West Midlands

Working parents urged to check child benefit tax liability ahead of deadline

Parents say a sick child is the biggest cause of family stress

Freshers Flu? The sickie capitals of the UK, revealed

Three jailed over 'festivals of dangerous driving' across Birmingham

Influencers jailed for organising 'Festivals of dangerous driving'

Flames and smoke pour from roof of factory building.

Watch: Flames and smoke pour from roof of factory building

Cover for David Hallam's 'Taking on The Men'

New book: 'Taking On The Men' by David J.A. Hallam MA

Aqua-ban! Postie 'punished for looking too much like Jason Momoa'

Alan Green

Nurse and his '30 for 30' challenge to mark charity anniversary

John West has installed billboards across the country in support for the ParalympicsGB team

Fuelled for success – the UK locations which have won the most Paralympic medals...

Ross Watson alongside his wife Annika.

Watch: IVF miracle baby born metres apart from his future wife

A hunt for two dogs is underway after a man was found dead in the back garden of a property in Birmingham, West Midlands.

Two killer dogs on the loose after man found dead

Love Islander reveals he weighed 20 stone before arriving as bombshell

Technician is checking air conditioner.

Record rise in demand for air con as Brits seek to beat the heat.

Charity milestone: Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer celebrate £2,000 donation

Charity milestone: Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer celebrate £2,000 donation

Former England football starlet and West Bromwich Albion player, James Hurst, subjected his ex-girlfriend to an "obsessive" campaign of harassment

Former England football starlet subjected ex to campaign of harassment

Watch: Shots are fired as men wield machetes in large-scale disorder

The most pest-infested counties

New data reveals the most pest-infested English counties

A study looking into England's most pest-infested counties has ranked Greater London, Bristol, Merseyside, the West Midlands and Greater Manchester in the top five.

Joshua Houston

A police tent in West Park in Wolverhampton following a stabbing.

Watch: Region records highest rate of knife crime offences

Jennifer Ashe work with several trusted partners who can provide expert advice.

Family funeral directors encourage All Ages Will-Writing trend

Excited England fans dance around “Bellingham” bus.

Excited England fans dance around “Bellingham” bus

Eight armed men chase teen leaving him with multiple stab wounds.

Watch 8 armed men chase teen leaving him with multiple stab wounds

Bryn Nicholls stands next to the Jude Bellingham England shirt mural he has created in his front garden.

Watch: England fan creates Jude Bellingham lawn mural in front garden

Suspect ignites blaze in family home killing Akashdeep Singh, 26.

Watch: Suspect ignites blaze in family home killing 26-year-old man

Tyjon Cogger & Saabir Mohamed pull into the car park where Saabir Mohamed opens fire with a sawn-off shotgun.

Watch: Chilling moment a gunman opens fire with sawn-off shotgun

Derek Burwell, 83, spends 30 years building miniature railway in garden.

Grandad spends 30 years building miniature railway in garden

National Fish and Chip Day sees queues for 1p fish and chips.

Watch: National Fish and Chip Day sees queues for 1p fish and chips

What appear to be three bully-type dogs with cropped ears were found in Kimberley's kitchen (Photo: RSPCA/Supplied)

Rare lifetime dog disqualification for man who ignored past ban

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Symptoms and signs to look out for in recent rise of Measles

There have been over 1500 cases reported since October

Adriana Amor

Many of the 13 animals were found living in cages surrounded by waste (Photo: RSPCA/Express & Star)

Twelve pets rescued from 'filthy cages' now free to find new homes

Man finds a car engulfed in flames rolling backwards down street.

Watch: Man finds a car engulfed in flames rolling down street

(L to R) Katie Roberts, Ashley Rust, Willow, 13 weeks, Scarlett and Hunter.

Watch: Baby has to live away from mum due to mould-ridden council home

Labour's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer appear with the new Labour Mayor for York and North Yorkshire David Skaith at Northallerton Town FC's ground.

Politics Uncovered newsletter: North Yorkshire should sound Tory alarm Ralph Blackburn

Rishi Sunak is facing a big test at the local elections. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe

Local elections: Labour takes dramatic victory in West Midlands

The White-headed marmoset was able to be lured into a cage by volunteers (Photo: Wings and Paws/SWNS)

Monkey found 'leaping about' Wolverhampton home

CCTV of an armed robbery where the burglars yielded a machete.

Watch as knife-wielding thug raids store - but gets locked in by staff

There is morning disruption on services at Birmingham New Street Station following an incident on the tracks. (Credit: Getty Images)

Delays at major train station

Wollescote, Stourbridge, West Midlands

Watch: Gangs of young tearaways wreak havoc in ‘warzone’ suburb

Ashirie Smith dances and poses with a gun.

Watch: Teen dances at home and poses with a gun 'boasting to friends'

Britain's wonkiest pub, the Crooked House. in Staffordshire, before the fire and demolition

Crooked House owners propose location change

Aurman Singh

DPD driver's killers jailed

West Midlands Tories: mayoral candidate Andy Street, left, and Dudley leader Patrick Harley, right. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/NationalWorld

Exclusive Tories hoping to be seen as 'almost independent' to win re-election

Dudley local elections: Labour leader Pete Lowe, left, Tory leader Patrick Farley, right. Credit: Ralph Blackburn/Getty/Mark Hall

Tories trying to shrug off 'doom of Westminster' in the West Midlands

The CCTV was released by West Midlands Police

Watch: Shooting caught on cctv

Director Grant Walters at The Sports Shop in Kingswinford, and their St George's Cross transfer to apply to new England kit

Shop sells transfers so football fans can cover England kit's flag

Drivers are facing congestion on the M5 after a "police incident" closed the busy motorway in both directions. (Credit: Motorwaycameras.co.uk)

'Police incident' closes motorway

Kairo (L) & David (R) Hollick. Picture: West Midlands Police / SWNS

Dad shook 'delightful baby' to death

A police officer taking down notes. PIC: PA

Murder probe as woman dies

Samad Ali is believed to have targeted supermarkets 500 times in six months and taken over £18,000 worth of items from stores around Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton. Picture: West Midlands Police

Shoplifter strikes 500 times in 6 months

A man and a woman have both been arrested and bailed on "strict conditions" following the "unexplained" death of a six-month-old baby boy at a flat in the West Midlands.

Two held after baby boy's death

Britain's Got Talent comedian Allan Finnegan has announced he has been given 12 months to live after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Photo by GoFundMe/Allan Finnegan.

TV comedian reveals he has 12 months to live due to rare cancer

Tommy-Rae meets his baby sister Esmeralda. Picture: Express & Star

Welcome home for boy with incurable brain tumour

Raj Chohan is a contestant on The Apprentice season 18

The Apprentice S18 star Raj Chohan plans to be multi-millionaire by 50

The most competitive UK regions revealed

West Midlands Chief Fire Officer Wayne Brown has been found dead in his home

Chief Fire Officer found dead at home amid false degree claims

Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu were spotted filming season 15 of Doctor Who after the announcement of Millie Gibson's departure from the show

Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson's Doctor Who replacement filming S15

(Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)

What are the symptoms of measles - as health officials issue warning

Baby southern white rhino Malaika with 15-year-old mum, Keyah, at West Midlands Safari Park

Watch: Adorable baby rhino takes first steps