All news by author: Ed Chatterton

Three people had a very lucky escape after the bus smashed into the dark-coloured BMW, which then careered into three other cars that were queuing in busy traffic

Locals in the landlocked Black Country town of Cradley Heath say they feel like they're living by the coast after their gardens began crumbling into a huge chasm

The Electric Cinema in Birmingham opened back in 1909 after being built out of a converted taxi rank and businessman Kevin Markwick spent an estimated £100,000 restoring the two-screen cinema back to its former glory

Residents in the posh village of Muxton, Shropshire, claim the 'overpowering' pong has been plaguing their lives for weeks and left some suffering from severe migraines

The Birmingham home has been left submerged by greenery and foliage and is going under the hammer with bids starting at £25,000 - but the new owner will have gardening to do

Ben Newman - aka Spudman - has seen customers queuing for up to three hours to get their hands on his famous spuds in the quaint market town of Tamworth, Staffordshire

Danny Khan, who runs Mr Khan's Authentic Jamaican Food Store with his dad in Winson Green, Birmingham, installed 40 CCTV cameras and has begun naming and shaming shoplifters on social media

Friends fans could get their hands on original scripts from two of the most famous episodes in the show's history - The One With Ross’s Wedding Part I and II - at auction

Kate Hooper's loved ones are worried after a series of accidents - including a fatal crash in which a biker lost his life - outside her home in Droitwich, Worcestershire

It was once home to NHS lifesavers and dedicated health workers, but now drug dealers and vandals run riot. Locals say they feel unsafe living near the once-beloved 'ghost town'