A VJ veteran and a poet from the Midlands have read out a poem written specially for the 75th anniversary of VJ Day.

Veteran and poet commemorate VJ Day with special poem recital

People from all over the East and West Midlands came together in a mass round of applause for NHS and care workers last night.

The Midlands claps for carers in mass show of support

Music's positive effects on mental health will be the focus of the third annual World Music Conference to be held in Birmingham in November

Four people are to be prosecuted for their role in shooting down the MH17 flight and the death of all 298 people on board.

As part of our Point of View series and on World Hearing Day, ITV Central producer Lucy Kapasi explains how she tackled her hearing loss.


Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the Kegworth air disaster but why did the Boeing 737 crash?

A fire at the takeaway and restaurant Big John's in Leicester broke out this morning forcing a major road closure during rush hour.

Passenger Chris Lister has told ITV news that his flight from Kiev to Gatwick, was stranded at Birmingham airport for 12 hours.

More than 1,400 people have been killed following the earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi.

A man who was denied a British passport, despite living in Leicester for more than 50 years, says he's delighted to finally have one. 


Rick Stanton has described in detail how British divers literally 'sniffed out' the Thai football team trapped deep in a cave.

Dry with clear skies tonight. Hot sunshine for many tomorrow.



It will be another cold night with more outbreaks of sleet and snow and some icy conditions. 

Less windy. Some further snow, however temperatures very gradually rising.