Police are appealing for help in tracing a wanted man from Dudley.

The Black Country and Staffordshire will see the New Year in with wintry showers.

The Black Country and Staffordshire today woke up under tougher restrictions after the Health Secretary announced the region will move up to Tier 4 – but the region’s Mayor said there is “light at the end of the tunnel”.

From helping the homeless to improving diversity – meet the local community heroes named in the New Year’s Honours list.

MPs and council chiefs across the region have expressed their regret as the Black Country and Staffordshire moved into Tier 4 restrictions.

More than £30 million in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at hospital trusts across the Black Country and Staffordshire.

When coronavirus first came to Russells Hall Hospital, nurse Beth Farney said the scene looked like something out of ET.

The criminal trial is supposed to be the end of the road.

Plans to invest millions of pounds into services across Dudley – including “significant support” for older people – are being put to the public.

Churches across the region have been reflecting on a difficult year as they prepare for the new one.

Zoos and wildlife parks serving the West Midlands were closed for large parts of 2020 as coronavirus forced a ban on visitors.

A sports club in the county has reported more people taking to the great outdoors after months of 2020 spent in lockdown and growing interest has led to an award nomination.

A Black Country school has continued to help disadvantaged families across its community through its food bank.

The Green Duck Brewing Company has got quacking with canning beer to help revive sales during the coronavirus crisis.

Two police officers from the Black Country are to receive top honours for their parts in separate life-saving incidents.

New images have shown the progress of HS2 in the West Midlands as the "forward momentum" of the rail line has been praised by project chiefs.

Firefighters rescuing a dog near Bridgnorth were forced to stand down after discovering the hole it had become stuck down belonged to badgers.

Conservative MPs in the Black Country hailed a "fantastic" Brexit deal after it was voted into law.

Two people have been arrested after a driver was threatened with a sword and snow thrown at the car in Oldbury.

A further 39 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Hospitals in the Black Country and Staffordshire are treating almost 850 coronavirus patients – amid warnings the region is heading into Tier 4.

A clean-up operation is underway after a lake became polluted with diesel, affecting wildlife at the beauty spot.

An appeal has been launched to find two youths after a car was vandalised.

A Pizza Hut restaurant is closing in the Black Country today, bringing uncertainty to staff members.

Motorists are again being urged to take extra care on the roads as further snow and ice warnings were issued for the region.

A 16-year-old has been charged after another teenager was stabbed in Dudley.

Emergency services attended a collision on Bridgnorth Road, in Kidderminster, today after a lorry and a car collided, thought to be due to black ice.

A fire has led to the partial closure of a West Midlands shopping centre.

A new space for creatives is opening in Wolverhampton the new year.

Two people have been arrested after a three-week-old baby was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A 74-year-old woman was robbed of her purse in Tipton by a man offering to help her walk in the snow.

Thousands of people who have been in contact with someone with coronavirus across the Black Country and Staffordshire are still not being reached by the test and trace system, figures suggest.

See the latest figures for coronavirus cases and deaths in your area.

A care home boss has spoken of her hopes for the future after the most challenging year of her career battling coronavirus.

A couple have been able to mark their 65th wedding anniversary together in person – thanks to a special visit granted amid Covid-19.

A 100-year-old former Second World War nurse has received a Christmas pudding mixed by the Royal Family.

A widower has made a heartfelt appeal for people to support a Staffordshire hospice after the care they gave his wife.

A city charity will mark its fifth year of helping homeless people with its annual hamper collection.

A fundraiser from the Black Country has raised more than £22,000 for a hospital through a series of Christmas shows.

The chief executive of an education services provider is calling for renewed community spirit in the West Midlands in 2021.

Plans to build a fish bait factory in the grounds of a former historic hall have residents fearing they will have to live with an unpleasant smell coming from the building.

Personal items left in tribute to four people who died in a crash have disappeared from the tree they were attached to.

West Midlands Police officers were assaulted 19 times in a 24 hour period, it has been revealed.

West Midlands Police has made more than £150,000 available to community groups funded by cash and assets seized from criminals.

Police are searching for two men after a vulnerable person's home was burgled.

Drivers have been urged not to travel unless necessary as alerts were issued for snow and ice across the region.

See more photos from readers across the West Midlands and Staffordshire after snow fell across the county.

A further 26 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

More than a quarter of domestic abuse incidents across the West Midlands and Staffordshire were against men, figures have revealed.

Police arrested two boys and recovered a lock knife and BB gun after youths pretended to shoot each other at a bus station.

A man has been charged with murder after another man died after being hit by a car on Boxing Day.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after another man was hit by a car on Boxing Day.

A 16-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another teenager was stabbed in Dudley.

An appeal has gone out to help find a dog which is believed to have been stolen.