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The size of school dinners in one Black Country borough could be reduced because too many youngsters are overweight or obese, it was revealed today.

Back office staff at West Midlands fire service took almost twice the number of sick days as front-line firefighters, it emerged today.

A Second World War hero, who was awarded the prestigious Military Cross for his bravery, has died aged 95.

Councils in the Black Country and Staffordshire have paid out tens of thousands of pounds to drivers whose cars were damaged by potholes on the region’s weather-ravaged roads.

Transport chiefs are watching passengers at bus shelters and labelling them “angels, wallflowers or window-wipers” depending on how they behave.

A bar where an innocent landlord was shot dead is to be sold at auction.

Work on bridges over the multi-million new underpass being created on the A41 in West Bromwich is almost complete.

Chris Brunt has kicked off Albion’s derby-day countdown by insisting they can add their Villa hoodoo to the list of curses they have broken this season.

Jody Craddock has insisted Wolves have a ‘massive carrot’ at Stoke – after being described as the ‘epitomy’ of professionalism.

Captain Karl Henry returns to the Britannia Stadium admitting he is much more of a Tony Pulis player at Wolves than he ever was at Stoke.