PICTURES: Sandwell road junction 'covered in oil' after van and car collide
[gallery] A car and van collided in Sandwell this morning.
[gallery] A car and van collided in Sandwell this morning.
Motorway drivers faced severe delays this morning after oil was spilled on the road following a crash between a car and a lorry.
The full extent of pollution from the huge fire that engulfed a Stafford firm was revealed today as new pictures showed the devastation that remains.
An investigation into the huge fire at a Stafford warehouse is looking into whether it should have had a permit to store oil there.
A woman suffered burns and blisters after a fire broke out at her flat in Tipton.
"I'm devastated. I just don't understand why this has happened."
An oil painting by Wolverhampton's greatest artist, Edward Bird, has sold at auction for £6,875.
Oil-soaked laundry is believed to have caused a fire which led to a hotel being evacuated.
Rising oil costs have pushed up prices at two Walsall petrol stations that started a price war by slashing unleaded fuel to under £1 a litre.
Blogger of the Year PETER RHODES on doomed predictions, dim Yanks and the value of underpants.
The M54 was blocked in one direction after an oil spill in the early hours of this morning.
Thieves have struck twice at a rural church, stealing hundreds of litres of heating oil.
A main route though Birmingham was closed throughout this morning after a car crashed into a barrier and caused an oil spillage.
One of the UK's main underground oil pipes, which carries supplies to Birmingham Airport, has been shut down after thieves were suspected of extracting fuel.
A Walsall manufacturer has stepped in to redesign and deliver emergency components for Shell's Koula oil facility in Gabon, Africa, after parts failures led to its temporary shutdown.