Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is calling for ‘radical’ reform to working practices to improve Parliament’s reputation.

A police chief is insisting that action to tackle violent crime including offences against women will remain a key priority as figures show incidents are on the rise.

From the challenge of playing 18 holes to the joy of being outdoors in beautiful scenery, golf is a game enjoyed by players all over the world.

The Conservative, a farmer by trade, suggests the first time was an accident while looking at a website about tractors.

A video, which has not been verified, appears to show the man speaking in an English accent.

West Midlands Fire Service is sending an engine and four members of staff in support of the humanitarian response to the Ukraine conflict.

A man spotted at the wheel of a stolen car travelling at speeds of up to 85mph was eventually caught hiding in a garden by a police dog.

A sexual entertainment club in West Bromwich has had its licence renewed for another 12 months.

The Tiverton and Honiton representative said he will continue his ‘duties’ as an MP while under investigation despite calls to resign.

The body of a decomposing dog has been found floating in a canal in Wolverhampton.

Small explosions could be heard as a van became engulfed in flames on Friday evening

An initiative aim to protect protect victims of domestic abuse and stalking is being rolled out after a successful pilot project.

These are 11 members of an organised crime gang who flooded rural towns in Mid-Wales with huge quantities of drugs.

A major road in Staffordshire was closed on Saturday morning due to a car crash.

A dozen affordable homes have been built on the site of a former pub where the band that became Slade once rehearsed at.

The Tory MP said he did not mean to cause offence and applauded the work of the profession in ‘difficult, and sometimes impossible, conditions’.

A trial date has been set for a man accused of causing the death of a highways worker whose car was struck on the M6 near Stafford.

A council has reassured residents that a planned monument to the former Round Oak Steelworks will have much more detail in the final design.

Staff at Sandwell Leisure Trust are striking on Tuesday, May 10, over a pay dispute.

Families across the Black Country are being urged to make full use of chemist services for minor ailments over bank holiday weekend.

Mark Andrews takes a wry look at the week that was.

Toby Neal casts his eye on the world of politics.

Members of a new keep-fit centre that opened its doors after lockdown put on their walking boots to raise cash for a life-saving machine.

The "barbaric" use of glue traps to catch mice and rats has been banned after legislation put forward by a Black Country MP was backed in parliament.

A charity football match in Gornal held in memory of a long-standing player, coach and manager is set to raise over £3,000.

The partner of a Wednesfield father who was stabbed to death last year has raised over £5,000 for the charity Victim Support in his honour.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said everyone in the Russian chain of command should be held accountable for atrocities.

The Tiverton and Honiton MP says he will be ‘cooperating fully’ with investigators.

The Labour leader said it makes ‘absolutely no difference’ if deputy Angela Rayner was present at the time.

Children will get the chance to meet PAW Patrol characters Marshall and Skye will be the stars of this year’s perennially Under 5s day at Himley this summer.

The select committee chair is suspended while under investigation.

The Foreign Secretary said British expertise will help hold Vladimir Putin’s regime to account for its actions in Ukraine.

Prevalence of the virus is the lowest for several weeks.

The announcement was made by Indonesia’s leader Joko Widodo who will be the host for the gathering.

Charles attended a Combined Graduation parade for RAF aviators at Cranwell, Lincolnshire.

Wednesbury Bus Station will be closed on Sunday, May 1, for "essential carriageway works".

Both men are said to have been captured by Russian forces early on Monday morning at a checkpoint south of the city of Zaporizhzhia.

The Body Shop is opening a new store at Merry Hill Shopping Centre.

A hospital in the Black Country where increased levels of the Legionella bacteria was discovered in the water system has reopened and patients have returned.

Shropshire internet sensation Jackie Weaver is back - and this time she definitely does have the authority.

Residents in Walsall have an extra walk-in community coronavirus vaccination centre to use on their doorsteps.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend a two-day beer and music festival to be staged at St Mary's Church in Albrighton.

A special celebration has been held by the region's Armed Forces to help mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and the Commonwealth Games.

The rail link between the West Midlands and London is broken this Bank Holiday weekend thanks to HS2.

A well-known Wolverhampton pub’s plan to extend its hours has been given the go-ahead, despite concerns from neighbours and a local councillor that the move could lead to noise nuisance and a potential increase in crime.

Lessons must be learned from trials in the West Midlands before the possibility of legalising private e-scooters for use on roads, the region's crime commissioner has said.

A former First World War hospital in Aldridge could be converted into apartments if plans are given the go-ahead.

Residents and businesses across a Staffordshire borough are being asked for their views on plans to tackle the future risks of climate change.

Detectives are urging residents to be vigilant as they investigate a spate of burglaries in South Staffordshire.

Furious council bosses have demanded compensation be paid to Walsall businesses hit by the “unmitigated disaster” of Sprint Bus roadworks.

Three men have been jailed after officers disrupted the ‘Ricky’ drug line in Stafford.

Parents have complained about the closure of a school’s car park, claiming the number of vehicles now parking on nearby streets could ‘see someone killed.’

A team of runners are set to run the historic Staffordshire Way trail as part of the celebrations for this year’s Staffordshire Day.

Footage has been released showing the moments before a man was killed in a fatal hit-and-run in the Black Country while he was out walking his dog.

The fun pool at the Crystal Leisure Centre in Stourbridge will be shut for "a couple of weeks" as it has to be re-filled once again.

Police are searching for thieves who stole more than £10,000 worth of lawn equipment from a Staffordshire business.

A motorist punched a Speed Watch volunteer who spotted him clocking up speeds of more than 40mph in a 30mph zone in Cannock.

Cancer patients attending Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital will benefit from a ‘world class service’ thanks to two new pieces of radiotherapy equipment which complete a £17 million programme.

A team from a Halesowen opticians stepped in to support a local pet rescue centre by raffling off a hamper, raising more than £200.

A senior district councillor is facing calls to resign over problems with a new recycling scheme in Lichfield and Tamworth.

A devastated family whose hearts have been "ripped out" after a fatal hit-and-run in the Black Country have appealed for information as an up to £20,000 reward was launched.

A £20,000 reward has been put up in a bid to find those responsible for a fatal hit-and-run.

Construction work is underway in central Wolverhampton Wolverhampton for the Metro extension to the city's railway station.

Sandwell Council has received its restoration award for its work renovating Smethwick Council House.

Bus group Rotala has bought a business in Warwickshire for £936,000.

TransPennine Express urged passengers not to travel on Saturday or Sunday due to a walkout by conductors.

The next stage of work for one of the busiest motorway junctions is set to commence in a week's time, bringing road closures and possible disruption to traffic.

A football coaching student is set to begin a dream job working at the club he supports.

Tyres more than 20 years old have been found through an inspection of businesses in Wolverhampton carried out to ensure the items are road legal.

A butcher who goes out at 5am every day before work to clean up the neighbourhood has been presented with a Handi Cart to help make his litter picking rounds easier.

A 47-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of illegal money lending and money laundering offences.

Two football-mad schoolboys have raised hundreds of pounds for a pair of city charities.

The achievements and hard work of young people in the borough have been celebrated at the Dudley Youth Awards.

A murder accused and the man he allegedly fatally stabbed knew each other and had "quarrelled" before their final meeting but it was "nothing physical", a court was told.

Motorists are being warned roads in Dudley town centre will be closed throughout May as part of the West Midlands Metro extension.

Police have arrested a man in connection with a spate of armed robberies at shops in Walsall and Wolverhampton.

A film written and directed by a Wolverhampton actor is to feature as one of the highlights at the city’s first annual movie festival, being held at the Light House Media Centre this weekend.

Traffic calming measures introduced on a Wolverhampton road notorious for speeding have been branded a "complete shambles" by frustrated residents.

A large fire involving scrap metal and rubbish raged at a scrapyard in Dudley overnight.

Neighbours fed up with an increasing number of burglaries and anti-social behaviour on their doorstep have turned crime-fighters even walking the beat to help drive down offences.

A Kidderminster hotel has opened its new three-bedroom guest lodge following a £350,000 refurbishment.

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

People in the West Midlands have been urged to visit NHS 111 online over this bank holiday weekend if they have an urgent but not life-threatening medical need.

Plans to grant a premises licence for a hookah smoking cafe in Wolverhampton have been given the go-ahead – despite objections from residents and a local councillor.

Severn Valley Railway has been named as a finalist in the UK tourism industry’s national Awards for Excellence.

A private training company in Wolverhampton that runs apprenticeships for people working in the care sector has been rated as ‘requiring improvement’ by Ofsted.

Music lovers are being invited to two events at the Civic, Brierley Hill.

A plus-size video blogger has spoken about her experience flying on a Ryanair flight, after her video documenting the experience went viral on TikTok.