Hospice supporters will have the opportunity to dedicate a heart to their loved ones in a stunning new sculpture.

An Oldbury woman has been jailed for stabbing her ex-partner in the stomach after a row over lyrics to a song.

Global aerospace and defence supplier Apollo Aerospace Components is looking to take on a customer service apprentice at its offices in Brierley Hill, under the Ladder for the Black County programme.

Swimmers made a splash to raise £1,500 for an NHS charity to coincide with Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.

Sainsbury’s has posted bumper profits – days after closing almost all of its in-store cafes.

Pupils from a Staffordshire primary school were given a day to remember as they appeared on a popular children's show.

Home Office minister Rachel Maclean said there is no place for such conduct in the Conservatives or in Parliament.

Construction materials group Breedon has reported it is trading in line with expectations for the first quarter of the year.

Counting of votes takes place overnight and during the next day.

The Culture Secretary said the government will also be looking at ways media watchdog Ofcom can ‘hold the BBC to account’.

Rafael Grossi from the International Atomic Energy Agency spoke as his organisation tries in vain to get access for work, including repairs.

Kitchen supplier Howden Joinery, which has depots across the West Midlands, has reported a rise in revenue after making a strong start to the year.

The leisure pool at a popular Black Country leisure centre has been forced to close.

Green belt land in Walsall will become a “sacrificial lamb at the altar” of housing developers, it has been claimed.

Enquiries for at-home urinals sky-rocketed in the aftermath of West Bromwich Albion fan Adrian Chiles revealing he has one in his flat, a retailer has said.

Swathes of the region's green belt can be saved from developers by building homes on untapped brownfield sites, a new report is set to claim.

Council chiefs have been warned against ignoring residents' views on green belt development ahead of the next stage of the Black Country Plan.

Michael Fabricant MP has said new laws may be needed to stop people getting fleeced on energy costs.

Michael Gove took a stroll out of his Wolverhampton office to visit a city community centre.

A Black Country attraction that was visited by the Queen long ago wants those who remember the occasion to get in touch and share their memories.

A family fun day in Wednesbury will be marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee next month.

Keen nature fans across the Black Country are being encouraged to snap photos of wildlife and log them in a bid to find the 'wildest city in the world'.

Fitness courses and a cricket tournament will be hosted at an £18 million leisure centre in the Black Country to provide a boost to young people.

Hopes the Ukraine war would be over quickly look to have been dashed.

A tennis club is set to celebrate its golden anniversary in honour of the club’s founding member who died recently.

It is the perfect time to have a spring clean – and now a huge variety of items associated with your favourite newspaper are being auctioned off.

The annual Dudley Winter Ales Fayre may not go ahead this year unless more people come forward to help with organising the event.

Eligible residents are being reminded to book their spring Covid-19 booster vaccination.

The funeral of a teenager who died in a crash in Wolverhampton was held yesterday.

Ice baths, yoga and lessons in breathing techniques will be available to visitors to a music and entertainment festival this summer.

Bereaved families and care groups said the High Court ruling proves there was no protective ring around care homes at the start of the pandemic.

It comes almost a year after an inquiry was launched into suspected fraud and money laundering by parent firm GFG Alliance.

Young people looking for work are being invited to get involved in opportunities around the Commonwealth Games.

An appeal has been launched to help give a Black Country teenager who was shot in the back the best chance to walk again.

Walsall's ground will be known as the Poundland Bescot Stadium for at least the next three years.

E-scooters can currently only be used on England’s roads if they are part of trials of rental schemes.

A former ironmongers shop in the West Midlands is receiving a major transformation as a brand new bakery and eatery and is due to launch next month.

An appeal has been launched to help locate a Sandwell man suspected of criminal damage and burglary.

A woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Wolverhampton has been released without charge.

A popular musician has stood down from accompanying the Cradley Heath Male Voice Choir after celebrating her 96th birthday.

Chief executive Jeremy Wood will be stepping down at Dudley Building Society's annual general meeting after 10 years.

Nostalgia and the world of the early video rental shops is the focus of an art display in Wolverhampton's Mander Centre.

Beloved Walsall FC pitch-side announcer Gavin Drake is hanging up the microphone after 18 years with the club, but the life-long fan will continue to visit the club for matches.

Food prices have risen at their fastest rate for 11 years and the impact is being felt by the people of Wolverhampton.

Around 200 police officers are attacked in the West Midlands each month – as new figures revealed the shocking mental toll of the job on serving bobbies.

Lloyd Austin said more help is on the way amid fears the fighting could spill over Ukraine’s borders.

The Deputy Prime Minister said Vladimir Putin is only adding to his regime’s ‘pariah status’ by threatening other countries.

The Conservative chief whip is looking into the ‘wholly unacceptable’ allegations.

The voice of Halesowen pensioner David Varlow, who was allegedly murdered in his own home by a burglar, was played to jurors today.

David Varlow, 78, was found dead at his home last year after police were alerted by neighbours.

Julie Elliot and her husband Roger hope to welcome 16-year-old refugee Timothy Tymoshenko into their home.

UK negotiators are in India this week to continue trade talks and are looking to resume discussions with Beijing, Anne-Marie Trevelyan said.

A deaf entertainer from Walsall is set to take part in a show which explores what it is like to grow up deaf.

An appeal has been launched to try and trace burglary suspects after a bank card was stolen from a home in Brierley Hill.

The gas cut-off to Poland and Bulgaria came after President Vladimir Putin said ‘unfriendly’ countries would need to start paying for gas in roubles.

The Migration Advisory Committee also said carers should be made permanently eligible for work visas under immigration rules.

Three men from the Black Country have been arrested after a stolen camper van was recovered on the wrong side of the M6 motorway.

The deadline to apply for a free road closure to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee with a street party has been extended.

Moscow has banned nearly 300 current and former MPs from entering Russia in retaliatory action over the UK’s response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Motorists are expected to be faced with widespread disruption in Wolverhampton when a major road closes temporarily for resurfacing works.

A Bilston furniture company has radically reduced its carbon footprint after installing biomass heating system at its headquarters.

Church communities in Staffordshire are being warned to remain vigilant amid fears of a rise in metal theft post-lockdown.

MPs from the region have been banned from entering Russia as part of Kremlin-imposed sanctions.

Car dealership group Pendragon has reported improved profits for the first three months of 2021.

Housebuilder Persimmon says that demand for its homes remains strong.

Plans to build a monument to the former Round Oak Steelworks in Brierley Hill have been approved.

A project working to create safe places for people to go has hit a special milestone.

A new hmv store is set to open in Merry Hill Shopping Centre to replace the current one.

A YouTuber who explored the interior of the soon-to-be demolished Dudley Hippodrome said he became interested in the building due to its "unusual layout".

All lanes have now reopened after a crash closed two lanes on the M6 earlier today.

Travellers who had parked in an Asda car park in Tipton overnight have been moved on after action from West Midlands Police and Sandwell Council.

West Midlands Police broke the law by locking up a man experiencing a "severe mental health crisis" for five days.

A specialised wheelchair-friendly vehicle which is used to transport vulnerable adults with learning disabilities has been stolen from outside a day centre in Walsall.

A Four Oaks pub is set to reopen with a brand new look, creating 35 new jobs.

Twycross Zoo will welcome McFly bassist Dougie Poynter for a wild evening of music and entertainment this summer.

Moscow announced the move in response to the UK sanctioning 386 members of the lower house of the Russian parliament.

Voters in Sandwell may have to cast their ballot at alternative locations after a reduction in the number of schools used as polling stations.

A witness in a tower block filmed a group of men fighting moments before a grandfather was fatally stabbed in a shopping centre car park, a jury was told.

Work will soon be starting on the major refurbishment of a Walsall hospice which mounted a fundraising campaign to make the improvements.

MPs were treated to the best a county has to offer when Staffordshire Day was celebrated in the Commons.

A once popular Wolverhampton pub is gradually coming to life after being rebuilt at the Black Country Living Museum.

Metro Bank, which has branches in Brierley Hill and Wolverhampton, has reported that deposits were flat at £16.4 billion in the first three months of this year.

Counsellors at a children's charity have provided more than 570,000 sessions across the country since its base opened in the West Midlands.

A man with a sexual interest in children amassed a collection of more than 140,000 indecent images.

The family of a retired mechanic who came to the West Midlands in the Windrush-era came up with a great surprise for his 85th birthday – arranging for him to pull a pint at his own party.

Five temporary recruits have joined Staffordshire Police as part of a government-led initiative.

A cricket club will mark its 125th anniversary year with free training sessions for those interested in getting involved with the sport.

A 10-year-old ballet dancer from Lichfield is ‘en l’air’ after winning a coveted place at the Royal Ballet School in London out of 1,200 applicants from around the world.

E-scooters have been branded "a total menace on our roads" after new figures showed they were involved in more than 600 crimes in the region last year.

A bluebell wood near Kinver is opening to the public for charity for the first time in three years.

People have been encouraged to join their local library to find out about places to explore as part of the Staffordshire Day celebrations.

A new painting that looks down on the canal over the Black Sabbath bench on Broad Street in Birmingham has been created by local artist Paula Gabb.

Residents from a Black Country nursing home welcomed a small group of pre-school children.

The deputy Labour leader said the Mail on Sunday reported the claims despite pleas that they were ‘completely untrue’.

An 18-year-old from Walsall who uses a communication device to speak is on the hunt for a new voice so he can sound more like his Black Country family.

Walsall’s health boss who oversaw the borough’s response to Covid-19 is standing down to spend more time with his family.

A long-serving Willenhall councillor has thanked residents and political colleagues for their support following a child sex scandal involving her husband.

Spoof posters mentioning 5G technology and claiming to be from Wolverhampton Council have gone up around the city, prompting the council to issue a warning.

Judging for the returning Express & Star Business Awards starts next month.

Veteran Black Country business figure Roy Richardson has been presented with the Express & Star's first lifetime achievement award.