A West Midlands Police officer who sexually harassed colleagues while working at its headquarters has been barred from returning to the role.

Youngsters across a Staffordshire city are being offered the chance to take part in sporting sessions in celebration of the Commonwealth Games.

The former education secretary was appointed Chancellor in a reshuffle forced on Boris Johnson by a raft of resignations.

RAC analysis shows the average cost of a litre of the fuel at UK forecourts rose by 16.6p last month, from 174.8p to 191.4p.

Bowling centre operator Ten Entertainment Group achieved record growth in sales in the first half of its financial year.

New figures show that internet grooming crimes in the region have more than doubled in the last four years with a charity warning of a tsunami of child abuse on popular internet networks.

The family of Ryan Passey have urged Boris Johnson to address failings in support for victims’ families when there is an aquittal in serious crime cases.

And with two bombshell letters, Britain was once again plunged into a constitutional crisis.

Theo Clarke MP has slammed Boris Johnson for showing a "severe lack of judgment and care" in appointing Chris Pincher as she quit her position as a trade envoy.

Nicola Richards MP has quit her assistant ministerial role, saying she does not want to be associated with the "poor judgment" of Boris Johnson's administration.

Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor on Tuesday, alongside Sajid Javid who resigned as health secretary.

The "heartbroken" family of a "loving father" found in a Walsall canal have paid tribute to him.

Supermarkets were once the cheapest place to get fuel, but those days appear to be coming to an end.

Electric vehicles are everywhere. But challenges remain, explains Bill McCarthy.

The hunt is on for a missing lottery winner who has won £10,000 a month for a year on the ‘Set For Life’ game with a ticket bought in Sandwell.

It was Ladies’ Final at Wimbledon, and the atmosphere was electric.

A little boy who is ‘obsessed’ with the weekly visits from his local waste and recycling team enjoyed a special surprise for his third birthday.

Andy Richardson tells it like it is.

Electric cars are prohibitively expensive for most people.

Get your suncream and sandals out – another heatwave is on the way.

From one "sewing bee" to another.... Bee Murton, the Black Country lottery winner who used her winnings to set up a textiles business, met up with a finalist from the Great British Sewing Bee television series a year after her win.

The twin Cabinet resignations came as the PM struggled to contain the fallout from the Chris Pincher row.

The resignations heap further pressure on the PM.

Mr Zahawi was born in Baghdad to Kurdish parents and his family came to the UK when he was nine years old.

Sajid Javid resigned from the role after saying he had lost faith in the Prime Minister’s leadership.

Conservative grievances with the Prime Minister kicked off with his handling of the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal.

The Prime Minister said it was a mistake to keep Chris Pincher in government after being told of allegations against him in 2019.

Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor, Sajid Javid resigned as health secretary and Boris Johnson was forced into an apology on a dramatic day.

Bim Afolami said he could no longer support the Prime Minister after his handling of the row over Chris Pincher.

Mr Johnson has already outrun Gordon Brown.

Mostly Jazz, Funk and Soul Festival in Moseley this weekend is nearly sold out.

Mayor Vadim Lyakh said on Facebook that ‘massive shelling’ pummelled Sloviansk.

NHS staff in the Black Country have been thanked for their hard work on its 74th birthday

The Defence Secretary faced questions on his department’s budget when he faced the Defence Committee.

MP Suzanne Webb has visited Parkfield Grange care home in Stourbridge to meet with staff, residents and some exotic animals.

A world-renowned company has celebrated its 150th anniversary by delivering a special carnival event for its staff and their families.

The Queen's Baton Relay will travel by both land and water as it enters Staffordshire for the first time.

The barrage intensifies fears that Russian forces are positioned to advance further into the Donbas area, after declaring victory in Luhansk province.

The jury will enter its sixth day deliberating whether Oldbury brothers murdered a Birmingham father-of-eight.

An Aldridge teenager has been remanded in custody after appearing in Westminster Magistrates Court charged with eight counts under the Terrorism Act and two under the Explosive Substances Act.

Four people were injured, two seriously, in a two-vehicle crash.

Vulnerable children are still being let down in Sandwell despite Ofsted no longer rating children's services "inadequate".

Details have been put out of when the Queen's Baton Relay will visit parts of Dudley Borough in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games.

A criminal investigation has been launched into racist and abusive behaviour at the Birmingham Test Match.

Here is a look at how people will be affected by the NI threshold increase from July 6.

NI starting thresholds will rise from £9,880 to £12,570 from July 6 as households grapple with surging living costs.

The move increases Russia’s international isolation following the invasion of Ukraine.

The key question is whether Russian forces can gather enough strength to complete its capture of the Donbas and make other gains in Ukraine.

The Foreign Secretary condemned Moscow’s indiscriminate bombing of Ukrainian places of worship at a human rights conference.

Firefighters were called to a school in Staffordshire after smoke was seen coming from an art block.

The Prime Minister reiterated the UK’s commitment to helping Kyiv defend itself and rebuild.

A “courageous and conscientious” nurse who returned to a previous role to help a challenged department has won a historic award.

Regular press conferences will be held to update the public on measures to address the squeeze on living standards.

Staff and councillors have raised more than £900 for charities in their annual Mayor’s cricket match.

Celebrity antiques expert David Dickinson is coming to Lichfield to film with auctioneer Richard Winterton.

A district council worker who dumped waste belonging to a plumbing firm and 'gloated about his actions to a colleague' has been given a suspended prison sentence.

A supermarket in Smethwick has had its licence revoked after an inspection discovered illicit alcohol and tobacco on sale.  The value of seized illegal goods had a retail value of £6,066.

A new incentive to help families source school uniforms for their children is being launched in a Staffordshire town.

A private children’s home in Wolverhampton has been rated inadequate by Ofsted inspectors after two children were harmed in a serious safeguarding incident.

A Staffordshire property company has confirmed it has bought a much-loved former private school with plans to develop it into housing.

Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb has thrown her support behind a £500,000 fundraising bid to transform the town's St Thomas church and bring it into the 21st century.

Two friends witnessed the sheer horror and brutality of the war in Ukraine after heading deep into the country to deliver aid to devastated families.

The new Mayor of Wolverhampton Sandra Samuels visited a primary school to see an assembly put on by year two pupils based around the Windrush generation

Abandoned garages in Sandwell are a “magnet” for anti-social behaviour after an increase in weekly rent, it has been claimed.

Calls to build thousands more houses in Shropshire now to accommodate the needs of the Black Country are being resisted.

Conservative MP Michael Fabricant said it was a shame that "decent guy" Chris Pincher did not get treatment for a drink problem before he was involved in an alleged groping scandal.

A garage could be torn down to make way for half a dozen new houses which, it is claimed, would “improve the aesthetics” of a Willenhall road if plans are approved.

It could be you. Okay, it almost certainly won't be, but there's no harm in having a dream. And tomorrow somebody could find themselves £186 million better off if their numbers come up in the Euromillions lottery.

A man was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being cut free from his car following a collision with a lorry on the A5 on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border.

It was the end of an era on Midlands television as newscaster Bob Warman said his final goodbye to viewers.

High energy and full of much-loved classics from one of the most iconic bands of all time, We Will Rock You dazzled all the senses and provided a great night of fun and entertainment at Birmingham Hippodrome.

Talented Walsall artistic roller skaters made their mark at the British Championships winning several medals.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is relaunching a specialist training scheme to ensure vulnerable people understand the risks of a house fire.

Plans to build a new housing estate on industrial land in Dudley have hit a stumbling block over noise concerns.

A West Midlands pet store chain has changed hands.

German logistics company DHL is set to create 3,500 jobs through the expansion and creation of depots across the UK, including in the West Midlands.

The Home Secretary has called on police to use tough new powers which include imprisonment to stop fuel protesters bringing congestion to motorways and major A-routes across the UK.

A free concert by the Lapal Community Choir is being held at St Peter’s Parish Church, Cradley.

A terrified mother has described how armed robbers threatened her family on their drive and her shock when the police never turned up despite her begging for help.

The UK automotive industry suffered its worst June for new car sales since 1996 at 140,958.

A Tory MP has admitted things have been "a bit of a mess" under Boris Johnson – but insisted he remains best placed to lead the country.

An independent petrol station has cut the price of fuel, declaring it "the right thing to do".

Shropshire could be home to one of Britain's first "net-zero settlements" under revised plans to build 2,900 homes on green belt land in the county.

Wolverhampton-based 3D Tooling Technologies is set to expand its operations following the acquisition of new hardware from Chester Machine Tools, facilitated by funding from Paragon SME Lending.

A Queens Award-winning laundry efficiency specialist which helps businesses implement more eco-friendly washing systems is expanding after it secured a £120,000 funding package.

Objectors to designs to convert a bungalow into a two-storey house are considering legal action to stop the development after it got the green light.

A skin cancer survivor who was given 12 months to live nine years ago is backing a campaign urging people to enjoy the sun safely this summer.

Britain needs to become "as self-sufficient as possible" in food production to stop prices from rocketing during times of conflict, an MP has said.

A youth theatre in the West Midlands is celebrating 40 years since its first group started back in 1982 with a popular abstract production.

Veezu, the UK’s fastest growing taxi and private hire technology platform, has made a £1.75 million investment in a brand-new fleet of hybrid cars as part of a broader strategy to reduce its carbon footprint.

Lifesaving equipment was stolen from a fire engine as its crew battled to pull casualties from a gas explosion that killed a grandmother.

A teenager from Aldridge has been charged with possessing explosive material and manuals on how to make improvised explosives and firearms.

Tonight's performance of Footloose at the Wolverhampton Grand has been cancelled.

A spectacular after dark light trail will be coming to Staffordshire this year.

A Birmingham home where young children were sleeping has been petrol bombed.

Students from a performing arts school in Birmingham are performing three Shakespeare plays at The Old Rep Theatre this week.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said it was not considered appropriate to block his appointment as deputy chief whip.

A cannabis farm with an estimated value of £1 million has been found in former Kidderminster bar The Secret Garden.

A Stourbridge mother-of-two has overseen an incredibly complicated repair job on damaged concrete beneath the M6.

Russia’s defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, reported to Vladimir Putin in a televised meeting.