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Royal Dutch Shell today announced a 49% surge in first quarter profits as the energy giant joined rival BP in benefiting from higher oil prices.

Controversial plans to flood acres of green belt in South Staffordshire to create a marina for narrowboats were today revived – just weeks after being withdrawn following protests.

Council chiefs in Birmingham today said they might contest a employment tribunal ruling which, it is claimed, could cost the authority up to £600 million in back pay to women workers.

A public inquiry is set to be held into compulsory purchase orders needed for Smethwick’s new £484 million super hospital project to proceed.

A food group based in the Black Country is about to become a £1 billion-a-year business with the takeover of a poultry company based in The Netherlands.

A talented young dancer and actress from Wolverhampton is hoping to pirouette her way to success after winning a place at a national summer school for budding performers.

Archaeologists have started excavating hidden tunnels under the Manor House in West Bromwich to uncover the history of the planned visitor attraction.

Dudley Zoo’s red pandas are looking forward to an endless supply of bamboo, thanks to the generosity of a Shropshire family.

Gabriel Tamas today urged Albion to end their promotion campaign in style by collecting another record against Barnsley on Sunday.

Villa defender Richard Dunne has turned up the heat on former club Manchester City by insisting all of the pressure is on them in Saturday’s top-four showdown.