Two people had to be rescued from flooded marshes in Stafford by firefighters after they became stranded when out walking.

Tributes have been paid across the Black Country and Staffordshire after Captain Sir Tom Moore had died in hospital at the age of 100 after contracting coronavirus.

A new Covid vaccination centre is being set up in the former TJ Hughes store in Walsall's Saddlers shopping centre.

A dead patient was left on a ward for hours and another died after a fall at a hospital which has suffered staffing issues during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A shooting victim has told a jury of the moment he was fired at while visiting a barber's in Walsall.

Fears have been raised about the effectiveness of vaccines against the South African variant of coronavirus which has been revealed to have been in the Black Country for more than six weeks.

Covid infection rates are falling sharply across the West Midlands – but dangers remain, experts warn today.

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

Explaining what city status would mean to the people of Wolverhampton, a council spokesman put it quite succinctly.

But scheme has been criticised as 'helping out the virus'.

A campaign is being waged to halt speeding motorists through the installation of cameras along a road plagued by rogue drivers.

Disruption pupils have faced must be taken into account, says vice chancellor.

A charity is encouraging people to share the love in the run up to Valentine’s Day as part of a new campaign.

A war veteran who survived the bloody Battle of Monte Cassino will be celebrating his 100th birthday tomorrow.

Online shoppers are being asked to support a palliative care charity through its online shop.

The company leading the delivery of HS2 has launched a new jobs website to promote an estimated 20,000 roles it says phase one will create in the years ahead.

Old photographs of landmarks in Shropshire have been revealed from a pre-war album.

Theresa May's quip about the 'magic money tree' was one of the very few memorable quotes from the former prime minister's ill-fated 2017 General Election campaign.

Tributes have been paid to a father-of-four who was shot outside his Dudley home and died in hospital on his birthday.

A second Covid community vaccination site has opened in Staffordshire.

Villa Park is set to become the latest coronavirus vaccination centre, it has been announced.

A further 69 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

Black Country marathon runner Blind Dave Heeley OBE is urging people to take Covid-19 seriously and get vaccinated – after revealing his own battle with the virus.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of theft in Ludlow.

Urgent testing is now underway for the 10,300 residents in the WS2 area of Walsall after a case of the more contagious Covid-19 variant first discovered in South Africa was confirmed.

A man has been convicted of killing a new father in a West Midlands attack more than four years ago – after police tracked down the killer to a flat in Norway.

A man has been charged over two burglaries at a business in Stone.

A jealous man savagely beat his pregnant ex-partner with a hammer after invading her home, a court heard.

For years, he's devoted his life to saving others. But now a stalwart volunteer with West Mercia Search and Rescue is fighting for his own life after being struck with coronavirus.

An appeal has been launched to give a golf-mad teenager "a space of his own” after he spent most of the past year isolating due to a serious illness.

A man accused of a double murder has admitted firing a crossbow twice during a brawl at a cannabis farm but said he did not intend to kill anyone.

The £30 million revamp of Birchley Island will see the roundabout to becoming a "gateway to the Black Country rather than an obstacle", it has been claimed.

A new report warning of the devastating impact of missed schooling due to lockdown must serve as "a wake up call" to ministers, a Black Country MP has said.

Community leaders have been urged to help curb the inevitable spread of the new strain of Covid-19 to other parts of the West Midlands.

This is the moment a police officer ran into a burning building to rescue families, captured on dramatic body-worn video.

A parcel delivery business, which has its UK headquarters in Cannock, is continuing West Midlands recruitment in 2021 with 70 jobs immediately available.

Amateur photographers are being urged to put a national nature reserve in the frame for next year’s calendars.

A man was shot in the stomach in a Walsall barber shop after a dispute relating to money owed over a car, a trial heard.

The amount of council tax people pay to fund West Midlands Police is set to rise by the maximum amount.

A radio station is paying tribute to gay music icons as part of its celebrations of LGBT History Month.

It was a cold, frosty night, and Janine Downes had been working the streets of Wolverhampton's red-light district.

Covid leaves its devastating mark on death figures.

An arrest has been made after a car was driven at two women on a pavement in Halesowen.

A heavily pregnant “professional pickpocket” who preyed on new mothers – swiping purses while they cared for young babies – has been convicted of multiple thefts after being caught in Birmingham city centre.

A brick was thrown at a police officer through the window of her car.

Bosses at Birmingham council have "lost control" of staff management after rehiring more than 200 people – despite spending thousands on making many of them redundant, it has been claimed.

Images show plans for a 900-pupil school – set for approval by councillors this week.

More than 100 new jobs look set to come to Sandwell on the back of £450 million extension of the Midland Metro.

Plans to provide 121 homes for key workers such as police, firefighters and NHS staff have been put forward as part of the Midland Metropolitan super hospital.

A volunteer at one of Wolverhampton’s coronavirus test centres has secured a new full-time job after impressing fellow workers with his enthusiasm for the role.

A new storage warehouse and business start-up suites could be built on vacant Willenhall land, helping to create new jobs.

A food warehouse has been fined £60,000 after pleading guilty to four offences under health and safety legislation at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.

A Stafford man has been found guilty of raping a teenage boy.

Two men used metal bars in an attempted burglary in Stafford.

New images show the £160 million new designer outlet lit up at sunset.

A further 44 coronavirus patients have died in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

The board of pubs group Marston's has unanimously rejected a proposed takeover by American investors.

A whole floor of a Walsall shopping centre is to be closed, leaving half a dozen independent retailers looking for a new home during lockdown.

A man shot in the Black Country over the weekend has died in hospital - prompting police to launch a murder investigation.

Supermarket chain Aldi is to invest more than £19 million in new and upgraded stores across the West Midlands this year, creating more than 500 jobs.

Police are investigating after a woman died shortly after being found unconscious in Wolverhampton.

Two teenagers have appeared in court charged with murder after a schoolboy was killed in a gun and knife attack.

A man has been killed in an early-hours house fire in Wolverhampton.

A Bewdley-based business helping children play and learn has won a national award.

A man has been left in a critical condition after being shot in the Black Country.

The director of major Midlands travel firm says the industry is still hopeful people will be able to go on holiday this summer.

A campaign has been launched by a Kingswinford man to gain recognition of work done by the National Health Service during the pandemic.

A hairdresser has said she is overwhelmed and excited to be shortlisted for two national awards.

Coronavirus vaccinations are starting at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton today.