'I'm fed up with boorish behaviour at family pubs' - One West Midlands regular explains why his experience at the local is being ruined by yobbish parents
17 pictures capturing the remarkable rise and fall of John Stonehouse, Wednesbury and Walsall's most controversial politician
Benefits Street: The West Midlands neighbourhoods where 1 in 8 people claim disability benefits, and those with the lowest rates
'All I wanted him to do was open his eyes and say dad, you want a hug?' - Grieving Dudley father explains why he wants Ben's Law
'It's just terrible' - West Bromwich MP explains why she backs Ben's Law campaign to ban street racing meets outright
'A coming of age moment' - Your nine point guide to radical policies Nigel Farage hopes to adopt as Prime Minister
'I haven't regretted it for one second,' says new chief of troubled fire service after 100 days in post
'I saw so much care and compassion' - minister Kinnock hints at extra funding for hospice sector during visit to Stafford's Katharine House
Who was Lady Jane Grey? How a Black Country tyrant installed his daughter-in-law as Queen for nine daysPlus
'His singular vision made it happen' – Tributes to Tata boss who brought JLR factory to the West Midlands
'I'm absolutely devastated' – What business and political leaders think about Wolverhampton Banks's brewery closure plansPlus
'These could be the difference between life and death' – alarming vaccination figures reveal children in West Midlands are at risk
Silent crime: 'A drunk driver ruined our lives – but we fear road police officers are few and far between'Plus
The Chloe Ayling story: a glamour model, an international kidnapping plot – and a computer nerd from Tividale
