The state pension is on course to increase next year in line with wages, it has emerged, after inflation figures were published on Wednesday.

Police investigating an incident in which two teenagers were racially abused on a bus travelling through the Black Country have launched a CCTV appeal.

Remember, Remember the 5th November- Fireworks will light up the skies across the Black Country this Bonfire Night and bonfire weekend with a host of family-friendly events taking place in the region.

On August 14, the situation was so severe that an emergency alert was issued to mobile phones across England and Wales warning of a "very high" national wildfire risk. The Efra Committee said in its ...

A NEW music and food venue is set to open at the former Red By Night nightclub site at The Waterfront. Work is underway to convert the unit into the Stripey Oss Music Venue and Bar on the Waterfront ...

A FATHER and his 11-year-old son have raised nearly £450 for Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity after taking on a 104ft abseil at Birmingham Airport ...

A BLACK Country academy is set to be transformed with a new school building in the pipeline. Perryfields Academy in Oldbury is one of three schools in the Midlands region to receive funding for ...

The September inflation rate will be watched closely by economists as it is typically used to decide the level that many benefits will increase.

Actor Noel Clarke is set to appear in court charged with sexual offences against five women. The 50-year-old from Kensington, central London, is accused of two counts of sexual assault, three of ...

Counter Terrorism Policing said it was ‘highly likely that there is Iranian state involvement’ in the activity that took place close to RAF Fairford.