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The Black Country Living Museum has been crowned the best large visitor attraction in the country. It was among several West Midlands tourist destinations that celebrated gold medals in Visit …

Among collectors of memorabilia there is one specialised field – train tickets. And their current prize is a rare one: An example of the ticket for the first train to …

An emergency call-out prompted by a red flare being spotted above the mouth of the River Tyne turned out to be a pyrotechnic that had been let off at a …

A Victorian house which became famous as the location for the 2007 film Atonement will close to the public at the end of the year. The house at Stokesay Court …

Part of a motorway was closed after reports a lorry overturned in a collision. National Highways said the M40 was shut at about 08:15 BST heading southbound between junction six …

Solar canopies are set to be built on part of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site. The structures have been earmarked for The Redwoods Centre car park, offering shelter for cars …

A teenager who left a carer for dead in a hit-and-run crash has been sentenced to four years in a young offenders' institution. Layton Clenton, 19, stole a Land Rover …

Thunderstorms have hit parts of Wales, the Midlands and southern England on Monday afternoon. A Met Office yellow weather warning for the storms, which could lead to flooding in parts …

A rowing team including several doctors from Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey will attempt to set a new world record from Monday. The group of 12 will try to row …

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted child abduction after a four-year-old child was approached in Birmingham. West Midlands Police said the suspect, 64, was arrested shortly after …