Specialist castings and engineering group Chamberlin has issued its delayed results for the 2019-2020 financial year.

A steel sculpture towering almost 20 feet has been installed at a nature reserve, honouring a protected species that lives there.

A Black Country man has been jailed for 10 years after hitting his victim with a hammer several times - leaving him in intensive care - in one of two attacks.

A man was punched and chased by a "gang" into a pub before they killed a young father outside, a trial heard.

Manufacturing, vehicle sales and other consumer activity have revived to above pre-pandemic levels.

The image was taken by Danish photographer Mads Nissen.

Virus variants are driving the latest spike in deaths.

People can now move across local authority boundaries and meet outside in groups of up to six.

Images of a grieving Prince Charles feature on many of Friday’s front pages.

Britons are set to be allowed to travel abroad for foreign holidays from May 17.

Relaxation of some coronavirus restrictions are to start in Scotland as Northern Ireland leaders agree a timetable to ease lockdown rules.

Public Health England’s Yvonne Doyle said it was ‘even more vital’ to follow coronavirus rules as lockdown is lifted.

Researchers said vaccination is needed to boost immune responses, prevent reinfection and reduce transmission.

Police are urging people not to be 'complacent' and stick to the rules during the country's first weekend of restrictions easing.

If you don't pay attention, you will probably miss it. Just past the halls of residence on a West Midland university campus, a small red-and-white sign pokes out of the grass. This is the only visual clue that the anonymous looking building behind is...

Staff at a troubled Wolverhampton school are set to go on strike next week over concerns about workload and safety.

A health chief says "surge testing" should be prioritised over lockdowns if new variants of coronavirus are found.

A survey has found the majority of rural households are unable or unwilling to pay for the green heating measures outlined in the Government’s current proposals, raising questions over whether plans to reduce emissions from homes in the West Midlan...

Radio presenter Dicky Dodd has revealed his new career as a part-time bus driver while sharing the highlights of his career in a new podcast.

A total of £1,000 has been donated to a project which aims to tackle the digital divide among schoolchildren across Wolverhampton.

Families are taking advantage of the weather during the last week of the Easter holidays by enjoying the sunshine across the region.

A mental health charity is ready to take the next step after purchasing a support truck.

The University of Wolverhampton has outlined its plans for the next 10 years, focusing efforts on people and place to help the economy emerge from the Covd-19 pandemic.

A row of new hedging is being planted along the line of the Lichfield Canal project thanks to funding from South Staffs Water.

Analysis of a pilot in Liverpool found ‘poor’ adherence from care home staff and no impact on Covid-19 outbreaks.

Plans for what will become the second tallest building in Birmingham have once again been approved by the council.

New “high-quality” apartments could be built on a vandalism hotspot to help boost Smethwick town centre.

A Kidderminster woman has been fined after an undercover investigation found that she was selling puppies illegally from her home.

NHS England said a total of 4.7 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of February 2021.

CCTV footage capturing the moment Reece Cox was "set upon" by a group of men has been shown to jurors in a murder trial.

A hospice's charity shops saw 2,800 customers through its doors on the first day of opening.

A bereaved woman from Wolverhampton is among more than 112,000 patients and relatives who are demanding action from the Government to fund research into brain tumours and help find a cure.

The final words of a young and heroic father killed while defending a friend outside a Sedgley pub were recalled to jurors in a murder trial today.

A driver has been arrested following a car crash in Wolverhampton that left two children seriously hurt.

An arrest has been made after a crash in which two children were taken to a paediatric major trauma centre in Wolverhampton.

A post-mortem on a great-grandmother who was mauled to death by two dogs in the Black Country has concluded she died from a traumatic injury from a dog bite.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission raised concerns about ‘unlawful discrimination’ in a submission to the Government.

Police are continuing their investigations after a man in his 20s was stabbed in Wednesbury - but no arrests have yet been made.

A new symptom-free Covid-19 testing centre will open in Shifnal on Monday.

A teenage boy has been charged with the attempted murder of a 14-year-old in a Birmingham park.

Three new businesses have opened in a shopping centre this week as other businesses returned to work due to lockdown easing.

A pair of 67-year-old identical twins and an NHS doctor who has not seen her family were among the groups selected to take part.

Most people are following self-isolation requirements for the full 10-day period.

Customers under the age of 25 are being blocked from reserving entire homes in their local area if they have fewer than three positive reviews.

The Commons Leader also suggested MPs could ‘lead by example’ by supporting the hospitality sector across the country.

Two further coronavirus deaths have been confirmed at hospital trusts in the Black Country and Birmingham.

London’s regional director of Public Health England said cases of the South African variant had been identified in the capital.

A doctor has told an inquest of the “unprecedented” decision to enter the scene of the Fishmongers’ Hall terror attack to help casualties despite bomb fears.

Jet2holidays, the tour operator, has reported strong bookings for summer 2022.

One man and two women escaped serious injury in a three-vehicle-crash in Dudley.

People in Walsall have been warned over Covid-19 complacency despite data showing a fall in cases

More than 50 new homes are set to be built on the site of a former Rugeley school – and half will be affordable properties.

Online electricals retailer AO World, which has its recycling centre at Halesfield, Telford, and a new distribution base in Stafford, has said it expects to deliver bumper profits over the year ahead despite the reopening of high street rivals, as it...

A huge new base for one of Britain’s biggest gas suppliers will be built in Wolverhampton after plans were given the green light.

A West Midlands man and his partner are to stand trial later this year accused of murdering his six-year-old son.

According to data from NHS England, a total of 4.7 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of February 2021.

Up to a third of shoppers were found not to be wearing face masks in Wolverhampton shops – just two days after non-essential stores were allowed to reopen.

An 83-year-old landlord who let a property through collapsed estate agent Homepoint says he is being pursued for nearly £2,400 by liquidators after ending his contract with the company.

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

Cannabis worth almost £150,000 was seized after a drug factory was raided in the Black Country.

Hundreds of different coronavirus variants have been in the country since the pandemic began, said a director of public health.

Surge testing will be carried out in parts of the Black Country after a case of the South African coronavirus variant was found.

The GMB said strike action will continue.

Analysis reveals Covid-19 rates have dropped below 100 cases per 100,000 people.

A taxi driver has left his company after footage emerged of a passenger removing a bow from a lamp post which had been placed in memory of a two-week-old boy killed in a crash.

Students at a Black Country university will not be returning to face-to-face teaching before May 17, a vice-chancellor has confirmed.

"If we can save one life doing what we're doing, then I think that we've succeeded"

An MP has called for more bobbies on the beat in a town after a move for a new police base stalled due to rising costs.

A new plea date has been set for defendants in a case where a postman was assaulted and had mail stolen.

Two friends are preparing to take on a mountainous challenge in aid of a local charity.

A fundraising campaign has been launched to help secure the future of a community advice and support centre.

Employers across a city are being invited to apply for financial support with providing regular Covid-19 testing.

More than 21,500 delegates attended the first Black Country Virtual Careers Expo during the four weeks from January 14.

As the Government allowed businesses to reopen today, there were signs that life was slowly easing back to some form of normality.

Bridgnorth is "safe and open for business – and now's the time to kick-start the local economy."

The inquest into the deaths of Saskia Jones and Jack Merritt heard how Usman Khan, who had been living in Stafford, stabbed other people during the terror attack.

Businesses in the Black Country and Staffordshire have benefited from around £481 million in support through grants and business rates relief during the coronavirus pandemic, figures reveal.

The incident in Wolverhampton city centre has led to the pug's owner to plead with dog owners to keep their pets on leads after the two-year-old was left with serious injuries.

Wolves have raised concerns about "professional autograph hunters" flouting Covid guidelines while congregating around players and their vehicles.

A man has been given a hospital order for indecently exposing himself to several young women – mainly students – in the Selly Oak area last year.

More than 100 musical performances will take place during a 10-day jazz festival which will be held this summer.

Four further coronavirus deaths have been confirmed at hospital trusts in the Black Country, Birmingham and Staffordshire.

A mobile coronavirus testing unit will be available at a Wolverhampton primary school this week.

A schoolboy is in hospital after being stabbed multiple times in a city park.

One man has been killed and a second is in hospital with serious injuries after a shooting in Birmingham.

A man has been arrested in connection with a double shooting in Birmingham.

A teenager was shot in a drive-by attack hours after a man was shot dead and a schoolboy stabbed in Birmingham.

An MP has praised the Duke of Edinburgh's "drive and determination" in a speech to Parliament after his death aged 99.

A young father was beaten to death by six men who set upon him using a "pack mentality" after he tried to help someone else being attacked near a Black Country pub, a court has been told.

A Stafford businessman is hoping his bid to open a beer shop two doors down from his town centre taphouse will get the thumbs up from councillors.

A troubled former Black Country pub could be converted into apartments after the owners were driven out by violent attacks from thugs.

A grandfather whose family were warned to expect the worst has defied the odds and returned home one year on from contracting coronavirus.

The trial of an alleged killer accused of murdering a 24-year-old father in Wolverhampton last year has been adjourned.

Optician and hearing service provider Specsavers is set to move into an empty shop unit in Stafford’s Market Square.

A Black Country building society is extending its opening hours with the reopening of non-essential shops as coronavirus restrictions ease.

Stafford’s new First Citizen is to be elected virtually for the first time in the borough Mayoralty’s 407-year history next week.

A night in Stone's custody cells may be a thing of the past, but a more permanent accommodation opportunity could be on the cards for the former police station.

A former haulage yard and care home site hit by anti-social behaviour issues in Brierley Hill could be bulldozed to make way for more than 30 homes.

A former apprentice is celebrating after being appointed as supervisor of the department where he did his training.