Tributes have been paid to a teenager killed in a crash as two people hurt in the collision remain seriously injured in hospital.

Health bosses from across the region have urged people to stick to the Covid rules as lockdown is eased from today.

England and Wales lockdown rules currently in place as UK Government prepares to reintroduce the ‘rule of six’ and Wales scraps 'stay local'.

A mobile Covid-19 rapid test unit has returned to Bantock Park this week.

The first Covid rules in England are being lifted today, allowing people to meet outside in groups again

A vulnerable man has gone missing after leaving a hospital.

The PM is expected to urge the public to take personal responsibility by sticking to the restrictions.

Tenpin owner Ten Entertainment Group says it is in great shape to reopen its indoor bowling centres in May.

It comes after a week in which a raft of leading fund managers said they will reject the listing.

The proposal involves offering customers 50% off the cost of goods at independent retailers up to a price of £10.

A new report revealed that 38.2% of licensed premises in the UK say they have space to trade outside.

Nearly one in ten workers suspect they are being monitored while working from home without being informed.

Some smaller firms are said to have stopped selling into the EU permanently after new trading rules came into force at the start of this year.

A husband and wife duo hope to hit the right note with fans after penning a song to help lift people's spirits during lockdown.

A Wolverhampton scriptwriter has landed a job producing BBC Radio 4's long-standing radio soap opera The Archers.

Express & Star readers have backed calls for a vaccine passport to help speed up the country’s return to normality.

As war clouds gathered, Wolverhampton and the Black Country prepared.

The site of a former pub that bore the name of one of the world's greatest ever footballers is set to be turned into homes.

The pandemic has brought into focus the work of those we rely on in the NHS. It has also prompted a new-found interest in a caring career.

It was just a hobby – but after being made redundant during the lockdown, Nick Smith turned his passion for camper vans into a full-time job.

A giant factory, making batteries for thousands of electric cars, is crucial to spearhead a green revolution in the heart of the West Midlands, says Andy Street. The regional mayor says a 'gigafactory' represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to '...

Liam Byrne MP has explained the infamous note he wrote that heralded the advent of austerity.

Craig Thomas lived in Whittington, Shropshire, for many years.

A Black Country girl-guiding troop has put out an appeal for help finding a new home.

A Wolverhampton couple celebrating 60 years of marriage say the secret is “a lot of patience, sense of humour, and give and take.”

A second test blast will take place at Rugeley Power Station on Wednesday ahead of the towers being demolished in June.

A teenager has been killed and six people have been injured in a horror crash in Walsall.

Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory has come up with a new way to keep hungry customers satisfied during lockdown – pies by post.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden acknowledged all legal restrictions may not end in June as was hoped.

Some 3.5 million people have had their second doses.

Car owners are being warned to 'insure it or lose it' by West Midlands Police.

A 15-year-old boy had £200 stolen when he was attacked by a group of teens wielding a machete.

Tory backbenchers, publicans and scientists have raised concerns over the possible use of coronavirus health certificates.

Kidderminster Library will take over as the new site for rapid Covid testing in Wyre Forest.

Six more Covid deaths have been confirmed in the Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham.

Poultry at a Staffordshire chicken farm are set to be culled after bird flu was confirmed at the site.

Boris Johnson said he is wary of the prospect of rising coronavirus infection rates.

More than 25 million people in England have been vaccinated with their first dose.

Widespread testing is seen as a key measure to keep Covid-19 under control as the lockdown is eased in England.

Charities say the UK is ‘one of the world’s highest per-capita buyers’ of vaccines.

Armed police were called to West Bromwich after reports of a gun being spotted.

An abusive husband who stabbed his wife eight times on the street in front their children has been locked up for 24 years.

Six men have been arrested by police investigating indecent images of children in Staffordshire

"It is still incredibly raw, but what is keeping me going now is to do something positive in Geeta’s memory, something I know she would want me to do."

A six-year-old boy has found a fossil dating back hundreds of millions of years while digging in his Black Country garden.

The warmer and brighter weather coincides with the easing of England’s lockdown on Monday.

The Prime Minister acknowledged cases could again spiral as restrictions are relaxed.

Liberty employs around 5,000 workers at a number of sites across the UK.

Weapons and drugs were seized during a raid near Wolverhampton.

A second bid for nearly £4 million of funding to create a history centre in Stafford has been submitted for round two of the application process.

A £250,000 flood prevention scheme has been given the go-ahead to tackle problems on a busy town road.

Former kennel buildings in the green belt are set to be demolished and replaced with three new bungalows.

A Rugeley convenience store has been given the green light to install new illuminated shop signs despite an objection from town councillors.

Almost 30 "affordable" new homes look set to be built on derelict Walsall land that used to be home to a garage.

Four more Covid deaths have been confirmed in the Black Country and Birmingham as the region passed the halfway point for adult Covid jabs.

A new supermarket has opened in Wolverhampton.

As a 21-year-old Star photographer David Bagnall had no fear going out to cover angry pickets, but that was a different matter when he was called to give evidence at the trial a year later.

A jealous Black Country man who travelled to Shropshire to brutally beat his heavily-pregnant ex-partner with a hammer will spend almost 10 years in prison.

Three boy racers have been jailed after causing a crash which left a driver seriously injured while speeding through the West Midlands.

A long-standing Labour councillor in Sandwell could stand for the Conservatives in May's election, it has emerged.

After months of being closed, caravan park owners in Wales will today be welcoming back guests – but only if they are from Wales.

Sandwell's Labour group has been plunged into fresh turmoil ahead of the local elections over claims of a "hugely damaging" selection process.

More than 500 Walsall residents have signed a petition calling for action to stop speeding on a road where three crashes happened in one week.

Two places of worship have welcomed people for Covid vaccinations as part of a community partnership.

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

Hospices and charities in the region are battling back after a "rollercoaster" of a year that saw them pushed to the brink.

An 84-year-old woman died after tripping over a mat on her way into a clinic to get her Covid jab, an inquest heard.

A number of jabs will reportedly be manufactured in the UK.

Nursing home resident Rachel Johnston died after her brain was starved of oxygen.

A drink-driver who sent a pedestrian flying into the air and then drove off as he lay dying in the road has been jailed for more than five years.