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Trainee reporter at the Express & Star.

March 27, 2025

Air ambulance to Staffordshire prison after prisoner stabbed

Trust says pupils at Walsall special school are 'priority' as staff continue to strike over academy plans

Three arrested after police discover drugs den in Oldbury loft

Police seize XL Bully near Cannock after driver abandons vehicle and leaves dog behind

Watch: Moment armed robbers take man's car from a Staffordshire village driveway

Trains between West Midlands and London Euston face delays - here's why

Police issue pictures of men after cash taken in Cradley burglary

Police appeal for help finding missing Bilston teenager

Building of new Coseley primary school 'paused' following collapse of construction firm

March 26, 2025

Walsall takeaway where inspectors found mice droppings under grill temporarily closed

March 25, 2025

Pensioner robbed in Oldbury by occupants of car who took her handbag and drove off

Two 'dangerous thieves' jailed after car stolen at knifepoint in Wombourne

Highways crews assessing repairs needed on Staffordshire road after crash which killed 'loving' local dad

Smethwick man handed suspended sentence after dumping bags of rubbish on city street

March 24, 2025

Two off-duty paramedics stopped to help at Staffordshire crash which left man dead and two children injured

Wolverhampton school gets 'Good' Ofsted for the first time after 'significant period of change'

Man dies after 'medical emergency' at Walsall Greggs

'The children do not fail to make my day brighter': We meet the Dudley headteacher at 'buzzing' primary school

March 23, 2025

Councils in West Midlands could lose cash if they don't prove action being taken to fix potholes

In pictures: Crowds flock to Wolverhampton for Kabaddi World Cup 2025 final

Police probe Cannock M&S meat thief and issue CCTV pictures of people they want to speak with

Police issue picture of fifth potential victim in Kingstanding stabbing

'It' could have been my mum and dad': Staffordshire local speaks out on dangerous road after man dies in crash

22 joyful pictures of the 2025 Wolverhampton 10k as thousands of runners raise funds for charity

Man dies after crash in Staffordshire - police appeal for witnesses

Two men in hospital after shots fired on Birmingham street

Fire crews still checking for hotspots after blaze at Wolverhampton Heath Town waste centre

New fencing installed at Dudley primary school after construction of supermarket left pupils playing in 'open view'

March 21, 2025

Man charged with robbery after woman has cash stolen at Smethwick cashpoint

March 20, 2025

Army's explosives disposal team called after 'suspicious items' found at property in Birmingham

Five men appear in court charged with murder of man in Walsall

Fire crews called to blaze in Wolverhampton garden

Police recover knuckle-duster and drugs in stop-and-search in Smethwick

Man arrested after woman 'grabbed' and robbed at Smethwick cashpoint

Five charged with Walsall murder as victim, 22, named by police

Police investigating after person pronounced dead on rail line near Rugeley

Disruption to trains through Wolverhampton and Birmingham cleared

March 19, 2025

'Pupils are kind and caring': Ofsted praise 'Outstanding' Wolverhampton primary school

March 18, 2025

Smethwick suspected carbon monoxide leak: Police update after nine people were taken to hospital

TV host Lorraine Kelly to help name critically endangered tiger cub born at West Midlands Safari Park

Enforcement notice served on travellers who set up illegal camp in Staffordshire

Air ambulance was called to Great Barr stabbing which left boy, 15, with 'serious injuries'

'I don't think I can come back from this': Owner of Dudley workshop hit by fire reels as cause is revealed

'We want something better for the community!' Staffordshire residents push for pump track at popular park

Former Walsall nightclub to go under the hammer with planning permission to build 28 flats

March 17, 2025

Watch: Actors and production team spotted in West Midlands park as 'Silent Witness' filming under way in region

Welcome to primary school near Wolverhampton where 'everyone is always smiling'

March 15, 2025

Staff at Walsall special school plan further strikes over plans to join academy trust

March 14, 2025

Man taken to hospital after disorder in Birmingham as 'shots fired' on street an hour later

Watch: Fire crews remain at scene of blaze at Dudley factory