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Quaint picturesque West Midlands village torn in two by huge 700m HS2 tunnel making life a 'daily nightmare'

Residents of this West Midlands village say a massive 700m HS2 tunnel has “divided and torn a community up”.

News|12 hours ago

Quaint picturesque West Midlands village torn in two by huge 700m HS2 tunnel making life a "daily nightmare”.

Warwickshire Justice Centre in Leamington Spa

Newly qualified driver detained after killing three teenagers in head-on crash

UK News|12 hours ago

Traffic could be seen building up on the M6 southbound carriageway. Photo: Motorway Cameras

Delays on M6 near Walsall after broken down lorry leaves two lanes closed

News|14 hours ago

HS2 Birmingham-London: Something has gone hideously wrong with HS2 – and it feels personal for Birmingham

News|15 hours ago

Work is set to take place across the week on the northbound slip road for Junction 6 of the M42. Photo: Google Street Map

Drivers warned of disruption as work begins on slip roads at junction near Birmingham Airport

News|15 hours ago

A safety campaign is being rolled out across the West Midlands Metro network, designed to raise awareness and help reduce the risk of collisions between pedestrians and trams.

West Midlands Metro backs national pedestrian safety campaign

News|18 hours ago

The works will see the M6 closed between Junction 10A and Junction 12 over two nights. Photo: Google Street Map

Stretch of M6 to close tonight for maintenance work

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Wolverhampton bus station. Photo: Google Street View. Permission for use by all BBC newswire partners.

Changes to Black Country bus timetables to come into force this weekend - here's everything you need to know

Transport|Apr 26

See every road in Wolverhampton set to be resurfaced this year

Transport|Apr 25

See every road in Walsall set to be resurfaced this year

Transport|Apr 25

A rail crash at Bushbury, Wolverhampton, which happened on the evening of Saturday, October 22, 1960

'Stop the Wolverhampton express!' - How quick thinking spared Wolverhampton from a major rail disaster

Features|Apr 25

The thermal imaging camera showed the men hiding in woodland

Two men arrested after lorries were slashed open at Stafford M6 services

Box structure moved under A46 Kenilworth Bypass in Warwickshire.

Watch HS2 teams move 14,500-tonne box structure into place under West Midlands A-road

Councillor Andrew Eade. Picture: Telford & Wrekin Council

Councillor believes A518 safety review after fatal crash near Lilleshall will ‘confirm fears’

Buses diverted along Great Barr road due to roadworks

The junction of Dudley Street and Highfield Road in Bilston will be closed until Monday for emergency gas works. Photo: Google Street Map

Drivers in Bilston set to face diversions as road closes for emergency gas works

Fire service

Fire service issues safety warning after '50 per cent increase' in fires caused by e-bike batteries

Transport|Apr 22

Fr Paul Murphy

Teenager who stabbed army chaplain to be sentenced for attempted murder

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Bullet riddled minibus

Long-awaited watchdog report into Kingsmill massacre due to be released

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Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams

Gerry Adams legal case against BBC due before Dublin court

UK News|Just now

Future of energy security summit – London

Government says it will not ‘choose between US and EU’ amid mooted Brussels pact

UK News|2 hours ago

Folkestone

Hot spell to continue with highs of 25C forecast for Tuesday

UK News|3 hours ago

A primary school teacher looking stressed next to piles of classroom books

Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

UK News|3 hours ago

Stephen Lappin smiling while holding a defibrillator

Runner who had cardiac arrest at race to compete in same event a year later

Viral news|Apr 24

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

Birmingham|Apr 12

Blues and Villa fans spotted at WWE

Aston Villa and Birmingham City fans spotted at WWE 'every week' - leaving fans flabbergasted

Aston Villa|Mar 26

CCTV shows Shane O'Malley and an accomplice raiding Hansons Auctioneers building in Derbyshire

BBC Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson's auction house targeted by hammer-wielding ram-raid crook in £21,000 raid

Glen Elmy handed back his keys after just three days

Dream home turned nightmare - Walsall man who won James Bond-style property 'handed keys back after three days'

Mackintosh at the Willow

Glasgow tearoom hosting talks on enduring relationship with ‘now-humble’ cuppa

Viral news|Mar 24

A Make America Great Again red and white baseball cap sits next to Donald Trump's hands holding a pen as they rest on an executive order

What Donald Trump has done during the first 100 days of his second term

World News|3 hours ago

Elections Canada signage is seen as voters arrive at a polling station

Canadians vote in election dominated by Trump’s trade war and bluster

World News|4 hours ago

Clearwater, Florida, Police Chief Eric Gandy shows the media the boat crash video

Florida boat collision leaves one dead and at least 10 people injured

World News|5 hours ago

Donald Trump pointing and wearing a white and gold Make America Great Again baseball cap

White House focuses on border action as it marks 100 days of Trump’s second term

World News|5 hours ago

Halle Berry

Cannes unveils jury including Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong

World News|6 hours ago

A person places a card at a memorial for victims after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia

Teacher identified among those killed in vehicle ramming at Vancouver festival

World News|7 hours ago