In the old days it would have been “madam” – but now it’s more likely to be “babe (or round these parts ‘bab’)”, “love”, “duck” or “chick/chuck”, writes Louise Jew.

Parents of a Wolverhampton baby born with two holes in his heart are now hoping to raise funds to save hundreds of children.

The brave grandmother who armed herself with a mop and chased a masked gunman from her South Staffordshire corner shop today admitted she felt sorry for her attacker.

This CCTV shows the dramatic moments an elderly shopkeeper armed herself with a mop and chased a masked gunman from her South Staffordshire store.

A shopkeeper today told how she fended off an armed robber after grabbing a mop and chasing him from her Staffordshire store on the “spur of the moment”.

A shopkeeper chased a masked gunman out of her Staffordshire store with a mop and pursued him until he fired in her direction, a court heard.

Britain’s Got Talent star Jean Martyn proved she hasn’t forgotten her roots despite fame and success when she took to the stage in front of a home crowd.

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.

A motorway flyover serving the newly-approved Jaguar Land Rover engine plant would be “catastrophic” for residents living nearby, it was claimed today.

From Parliament in the snow to a platform for  displaying the talents of budding young artists, MPs have to choose their Christmas cards wisely.