A man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder after a car was driven at a group of people outside a Black Country pub.

The Conservatives have picked up another seat in Sandwell after winning the Tividale by-election.

A body of a man – believed to be missing 20-year-old Phoenix Everill – has been found in Staffordshire.

Drivers in Sutton are disregarding the law and potentially putting lives at risk, a concerned resident has said.

A popular Sutton Coldfield venue has been forced to temporarily close after staff were contacted by Track and Trace and told to self-isolate.

Racially and religiously aggravated offences rose by nearly a quarter in the West Midlands last year as hundreds more incidents were reported.

Around 40 locations including parks and markets across the Black Country and West Birmingham are offering walk-in vaccines this weekend – in a final push before 'Freedom Day'.

The chief executive of crisis-ridden Sandwell Council is set to stand down, the Express & Star understands.

The announcement of the bid for Dudley to become a city has been met with mixed responses from people living in and around the borough.

Becoming a city would open up all sorts of investment and job opportunities for Dudley, a council boss has said.

More than 160 people across the West Midlands received life-saving organ transplants last year despite the impact of Covid-19 on the NHS.

Nine electric motorbikes worth around £45,000 have been stolen from a bike shop which specialises in electric bikes in Cannock.

National Express West Midlands is cutting bus fares – as the region sees all Covid restrictions lifted next week.

It’s a great day for a walk – or to simply lie back and eat your chips.

A pie delivery business in the Black Country set up during Covid-19 has taken off nationally thanks to expats desperate to taste a slice of home.

A martial arts gym in Cannock is preparing to officially reopen and welcome back both old and new members after spending more than £15,000 on a refurbishment project.

Residents and staff at a Wolverhampton retirement village are hoping to gain an award as part of the Britain in Bloom competition.

Pupils at a Wolverhampton school proved they were on target to score goals when they completed a sponsored football shoot-out to raise money to buy sports equipment.

Bridgnorth Cliff Railway will consult staff on whether face masks should be worn once Covid restrictions are lifted from July 19.

Scores of record enthusiasts are set to queue up to bag rare editions at a shop's Record Store Day on Saturday.

A Government minister has thrown his weight behind Dudley's bid to become a city.

Pupils and staff at a Dudley school can now enjoy nature, relax and keep fit, thanks to a nature trail and sensory garden created by 70 volunteers which was part-funded by a wealth management company.

The Prime Minister urged people not to throw caution to the winds as England’s lockdown is lifted on Monday.

A raft of major projects have been given the green light after two Black Country towns secured more than £46 million in funding.

A dispersal order has been put in place on playing fields in Dudley – following concerns of crime and anti-social behaviour in the area.

Two new coronavirus deaths have been confirmed in the region's hospitals – in the latest figures released by NHS England.

Patrick Dardis, chief executive of Young’s, told the PA news agency that the group will not require vaccine certification.

In some local authority areas, less than half of 18-24 year-olds have received a first dose.

Police patrols have been stepped up after a woman was threatened by a man outside a Cannock primary school.

A week-long joint operation has led to the capture of six fugitives wanted for modern slavery and human trafficking offences across the country – including in Wolverhampton.

A new recruitment drive for more magistrates to cover courts across the West Midlands region has been launched.

Although there are still more than 160 sleeps before Christmas, the Severn Valley Railway is feeling festive as it prepares to open bookings for its Santa trains.

Stone community leaders have branded plans to link the area with Great Wyrley as part of proposed Parliamentary constituency changes “bonkers” – and questioned what the town has in common with the village.

A violent burglar who broke a man's jaw as he raided a home has been jailed for more than six years after being linked to a face covering he dropped at the scene.

The death of a newborn baby found in a Black Country canal is now being treated as murder - with a £5,000 reward offered in an attempt to find his killer.

Police believe a baby boy found dead in a Black Country canal could have been alive for several hours – as they now treat his death as a murder investigation.

The PM urged caution when lockdown ends in England on Monday as ministers denied the rules have become a ‘total shambles’.

Tributes have been left at the scene of a crash where a cyclist was killed in Walsall.

England’s coronavirus rules are set to end from July 19.

The shake-up of the running of Staffordshire's fire service has been praised in a national report.

Doctors, nurses and other hospital staff as well as visitors to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton were treated to a cooling sweet treat as part of a national campaign to gain support for an increase in wages for NHS staff.

Table service is recommended to continue in bars, while pubs, restaurants and nightclubs are encouraged to check vaccine and testing status.

Boris Johnson also said there is ‘obviously a case’ for developing a plant in the car-building heartlands of the West Midlands.

Tony Green was caught on CCTV as he aimed his Skoda Octavia at Shkelzen Taka outside a Birmingham massage parlour.

A Starbucks drive-thru is set to open at Merry Hill later this year, creating 11 new jobs.

Fraud is costing businesses and individuals across the Midlands £18.9 billion, and £137 billion nationally every year, according to research published by national audit, tax, advisory and risk firm Crowe.

A Wolverhampton murder trial has been cancelled as Covid continues to play havoc with the region's courts.

A delivery van full of white goods was destroyed as a fire tore through it near Bridgnorth.

The numbers of people out of work and claiming unemployment benefits have fallen again in the West Midlands.

A Wolverhampton man who filmed a dog being placed into a microwave while making comments about the Holocaust has been given a community order.

Official figures showed a record 356,000 increase in payrolled workers between May and June – the seventh monthly rise in a row.

Drivers have been warned to expect traffic chaos at a major roundabout in the Black Country as a junction of the M6 closes for the entire weekend.

The Sutton Coldfield Community Games proved a massive hit as they made a welcome return after missing 2020 due to the pandemic.

Almost 300 Year 9 students from the Arthur Terry School took part in a Dragon’s Den style business pitch challenge.

The online fashion giant said it expects volatility and has seen increased costs in supply chains.

"Mission critical" plans are being submitted for an electric car battery plant that could create up to 6,000 new jobs in the West Midlands.

A woman has been charged with killing a seven-year-old boy in the West Midlands.

The chief executive of water company Severn Trent is delighted that it has achieved the UK's top environmental grade for the second year running.

A hospital trust has been told it must increase staffing and address "low morale and negative culture" on its maternity wards following an inspection prompted by whistleblowers.

An online groomer who tried to contact a 14-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister told police: “I am depraved. I am a pervert.”

Proud history, popular attractions and ambitious plans for the future make Dudley a key contender for city status, the borough's bosses have said.

A Walsall boxing club is making a desperate appeal for help in finding new premises after learning it must find £18,000 to meet the annual lease on its existing headquarters.

An initial failure to run HS2 trains through the centre of Birmingham has been branded a "huge missed opportunity" by the West Midlands Mayor.

More than 170 unsuspecting drivers were caught out by police hiding in unmarked lorry cabs on the M6 in the West Midlands as part of a road safety operation.

A number of services operated by Diamond Bus for Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) will terminate from next month.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust's patient experience team have been awarded funding for a 12-month volunteering programme aimed at providing opportunities for young people.

A mobile coronavirus vaccine van will be offering jabs to people outside a busy train station.

Eight new hospitals are set to be built in England, it has been revealed.

The Ladder for the Black Country has congratulated a sixth form college on the achievement of getting three of its students into the University of Cambridge's extremely competitive summer school programme.

Respite care services for adults with a learning disability could be revamped in Staffordshire in the wake of the pandemic, chiefs have said.

A care home company has been busy handing out coronavirus tests and advice on its service at a Black Country market.

People with "chronic diseases" who could not get treatment during the pandemic are now piling pressure onto hospitals struggling to cope with the Covid backlog, an NHS chief has said.

Residents of the Royal Town are being urged to back a petition aimed at winning recognition for a Sutton Coldfield motorsport legend.

People young and old came together to celebrate Black Country Day.

Dudley marked Black Country Day by announcing a bid for city status.

Wales will move to alert level 1 on July 17, and then level 0 on August 7 if infection rates remain stable and even more people are vaccinated.

Earlier in July the Queen awarded the George Cross to the NHS on the institution’s 73rd anniversary.

The Transport Secretary has said he hopes the electrification of the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton rail line will be delivered soon.

Hundreds of people in the Black Country have been waiting more than a year for hospital treatment amid the backlog caused by Covid, while cancer delays are causing particular concern for bosses.

A low uptake of the Covid jab is causing a "crisis" at hospitals in the region, a health boss has said.

It is the latest restructuring by the John Lewis Partnership.

Sports fans will be able to take home their very own slice of history when hundreds of souvenirs go under the hammer.

Food writer and cook Nigel Slater has described being made an OBE in recognition of his culinary career as “the icing on my little cake”.

Relatives of victims of the Birmingham pub bombings have described Government plans to introduce legislation to end all prosecutions related to the Troubles before 1998 as “obscene”.

The Mayor of the West Midlands has urged people travelling on public transport after July 19 to continue wearing their face masks.

More than 87% of adults have also received their first dose.

A record number of 999 calls were made to the West Midlands Ambulance Service twice in the last two weeks as the region's paramedics face their busiest ever period.

Boris Johnson announced the move as he condemned the ‘racist outpourings’ aimed at England players following the Euro 2020 final.

Buckingham Palace was kept closed to the public in 2020-2021.

One new coronavirus death has been confirmed in the region's hospitals - in the latest figures released by NHS England.

A vintage cinema poster for one of Roger Moore’s 007 films is set to leave bidders at a Midlands auction shaken and stirred.

A leading trade unionist today called on the West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street to step up in the fight to avert the GKN jobs crisis which could see the company exit Erdington and the UK, with 520 skilled jobs lost to the region.

A driver arrested after a cyclist died in a crash with a car has been released on police bail.

An Ipsos Mori poll found that 76% of people intend to continue wearing a face mask in shops once restrictions have lifted.

A Black Country mother died from “extensive burns to her body” in a house fire that ripped through her home.

The new Peaky Blinders-themed bar and restaurant in Dudley town centre is to open on August 9.

A woman who started her school career as a volunteer at a Walsall primary school and then joined the staff has decided to retire after 33 years in the classrooms.

A large paddock which stretches a third of an acre has been opened at an animal sanctuary in Sedgley as a safe space for dogs.

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce chose Black Country Day – July 14 – to launch its annual awards.

Water companies need to improve their environmental performance as there are still too many serious pollution incidents, the Environment Agency has warned.