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The scene in Codsall

Breaking Fire crews called to Staffordshire bar near Wolverhampton

Cesar Peixoto celebrates

Cesar Peixoto praises ‘amazing’ Fer Lopez display in Wolves’ win at Preston

Fer Lopez celebrates his goal against Preston

Wolves score three at Preston for first away win in 16 months

About twenty firefighters have tackled a blaze at a property in Tipton High Street this afternoon.

Tipton road has reopened after fire

Dan takes a look at the Sand Well, in West Bromwich, the historic well that gave the borough it's name

Plus Black Country origins: The little spring that gave Sandwell its name

Fans watch on as as Saddlers battle in goalless first home game

Plus 26 cracking Walsall fan photos as Saddlers battle in goalless clash

Milking Bank in Dudley

Incredible reader photos show orange skies across the West Midlands

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Stourbridge fire on the railway

Watch first train travel on Stourbridge to Hagley line after fire

Four men have been jailed after police stopped their car, following them breaking the arms and legs of a construction worker.

Moment police smash car window and arrest gang in Wolverhampton

Anna Chattaway and Dom Wilde, with their daughter Florence.

Stourbridge mum reveals how baby's 30cm tumour was missed

A man waving a 'metal object' in Birmingham city centre.

‘He’s got a machete’: Shocking scenes on Birmingham nightlife strip

Nostalgia

John Bray in the middle of a packed out away end at Deepdale

Plus 'A roar of complete defiance' sparked a return to the good times
As founder members of the Football League, Wolves and Preston have met many times over the last 138 years. As a vast travelling army of away fans head to Deepdale on Saturday, memories return of one particular trip not so long ago, when another new era was born.

35 pictures of Walsall FC's ramshackle Fellows Park home

Gustave Vichy was one of the premier master craftsmen during the ‘Golden Age’ of French automata

Victorian musical automaton discovered in Staffordshire house

Business

'Great coffee. Beautiful setting' - New cafe opening at nature reserve

'Watch this space' - Black Country pub announces it will reopen

Sarah Moorhouse - CEO of the Black Country Chamber of Commerce

Falling unemployment masks fragile business confidence, Chamber says

St John’s Retail Park, Wolverhampton, and a new Boots store is on the way.

Work under way to open new Boots store on edge of city centre

Education

Reform set to undo £1m spend and 125-year lease for unpopular school

GCSE results are a big moment for students as they consider their future

What next after GCSEs? Top Tips from Sandwell Colleges principal

Students react to GCSE results at St Peter's Collegiate Academy

GCSE results day 2026 as Black Country students got grades

Students react to GCSE results at St Peter's Collegiate Academy

Grade 9s galore as Black Country students celebrate GCSE success

Amy Cooper achieved 9 grades at 7 or above: 2 grade 9s in Art and Computer Science, a combined Science grade of 9-8, 3 grade 8s in Maths, Geography and French and 2 grade 7s in English Language and Literature.

Pictures capture smiles and success as students collect GCSE results

There's not enough information about Northern Ireland school pupils below GCSE age to guarantee they're getting quality education, officials have concluded. Photo: arrowsmith2 - stock.adobe.com

West Midlands among England's worst areas for GCSE pass rates

Your World

Tim with Rob and Will Critical Care Paramedics from the Midlands Air Ambulance

Paul Chuckle Backs Stafford DJ’s Charity Daytime Disco Celebrating 35 Years of M...

Acclimatisation hike at the foot of Elbrus. L-R Front Marc Towle, Gwenan Jones, C Natalja Vasina ( Performance Hiking UK), Back L-R Marina Eagar, Sarah Derry.

My incredible Russian climbing holiday - and a KGB interrogation

Nina meeting families

Eastenders actor champions community support in the Midlands

Rugeley and District Lions presenting cheque to Mihai Rotaru, pictured with his little Brother Andrei Rotaru and Rugeley Town Crier Adrian Basford.

Rugeley Lions support local swimmer completing 50-day challenge

Politics

The latest Raise The Flags protest in Shrewsbury

Another Shrewsbury flags protest and counter march as it happened

Cabinet members delay decision on spending grant on temp accommodation

Prince of Wales theatre in Cannock

Councillors vote to save Prince of Wales Theatre from demolition

Former councillor Christine Duffy, who has resigned from Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.

Reform UK councillor resigns days after declaring commitment to role

Dudley Council chamber

Dudley councillors fume as important debates delayed by other topics

Stourbridge Glass Museum, Wordsley with the Red House Cone over the canal.

'On its knees' - Glass museum boss calls on PM for urgent action

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I found the perfect balance of softness and support with this mattress

Online Home Shop's hot pink bow-print storage box has helped me tidy away household items that have looked unsightly in my home for years.

The pretty storage buys making my home feel instantly more organised

These women's waterproof jackets offer options for everything from everyday autumn showers to colder days.

Four women's waterproof jackets to have ready for autumn rain

Health

Snake believed to be first to benefit from human cancer treatment

Sir David Nicholson and Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal pose with contract manager Alton Rennalls near the panels. Photo: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

New solar farm powering Wolverhampton hospital officially opened

Sonia Kumar MP

Boost to MP's drive for health services in Dudley town centre

Brenda Irving has urged people to be part of research around Bladder cancer. Photo: NIHR

Three-time bladder cancer survivor backs landmark trial

The Royal Stoke University Hospital's A&E unit

Heatwave linked to ambulance handover delays in A&E departments

Jaswinder Kaur, at a community allotment in Tipton

'Getting my own allotment in Tipton helped me overcome depression'