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Birmingham City are set to confirm the sacking of head coach Aitor Karanka after less than eight months in charge.

Jamila Azad says she "wasn't thinking" when she described having a jab from a "private" doctor.

A scheme in the Midlands is encouraging people to scrap their cars to get public transport credits.

Jess Phillips MP tells Andrew Marr that laws need to change to better protect women.

Plans for urban forests and woodlands are announced to mark 500 days until Commonwealth Games.

Police say they are still determined to get justice for the family of the missing estate agent.

Developers said one of the proposed towers could become Birmingham's tallest building.

Mazammal Butt was stabbed after a heated row with his brother-in-law in a car park near his shop.

Alfie, 14, from Shropshire, had his leg amputated after being diagnosed with bone cancer.

The latest news and updates from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

Jack Barry, 19, was found seriously injured in Birmingham and died at the scene.

Rob Lamb, 58, suffered a severe spinal cord injury and needs adaptations to make his home safe.

Zac Hurst's driveway challenge is in memory of Jack Snow, who died from a brain tumour.

Three men are jailed after a relative was mistakenly killed and a rival gang member was murdered.

Police hand out more than 30 fines for the rogue event and a birthday bash with a four-piece band.

He will serve a custodial term at a youth detention centre following the incident in Handsworth.

West Midlands Police handed out fines totalling more than £24,000 to people at the two events.

Two guinea pigs have been found dumped in a cage in a remote area without food or water.

The RSPCA said they were "lucky to survive their ordeal" after the animal charity rescued them when a runner spotted them in Hurcott Pool, off Hurcott Road in Bromsgrove.

One of the female guinea pigs had a burst abscess.

Both are now in the care of the RSPCA at Gonsal Farm Animal Centre in Shropshire and are recovering well.

Image source, RSPCA

The RSPCA is now investigating and want to find who is responsible for dumping the pets on 6 March.

She said: "These poor guinea pigs were lucky to be found - it was 20:30 and had they not been discovered I am not sure they would have survived the night in the cold."

"I am hoping someone may recognise the pets and know who had them or someone will have seen something suspicious in the area where they were found."

A Sikh women's group in the West Midlands says calls to its helpline have more than doubled during the pandemic.

People share some of their collections of vintage technology and explain why it is still useful.