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A motorist died on the M54 after his Renault Megane left the road and ploughed into a tree. The motorway near Wolverhampton was closed for several hours.

A pay row between Royal Mail and temporary workers has intensified after staff waiting for Christmas wages had just 1p put into their bank accounts.

From a bobby to a boxing coach, people from all walks of life in the Black Country and Staffordshire have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list.

Police are waiting to talk to a 39-year-old man as part of their inquiries into a murder in Wolverhampton.

Two entrepreneurs in the Midlands who have won international acclaim were among those knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours today.

Courier giant Yodel delivered a record amount of parcels this month, bosses revealed today.Courier giant Yodel delivered a record amount of parcels this month, bosses revealed today.

A robber threatened staff at a Staffordshire bank before fleeing empty- handed.

A ward was set to reopen at Walsall Manor Hospital today after an outbreak of winter sickness bug norovirus was contained.

Cape Town, Ibiza, Brazil, Dubai – and Wolverhampton. Black Country DJ Stuart Ojelay has spent the past year jetting off around the globe, playing at glamorous events and entertaining tens of thousands of revellers worldwide.

Black Country humour will be top of the bill as a theatre group embarks on one of its biggest comedy tours to date.