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Passengers have been stuck on a Eurostar train for hours overnight, after the train network was forced to cancel large parts of its London-Europe service on Tuesday.

Boxer Anthony Joshua was "shocked" and "couldn't talk" after a car crash in Nigeria, according to an eyewitness.

Corrie was just 13 when someone first pulled out a knife on him.

Researchers at the University of Bournemouth have partnered with a drug charity to launch an alcohol abuse rehabilitation scheme that emphasises the importance of healthy food in recovery.

A man has been arrested after hospital staff were allegedly attacked with a weapon which police say may have been a crowbar.

Labour has accused the Conservative shadow attorney of a "conflict of interest" after it emerged he is acting as a lawyer for Roman Abramovich, despite UK sanctions against him.

A cancer patient who was taking her family to Disneyland is among the thousands of passengers whose travel plans were ruined by Eurostar cancellations on Tuesday.

If you're one of the many passengers whose holiday travel plans have been dashed by Channel Tunnel chaos, this is the help and compensation you should be getting.

HS2 has confirmed that its aim to get trains running between Birmingham and London between 2029 and 2033 ‘can not be achieved’.

A former Bearwood shop, destroyed by fire, will be replaced with new flats.

Dudley Council has formally submitted plans to government for up to £20 million of funding to improve parts of the borough.

Before you mistle-toss them into the attic, you can turn your unwanted Christmas gifts into a lifeline for seriously ill children by donating them to Acorns Children’s Hospice.

26 people from across the West Midlands have been named in The King’s New Year Honours List and include 2 OBEs, 11 MBEs and 13 receiving British Empire Medals.

New data shows that Sandwell is performing strongly when it comes to children’s physical activity, with the borough now ranked among the top ten local authorities nationally.

Festivities are in full swing at Dudley Zoo and Castle with animals enjoying some early Christmas enrichment treats.

Dudley Council’s coffers will get a boost from the government’s latest finance settlement but opinions are divided about how much it will help.

Idris Elba, ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, as well as England's victorious women's football and rugby teams, are among 1,157 people recognised in the New Year Honours list.

Isiah Whitlock Jr., who was best known for his role on The Wire, has died aged 71.

Brigitte Bardot was the sultry film siren who helped ignite a sexual revolution, a woman whose cultural significance extended beyond her acting career.

The Bayeux Tapestry will be insured for around £800m when it comes to the UK next year.

The guitarist and keyboard player for The Cure, Perry Bamonte, has died.

Justin Hood produced one of the greatest performances at the World Darts Championship by hitting 11 consecutive doubles without missing on his way to a 4-0 win over Josh Rock in the last 16.

Luke Humphries set up a quarter-final showdown with Gian van Veen at the World Darts Championship after beating Kevin Doets, as Gary Anderson thrashed Michael van Gerwen at the Alexandra Palace.

Anthony Joshua remains in a stable condition in hospital after he was injured in a fatal car crash in Nigeria in which two of his friends and members of his training team died.

Jofra Archer has been included in England's provisional T20 World Cup squad after his Ashes-ending injury, with fellow fast bowler Josh Tongue also named in a 15-player group for February and March's tournament in India and Sri Lanka.

Octopus Energy Group is on the brink of selling a big stake in its software arm, Kraken Technologies, at a valuation that will cement its status as one of Britain's biggest private companies.

Some of Britain's biggest public sector pension schemes are in talks to take a stake in Center Parcs as its Canadian owner finalises a recapitalisation of the holiday parks giant.

Two of Britain’s biggest high street banks are embroiled in a £2.5bn takeover battle for Evelyn Partners, the wealth management group.

It wouldn't be Christmas without at least one gift so misguided we question whether our loved ones know us at all.

A millionaires' playground, Poole in Dorset boasts some of the most expensive properties in the UK, and has been called Britain's Palm Beach.

Labour has accused the Conservative shadow attorney of a "conflict of interest" after it emerged he is acting as a lawyer for Roman Abramovich, despite UK sanctions against him.

Yvette Cooper has ordered an urgent Foreign Office review of "serious information failures" in the case of a freed British-Egyptian activist.

The Cabinet Office has blamed an "administrative error" after historical royal documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were released by mistake.

Angola and Namibia have agreed to take back illegal migrants and criminals after the home secretary threatened to impose visa bans on them if they failed to do so.

An Afghan special forces veteran trained in the UK who was left homeless after resettling here following the Taliban takeover is pleading with the government to allow him and his former colleagues to join the British Army.

Passengers have been stuck on a Eurostar train for hours overnight, after the train network was forced to cancel large parts of its London-Europe service on Tuesday.

Israel says it is suspending more than 30 humanitarian organisations, including Doctors Without Borders, from operating in Gaza for failing to comply with new registration rules.

Boxer Anthony Joshua was "shocked" and "couldn't talk" after a car crash in Nigeria, according to an eyewitness.

University students in Iran have joined shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in protests over the country's soaring cost of living.

At least one person has been killed and around 30 passengers have been injured after two trains taking tourists to Machu Picchu in Peru crashed.

Thieves have drilled into a German savings bank vault to steal millions of pounds worth of valuables from safety deposit boxes.

An earthquake, wildfires, war and a funeral are among the world events that satellite images have helped Sky News cover this year.

Two December days in Palm Beach and I have sunburn and whiplash.

Bangladesh's first female prime minister Khaleda Zia has died following a prolonged illness, her political party has said.

China has fired rockets into the waters off Taiwan on a second day of large-scale war games around the island aimed at rehearsing a blockade.

A raccoon that passed out drunk after running amok in a Virginia liquor store is suspected of two other "break-ins".

A Fabergé pendant has been recovered - after police spent six days closely monitoring the man accused of swallowing it.

A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk.

It's a debate that's torn families apart for years - with selection boxes thrown in rage, and stony silences around the dinner table.

Don't get too upset, but 'rage bait' has been named by Oxford University Press as this year's Word of the Year, beating other online terms.