Black Country Radio

The latest spot checks on taxis operating in Sandwell found 17 out of 20 vehicles met all legal requirements.

A pilot for a new online VAT service has been launched, with HM Revenue and Customs inviting more than half a million businesses to try it ahead of new rules coming into force in April 2019.

Tots will have a spring in their step when they come along to fun and friendly under 5s trampolining sessions at a borough leisure centre.

People will be able to get out of the cold and warm up with a cuppa as Himley’s popular coffee lounge will now open all year round.

This October, The Salvation Army is urging people to stand in solidarity with the millions of victims of modern slavery across the globe by wearing a temporary tattoo and joining the campaign online using #WeAreNotForSale.

Businesses and other key sectors across the West Midlands have been invited to have their say on how to build on recent success and ensure a regional economy fit for the future.

Trains were unable to run in and out of Paddington during rush hour after a test train damaged 500m of electric wires.

Commuters and holidaymakers face disruption this morning as Paddington station has been closed after damage to overhead wires.

Three anti-fracking activists jailed for a protest at a site in Lancashire have been freed by the Court of Appeal.

X-Men actress Fan Bingbing has been photographed in public for the first time since her disappearance in the summer amid speculation she was being investigated for tax evasion.

Roseanne Barr's eponymous character has been killed off in the first episode of The Connors, the rebooted version of her now-cancelled show.

Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish writer to win the renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel Milkman.

Arsene Wenger has expressed his intention to return to football in January having received "enquires from all over the word".

Over-by-over commentary and in-play clips from the third ODI in Kandy. Watch on Sky Sports Cricket and Main Event.

Jamie Carragher says all eyes will be back on Manchester United and Jose Mourinho when they travel to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea in the Premier League, live on Sky Sports.