West Midlands

Three jailed over 'festivals of dangerous driving' across Birmingham

Influencers jailed for organising 'Festivals of dangerous driving'

Flames and smoke pour from roof of factory building.

Watch: Flames and smoke pour from roof of factory building

Ross Watson alongside his wife Annika.

Watch: IVF miracle baby born metres apart from his future wife

Belong at Home Atherton celebrate their award success.

Seven years at the top for Wigan borough care provider

Watch: Shots are fired as men wield machetes in large-scale disorder

A police tent in West Park in Wolverhampton following a stabbing.

Watch: Region records highest rate of knife crime offences

Excited England fans dance around “Bellingham” bus.

Excited England fans dance around “Bellingham” bus

Eight armed men chase teen leaving him with multiple stab wounds.

Watch 8 armed men chase teen leaving him with multiple stab wounds

Bryn Nicholls stands next to the Jude Bellingham England shirt mural he has created in his front garden.

Watch: England fan creates Jude Bellingham lawn mural in front garden

Suspect ignites blaze in family home killing Akashdeep Singh, 26.

Watch: Suspect ignites blaze in family home killing 26-year-old man

Tyjon Cogger & Saabir Mohamed pull into the car park where Saabir Mohamed opens fire with a sawn-off shotgun.

Watch: Chilling moment a gunman opens fire with sawn-off shotgun

Belong at Home's Wigan team celebrate their success

Seven years at the top for Wigan care provider

Derek Burwell, 83, spends 30 years building miniature railway in garden.

Grandad spends 30 years building miniature railway in garden

National Fish and Chip Day sees queues for 1p fish and chips.

Watch: National Fish and Chip Day sees queues for 1p fish and chips

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Symptoms and signs to look out for in recent rise of Measles

Man finds a car engulfed in flames rolling backwards down street.

Watch: Man finds a car engulfed in flames rolling down street
Watch as a man finds a car covered in flames rolling backwards down his street.
Jessica Martin

(L to R) Katie Roberts, Ashley Rust, Willow, 13 weeks, Scarlett and Hunter.

Watch: Baby has to live away from mum due to mould-ridden council home

CCTV of an armed robbery where the burglars yielded a machete.

Watch as knife-wielding thug raids store - but gets locked in by staff

Wollescote, Stourbridge, West Midlands

Watch: Gangs of young tearaways wreak havoc in ‘warzone’ suburb

Ashirie Smith dances and poses with a gun.

Watch: Teen dances at home and poses with a gun 'boasting to friends'

The most competitive UK regions revealed

Baby southern white rhino Malaika with 15-year-old mum, Keyah, at West Midlands Safari Park

Watch: Adorable baby rhino takes first steps

Measles cases are on the rise - and health officials fear many children are not vaccinated against it. (Picture: RCPCH and NHS)

Children forced to isolate as measles becomes "national incident"

Martinho De Sousa (L), Tireq McIntosh (C), Kian Durnin (R) have been jailed for a total of 69 years for shooting children in a Wolverhampton playground. Picture: West Midlands Police

Dramatic moment gunmen who shot children in playground were arrested

The home in Sandringham Avenue in Walsall which was built without planning permission - and must now be torn down Picture: SWNS

'Monster mansion' with no planning permission has to be demolished

Parent Power 2024: The Times releases its list of Best UK schools & league table

The Sunday Times releases Parent Power 2024 UK guide

Sussex spaniel Elton, who has recovered from paralysis, with veterinary physiotherapist Holly Finelli and master dog trainer Graeme Hall

Heartwarming video shows paralysed puppy learning to walk again
A little puppy who was at risk of never walking again can now scamper around again - and wag his tail
Tom Morton

A Black Country boozer called The Tilted Barrel where pool balls 'roll uphill' is now Britain's wonkiest pub following the loss of the Crooked House.

Britain’s newly crowned ‘wonkiest pub’ set to go on auction

Cops received a call from a member of the public that a 12 foot yellow python was slithering on Harwood Street, West Bromwich.

Terrifying moment 12ft python spotted slithering along UK street

Carl Falconer who has been going to The Tilted Barrel pub for about 40 years.

Inside Britain’s new wonkiest pub The Tilted Barrel

Shocking footage shows young children being played on the tracks

Watch: Terrifying risks recorded on level crossings

A taxi rank in Wigan town centre

Taxis operating in Wigan but registered in Wolverhampton spark concerns

Fire crews at The Crooked House pub

Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ catches fire one month after break-in

Iain Hughes went missing during a charity swim in the English Channel

Body found in search for firefighter missing in English Channel

Heartbreaking footage shows 11-month-old moggy Bella hooked up to tubes and a heart monitor after coming into contact with a lily, which are highly poisonous to cats.

Poisoned cat ‘died for 26 minutes’ after brush with popular flower

A £1million mansion could be yours for £550,000 - but buyers should be aware it comes with a huge catch.

£1m mansion up for grabs for bargain £550k – but there’s a huge catch

PC Steven Walters, pictured on October 4, 2016. (Photo - SWNS)

West Midlands Police officers guilty of having sex while on duty

Gang who used ‘Thank you NHS van’ to transport 100kg drugs during pandemic jailed for almost 100 years

Gang who used ‘Thank you NHS van’ to transport cocaine & heroin jailed

Father of two Iain Hughes went missing swimming the English Channel

Father of two goes missing swimming English Channel

Jacob Murphy, 17, from Quinton in Birmingham, is thought to be the youngest professional brewer in the UK

Meet UK’s youngest brewer who can’t wait for his 18th birthday

Birmingham Airport has been ranked the worst in the UK for delays for two years running. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Birmingham Airport ranked the worst airport for delays

Hayfever sufferers have been warned their symptoms could be out in full force this week

Hayfever warning as first ‘pollen bomb’ of the year hits UK

Bolton West MP Chris Green

Chris Green MP: Too much power given to mayors?

Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ could close after 192 years as ‘drunk’ building put up for sale

Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ put up for sale - see pictures

National Highways has issued a severe weather alert

National Highways issue severe weather alert in parts of the UK

Phoenix Rise - how to watch BBC coming-of-age drama & entire cast list

Usual and unusual ways people prefer to snack on their crisps

Hoping to enjoy a carefree holiday

Unorganised holdaymakers wasting enough money when booking holiday

Queen Consort Camilla have tested positive for Covid-19, say Buckingham Palace officials.

Queen Consort Camilla tests positive for Covid-19

The Queen Consort was set to carry out several engagements but has been forced to cancel due to illness

Queen Consort forced to pull out of events after contracting illness

Nurses braving freezing temperatures to form a picket line.

Biggest NHS walkout in history gets underway today

Foodbank on Ward 10 at Walsall Manor Hospital with Claire Cooper, Senior Sister.

Hospitals forced to open food banks for their own staff

Amazon are closing three UK warehouses

Amazon to close three UK warehouses affecting 1200 jobs

Martin Clunes and Caroline Catz in Doc Martin

Keep Britain Tidy pleads with entertainment chiefs in sky lantern ban campaign

Some of the animals looking for homes at Blue Cross

Blue Cross Animal charity releases list of animals looking homes