Four fire engines are deployed to the scene in the Dudley area during the night.

Peter Norgrove bludgeoned Sharon Gordon to death with a hammer and hid the weapon in a wheelie bin.

Caretaker providers are invited to take over after concerns about delays and safe care and treatment.

A head says uniform checks "aren't new" and he makes "no apologies" for having high standards.

BBC Weather Watchers in the West Midlands capture the rare phenomenon on Wednesday night.

Peter Norgrove is accused of murdering Sharon Gordon after she was found in her Dudley home.

A woman and man are arrested after a car ploughs into a Sedgley shop front.

The West Midlands had an amber warning for storms in place, the Met Office said.