Dudley News, West Midlands News, - From The Dudley News

3:20am Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Drug addicts and alcoholics rendered unable to work by their condition will face active intervention in their lives to make them clean and employable, a Cabinet minister is to say.

3:20am Wednesday 23rd May 2012

David Cameron and fellow EU leaders are to meet in Brussels under intense pressure to agree new economic growth plans ahead of a crucial Greek election vote.

12:30am Wednesday 23rd May 2012

Patients will be able to choose where they have essential medical tests under a new scheme.

12:08am Wednesday 23rd May 2012

A new style of leadership in the NHS could lead to reduced infection and mortality rates and bring financial savings, according to a new report.

12:08am Wednesday 23rd May 2012

A union leader has predicted that more strikes will be held against the Government's controversial public sector pension reforms amid reports that doctors look set for a "historic" vote in favour of industrial action.

11:58pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

Three police detectives face accusations of taking illegal payments from private investigators for information in an alleged case of "apparent corruption right at the heart of Scotland Yard".

11:40pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

The coalition is preparing a significant boost in state-backed infrastructure investment in a fresh push on growth, the Deputy Prime Minister has indicated.

10:21pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

A controversial Downing Street adviser has accused Business Secretary Vince Cable of being a socialist who "appears to do very little to support business".

7:54pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

More than 40 politicians, religious leaders and journalists have signed a letter calling for an independent inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber's conviction.

7:48pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

It's all aboard at a pub which has been turned into a ship to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.