Ambulance crews in the West Midlands and Staffordshire have dealt with a surge in demand amid freezing temperatures – taking nearly 200 extra calls in one day alone.

Former TV presenter Ashley Blake today told how he has turned to volunteering as he struggles to find work following his release from prison.

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.

Two wheels have proven to be better than four for a paramedic who is using a motorbike to beat the traffic and respond more quickly to emergency calls.

Ambulance staff who helped treat people caught up in the riots which hit the region this summer have been honoured at an awards ceremony.

A driver had to be cut free from the mangled wreckage of his car after it smashed into a lamppost in Bilston.

Up to 13 Black Country ambulance stations are set to be closed in a £7 million shake up of the service, it emerged today.

A medical hearing has heard that a paramedic failed to diagnose heart failure in a patient, who died days after being admitted to a Black Country hospital.

Paramedics took an hour and a half to respond to a life-threatening emergency in Wolverhampton after getting stuck in heavy snow = 11 times their target for reaching the most serious 999 calls.

Two men were killed today in separate car crashes in the West Midlands. The tragedies were part of a busy night for the region’s emergency services.