A startled pensioner had the shock of her life when she looked out the window of her Black Country home and saw an unexpected visitor in her garden – a polecat.

When Elys Davies received a fuel bill of more than £112,000 for just two months, despite not having an account with British Gas, he burst into hysterics.

A punter who gambled just 50p has become the country’s first betting-shop millionaire at odds of two million to one – after a horse called A Dream Come True romped home at Wolverhampton’s Dunstall Park.

It should have been a straightforward trip to court for Wednesfield detective Mark Davis. But he ended up red faced – after a defendant’s mum tried to knock him off his feet.

It might not look like Doctor Who’s Tardis, but this building is an example of the police boxes which used to be found across the Black Country.

Two young Black Country girls have become the latest people to sight the mysterious unidentified flying object which has been dubbed the Dudley Dorito.

A mysterious “flying Dorito-shaped” object which was seen by dozens of people just before Christmas has been spotted again – this time in the skies above Lower Gornal.

Readers have been calling in their droves to tell us they saw the huge “Dorito” UFO in the skies over the Black Country.

Pensioner Cynthia Brookes had a shock when she went to get her Christmas decorations out – she came face to face with a giant wasps nest.

Being a parent can be an expensive business – a buggy costing £600, a £50 baby swing, £25 baby gym, feeding chair at £30, £40 for a bouncy chair – and not to mention the cost of nappies and food.

Singing AA man Herrol Donchez who serenades motorists as he fixes their cars is releasing a single in a bid to bag the coveted Christmas number one spot.

Landlord Dave Russell is champion at catching out customers with his tall tales – and his fascination with fibs led him to a national competition to find the world’s biggest liar.