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Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on London today for two major demonstrations.

Andy Burnham has been cleared to run for selection in the Makerfield by-election following days of speculation that he will challenge Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

The UK appears to have gone for broke at this year's Eurovision final, choosing one of its most leftfield entries in years.

An American influencer has been charged with assault after an incident at a London Underground station, police have said.

A Brazilian man who planted a fake stick of dynamite outside MI5 headquarters has been jailed.

A man has been charged after the referee in Motherwell’s controversial defeat to Celtic had his personal details leaked.

A Nazi-obsessed teenager who told a man to kill all Jews and Muslims and launched a far-right axe attack on a stranger outside a barber's shop has been jailed for more than 15 years.

A man accused of stabbing two Jewish men in Golders Green and his friend earlier that same day will face trial next year.

A new partnership between Dudley College of Technology and Dudley Council is helping enhance visitor spaces at Himley Hall while giving students valuable real‑world experience.

The fracturing of Birmingham’s politics and the city council’s uncertain future has been raised by a MP in the House of Commons.

Dudley Labour has a new look at the top after a change of leader as the group prepares for a new era.

The team behind the musical sensation, Starlight Express have confirmed the show will play at Birmingham Hippodrome in August 2027.

Halesowen’s MP has become the first Labour MP whose constituency covers wards in Dudley borough to call for Keir Starmer to quit.

Tony-winning musical sensation, Jersey Boys returns for its 20th Anniversary tour and plays at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre in March 2027.

223 (Halesowen) Squadron has celebrated another successful year of supporting young people, while strengthening its ties within the local community.

Sandwell Children’s Trust are teaming up with other organisations, including Sandwell Council and The Fostering Network, to support Foster Care Fortnight.

The UK appears to have gone for broke at this year's Eurovision final, choosing one of its most leftfield entries in years.

Harvey Weinstein's third rape retrial has ended in a mistrial after the jury said it was deadlocked.

The search for the next James Bond is under way, Amazon MGM Studios has revealed, with the casting process to replace Daniel Craig having "just begun". 

American rappers Nicki Minaj and Azealia Banks have thrown their weight behind Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch.

An addiction counsellor who delivered the ketamine doses to Matthew Perry that killed the Friends star has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Victor Wembanyama's San Antonio Spurs eliminated Anthony Edwards' Minnesota Timberwolves with a dominant 139-109 win that secured a 4-2 series victory and a place in the Western Conference Finals.

Dave Allen is a hugely likeable heavyweight nearly-man on the British boxing scene.

Harry Smith delivered another priceless performance as resurgent Wigan served notice of their Betfred Super League title intentions with a dominant 24-4 win over Leeds at the Brick Community Stadium.

Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool have far too many "weak" players in their team after they were "taken to the cleaners" by Aston Villa in their 4-2 loss on Friday Night Football.

British Gas is to pay £20m over its treatment of customers who had a prepayment meter forcibly installed.

The benchmark UK borrowing cost has hit a fresh financial crash-era high as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces a potential leadership challenge from Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.

The Post Office awarded a £2.4m contract to a crisis PR company as it fights legal claims by victims of the Horizon IT scandal.

A landmark piece of legislation designed to make pensions simpler and easier has become law. 

Andy Burnham has been cleared to run for selection in the Makerfield by-election following days of speculation that he will challenge Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

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"I am pleased to report that I have delivered against the ambitious targets you set for me when I became your secretary of state for health and social care."

Donald Trump has said that freeing Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in China, would be "tough".

Five tourists, including a professor and her daughter, have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives.

A new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resulted in 80 deaths, the country's health ministry has said, according to the Reuters news agency.

The head of the CIA has made a historic visit to Havana for talks with senior officials as the country is gripped by blackouts caused a US oil blockade.

The UK appears to have gone for broke at this year's Eurovision final, choosing one of its most leftfield entries in years.

Protests have broken out in Havana as Cuba deals with it's worst rolling blackouts in decades.

A "most wanted" British man who imported large amounts of cocaine into the UK has been arrested in Spain.

Over 100 people have been killed in a violent storm in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state.

Police say a driver made an "own goal" by dangerously driving with an unsecured football net on top of their car.

A robot has become so good at playing table tennis that at times it defeated elite human players, in what has been hailed as "a longstanding milestone for AI".

Monkeys in Gibraltar have learned to eat soil to settle their stomachs from all the junk food they consume, research suggests.

Three people have been jailed for insurance fraud after claiming their cars were damaged by a bear - only for the assailant to be somebody dressed in a bear costume. 

A cruise passenger who was overserved alcohol and suffered a possible traumatic brain injury after falling down some stairs has been awarded £220,000 in damages.