22+ hour, 32+ min ago  (379+ words) Dudley officials must do more to prevent teenage vaping and smoking a councillor has said(Image: AleksandrYu via Getty Images) Dudley children are swapping dummies for vapes according to a councillor who wants more action in schools to prevent smoking....

14+ hour, 4+ min ago  (694+ words) However, a coroner has said his cause of death was likely linked to "inadequate" hygiene at the hospital rather than his cancer diagnosis. An inquest into his death at Manchester Coroners" Court yesterday (March 17) heard Joshua was raced to Royal…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (537+ words) A graduate burdened with "60,000 of student loan debt claims the "4,000 annual interest increase means that despite paying off "2,000 yearly - her balance still rises by "2,000. Reef Pearson, 27, completed her studies at University of Birmingham with a business and communications degree in…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (443+ words) A Birmingham school kitchen was given a zero star hygiene rating - but parents were not told for more than a month. Warren Farm Primary School in Kingstanding received the lowest possible rating from inspectors on January 26. The score is defined…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (242+ words) New home for the Walsall Leather Museum, 1-3 The Bridge, Walsall town centre(Image: Google ) Walsall Council announced last week the new location for the Leather Museum at 1-3 The Bridge. The former draper's store building was purchased by the Conservative-controlled authority…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (835+ words) When a new mum shared her feelings of 'collapsing in on myself', it resonated and she was met with a stream of fellow parents saying 'I absolutely feel all of this' It made her realise the 'crushing loneliness' she had…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (206+ words) Arden Academy in Knowle is among the best comprehensives.(Image: Birmingham Live) Leading a comprehensive school isn't easy and comes with many challenges. These are often the inner-city schools a world away from the glamour and prestige of public and…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (549+ words) Paula Shortland is an education officer at WMP working as a Violence Against Women and Girls champion for the Safer Travel Partnership A West Midlands Police (WMP) education officer has backed an "easy solution" to raising awareness over issues on…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (408+ words) Another chilling episode is set to air tonight following one girl's harrowing call to West Midlands Police A chilling new instalment of a harrowing true crime documentary that makes viewers feel "sick" will return to BBC Two tonight. Audiences are…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (225+ words) The education watchdog has launched a new inspection system Details of latest Ofsted inspections at West Midlands schools have been published. More headteachers have learned their fate following a visit by inspectors. Schools have effectively had their previous grades ripped…...