January 20, 2022
MPs’ security costs up by nearly a third last year, says watchdog
Police hunt gunman after man blasted with shotgun on busy Walsall road
Man forced into car boot in suspected kidnapping in Birmingham
Wednesbury burglar to spend three years behind bars after social media appeal
Council records injunction victory at Court of Appeal
Appeal to find girls accused of unprovoked assaults while on night out
Trading standards issue warning about cowboy builders working in Staffordshire
Who are the whips and what do they do?
People urged to continue wearing face coverings after Covid restrictions are lifted
Catalytic converters stolen from Staffordshire hospital car parks
Best known names line up for Birmingham apprenticeship event
Indoor ski centre law change bid gathers pace after boy’s ‘avoidable’ death
Dudley Zoo announces its most adopted animal of 2021
Conservatives as the party of business is a ‘distant memory’ - shadow chancellor
University of Wolverhampton's racing team handed £200,000 investment
Fitness instructors, painters and actors ‘most likely to be unjabbed’
M6 crash: Motorway closed after two lorries crash and spill diesel across carriageway
Almost 2,000 unvaccinated people in Staffordshire come forward to have first Covid-19 jab last week, health chiefs say
Burglars steal charity boxes containing £100 from butcher's shop
15 jobs on the way as Walsall Costa drive thru plan agreed
RAF Museum Cosford all set for a packed year of events
Boris Johnson’s Tory critics facing ‘blackmail’, senior MP claims
End of face masks in universities and colleges ‘irresponsible’ – unions
Return of office workers a ‘boost’ for hospitality, says City Pub boss
Liver disease deaths rise 20 per cent in two years
Commuters return and masks in classrooms end as Plan B axed
Energy bills could increase again in October after predicted 50% jump in April
Disgraced former councillor guilty of fraud to stay free until October after lodging appeal
Man charged with murder over pensioner's death after Stafford hospital assault
We have lost habit of visiting cashpoints, new figures reveal
Small businesses look set to persist with homeworking, research finds
Action plan drawn up to improve SEND services in Wolverhampton after critical report
Second doses of Covid-19 vaccine being rolled out to pupils in Wolverhampton schools
Opponents of Boris Johnson are facing ‘blackmail’, senior Tory warns
Police dog escapes injury as suspected thieves ram patrol car in Rugeley
Man extradited from Germany charged over Staffordshire burglaries
Councillors accept intervention plan for Sandwell Council
HMO plans for space above empty Stafford shop
People urged to seek help for drug and alcohol addiction as part of West Bromwich charity's campaign
Ladder for the Black Country: Anniversary for advisor network
More than 30 destinations going head-to-head in West Midlands Tourism Awards
Former pupil at specialist dyslexia school in Lichfield returns after graduating from university
Annual revenue up 29pc for Ibstock
Two men arrested in England over Texas synagogue stand-off
Annual sales rise for Wickes
Plan B dented Revolution's Christmas sales
Primark set to axe around 400 jobs in UK store management overhaul
More than 20,000 teenagers in region have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, figures show
