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Black Country Day 2025: All about the huge festival and the key events to celebrate across Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and Sandwell

Proud Black Country folk are preparing for a bostin' celebration of the West Midlands this month.

Supporting image for story: Black Country Day 2025: All about the huge festival and the key events to celebrate across Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and Sandwell

Supporting image for story: Community choir to perform songs from the musicals

Community choir to perform songs from the musicals

Supporting image for story: Lichfield District’s iconic Proms in Beacon Park returns

Lichfield District’s iconic Proms in Beacon Park returns

Supporting image for story: Opinion: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning - the end is never the end

Opinion: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's Back to the Beginning - the end is never the end

Supporting image for story: Review: Jeff Lynne’s Birmingham farewell - a heartfelt homecoming for a Brummie legend

Review: Jeff Lynne’s Birmingham farewell - a heartfelt homecoming for a Brummie legend

Supporting image for story: Goodbye ELO: 18 amazing images of Jeff Lynn's farewell tour in Birmingham at Utilita Arena on the first night

Goodbye ELO: 18 amazing images of Jeff Lynn's farewell tour in Birmingham at Utilita Arena on the first night

Supporting image for story: Famous faces including former Spice Girl Emma Bunton attend wedding of Mel B

Famous faces including former Spice Girl Emma Bunton attend wedding of Mel B

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Supporting image for story: Black Sabbath: Ozzy the police dog puppy is on Villa Park concert duty

Black Sabbath: Ozzy the police dog puppy is on Villa Park concert duty

Supporting image for story: In pictures: Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning at Villa Park as heavy metal stars from across the world take to the stage

In pictures: Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning at Villa Park as heavy metal stars from across the world take to the stage

Supporting image for story: 52 iconic pictures of Black Sabbath fans at Villa Park as Ozzy Osbourne and the band get ready for their last gig with Metallica, Anthrax and more heavy metal stars

52 iconic pictures of Black Sabbath fans at Villa Park as Ozzy Osbourne and the band get ready for their last gig with Metallica, Anthrax and more heavy metal stars

Supporting image for story: In pictures Heavy metal stars rehearse for the epic Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning concert at Villa Park, including Anthrax and Yungblud

In pictures Heavy metal stars rehearse for the epic Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning concert at Villa Park, including Anthrax and Yungblud

Supporting image for story: LIVE: The BIG West Midlands weekend with Black Sabbath, Jeff Lynne, Colmore Food Festival and Godiva Festival

LIVE: The BIG West Midlands weekend with Black Sabbath, Jeff Lynne, Colmore Food Festival and Godiva Festival

Supporting image for story: ELO Goodbye: Birmingham icon Jeff Lynne prepares for farewell appearance in his home city - here is all you need to know

ELO Goodbye: Birmingham icon Jeff Lynne prepares for farewell appearance in his home city - here is all you need to know

Supporting image for story: Digbeth club The Night Owl celebrates its 10th Birthday

Digbeth club The Night Owl celebrates its 10th Birthday

Supporting image for story: Black Sabbath - Back to the Beginning: All you need to know about this weekend's heavy metal homecoming in Birmingham

Black Sabbath - Back to the Beginning: All you need to know about this weekend's heavy metal homecoming in Birmingham

Supporting image for story: Ozzy Osbourne superfan from Dudley has spent 50 years building £250k Black Sabbath memorabilia collection

Ozzy Osbourne superfan from Dudley has spent 50 years building £250k Black Sabbath memorabilia collection

Supporting image for story: The Bostin' Black Country Bash: All you need to know ahead of this weekend's spectacular musical day out

The Bostin' Black Country Bash: All you need to know ahead of this weekend's spectacular musical day out

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Supporting image for story: Post Office scandal report ‘shows full scale of horror unleashed on victims’

Post Office scandal report ‘shows full scale of horror unleashed on victims’

Supporting image for story: Foreign Office set to shrink by up to 25%, says top mandarin

Foreign Office set to shrink by up to 25%, says top mandarin

Supporting image for story: Deprivation and ethnicity behind ‘considerable’ inequality in premature death

Deprivation and ethnicity behind ‘considerable’ inequality in premature death

Supporting image for story: Boy stabbed in school was ‘lifeless and covered in blood’, teenager tells jury

Boy stabbed in school was ‘lifeless and covered in blood’, teenager tells jury

Supporting image for story: Wimbledon fans face travel delays as they race to see Cameron Norrie

Wimbledon fans face travel delays as they race to see Cameron Norrie

Supporting image for story: Dozens thought about suicide due to Post Office Horizon scandal, report finds

Dozens thought about suicide due to Post Office Horizon scandal, report finds

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Celebrities and rugby stars complete cycle for MND research in Dublin

Celebrities and rugby stars complete cycle for MND research in Dublin

Supporting image for story: Children’s character Zog is celebrated on Royal Mint 50p coins

Children’s character Zog is celebrated on Royal Mint 50p coins

Supporting image for story: Europe’s first museum of contemporary Palestinian art opens in Edinburgh

Europe’s first museum of contemporary Palestinian art opens in Edinburgh

Supporting image for story: Primary school pupils begin reading partnership with Ukrainian children

Primary school pupils begin reading partnership with Ukrainian children

Supporting image for story: Partially-sighted man to travel across UK to raise funds for Fife charity

Partially-sighted man to travel across UK to raise funds for Fife charity

Supporting image for story: Co Antrim pupils building lasting links with Ukrainian school

Co Antrim pupils building lasting links with Ukrainian school

World News

Supporting image for story: Greece shuts the Acropolis as work restrictions remain amid heatwave

Greece shuts the Acropolis as work restrictions remain amid heatwave

Supporting image for story: Trump vows to send more weapons to Ukraine in policy U-turn

Trump vows to send more weapons to Ukraine in policy U-turn

Supporting image for story: Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood

Supporting image for story: Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea

Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea

Supporting image for story: Girls camp grieves loss of 27 children and staff in Texas floods

Girls camp grieves loss of 27 children and staff in Texas floods

Supporting image for story: Another cargo ship comes under attack in Red Sea

Another cargo ship comes under attack in Red Sea