor Kerrie Carmichael survived a motion calling her to be removed.

Fire crews were called to a house fire in the Black Country on Thursday evening.

The funeral of a talented teenage boxer killed in a car crash in Wolverhampton will take place today.

The Secretary of State for Transport has granted consent for a new link road between the M54 and M6.

The 29th National Dwarf Games will be taking place at Aldersley Leisure Village next week.

Punters can enjoy a drink while raising money and a glass to the people of Ukraine at a micropub.

A family is looking to move on after their home was a subject of weeks of police searches for a teenager missing for 23 years.

Labour has been accused of "whipping the public into a frenzy" over partygate, after Tory MPs revealed they were targeted with abusive emails after backing Boris Johnson.

"Although he lost everything, we are just so grateful to still have him here with us. It's been incredibly sad to see the bungalow destroyed - things can be replaced but a life cannot."

A decades-long dispute between a cricket club and neighbouring residents who have been bombarded by hundreds of stray balls has been hit for six after £20,000 was secured for giant nets.

Tributes have been paid to a former mayor of Dudley who has died aged 86.

The best of Staffordshire business will be showcased at the House of Commons ahead of a day of celebration.

A popular Sikh festival is set to bring thousands of people to a city centre park.

As engineers race against time to get trouble-hit Metro tram services back in action before the start of the Commonwealth Games the first test on one of the extension lines has gone ahead.

The move will target those ‘commanding the front line’ to commit ‘heinous’ acts in Ukraine, the FCDO said.

A mother of new twins has described making a 100-mile trip to give birth in a city hospital as the best decision she had ever made

A Wolverhampton beggar downed beer, wine and spirits before smoking mamba and stabbing a grandfather to death, a court heard.

A female Co-op worker was hit over the head with bottles of weed killer during a violent attack in a shop on Easter Monday.

A growing pizza chain's latest branch will open in High Street, Dudley, next month creating 15 full and part-time jobs.

The story and history of a Commonwealth Games story is set to be told through a drama in a unique setting.

A mental health support group is "desperately" looking for somewhere to meet after being locked out of Stourbridge's Talbot Hotel.

As of Monday, some 21,600 Ukrainians had arrived in the UK under the Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.

Family and friends of a talented teenage boxer killed in a car crash in Wolverhampton have launched a fundraising campaign to help others and keep his memory alive.

The Mayor of Dudley seen how a bottled water company has been working to help people in Ukraine to access clean drinking water.

A van driver has been flown to hospital after he was critically injured in a crash.

A man has been arrested after diesel was siphoned from a lorry parked at a service station in Staffordshire.

Around 200 cannabis plants were recovered at a house which was severely damaged by a fire.

A charity made an average of almost 13 referrals a day to agencies in the Midlands about child abuse and neglect concerns last year, figures show.

Central England Co-op saw both sales and profits rise in the year to January 22.

One a senior Tory backbencher told the Prime Minister: ‘The gig’s up.’

The Cabinet minister was speaking in The Hague where he is attending the Invictus Games.

The royals toured the Disasters Emergency Committee’s London offices to hear how the £300 million raised so far is being spent.

A man who forced his way into a woman's home and punched her, leaving her with multiple face and head injuries, has been jailed.

Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka arrived in style – and youngsters were squealing with delight at the sight of them.

The Financial Reporting Council also handed a £40,056 fine to John Charlton, who worked on the audit for the corporate finance firm.

Davenports Brewery's Gold Ale – brewed in Smethwick – is the guest beer in the Strangers' Bar at the House of Commons this week.

Santander is cutting its branch opening hours from July in what it says is a response to long-term trends in customer behaviour.

More than £10,000 has now been pledged to a fundraising campaign launched by family and friends of a teenage boxer killed in a car crash in Wolverhampton.

A statue outside a Buddhist temple in Wolverhampton depicting one of the religion’s most influential social reformers is to be replaced with an updated model of the former activist.

For more than a dozen years, Ladder for the Black Country partner The Apprenticeship Works, part of the BCTG Group, has built up excellent relationships with employers, including MSC Industrial Supply based in Wednesbury.

A major road in Great Barr will be closed on Saturday morning for maintenance work.

Boris Johnson said he was “very keen for every possible form of scrutiny”.

Boris Johnson has vowed to fight the next election no matter how many times he is fined for breaching Covid laws.

One million extra people are expected to use railway services when the Commonwealth Games kicks off in the West Midlands later this year, chiefs have said.

Tributes have been paid to a well-respected police officer who was in charge of crowd control at Walsall FC for 12 seasons.

More than 34,000 five to 11-year-olds in the Midlands have been booked in for their Covid-19 vaccine since the latest rollout started roughly three weeks ago.

A storage building can have an extra floor added to provide office space despite 38 objections to the plans.

With less than 100 days to go before the Commonwealth Games open, Cannock Chase councillors have given the green light for temporary structures at the mountain biking venue.

People across South Staffordshire have been urged to watch out after reports of rogue traders in the area.

Visitor numbers to Mecca bingo sites were hit by the rise in new Covid-19 cases in the first three months of this year.

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault in Stafford.

Matt Moulding told shareholders on Thursday it “has received indicative proposals from numerous parties in recent weeks”.

The Ministry of Defence said Russia likely wants to demonstrate significant successes ahead of its annual May 9 Victory Day celebrations.

Lambeth Palace issued a defence of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

Boris Johnson said he was hopeful that a free trade agreement can be struck by the end of the year.

Tory MPs were facing pressure to back the opposition bid for a Commons Privileges Committee investigation.

It is believed to be the shortest known time between infections.

The Way has launched a recruitment drive amid a mass upheaval of staff at the troubled Wolverhampton youth zone.

More than 1,000 drivers fled petrol station forecourts without paying in the first three months of the year – but nobody was prosecuted, new figures show.

The children’s commissioner said she would support any move to bring England into line with Scotland and Wales.

The survey, by the Sutton Trust, has revealed that 68% of primary school senior leaders reported receiving insufficient catch-up funding this year.

The veteran broadcaster used the occasion to urge action to prevent further destruction of the planet.

The National Audit Office urged the Government to learn lessons in case travel restrictions need to be reintroduced.

The latest details on when to expect results from around the country.

Brick making group Ibstock has seen sales of its clay products rise strongly in the first three months of this year.

A Black Country Tory MP has accused people who want to topple the Prime Minister of "doing Putin's bidding" as he called for an end to "mindless Boris-bashing".

A creative communications agency, which has its head office and TV studios at Hartlebury, near Kidderminster, is among the winners of the 2022 Queen's Awards for Enterprise.

Two bowel cancer survivors from the Black Country are urging people to go to their GP for a check-up if something doesn’t feel right.

More than 100 new air purification devices have been installed at Walsall Manor Hospital.

A hit-packed production featuring authentically recreated 80s pop stars is coming to the West Midlands.

A professional entertainer from the Black Country has held workshops teaching circus skills to children.

Our relationship with the road is changing. The advent of self-driving cars means we will interact with traffic and other drivers in a very different way. With good reason, therefore, the Highway Code is like to change to incorporate changes brought ...

People from the West Midlands have been invited to cook for Ukraine and take part in a live streamed food experience involving a Ukranian woman who lives in Staffordshire.

Drivers are being advised to avoid a major motorway junction as bridge demolition works are set to take place.

Revolution Records in Walsall is preparing for Record Store Day this weekend.

Russian forces have intensified their attacks along a boomerang-shaped front hundreds of miles long in what is known as the Donbas.

The Nationality and Borders Bill would allow the Government to send asylum seekers and migrants to the African country.

MPs will vote on Thursday to decide whether Boris Johnson should be investigated for misleading the House of Commons.

Boris Johnson said there was ‘absolutely no basis’ to claims he criticised the corporation over its coverage of Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

Earlier this year, Heineken said it expected soaring costs due to commodity inflation and rising supply chain costs.

Officials told the Public Accounts Committee they had ‘concerns’ over 176 contracts to supply equipment to the NHS.

Health bosses in Wolverhampton are launching a new inititative to combat the high rate of physical inactivity in the city, with a view to encouraging more people to take gentle daily exercise.

A woman was taken to hospital after falling from a bridge near a major motorway junction.

A man has been rushed to hospital after a crash which closed two lanes of the M6.

The pastor of a brand new church has spoken of making it a place for the community and future generations to enjoy.

The UN says that more than seven million people have also been displaced within Ukraine.

A fire has ripped through a house which was being used to grow cannabis in Walsall.

Conservative MPs across the region have continued to back Boris Johnson as the fallout from his ‘Partygate’ fine continued.

Newark MP Robert Jenrick told the Commons the video shows Aiden Aslin being ‘interviewed under duress for propaganda purposes’.

The former Labour leader is a long-standing critic of Nato.

A Kingswinford man has been left devastated after a fire broke out in his bungalow and left it in ruins.

A plain corridor in a Stourport school has been transformed into an uplifting walkway with a wall mural designed and painted by students with help from community artist Sarah Edwards.

Boris Johnson said Sir Keir Starmer was living in a "Doctor Who time warp" as the Labour leader continued his attacks over 'Partygate'.

Up to 150 new homes could be built on an area of land in Walsall classed as green belt, after council chiefs granted outline planning permission this week.

People, businesses, groups and organisations are all urged to help finalise how to get more from Staffordshire’s rural economy in the next decade.

Five care homes in Wolverhampton are getting a new holistic programme which uses technology to help those suffering with dementia and other diseases.

An open air production of Alice in Wonderland is being held at the Botanical Gardens, Birmingham.

Greggs has opened a new shop at Birmingham Airport that has created 25 jobs.

Daniil Medvedev and Aryna Sabalenka are among those affected.

A school has paid tribute to an "incredible" teenage boxing sensation who died in a car crash in Wolverhampton.