All news on the topic: West Midlands

Leaves on the line, flooding on the tracks and rails are too hot – they’re all reasons we’re used to hearing for delays on the train.

A UK construction company has plunged into liquidation after 15 years as staff missed out on over £150,000 worth of pay.

A young child was allegedly abducted while playing near a pond in front of his mother.

A truck driver accused of murdering his teen girlfriend by crushing her against a lamppost has told a jury that he lied about a hit-and-run because he "panicked".

Two children have died from measles in England this year, while more than 100 new cases have been reported in the past two weeks, health officials said on Thursday.

A healthy mom struggling to cope with the death of her son has ended her life at a Swiss assisted dying clinic.

A young woman who was found dead at a Wetherspoon pub in Plymouth has been identified as 19-year-old Kelsey O’Connor.

A British lawyer died days after undergoing Brazilian butt lift and liposuction procedures abroad because she felt "pressure to look slim in the legal profession", an inquest heard.

A woman was reportedly racially abused while shopping with her ten-month-old baby.

A man has been charged with rape after an alleged attack that police have said they are treating as racially aggravated.

Two ‘Bob Shops’ were ordered to take urgent action on more than 80 issues after inspectors found a series of food hygiene breaches.

A BBC investigation has uncovered incidents of very young children bringing knives into primary schools.

Jaguar Land Rover has started a gradual restart of its production lines, more than a month after a severe cyber-attack forced the British carmaker to halt operations worldwide.

The UK is prepared for disruption as heavy rain is expected to cause flooding, with possible hail and thunder.

Police investigating the rape of a British-born Sikh woman in a racially aggravated attack in the West Midlands have renewed their appeal for public assistance as they released a man on bail.

A teenager has died at a go-karting centre in Stoke-on-Trent.

West Midlands Police say a 12-year-old boy was found with serious injuries after a stabbing near Scribers Lane in the Hall Green area of Birmingham on Tuesday.

A rogue builder who ripped off homeowners across the West Midlands with false promises that led to a need for £1.6m of repairs has been jailed.

West Midlands Police said a man has been arrested after a two-year-old boy was killed in a collision in Smethwick on Saturday evening - he is currently being questioned

Officers are seeking dash cam footage of the incident which happened shortly before 4.55pm on Friday in High Street, Tipton, in Sandwell.

A drugs gang who used children to peddle heroin and cocaine from the Midlands across the UK have been locked up for more than 29 years. The ’complex network of dealers’ supplied their stash of drugs using the AB Line and Jay Line.