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'I threw two bowel cancer screening kits in the bin before being diagnosed' - Oldbury grandmother urges people to 'get tested'

An Oldbury grandmother who threw two bowel cancer screening kits in the bin before being diagnosed with an advanced form of the disease has welcomed a £5.5 million investment into research.

Birmingham Airport 'second worst' for delays as full list revealed

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Birmingham Airport

Birmingham Airport delays revealed - but what are your rights?

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Vaisakhi Celebration in High Street Smethwick.

Smethwick streets awash with colour and music for one of the biggest UK Vaisakhi festivals

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Shopping bags.

Easter Monday opening hours for major shopping centres across the West Midlands - from Wolverhampton's Mander Centre to Telford Centre

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Weston Park Easter Motor Show 2025

11 photographs from Weston Park's Easter Motor Show 2025

Ed James, who cut his broadcasting teeth on Beacon Radio in Wolverhampton and starts a new BBC show next week.

'It's all about the people' - Ed gets to meet listeners old and new ahead of BBC show

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Easter Monday opening hours for major shopping centres across the West Midlands - from Wolverhampton's Mander Centre to Telford Centre

Smethwick streets awash with colour and music for one of the biggest UK Vaisakhi festivals

11 photographs from Weston Park's Easter Motor Show 2025

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Stalwart- Sylvia Enefer who wants to get the total raised by the competition to £500,000 by next year

Wolverhampton woman on mission to help charity football competition hit £500k target in memory of her brother

How the new battery farm at Hinksford Park will look

How battery farms and solar farms could reshape our countryside

In-depth|Just now

'It makes my heart happy': Bereaved mum walking the Wrekin 20 times for daughter on how sharing her memory could help save lives

Old Boys turning out for Dementia UK charity football match in Lower Gornal

Thinking of buying a house or selling yours? Five West Midlands neighbourhoods where property prices have decreased most in the last year

The Sahara Sisters from Stourbridge and surrounding areas

Sahara Sisters swapping Stourbridge for the sweltering Sahara Desert to raise money for Acorns Hospice after being inspired by brave Olivia

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Balaclava-wearing suspects attempt to steal motorcycle outside Bridgnorth Wetherspoons - sparking appeal

Police area appealing for information after the attempted theft of a motorcycle in Bridgnorth town centre.

News|14 hours ago

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Mossley Lane, Bloxwich.

Teenager charged after cyclist hit by car in Walsall

News|15 hours ago

Drink driver arrested by Staffs Police

'Drink driver' arrested in Stafford after swerving 'all over the M6'

Stafford|15 hours ago

Suzanne Cherry, aged 62, of Aldridge, sadly died in hospital on Tuesday (15 April) after she was struck by a van at Aston Wood golf course

'I watched in helpless horror' - Husband pays tribute to 'beautiful' wife killed by van on Sutton Coldfield golf course

News|18 hours ago

The black Skoda was stopped on the M6.

Drone-users arrested for flying them over Staffordshire prisons

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Walsall man charged with driving while banned and under the influence

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Do you know this bilker?

Police appeal for information about bespectacled bilker after Birmingham garages were swindled

Prime Minister extends pub opening hours for VE Day

Pubs will be able to stay open until 1am to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

A group of six friends about to do a beer cheers with their pints

The new Cotswold Outdoor store located at Merry Hill shopping centre

Leading outdoor recreation retailer opens new store at Merry Hill

Lr- Gavin Williamson MP, Craig Hodgson - principal and chief executive at NSCG, and Nick Reay, senior project manager at Speller Metcalfe, inside Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Institute of Technology

Staffordshire MP visits Institute of Technology to chart construction progress

Birmingham Airport

Most popular getaways revealed as Birmingham Airport prepares for busiest Easter holiday on record

Business|Apr 18

The BCRS Business Loans team

Wolverhampton firm celebrates milestone year of lending for economic growth

Business|Apr 18

Former cleaner's store room, next to 38 Highlands, Solihull

Former cleaner’s storeroom listed for auction with £1 guide price

Business|Apr 18

L-r - Oliver Wellings of Birchills Automotive, Gail Jennings of Walsall High-Growth Programme) and Andrew Wellings of Birchills Automotive

Walsall automotive firm on road to growth thanks to business support boost

Business|Apr 18

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CCTV footage shows the vehicle moments before the killing

Watch: CCTV footage shows moments leading up to murder of Connor Brookes

End of an era: Stourbridge shoe shop owner prepares to say farewell after a century of trade

Did The Simpsons predict Birmingham bin strikes? Social media users believe so

Birmingham|Apr 12

April showers and thunder: The gloomy Met Office Easter weather forecast for the West Midlands and Shropshire

Demonstrators have taken to Birmingham New Street Station to protest the war in Gaza

Watch: Pro-Palestine group takes to Birmingham New Street Station in Gaza protest

Eva Echo, a transgender activist from Birmingham

'Make the most of today' - Birmingham activist shares powerful message on Transgender Day of Visibility

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Almost 99% of Walsall primary school kids offered preferred school for September

Education|Apr 19

Cllr Steve Edwards from the Dudley Independent Group. Picture Cllr Steve Edwards free for LDRS use

Dudley councillor says democracy is ‘dead’ after school holiday fines debate blocked

Education|Apr 17

Heulwen Peters (LEFT) Louise Beamish (RIGHT)

Acoustics study vital in managing health impacts of noise

Your World|Apr 16

Students at Ark Victoria Academy

New outdoor squash courts unveiled in Birmingham to increase access and boost community engagement

Your World|Apr 16

Photo by Carol Bailey shows Stephen Blower, from Aldersley High School, Nick Watts, and Jas Bhangal, Amethyst Sixth Form

City design firm launches education specialism

Your World|Apr 15

Elm Tree Primary Academy received the funding boost from Persimmon Homes Central as part of its Community Champions initiative.

Sandwell school celebrates £6,000 outdoor learning boost

Your World|Apr 15

Weston Park Easter Motor Show 2025

11 photographs from Weston Park's Easter Motor Show 2025

Ed James, who cut his broadcasting teeth on Beacon Radio in Wolverhampton and starts a new BBC show next week.

'It's all about the people' - Ed gets to meet listeners old and new ahead of BBC show

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Renault Megane

Long-term report: The Renault Megane E-Tech fights its corner

What do I need to know about hybrid vehicles?

Porsche 911 GT3

Porsche’s GT3 sets new fastest time for production car with manual gearbox at the Nurburgring

Thinking of buying a house or selling yours? Five West Midlands neighbourhoods where property prices have decreased most in the last year

The new Cricket Lane development

Council announces new streets names for major Staffordshire housing development of more than 500 homes

First look around new Spitfire Homes estate in Manor way, Halesowen.

Take a look inside the luxurious new homes on the Spitfire estate in Halesowen

$What the proposals may look like to transform the former Buffet Island. Copyright McDonald\'s.$

McDonald’s withdraws appeal to build controversial restaurant in Great Barr

Property|Apr 19

Thinking of selling? Follow our five point plan to get your best price

Selling your Wolverhampton home? Here’s how to boost your valuation – and sell fast

Property|Apr 18

A Google Street View Image Of The Land At Pear Tree Farm, Stafford Road, Huntington, Earmarked For New Homes. Free for use by all LDRS partners

Up to 39 new homes can be built on Staffordshire farm site despite traffic concerns

Property|Apr 18

Prison officers are calling on the Justice Secretary to allow the use of electric stun guns in the UK's most dangerous jails

Prison officers call for use of electric stun guns

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A car drives through water run-off from farmers' fields

Bank holiday weekend forecast to end with rain for much of UK

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Hickory's Gloucester restaurant

Greene King-backed Hickory’s to open 10 restaurants a year

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Stranded passengers at Heathrow Terminal 5 in London

What are my rights when a flight is delayed?

UK News|6 hours ago

A modified DeLorean car on a road

Just 303 ‘icon of pop culture’ DeLoreans remain on UK roads

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Wind turbines built in the sea, with the coastline visible in the background

Renewables rollout making UK electricity supply ‘more British’, analysis finds

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Little Moons founder Vivien Wong with three boxes

Many retailers ‘trying to replicate our product’, viral mochi brand says

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A female curlew

Orkney’s curlew population back on the rise as charity removes invasive species

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Planes queue for take off at London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex

Gatwick is worst airport for flight delays for second year in a row

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Industrial strike

Disruption warning as Scottish Water staff begin two-day strike at midnight

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A rescue worker rests near a university building destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Ukraine

US committed to ceasefire after claims of Russia violating Easter truce

World News|3 hours ago

Yemen Mideast Wars

US airstrikes killed 12 people in Yemen’s capital, Houthi rebels say

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Mourners gather around the bodies of eight Red Crescent workers

Israeli probe into killings of Palestinian medics finds ‘professional failures’

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A destroyed building

Russia trying to create impression of a ceasefire, Zelensky says

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Pope Francis meets US vice president JD Vance

US vice president JD Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday

World News|14 hours ago

A Lithuanian Orthodox priest blesses cakes and Easter eggs

In Pictures: Christians around the world celebrate Easter

World News|17 hours ago

Pope Francis tours St Peter’s Square in his popemobile

Pope Francis delights Vatican crowd with Easter Sunday popemobile tour

World News|18 hours ago

The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan

Soyuz capsule returns to Earth from International Space Station

World News|19 hours ago

A man carries the body of his nephew who was killed in an Israeli army airstrike

Netanyahu says Israel has ‘no choice’ but to continue fighting in Gaza

World News|20 hours ago

Cardinal Angelo Comastri presides over the Easter mass

Vatican’s Easter Mass opens without Pope Francis

World News|20 hours ago