She had beauty, brains and everything to live for, but tragic Trudy Shingler had still managed to achieve so much before her death, aged just 35.

A mother has been awarded an £8 million damages payout from Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust after her daughter was left severely disabled by a cocktail of hospital superbugs.

With a career that spans almost 10 years and reads like a Who’s Who of fashion, Birmingham born international model and beauty blogger Ruth Crilly has been flying the flag for her home town while jetting around the world’ s glamorous locations, working for top photographers, fashion brands and magazines.

Model Kelly Brook shows off her figure as she promotes Jukari’s new workout & she reveals which bit of her body she’s not that happy with.

Was Women’s Editor Maria Cusine skating on thin ice when she agreed to be a judge on the live tour of one of television’s top dancing shows?

Kelly Brook, Austin Healey and Mark Ramprakash will be waltzing into the West Midlands in the new year when the glitz and glamour of Strictly Come Dancing arrives in the region, it was announced today.

Life for Black Country mother Natalie Middleton has been full of sugar and spice and all things nice since winning the hit TV show Come Dine With Me in May.

Hit talent show X Factor returns to TV screens tonight – and two sets of wannabes from the Black Country are certain to be tuning in.

Forget being caretaker of a tropical Australian island – the best job in the world may just be at Greggs bakery in Birmingham.

Grey skies and wet weather hardly herald in the sunny season, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of hundreds of women who were determined to get into the mood for summer at a beauty gala evening in the Black Country.

A book from the daytime TV show Loose Women is this week’s number one best-seller.

A recent survey of over 2,000 Brits conducted by new deodorent range Bionsen found that UK men and women find curvier celebrities to be the most naturally beautiful. Take a look at our list to see who comes top!