Prices have continued to rise for motorists.

A popular brewhouse has unveiled its latest pint – just in time for the World Cup.

West Midland Metro services have been hit by technical trouble this morning after a signal failure prevented services from running the full length of the line.

They were some of the most chaotic scenes to take place in the Commons in decades.

Talks will now be held over the next few weeks to try to resolve the dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

The national housing measures were announced last week and are being introduced from Monday.

Communities across the region are being urged to prepare for flooding this winter with the Environment Agency warning of “ignoring the danger at your own peril”.

A grassroots football club is at risk of closure due to spiralling costs caused by the cost of living crisis.

Revised plans have been submitted for a major housing scheme at a Victorian factory in Wolverhampton.

A man has been charged with murder after a teenager died in hospital, days after being stabbed.

The River Severn is a jewel for our whole region and ties us together.

Back in May 1964, 12-year-old Kath Tunnicliffe took part in her first swimming gala.

Leading figures from a city were on hand to officially open a special education summit.

A new church-run project is helping people with dementia by showing nostalgic films to stimulate happy memories from the past.

Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds has said her time on Strictly Come Dancing has been “life-changing” as she became the sixth contestant to be eliminated from the competition.

The clean-up operation started on Sunday after thousands of people descended on Himley Hall and Park for the annual Bonfire Night celebrations.

A man had to be rescued from 20 feet in the air after the hydraulic platform he was on became stuck.

Emergency services were called to a Bonfire Night display at a bar in Wolverhampton after a firework went astray.

A baby bereavement charity has been given a funding boost.

A mother whose son took his own life at the age of only 20 has raised thousands of pounds to plant more than 200 trees in his memory.

Diesel prices in the Black Country and Staffordshire have gone up by around 10p in the last month, adding around £5 to the cost of filling a typical family car.

A new vehicle crime taskforce launched by West Midlands Police in response to rising levels of car theft is already proving a success, bosses say.

A 17-year-old has been rushed to hospital with head injuries after a crash involving his motorbike and a car.

Monday May 8 will be a bank holiday across the UK, the Prime Minister said.

Police have launched an appeal to find these two men after a woman was sexually assaulted in Wolverhampton.

It has been said that Artificial Intelligence will overtake the human brain within a decade or two, so we've done a rather unscientific experiment to see how A.I. is getting on in 2022.

Cash was stolen from a shop till during a robbery in Willenhall.

Labour has called for an independent investigation into Sir Gavin Williamson's government return after he was accused of sending abusive texts to the former chief whip.

The Cabinet Office minister accused Wendy Morton of withholding invitations to the Queen’s funeral to ‘punish’ out-of-favour MPs.

A sell-out crowd came to a Black Country park on Saturday night to enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of Bonfire Night.

There were tears and best wishes for the future on the final day of trading for a family butchers.

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A temple leader has paid tribute to a taxi driver who died after being found with serious injuries in a Wolverhampton street.

It is one of few policies from Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget to be implemented.

The second instalment of the means-tested Cost of Living Payments are due to be paid to thousands of Black Country and Staffordshire residents from this week.

As pubs face the current cost of living crisis, the Express & Star continues its Love Your Local series celebrating our local inns.

Here’s a joke. A bloke walks into a pub with a lump of asphalt on his shoulder and says to the barman: “Give me a pint and one for the road.”

Residents across the borough of Sandwell are being asked to sign up online to start receiving a free food waste bin.

A chop shop has broken up and six men arrested after a police raid found multiple stolen and broken cars

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

A pizza takeaway has had its licence suspended after councillors heard about the licence holder's threatening behaviour and a number of objectives being undermined.

A councillor was left in tears after a huge row broke out during a full council meeting over a motion to establish a tribute to her aunt.

A busy rail line has again been hit with delays after trespassers were seen near a station.

An appeal for information as to the whereabouts of a wanted Black Country woman has gone out.

A community group has set up a 'warm hub' in their local bowling hub to provide warmth and company as the cost of living crisis bites.

The West Midlands is set to get more powers over housing and funding as part of a new devolution deal.

Rain expected on Saturday is due to clear ahead of firework displays across the region this evening.

A country pub-restaurant is opening its doors to our furry friends on Bonfire Night – promising a paws-itively good time.

A family butcher that has served its community in Wolverhampton for four generations is closing its doors for the final time this weekend.

It's that time of the year where the skies are lit up with firework displays, and events will be taking place across the Black Country and Staffordshire to celebrate Bonfire Night.

Police officers had to perform a tactical stop on the M6 this morning after a van was spotted being driven with just three tyres.

A “highly trusted” courier from the Black Country who was caught on the M6 with a £235,000 cannabis cargo told police he’d received death threats and been blackmailed for half a million pounds.

A teenage boy left blind in one eye after being stabbed by another youth said he now avoids school and cries at night because of the injury inflicted on him.

Services will remain ‘extremely limited’ on Saturday, Network Rail said.