Coronavirus - Black Country and Staffordshire | Express & Star

Local news you can trust

Close

Top Coronavirus stories

'We are seeing an increased demand for emergency care': Ambulances queue outside a West Midlands hospital as A&E demand rises amid winter pressures

A video captures the winter pressures on the NHS in the West Midlands in action as ambulances are filmed queuing outside a hospital.

Supporting image for story: 'We are seeing an increased demand for emergency care': Ambulances queue outside a West Midlands hospital as A&E demand rises amid winter pressures

Supporting image for story: A particularly miserable Budget, lockdown inquiry hindsight and David Cameron's cancer revelation: Toby Neal on politics

A particularly miserable Budget, lockdown inquiry hindsight and David Cameron's cancer revelation: Toby Neal on politics

Supporting image for story: 158 more West Midlands ambulance staff employed to help with winter pressures as flu season arrives five weeks early

158 more West Midlands ambulance staff employed to help with winter pressures as flu season arrives five weeks early

Supporting image for story: Roving flu 'vaxmobile' visiting Wolverhampton and Walsall hospitals

Roving flu 'vaxmobile' visiting Wolverhampton and Walsall hospitals

Supporting image for story: Covid vaccines: Patients warned to check eligibility as people 'turned away' due to criteria changes

Covid vaccines: Patients warned to check eligibility as people 'turned away' due to criteria changes

Supporting image for story: Early symptom of new Covid strain to look out for as cases soar across the country

Early symptom of new Covid strain to look out for as cases soar across the country

Supporting image for story: Care home staff in Tenbury Wells did not prioritise patient safety, an inquest into the death of a grandmother during the Covid pandemic hears

Care home staff in Tenbury Wells did not prioritise patient safety, an inquest into the death of a grandmother during the Covid pandemic hears

More Coronavirus stories

Supporting image for story: 'Our teens need more help to catch up on lost lessons' union warns as attainment figures fall sharply

'Our teens need more help to catch up on lost lessons' union warns as attainment figures fall sharply

Supporting image for story: Revealed: Number of schoolchildren removed from Black Country classrooms due to disruptive behaviour on the rise

Revealed: Number of schoolchildren removed from Black Country classrooms due to disruptive behaviour on the rise

Supporting image for story: 'I've lost thousands after Brexit and Covid' says owner of storage yard built without permission near Wolverhampton

'I've lost thousands after Brexit and Covid' says owner of storage yard built without permission near Wolverhampton

Supporting image for story: New Covid-19 jabs offered today by NHS in the West Midlands, Staffordshire and Shropshire - here's all you need to know

New Covid-19 jabs offered today by NHS in the West Midlands, Staffordshire and Shropshire - here's all you need to know

Supporting image for story: 'It was vicious' - West Midlands NHS staff recall anxiety of Covid-19 pandemic five years on

'It was vicious' - West Midlands NHS staff recall anxiety of Covid-19 pandemic five years on

Supporting image for story: 'I could never have dreamed of anything this bad' - Remembering the shock of Covid at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital

'I could never have dreamed of anything this bad' - Remembering the shock of Covid at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital

Supporting image for story: From joking in the pub to six weeks in isolation: How I realised Covid was no laughing matter

From joking in the pub to six weeks in isolation: How I realised Covid was no laughing matter

Supporting image for story: Why have ADHD cases spiralled since Covid? Experts at Birmingham's Aston University reveal alarming trend

Why have ADHD cases spiralled since Covid? Experts at Birmingham's Aston University reveal alarming trend

Supporting image for story: 'Five years is a significant milestone' - Communities come together in Staffordshire and the Black Country for Covid-19 Day of Reflection

'Five years is a significant milestone' - Communities come together in Staffordshire and the Black Country for Covid-19 Day of Reflection

Supporting image for story: Covid-19 day of reflection: Reflection events taking place in the Black Country and Staffordshire to remember those lost during pandemic

Covid-19 day of reflection: Reflection events taking place in the Black Country and Staffordshire to remember those lost during pandemic

UK News

Supporting image for story: Kate to stage annual Christmas carol service celebrating love in all forms

Kate to stage annual Christmas carol service celebrating love in all forms

Supporting image for story: Young ‘cautious’ over potential reintroduction of wolves and lynx in the wild

Young ‘cautious’ over potential reintroduction of wolves and lynx in the wild

Supporting image for story: Friendly Yorkshire market town crowned Britain’s happiest place to live

Friendly Yorkshire market town crowned Britain’s happiest place to live

Supporting image for story: Cheese-rolling, ceilidhs and crafts: Call launched for UK ‘living heritage’ list

Cheese-rolling, ceilidhs and crafts: Call launched for UK ‘living heritage’ list

Supporting image for story: UK Government unwilling to support Scottish industry, John Swinney claims

UK Government unwilling to support Scottish industry, John Swinney claims

Supporting image for story: Red squirrel range increases 25% in Highlands following reintroduction project

Red squirrel range increases 25% in Highlands following reintroduction project

Viral News

Supporting image for story: 'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

Supporting image for story: Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Supporting image for story: Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Supporting image for story: Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

Supporting image for story: Fears of another mass internet outage emerge as problems with X, ChatGPT, Bet365, Canva reported

Fears of another mass internet outage emerge as problems with X, ChatGPT, Bet365, Canva reported

Supporting image for story: New tourism project digitises the sounds of Northern Ireland

New tourism project digitises the sounds of Northern Ireland

World News

Supporting image for story: Man charged after arrest connected to January 6 Capitol pipe bombs

Man charged after arrest connected to January 6 Capitol pipe bombs

Supporting image for story: Vatican commission opposes ordination of women as deacons

Vatican commission opposes ordination of women as deacons

Supporting image for story: Man arrested in connection with pipe bombs placed before US Capitol riot

Man arrested in connection with pipe bombs placed before US Capitol riot

Supporting image for story: Former EU foreign policy head quits roles amid fraud investigation

Former EU foreign policy head quits roles amid fraud investigation

Supporting image for story: Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first – and only – time

Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first – and only – time

Supporting image for story: Baby seal waddles into bar in New Zealand

Baby seal waddles into bar in New Zealand