A council has "lost the message" of the Christmas light switch-on, councillor Richard Smith says.

Ian Tomlinson is performing 571 hymns back-to-back after a prostate cancer diagnosis.

For three days the West Midlands enjoyed the summer - take a look at the best photos from the last week.

Toby is eating a special diet with pro-biotic dog food to help him gain weight, after being rescued.

A child was taken to hospital after a car crashed into "several parked cars" outside a school.

One resident, Neil Checkling, says his garden is flooded by water coming off a nearby playing field.

Driver Daniel McGonigle briefly stopped to check on Jennifer Chilton and then drove away.

Pedestrian Jenny Chilton from Bulkington, died in hospital after a suspected hit-and-run collision.