The government are making sweeping changes to the way ICT and computing are taught in UK schools, by ‘scrapping’ the ICT National Curriculum and replacing it with computer science lessons, writes education blogger Gavin Rhoades.

A motorist who died following a crash on the M54 was this afternoon named by police as Mark Taylor.

A motorist died on the M54 after his Renault Megane left the road and ploughed into a tree. The motorway near Wolverhampton was closed for several hours.

Rail users in Shropshire faced rush hour delays today due to a signalling failure on the line near Wolverhampton.

Midland beer and pubs group Marston’s has secured a £257.5 million banking deal to help fund its plans for two dozen new pubs next year, set to create around 1,000 jobs.

Brewing and pubs giant Marston’s is creating up to 3,000 jobs over the next two years as the UK shows no sign of losing its appetite for eating out on a budget, it announced today.

Four senior police officers, including a chief constable and his deputy, are being investigated over claims of misconduct relating to a gangland murder case where a body was found in a country lane on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border.

A fuel thief who led police on a 99mph chase towards his home in Shropshire, running red lights and driving on the wrong side of the road, has been locked up.

The screams almost shattered the walls. From the moment the lights went out and a countdown clock started ticking down to the 5-4-3-2-1, Wolverhampton Civic Hall was filled with ear-splitting teenage squeals from a crowd of more than 2,000.

Wolverhampton racecourse is throwing open its doors for free for the whole of January.

If you were to say ‘Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, which is the fairest panto of all’ it would probably reply Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, playing at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre.

Rail passengers travelling between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton faced rush hour delays today because of a signal failure.

Wolves midfielder Karl Henry today opened his heart for the first time since being sarcastically cheered to reveal it was his biggest disappointment in football.

BAE Systems in Telford will become a UK Centre of Excellence for armoured vehicles, months after workers were told their positions were under threat.

Professor Kit Field of the University of Wolverhampton asks whether media coverage of education devalues the experiences of pupils and whether more positive programming is required:

David Grindley’s international multi-award winning production of RC Sherriff’s masterpiece Journey’s End is one of the must-see’s of British theatre.

A £10 million research and development centre is poised for the i54 business park in the wake of Jaguar Land Rover’s decision to move there, it was revealed today.

A new version of a much-loved sports car is to be produced on the site of one of the UK’s most famous motor plants, it was announced today.

Singing sensation Adele apologised to fans today after cancelling two concerts in the Midlands this weekend due to illness.

Dramatic footage caught the moment a gang of yobs looted and vandalised businesses in Wolverhampton City Centre.

Video footage shows the tense stand-off between hooded youths and police during last night’s riots in Wolverhampton.

Pictures from the riots in Wolverhampton where looters attacked shops in Queen Street, Dudley Street, Wulfruna Street, Princess Street and Market Street.

Rating ** Thom Kennedy loosens his belt after a Saturday night meal.

Review: I saw Simon Evans on TV a few months ago, and then by chance read he was coming to Wolverhampton.

Pensioner Patricia Sheldon thought she would round off a day’s Christmas shopping in the freezing cold by retiring to the warmth of a Shropshire pub and having a drink.

The chief fire officer of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service today warned costs for a £23 million new regional control centre could spiral out of control – with county taxpayers forced to foot the bill.

Problems with overcrowding on trains in Shropshire which has seen one service being dubbed the “sardine express” looks unlikely to be sorted out before 2015, it was revealed today.

Mick McCarthy today insisted Arsenal’s gruelling Champions League schedule will not have any impact on their chances against Wolves on Saturday – or their title hopes.

Watch video highlights from this week’s clash between AFC Telford and Premiership side Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Plans have been drawn up by the University of Wolverhampton to move its business school from the Telford campus.