A have-a-go-pensioner with a replacement hip chased a thief more than half her age who stole her purse at a Black Country shopping centre, a court heard.

A shop manager stole more than £19,000 in takings from the branch of 99p Stores he ran and then gambled it away at a casino, a court was told.

A brave Midland soldier who stayed behind to shoot at the enemy to allow his patrol to escape during a First World War battle is to have a new plaque erected in his honour.

A poet, editor and artist who started a nationally-acclaimed poetry magazine has died at the age of 69.

The meticulously-planned escape of prisoner John Anslow, who is suspected of murdering a Staffordshire father, has been branded “shocking” in a debate at the House of Lords.

A reverend who used to be based in the Black Country is the leading contender to become the Church of England’s first woman bishop.

Around 17 drivers a day have been caught speeding on just seven miles of the M5 since the start of a £9.32 million roadworks scheme, it emerged today.

High streets in the Black Country have some of the largest number of empty shops in the country, new figures revealed today.

A teenager caught with a ring stolen from a jewellery shop in Wolverhampton during the summer riots has avoided being locked up.

More patients than expected are dying at three out of five hospital trusts in the West Midlands and Staffordshire, latest NHS figures show.