A road is due to close on Monday morning while a gas main is replaced.

A frustrated councillor says there are “more traffic cones than an ice cream shop” on some Walsall roads, which are not being collected.

Overgrown alleyways in Dudley have been branded “dangerous” as residents claim they are “almost impossible to walk through”.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union on Avanti West Coast walked out for 24 hours in a row over rosters.

West Midlands Metro will be running a reduced timetable today due to industrial action.

Traffic lights and phone lines have been disrupted by a power cut that has hit parts of Wolverhampton.

Staff and pupils at two Staffordshire Academies have welcomed a change of leadership as two new headteachers are appointed.

The campaign to bring back Boris Johnson as Tory leader was last night gathering speed.

Two brothers who were part of a major drugs gang have been told they must pay back some of the proceeds of crime they pocketed.

Nearly a sixth of the Sun will be blocked out by the Moon.

Former PM Boris Johnson was lagging behind, as was Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt.

A road in Staffordshire is now open but one lane remains closed to an 'infrastructure defect'.

Boris Johnson is the overwhelming favourite among Express & Star readers to be the next Prime Minister.

There has been a feeling of weariness and inpatience among shoppers and store holders at a city market at the current Conservative leadership contest and the current state of politics.

This is the controlling husband who tried to kill his wife by repeatedly stabbing her in the street near a school.

Comedian Jim Davidson is delighted to be returning to the stage in Dudley – but said he’s “gutted” he won’t be entertaining his beloved fans in Wolverhampton too during his new tour.

When Acorns Children’s Hospice launched an appeal in February to raise vital funds towards the major refurbishment of the charity’s base in the Black Country, one little girl and her beaming smile stole the show.

The wife of a former Wolverhampton councillor started to run a takeaway business two months before the first lockdown to prove her independence, a court heard.

A riverside site that has planning permission for residential development is among the lots in a property auction on October 27.

Diwali is taking place later this month, but what is it exactly?

A couple has celebrated their diamond anniversary by going back to the pub where they first met 62 years earlier.

There will be Halloween-themed fun as a Black Country glass attraction puts on a weekend of spooky events.

You had to enjoy life down the pit, says Alan Dean.

A dangerous teenage 'paedophile hunter' has been given an extended 17-year custody term for attempting to kill another teenager in Dudley.

Motorists will face parking restrictions, traffic diversions and temporary traffic lights for multi-million pound water mains replacement work in the Black Country and Staffordshire.

A young car trader and TikTok star from Wolverhampton will be moving to Bridgnorth to set up shop.

A takeaway in Walsall was temporarily closed after environmental health officers found a cockroach infestation – with two even scuttling out of a pest contractor’s report book.

A big-hearted grandmother who ran a club for people with learning difficulties for 47 years has died.

Luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover has reported increasing retail and wholesale volumes for the second quarter of 2022-2023.

A £5 million cinema will be coming to a Lichfield shopping centre after the plans were approved.

Tory MPs across the region were today weighing up their options over who to back in their party's latest leadership election.

MPs today called for a "unifying figure" to lead the country after Liz Truss bowed out as Prime Minister.

Dozens of young people who experienced severe trauma as children will be offered counselling in a bid to prevent them falling into a life of crime.

Two police officers who were attacked and stabbed by two brothers in West Bromwich, but helped protect passers-by, will be given a Pride of Britain Award.

A man who repeatedly stabbed his wife in the street after she left him has been found guilty of trying to kill her.

A new 32-bed residential mental health unit is to be built on a car park opposite Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital, after city planners gave the go-ahead this week.

An extra 150 premium tickets for the popular Himley bonfire are due to go on sale after the enhanced viewing area sold out.

Changes in the way elections are conducted have been outlined to Wolverhampton civic chiefs in readiness for next May, when all 60 of the city’s council seats will be up for grabs.

Fears have been raised over a lack of resources to tackle street drinking problems in areas around Walsall.

Walsall have launched an investigation after an MK Dons player was allegedly racially abused during the Papa John's Trophy clash on Tuesday evening.

Two friends who swindled a Kingswinford company of £107,000 have been jailed.

A Smethwick shop owner who stockpiled more than three quarters of a million illegal cigarettes and tobacco with a retail value of more than £300,000 has been jailed for 30 months.

A shop in Wolverhampton city centre is to have its premises licence reviewed, after police raised concerns about anti-social behaviour caused by alcohol being sold to street drinkers and beggars who are regularly intoxicated.

Two men were taken to hospital following a crash on a busy road in Tipton.

A life-saving defibrillator has been installed outside a church in Wolverhampton, after a city councillor donated ward funds to purchase and fit the device.

The meal deal – which comprises a sandwich, snack and drink – had sat at £3 for the past 10 years.

The Independent Expert Panel parliamentary watchdog had recommended he be suspended from the Commons for ‘serious sexual misconduct’.

A new car park in a Netherton beauty spot will increase drug dealing, anti-social behaviour and sexual indecency as well as destroying wildlife, a Friends group has warned.

The return of "charlatan" Boris Johnson as Prime Minister would be a "total and utter disaster", a Tory peer has claimed.

Boris Johnson has been dogged by scandal throughout his career, but his election-winning record could tempt MPs to gamble on him once again.

Brave fundraisers walked through fire to raise more than £8,000 for a Kidderminster hospice.

Dudley Council could benefit from more than £4 million to help improve town centres and attract tourists.

The charity operators of a Wolverhampton house where a man died in a fire has insisted it was following appropriate health and safety policy when tragedy struck.

“Nauseating” Stourbridge bins full of dog poo were left unemptied for weeks. Despite complaints over missed collections, one councillor said she had to clean up the bins herself by hand.

A Black Country vet has given pet owners advice how to keep their furry friends safe during bonfire night.

Cadbury World chocolatiers have given Birmingham’s iconic new chocolate bull a Halloween makeover.

A charity event in memory of inspirational teenager Stephen Sutton raised more than £7000 this year.

Staffordshire’s gritters have been put through their paces, as the winter gritting season officially gets underway.

Across Worcestershire Libraries 2,296 young bookworms signed up for The Summer Reading Challenge.

Fire crews have tackled a blaze at a building used as a mechanics workshop in Halesowen.

Rising costs mean the start of construction on the new Staffordshire History Centre has been delayed.

Wolverhampton’s ongoing rollout of its digital infrastructure strategy has seen 170 public sector buildings in the city connected to full fibre broadband in just two years, council bosses heard this week.

Dudley Council’s finances have been rated as "extreme" - in a report which shows a £13.5 million shortfall in the current financial year.

A Rugby World Cup-winning captain came to meet the great and good of Staffordshire rugby union at a popular venue.

A Wolverhampton baby with breathing difficulties has become the first in the West Midlands to benefit from an innovative care package that meant he could stay with his mother rather than be admitted to the neonatal unit.

Transport bosses in Wolverhampton have expressed concerns over the future of bus services in the city, following the introduction of the new West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) enhanced partnership.

West MIdlands Mayor Andy Street has insisted the Dudley metro extension from Wednesbury to Brierley Hill is a “priority” amid confusion about its future.

A planned Diwali celebration event in Walsall has been scrapped amidst fears a lack of interest would result in it making huge losses.

This weekend will mark the final time that one of Britain's most celebrated gardens opens its doors to the public – ending 22 years of displays.

There was laughter, applause and not a few tears as the story of a Black Country sporting legend hit the big stage.

Forty-four days of chaos, turmoil and back-stabbing. A term characterised by open revolt, disloyalty, and petty score-settling. A collision of egos, with senior members of the team still smarting at the departure of a popular but controversial leader...

The report suggests the majority of food price rises is down to rising temperatures and the higher price of oil and gas.

Severn Trent has been urging people to think before they flush as it showcases the amount of ‘unflushable’ items that end up in sewer treatments.

A new bench has been dedicated at Bridgnorth Golf Club in memory of two stalwart members.

We have been collecting free manure, on offer at a farm down the road. It's not just poo, it's alpaca poo. I expect next year's roses to be very long-stemmed.

After 44 largely tormented days in office, Liz Truss has thrown in the towel.

The M6 has been closed this after a man died near a junction of the motorway this afternoon.

Development of a major housing plan for Wolverhampton will cost about £290,000 and is likely to be completed by early 2025, it has been revealed.

Volunteers Crafting For Communities in Stourbridge have created more than 1,300 poppies for Brierley Hill’s poignant War Memorial Remembrance display.

A little over six weeks after he was forced from Downing Street, the former prime minister is eyeing a comeback.

A Chaddesley Corbett man has been appointed as general manager of Brockencote Hall Hotel.

The special episode to mark the BBC’s centenary was filmed at Dumfries House in Scotland when Charles was the Prince of Wales.

After only 44 days in office, the outgoing leader spent one minute 30 seconds speaking at Downing Street under cloudy skies.

A police force and fire service chief has tribute to 999 service heroes at a special ceremony.

Liz Truss was ultimately forced to accept she was a quitter, not a fighter as the scale of unrest in the Tory ranks became clear.

The £186.6 million Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, launched in 2015, published its final report on Thursday.

Two teenagers arrested after a "disorder" in Wolverhampton city centre have been released on bail pending further investigation, police have said

She needed to survive until January 2023 to overtake the previous record holder.

So, Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister.

Once seen as a political survivor, she will enter the record books as the shortest-serving prime minister in history.

Three of the seven are under the age of 60.

Liz Truss has resigned as Prime Minister less than two months after entering Downing Street.

A petition has been launched to reopen a Pensnett GP surgery which was closed during the pandemic.

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce hopes for a new Government focused on business after Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after just 45 days in power.

An investigation has begun after staff at an amusement arcade were threatened with weapons during an armed robbery.

A student who suffered a broken nose in a fight outside homes in a Walsall street has been found guilty of violent disorder.

Three drug dealers who flooded the streets with heroin and cocaine have been jailed for a total of 32 years.

A student accused of being in the middle of a street disorder said he took up a fight stance to defend himself after being punched.

Labour has criticised Dudley Conservatives for pulling out of negotiations about the Black Country Plan.

One lane remains closed on the M42 southbound due to a crash involving a motorcycle.