An official inquiry has been urged at Westminster into “an evil plot” by “a bunch of bigots and racists” to turn Britain’s second-biggest city “into a no-go area for Jewish people”.

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A popular Black Country pub which was once under threat from a plan to turn it into a supermarket has reopened after a major revamp.

Two dilapidated city centre shops that were demolished will be rebuilt alongside new flats after plans received the backing of a council.

A jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court was shown has been shown the catalyst of the violence which led up to the killing of Mohammed Khan in a busy Walsall street.

Three lanes of the M5 northbound have closed near Worcester after a van overturned on the motorway. www.expressandstar.com/news/2025/11...

It's a town which has a lot to offer visitors looking for history, community and nature and which has potential to grow.

A man is set to appear at Birmingham Crown Court to face charges of the rape and sexual assault of a Sikh woman in Walsall.

Drivers have been warned of delays following a 'serious' crash on the M54 between junctions for Wolverhampton and Albrighton.

The jury was shown footage of Mohammed Khan being fatally stabbed and stomped during a busy afternoon on a Walsall street in the first day of the major murder trial. www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2...

Halesowen Town legend Colin Brookes dies aged 83 www.expressandstar.com/sport/2025/1...

It's a pub which has become the focal point for community activities within the Shropshire village it's based in, as well as being one of the jewels of the estate which owns the land.

A Black Country council has successfully stopped 10 fraudulent Right to Buy applications which has protected around £750,000 in public funds.

The region's brightest and best apprentices and mentors were captured on camera as they celebrated at the Black Country Apprenticeship Awards 2025 at the Copthorne Hotel, in the Dudley borough.

The Sandwell College Cradley Heath Skills Campus build is almost complete - with bosses saying that 'exciting' things are coming.

Panto stars joined thousands of families at the Wolverhampton Christmas lights switch on show.

Three people were arrested and two motors were seized during a stop and check operation in Stafford. www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2...

Plans have been submitted for a Walsall rooftop street food venue which was shut down last month for operating without permission.

A county lines dealer who sold a range of drugs on the streets of Telford and was paid in electrical items and chocolates has been jailed for six years.

Visitors to Dudley Canal Trust could soon take an underground train through the world-famous Seven Sisters limestone caverns under ambitious new plans put forward by tourism bosses.

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFS) has ordered West Midlands Police to improve child protection services in three areas

Police thank the public for helping them get a prolific Wolverhampton car thief jailed for stealing 24 vehciles across the Black Country www.expressandstar.com/news/2025/11...

Walsall Council is still awaiting the go-ahead to open its £32 million new 'super tip' - two months after the site was completed.

Health and safety improvements were recommended at a Wolverhampton yard in the months before an employee was run over by a reversing wagon, a court has heard.

A Wolverhampton cafe owner jailed for drugs and guns offences has been given until January to come clean about his criminal assets.

A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to pretend to be a police officer investigating bank fraud to swindle Wolverhampton residents out of money.

Part of the southbound M6 near Walsall has become blocked after a lorry broke down on the motorway. www.expressandstar.com/news/transpo...

230 homes planned for Lichfield village with more details added from developers as 85 objections are raised

Three vehicles involved in crash on A-road near Bridgnorth - police, fire and ambulance called to scene

A date has been set for the trial of the bosses of an animal refuge charity in Staffordshire who have been charged with cruelty.

These are the faces of the latest men to be given extended jail sentences for a vicious machete attack that left the victims severely disabled.

Motorists travelling on the M6 are facing 45-minute delays due to over running overnight roadworks in Staffordshire and Walsall. www.expressandstar.com/news/2025/11...

Thomas Telford University Technical College (UTC) is a school where ambition shines and the school community thrives.

Stafford town centre’s annual Christmas lights switch-on is set to go with less of a bang than previous years, in a move that has been welcomed by a local dog rescue charity.

These are the top 10 neighbourhoods in the West Midlands that have seen the biggest property price increase in the last year.

Patients across the region have been urged to treat hospital admission as 'normal service' in the wake of five days of strikes by resident doctors.

A woman stole £30,000 from an elderly relative and spent thousands on clothes, a court was told.

Staffordshire hedgehog hero, 82, honoured with British Empire Medal for a quarter-century helping wildlife

Watch: Moment £3k is stolen from pensioner's car boot as he gets into driving seat in Dudley

‘Sweetness like treacle’: Here’s what happened when a 150 year-old bottle of rare Staffordshire beer was opened and drank

14 Black Country and Staffordshire pubs to grab the perfect festive drink in the lead up to Christmas 2025

Meet the West Midlands man on a 'never-ending' pub crawl having visited nearly 170 London pubs

Watch: Beverley Knight braves Storm Claudia with hardy volunteers for Molineux Sleepout in aid of charities

Two more jailed for 'vicious machete attack' in Darlaston that left victim disabled

Driver sentenced after high-speed pursuit into hospital grounds in Staffordshire

An elderly couple who have lived in their 'forever home' in Staffordshire for 28 years fear part of it is going to be 'washed away' by water from a turning point in a canal adjacent to their home

Punk legend Johnny Rotten was spotted in Bilston tucking into a bag of Major's iconic orange chips following a sold-out gig.

Train operators have warned against travelling during tomorrow's severe weather as the West Midlands prepares for heavy rain and high winds.

The NHS may have to cut frontline staff plus appointments and operations for patients if doctors’ strikes continue, health leaders have warned.

The Met Office has issued an Amber weather warning for parts of the West Midlands as Storm Claudia heads to the UK www.expressandstar.com/news/environ...