Firefighters prevented flames from a blazing digger spreading into a barn near Bridgnorth.

Police are appealing for help to find a missing 11-year-old Wolverhampton boy.

Police are appealing for help to find a missing Dudley man.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is being urged to remember the importance of road transport in next week’s Autumn Statement.

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

Staff and pupils at a school are celebrating after Ofsted inspectors gave it an improved overall 'good' rating.

A wanted man suspected of murdering his brother has been arrested.

Two men are facing life in jail after being found guilty for beating to death a man in Birmingham.

Sandwell is facing a shortfall of almost 19,000 homes which need to be built within two decades due to the area running out of room, it has been revealed.

The number of stop and searches conducted by West Midlands Police increased last year but there was a fall in Staffordshire, figures show.

A half-mile section of motorway in the region has been named as the region's speeding hotspot.

Meet Mr Miami UK, an American trying to transform the entertainment scene in Wolverhampton and inspire youth in the city to turn away from the streets of crime.

A tutor in Walsall has had a knockout moment of fame after appearing on BBC TV’s The Repair Shop.

The eyes of the sporting world will be on the West Midlands after it was awarded the Kabaddi World Cup.

Drivers are being asked to prepare for diversions as some roads are expected to close for Remembrance Day services on Sunday.

Dudley residents are being asked to prepare for diversions as some roads are expected to close for Remembrance Day services.

Sandwell residents are being asked to prepare for diversions as some roads are expected to close for Remembrance Day services on Sunday.

Drivers are being asked to prepare for diversions this weekend as some roads are expected to close for Remembrance Sunday services.

A religious community has spoken up about how it can help people struggling during the cost-of-living crisis to get a hot meal.

Steve Davis takes charge of his final match as Wolves' interim head coach and it's a tough one, with league leaders Arsenal coming to Molineux.

Work to reconnect communities across Cannock Chase by bus at weekends has begun after a service was reinstated.

Toby Neal casts his eye on the world of politics.

Walsall residents are being asked to prepare for diversions as some roads are expected to close for Remembrance Day services on Sunday.

A memorial service to commemorate the 150th anniversary of a colliery disaster which killed 22 miners will be held on Monday.

What better way to brighten up a dark autumn's night than taking a stroll around the truly spectacular Lantern Festival at the West Midland Safari Park.

Patrols will be stepped up on train services to Walsall and Mid-Staffordshire after a rise in reports of bad behaviour.

A giant 23 megawatt solar farm on agricultural land near Albrighton has been recommended for approval by planners.

Police have issued an urgent appeal for information on a missing 16-year-old from Walsall.

An appeal has been launched after a man suffered a broken jaw during an assault on a Staffordshire high street.

A 74-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of illegal money lending and money laundering offences following an operation in Stafford.

The warm conditions are forecast to continue on Saturday and Sunday.

The Alexander Stadium will be the venue for the event.

A Black Country funeral director has pledged to help families hit by the loss of their funeral plans after another provider went into administration.

A loaded gun has been seized from the boot of a car during a stop and search in West Bromwich.

A man has been arrested after police unearthed more than £250,000 worth of cannabis in a raid.

There was silent reflection across the region as people marked the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

New Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui has arrived at the club's Compton training ground after agreeing to take over at Molineux.

For newly-wed Drew Morris his wedding day was a real chance to express his love – as a true Wolves fan.

A councillor who wanted Jeremy Corbyn in Number 10 has quit Sandwell Labour amid claims he is planning to join the Conservatives.

Police forces are being hindered in the fight against crime by the "woke mindset" of senior officials, the leader of rank and file officers in the region has said.

The UK’s first Precision Tooling Academy has launched thanks to a partnership between In-Comm Training and Brandauer.

Pubgoers in the Black Country can bag themselves a free portion of garlic bread this weekend to mark Peter Kay’s return to the UK comedy scene.

Police have warned car thieves to 'expect to be caught' following a spate of thefts from Coseley railway station car park.

A water company has apologised after a pipe blockage led to sewage pouring out on land frequently used by dog walkers in Wolverhampton.

A former Sainsbury's store in Wolverhampton city centre will not be redeveloped for another three years when the lease for the property expires, it has been revealed.

A lone bugler from The Rifles signalled the start of The Last Post as hundreds gathered at the site.

Parcel delivery company DPD, which has its Uk head office in Smethwick, has announced that it is to switch its entire diesel HGV fleet to Gd+ HVO, an advanced hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel.

A busy car park in Wolverhampton city centre will be open for Wolves' match against Arsenal tomorrow after the situation was resolved, chiefs say.

A Black Country bus service could be set to have its route cut at the end of the year.

A family have been left "on edge" after waking up to find their car on fire in the middle of the night.

Commuters hitting the rush hour in a city centre were left facing delays after the Midlands Metro was blocked.

Young people in the West Midlands have been encouraged to get vaccinated against meningitis, as new figures show youngsters are putting themselves at risk.

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved, dedicated Wolverhampton clinical physiologist who died suddenly from multi-organ failure and septic shock.

Three abnormal loads, one of which was 13 tons over the weight limit, were stopped by motorway police on the M5 and M6 due to breaching regulations.

People have been invited to a Christmas fair being held at a church in Walsall.

Sales were up 2.1 per cent for retail chain The Works in the six months to the end of October.

Family favourite Top Trumps has launched a host of new titles ahead of Christmas Now.

Shoppers "will find everything they need" in the new mini supermarket, which is the first of its kind.

The Bank of England has said the UK could already be at the beginning of the longest recession since the 1920s.

A man is due in court charged with sending malicious communications about Covid vaccinations to the emergency services.

Major employers including Amazon and West Midlands Police will be among the attendees at a jobs fair run by a Sandwell MP.

A mother claims her family was hit by stray fireworks during a Bonfire Night event at a bar.

The winner of an unclaimed £7.44 million lottery win has finally come forward – almost five months after the win.

A Tory MP has vowed to vote against the Government if Rishi Sunak scraps the pensions triple lock.

Singing fishmonger John Perry has his sights set on next year's Eurovision song contest ­– after teaming up with his long-lost cousin who has previous experience of the competition.

Transport bosses have vowed to improve bus services in the region with the launch of a 10-step action plan amid a crisis in staffing.

A great-grandmother who is a descendant of William Shakespeare's family is feeling all's well that ends well after her name was formally added to the bard's archives.

A town's councillors have condemned "appalling" anti-Semitic graffiti discovered in a public area.

An appeal has been launched after a man was assaulted at a pub in the Black Country last month.

A man has been jailed for over seven years after pleading guilty to the killing of a retired priest at a hospital.

A car dealer from the Black Country who specialised in camper-van conversions has pleaded guilty to fraud and selling a dangerous vehicle.

Aslef members in 12 train operators will walk out on November 26

A dealer has been jailed for more than 12 years after police swooped on an address in Tipton and seized a large stash of drugs and weapons.

The work goes on as a Commonwealth Games venue is transformed into a community and leisure hub for the whole of Sandwell.

A woman from the Black Country has been ordered to pay an NHS trust more than £26,000 after failing to disclose her criminal convictions when employed by them.

Concept images have been released of planned flood defences which will be set up in Bewdley.

A banqueting suite that was closed down after police found a secret £700,000 cannabis factory has applied for a new licence to trade again.

Patients face a postcode lottery when nurses go on strike later this year.

Poundland is taking on 1,200 temporary seasonal staff and is to keep its stores shut on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day for the third successive year

Mrs Justice Hill approved an agreement at a High Court hearing in London after lawyers representing the boy made medical negligence claims.

Two men from Walsall have been told to pay over £600 each for breaking a public spaces protection order (PSPO) in Walsall in separate incidents.

Police have seized a car which was stolen from the Wyre Forest area following a pursuit.

Three people have been arrested after being caught in a car that had been used in a robbery just half an hour earlier.

Jess Phillips, the Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, has been waiting for over 12 hours with her father in A&E.

More electric vehicles will be rolled out across West Midlands Police to ensure it becomes the "greenest" force in the country – and meets its net zero goal.

A total of 52 young people have joined Wolverhampton's Youth Council - the highest number to be recorded.

Sandwell Council is set to consider proposals to start charging £35 a year for garden waste collections from next year.

Some 401,537 people have been waiting more than a year to start hospital treatment.

Urgent calls have been made for financial chiefs in Wolverhampton to use £3.7m of ‘surplus’ funds that the council holds in reserves, and spend it on helping the city’s most vulnerable people during the cost of living crisis.

Students and young people in Wolverhampton who are interested in working for the city council are to receive a major boost when the local authority becomes part of a Black Country employment initiative.

Bus services heading northbound on the Birmingham New Road have been disrupted due to a shed load.

A former Walsall pub, now converted into flats, will go under the hammer at auction.

Traffic was halted on the M42 due to a collision between a two lorries, a van and a car.

A dog has been seized by police after harrowing images emerged showing the animal being dragged along a road by a woman driving a mobility scooter.

Keepers are thanking the public for their help in tracking a bald eagle that went missing from a zoo.