A trained fitness coach and volunteer is seeking further funding for a weekly boxing and mental health programme aimed at vulnerable children between the ages of 11 and 14.

From Tuesday, residents leaving their home for a walk or to visit a loved one’s garden will no longer have to isolate for two weeks on return.

Gyms, leisure centres, swimming pools and fitness classes will be able to resume from Monday May 3, First Minister Mark Drakeford said.

With 386,452 new cases, India now has reported more than 18.7 million since the pandemic began.

Archie has already braved some bitter nights, with rain and snow.

Visitors cheered and screamed with happiness as they entered the theme park.

The two companies said their submission to the European Medicines Agency was based on an advanced study in more than 2,000 adolescents.

Selby, Hyndburn and North Lincolnshire are currently recording the highest rates.

The immune response of those who have not previously been infected and have only received one dose of the vaccine could be insufficient.

The nation’s papers feature a mix of pandemic and economic developments on Saturday.

Overall, two-thirds of the adult population in England have received their first dose, and more than a quarter have been fully vaccinated.

The Transport Select Committee said the Government’s failure to publish the lists by Saturday ‘could cost people their jobs’.

Weather warnings could be imposed over the weekend, the Met Office has said.

The Prime Minister has insisted the row is a ‘farrago of nonsense’.

A severe blaze ripped through a derelict pub in Bilston in the early hours.

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Midlands Air Ambulance today thanked its supporters after revealing it had managed to raise the £10 million needed to keep flying.

Midlands Air Ambulance was as busy as ever through lockdown, but the nature of emergencies it attended changed as society shut down.

Coronavirus vaccine appointments have been rearranged after a "small delivery disruption" to a shipment of around 300 doses in the Black Country.

A man has been jailed for eight years after stabbing a woman and injuring a seven-month-old baby.

The series six finale of Line of Duty is nearly here. So here are six reasons we love the hit BBC show.

UB40 and Beverley Knight will both perform at an open-air concert at Sandwell Valley Country Park this summer, while a dance music spectacular is also planned

We take a closer look at the candidates and key issues ahead of this year's PCC election in the West Midlands.

Claire Darke is ending two challenging but unforgettable years as Mayor of Wolverhampton. Today she describes the experience.

Tipton and Coseley Building Society is celebrating 120 years helping homeowners in the West Midlands.

A Banksy-style mural painted on the side of a pub wall has got people doing a double-take.

A community group has launched plans to transform a derelict site into a place for people to grow food and teach children wildlife conservation.

Far more new or expectant mothers were in contact with mental health services in the Black Country in January than before the pandemic, figures show.

A foster care agency on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border celebrating its one-year anniversary has revealed the challenges of working through a pandemic and urged prospective parents to consider fostering.

Residents across the county are marking Staffordshire Day today.

Staff and pupils at Abbey Federation School in Smethwick said a fond farewell to their school crossing lady Linda Kelly, fondly known as "Lolly Lin".

The daughters of a Staffordshire musician who spent his final days at St Giles Hospice are calling on people to support the charity by backing its summer raffle.

A range of activities created by pupils to revive, relax and refresh the mind have won a thumbs up in a school competition.

Two areas of the West Midlands have joined the likes of Penzance in a list of top property hotspots in England.

A Dudley woman who was first diagnosed with debilitating arthritis at the age of just 37 has turned to art to help manage her condition and give her a focus.

There were aching legs, but cheers at the end of a marathon charity walk for three wise men.

An unexploded Second World War device has been found in the canal off Wolverhampton's Ring Road, leading to traffic chaos in the city as police cordoned off the area.

Two "utterly reckless" drivers who were racing along the A5 when one of their cars flipped over and crashed into a DFS store have been locked up.

A driver from Walsall who took the lives of two men when he crashed a stolen car head-on has been jailed for 12 years.

Professor Paul Hunter said the data showed there were currently no negative effects of allowing people to mix more.

The Competition and Markets Authority said the firm has failed to address its concerns after hundreds of customers complained.

Good Hope Hospital has unveiled its new £1 million maternity facility to support new mothers and babies.

HomeServe, which has just launched a search for new staff in the Black Country, has been named as one of the UK’s best places to work for the third year in a row.

Former Judas Priest drummer John Hinch has died at the age of 73.

No further coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in hospitals in the Black Country, Birmingham or Staffordshire.

He may be 75 with a hip replacement – but adventure junkie Alan Peace won’t let that stop him walking 630 miles in one go to support Cancer Research UK.

Almost 60 per cent of all adults in the Black Country and West Birmingham have had their first Covid vaccine.

Jordy Nicholas Van Duijvenbode, 31, pleaded guilty to holding a gathering of more than 30 people.

Stafford terrorist Usman Khan sought to diminish the seriousness of his offending during his frustrated attempts to find a job following his release from prison, an inquest jury heard.

A puppy has been reunited with her owners after being stolen and turning up two weeks later and 100 miles away in Birmingham.

A woman has been charged in connection with courier fraud after pensioners in the region were conned out of £16,000.

Two people have been charged with trying to steal a catalytic converter from a car.

For the National Cold War Exhibition it's a not-so-invisible enemy which simply cannot be ignored – dust.

Dog owners are being urged to keep their pets on leads as part of a national 'Lead On' campaign.

The start date has been announced for a multi-million pound scheme looking to help revitalise Shifnal's town centre.

The Department for Health and Social Care said the existing NHS app is being considered as part of the digital route.

Night Time Industries Scotland argues the curbs are ‘no longer justifiable or proportionate’.

A bid to provide a safe haven in Walsall for women and children who are victims of domestic violence has been given the go-ahead.

Lidl is set to open a new store at Merry Hill.

Rule breakers have been warned they could face police action ahead of a busy bank holiday weekend across the Black Country and Staffordshire.

A £100 million redevelopment of the “most contaminated land in Europe” has been given the green light by Walsall planners.

Sandwell leisure centre staff have gone on strike over changes to the contracts of around 280 employees.

A double garage that was built taller than it should have been can now be converted into a bungalow after retrospective planning permission was granted for the building.

A man and woman suffered serious head injuries after they were attacked with a glass bottle by a group of men.

A man has been arrested after a pensioner was conned out of thousands of pounds.

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A popular South Asian arts festival is set to return to the region after confirming its dates for the event.

A proposed Black Country housing scheme which residents feared would intensify antisocial behaviour problems they suffer has been rejected.

A “brilliant idea” to turn a disused Netherton industrial site into a canal-side housing development of more than 90 homes has been given the green light.

A woman has been hurt trying to stop a gang of masked attackers stealing a quad bike after they ram-raided a garage at a property in Oldbury.

Investigators are examining the cause of a blaze which tore through the ground floor of a house in Great Barr.

A man from Dudley has been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure, in connection with a number of offences in South Warwickshire.

Bilston-based information management company EDM Group has been sold to Restore in a £61 million deal.

Lower fares and a weekly contactless cap on buses in the West Midlands has been described as "brilliant news" by the Transport Secretary.

Drivers were told to expect delays this morning following a crash in the Black Country.

A body has been discovered in a car in an Asda car park in the Black Country after concerns were raised over a man.

The newborn infant - since named George by those looking after him - was found in a Birmingham park last week.

A stretch of one of Wolverhampton's busiest roads was closed after a crash.

Five of the 14 injured officers required medical treatment.

The Government’s target is to have offered a jab to all UK adults by the end of July.

People aged 40 and over are now being invited to book a life-saving Covid-19 jab as the NHS vaccination programme.

The jury in the trial of four men accused of murder outside a Black Country bar has been shown CCTV footage of events before the incident reviewed by a forensic video expert who has advised the FBI.

Last week's episode of the BBC police drama saw a dramatic chase and stand-off involving DI Kate Fleming, and now the Mazda has ended up on a Wolverhampton forecourt.

An in-depth look at the state of play in Staffordshire ahead of polling day on May 6.

A Black Country tattooist has explained how a chance discussion with a hairdresser led to Raul Jimenez becoming a customer.

A moggie who has been lovingly nursed back to health during a nine-month stay in charity care is now looking for a new chance at a happy life.

This month has been the frostiest for 60 years and one of the driest on record. The only thing it has lacked is April showers.

A fly-tipper who dumped broken furniture and wooden boards outside allotments in Birmingham has been ordered to pay £1,691 by a court.

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has told MPs that tougher laws, as well as treatment for drug addicts, are needed to ensure shop workers are better protected from abuse.

The Prime Minister said he will comply with ‘whatever’ the Electoral Commission wants after the watchdog launched an investigation.

Bus fares in the West Midlands are set to be slashed in a bid to help the region get "moving again" after lockdown restrictions have ended.

Mark Masefield was handed a minimum term of 20 years in prison at Birmingham Crown Court.

Steve Machin said terrorist Usman Khan, 28, told him he was wearing the large coat indoors because of the weather.

A young Stourbridge entrepreneur has turned his passion for cars into a fledgling business.

West Mercia Police is appealing for witnesses and information following reports that a couple were pushed into a canal in Stourport-on-Severn.

One further coronavirus death has been confirmed in Birmingham.

The Health Secretary said the process was quick and painless.

Overall provisional headcount stood at 137,704 in England and Wales as of March 31.

Simon Silwood pleaded not guilty to sending an offensive message to the West Bromwich Albion midfielder.

Nick Gibbs said a decision would depend on the data.