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The rush is on to find the must-have toy for Christmas – as West Midlands stores warn that shelves are likely to fall empty before the big day.

A man died when he was hit by a train at a Black Country station. It happened at Smethwick Rolfe Street just before 1pm yesterday.

Golfers at one of Britain’s top clubs took a trip down memory lane to celebrate its 75th anniversary.

Black Country property developer Selbourne Homes is celebrating after winning a major industry ‘Oscar’ for transforming a derelict row of shops in Wordsley into a stylish contemporary development.

Roman Bednar was today edging closer to an Albion exit as Championship club Leicester joined the race for the striker’s signature.

Richard Dunne today welcomed news of reserve run-outs for John Carew and Robert Pires after admitting Villa need more experience in the ranks.

Wolves defender Ronald Zubar was due to make his comeback today – but is unlikely to be fast-tracked to the first team this weekend.

Walsall boss Chris Hutchings has backed the Saddlers to beat the drop and urged his troops to keep on fighting.

The Korean peninsula is on high alert after South Korea responded shelling from the North scrambling its fighter jets.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall – and Dean Smith knows the weight of expectation at Sheffield Wednesday.