A planned weekend of closures for works on a major section of motorway in the region has been cancelled.

Stolen items and a nasty-looking weapon were found following an arrest of two burglary suspects.

Strike action taking place today will impact the Black Country in a major way, with operators like West Midlands Railway and Avanti West Coast affected.

A Black Country pub which has been the scene of stabbings, violent assaults, robbery and attempted murder has applied for a licence to reopen.

Police forces from across the region have arrested five people for alleged cases of fraud and money laundering.

Nicholas Wilson is struggling to afford his mortgage payments, which have almost doubled since February.

Aldi has opened a new eco concept store with features that could be rolled out to branches across the country.

A man has admitted sending ‘graphic messages’ to a police decoy posing as a 12-year-old girl.

This is the moment a gang of car thieves who bragged about stealing eight cars in one night were caught by police at a McDonald's drive-thru.

More than 100 extra apartments will be built under new plans for Wolverhampton's historic Beatties development in the city centre, if backed.

If you like watching the skies, October will be a big month with plenty of opportunities to dust off the binoculars and telescopes - there are planets, meteor showers, a partial eclipse and a Hunter's Moon in the schedule for stargazers.

A Walsall doctor has swapped the pressure of the emergency department for a TV assault course, appearing on Ninja Warrior UK.

October 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month.

Toby Neal casts his eye on the world of politics.

West Midlands Police has revealed details of the massive security operation that is in place for the Conservative Party conference.

West Mercia's police and crime commissioner has pledged to strengthen links between the community and officers after a policewoman was found not guilty of attacking football star Dalian Atkinson before his death in Telford.

Andy Street will call on the Government to continue to back the West Midlands in a keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference.

A few years ago Nigel Brett took his cousin, war veteran Roy Garratt, to Manchester's Imperial War Museum North where they saw pictures of the D-Day landings.

The 12-year-old was one of five victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.

A popular and selfless NHS worker at Walsall Manor Hospital has died, following a short illness.

Wolverhampton has almost 25,000 'fuel poor' properties, where people are struggling to heat their homes.

A care service based in West Bromwich has been heavily criticised by a watchdog in a damning report disputed by the company, it has been revealed.

The party said a new levy on the richest 1% could help fund a nationwide insulation and renewable energy programme.

Half the public now believe Sir Keir will lead Labour into government, according to the latest Ipsos poll.

A family are sick of the 'vile smell' left by sewage flooding into their garden every time it rains.

A man has admitted to breaching a court order preventing him from approaching a neighbouring property.

A pop-up vaccination clinic in a Wolverhampton shopping centre is seeing an "amazing" response to the autumn booster campaign.

Louis McKechnie, 21, denied aggravated trespass and going onto the playing area at the game at Everton’s Goodison Park stadium but was found guilty.

A Black Country borough has become the first in the region to secure funding for an innovative carbon busting project.

A union representative has warned that if senior managers don't get back to the table then the dispute could rumble on throughout Christmas.

The oldest church in Wolverhampton is set to show off its pipes after almost two extra years of remaining silent.

More than 1,000 children have taken part in a day full of workshops, demonstrations and activities at RAF Cosford.

Wolverhampton residents have been calling their councillors late at night because they are unable to contact West Midlands Police to report crimes, a meeting heard.

Ninety-one per cent of people polled by the Office for National Statistics said their costs had increased in the last year.

A city theatre has benefitted from the generosity of people attending a gala evening for the world premiere of a Peaky Blinders-themed dance.

Billionaire Phones 4u founder John Caudwell's autobiography is released on October 7.

An appeal has been launched to help find a man wanted on recall to prison.

The inquest heard apologies from Meta and Pinterest about the content Molly viewed online.

Union leader warns that further walkouts are ‘inevitable’ unless the deadlocked dispute over jobs, pay and conditions is resolved soon.

Network Rail said only around 11% of services will operate on Saturday, and there will be no trains in many areas.

The unusual meeting between Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng and the OBR came amid market turmoil following last week’s mini-budget.

The meeting with OBR chair Richard Hughes will be seen as the latest effort by the Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng to reassure markets and voters.

Another set of 24 food hygiene ratings have been handed out to businesses selling food in the Black Country and Staffordshire.

There were cheers from West Midlands politicians as the University of Wolverhampton opened its state-of-the-art National Brownfield Institute.

Wolverhampton’s historic Central Library will undergo a series of alterations in order to accommodate the new City Learning Quarter (CLQ), currently under development.

Shocked parents have leapt to the defence of a Walsall special school after it was awarded the lowest possible ranking by inspectors.

A Victorian church that has stood in Hednesford for more than a century is set to be pulled down to make way for new housing.

The leader of Wolverhampton Council today pledged the Civic halls’ refurbishment will not cost residents “a penny” – and hopes it will open by the end of the year.

Refurbishment of the Civic Halls will cost almost five times its original estimate after the cost rose to £48 million.

A Black Country culinary institution will be serving its last curry on Sunday after delighting Tipton taste buds for the last 38 years.

Walsall Police have put out an urgent appeal for a man from Brownhills, who is still missing after leaving his house seven days ago.

A new coffee shop which has replaced the popular Dukes in Wolverhampton is hoping to stir up the same support in the community.

Members of the CWU will take another 19 days of strike action in the coming weeks in the worsening dispute.

A derelict town hall garden area has undergone a major revamp after people's unwanted goods were recycled as part of a volunteer project.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has been presented with a new picture of his band's "heavy metal bench" in Birmingham.

A family of Ukrainian refugees from north Shropshire have explored the countryside in style, travelling through Staffordshire on a narrowboat.

Partnership working has been identified as key to breaking the cycle of crime for youngsters as young as 10 who have been terrorising Walsall estates.

A chainmaker who has helped keep tradition alive at the Black Country Living Museum for 30 years is finally hanging up his hammer to take an early retirement.

A brand new food bank is being launched at Smethwick Library this week.

The retail chain has announced a third pay increase in just over a year.

Troubled cinema chain Cineworld revealed that its cash reserves shrank by almost two-thirds over the first half of this year as it warned over weak admissions.

A dilapidated old pub which was shut 15 years ago shortly after a shooting during a bar room brawl could finally be developed into new housing in Bloxwich.

Events in the grounds of a hotel being used as a so-called Nightingale Court attracted almost 40 noise complaints.

Concern is mounting for a missing girl from Wolverhampton who has not been seen for several weeks.

Walsall College has unveiled new plans for the expansion of its specialist campus for building trade courses.

Funerals and crematoria group Dignity has swung to a pre-tax loss for the first half of 2022 after market normalisation post-Covid-19 and a significant change to the pricing and product mix.

Police are investigating after a ten-year-old schoolgirl was left shaken after she was grabbed by a man in a Birmingham street.

A Black Country MP has been appointed to a new role assisting the Leader of the House of Commons.

Business owners in the Midlands had seen an increase in two-thirds of their bills and essential business expenses in the past 12 months even before the latest energy bill rises.

A woman who has been visiting West Bromwich for decades fears for the future of the once-thriving hub of her childhood with tram strike action looming.

A Wolverhampton church has said it will continue to help provide services for people despite facing rising costs itself.

Peter Pan and Captain Hook are set to battle it out on the stage as a Black Country hospice announces its latest panto.

The next round of the Household Support Fund opens on Saturday with £421 million being given to local councils to help families unable to cope with rampant inflation.

Treasury minister Chris Philp told ITV that the Treasury would not commit to an expected uprating of benefits in line with inflation.

A man has been rushed to hospital after his car overturned in a rush hour crash involving another car.

West Midlands Police has refuted allegations in the national media that a new recruit was allowed to bring his pet snail into work to help with anxiety.

Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in south-west Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit and knocking out power to two million people before aiming for the Atlantic Coast.

A major new industrial employer for Wolverhampton is shortly to be announced by the city council.

A ring of steel will surround the ICC in Birmingham for the Conservative Party Conference which starts on Sunday.

West Bromwich Albion Women will wear navy shorts with their home kit for the remainder of the season and beyond.

Inflation is expected to be by far the highest triple lock factor this year, potentially putting pensioners in line for an increase of 10% or more.

A Wolverhampton man has received an extra two years on his prison sentence after violently raping a 16-year-old girl in an attack which perforated her ear drum.

The Prime Minister defended Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s measures, despite admitting the Government’s decisions have been ‘controversial’.

Liz Truss has signalled that Whitehall departments will have to find ‘efficiency’ savings as the Treasury says there will be no more cash.

Analysis of Government figures by the PA news agency found the average price of a litre of diesel was nearly 17p more expensive than petrol.

Two young snakes have been thrown from a car in the West Midlands in a shocking case being investigated by the RSPCA.

It's Oktoberfest season. The popular German beer festivals are returning over the coming weeks with several events planned.

Police have charged a man with murder after the fatal stabbing of a 45-year-old in Birmingham.

The Government’s plan only caps the cost per unit that households pay, with actual bills still determined by how much energy is consumed.

The Prime Minister was questioned about rising mortgages, fracking, and a deteriorating hospital near to her constituency

By order of the Peaky Blinders: it's time to see Tommy Shelby as you've never seen him before.

The oldest church in Wolverhampton is set to show off its pipes after almost two extra years of remaining silent.

Pub and bars giant Mitchells & Butlers has revealed that sales were "disrupted" by the summer heatwave and rail strikes in recent months.

"Don't let this magnificent, special historic place at the heart of Sedgley become abandoned and neglected again."

A care home resident was absolutely beaming after celebrating her 100th birthday with plenty of cake.

Acne-sufferers are raving about a new product that cleared their spots 'overnight' – and it only costs £8.

A couple who starved and trapped 30 horses, dogs, cats and donkeys in a scrapyard sodden with faeces have been banned from owning animals for life.

A conman has avoided jail after being prosecuted four times by Wolverhampton Council for ripping off trusting householders for £3,000.

The retail and funeral care firm revealed that pre-tax profits slid 84% to £7 million over the six months to July 2.

There is a ticking time bomb going on in mortgages if UK interest rates follow what the market is predicting and go up to 6%, Mr Lewis said.