Labour are on track for their worst end to the year in opinion polls since the Second World War.

Tyson Fury has responded after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in their heavyweight world title rematch in Saudi Arabia.

On rare occasions that Medinah leaves her home, people around her will cough, sneeze and rub their eyes.

It's been revealed that the Princess of Wales asked Lady Gabriella Windsor, whose husband died earlier this year, for her help to plan her annual carol service.

With the end of 2024 in sight, it is time to put your knowledge of the past year to the test.

There are no "immediate" plans to stop Elon Musk donating large sums of money to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, according to the government.

Stormy weather with gusts of around 70mph are causing pre-Christmas travel disruption, affecting flights, trains and ferries.

TV presenter Chris Packham and former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas have stepped down from their roles as president and vice-president of the RSPCA following allegations of animal cruelty at the charity's approved abattoirs.

Two young boys who stabbed Shawn Seesahai to death in a Wolverhampton park a year ago have today had their sentences increased.

A senior management restructure which will save Dudley Council £1.2 million in wages has been approved by council chiefs.

Sandwell Council has introduced ‘Welcoming Spaces’ in some libraries that are open over the holidays.

Age Concern Stourbridge and Halesowen, the charity helping and supporting older people in the area has said a big thank you to the Mayor of Dudley.

A historic agreement between Birmingham City Council and two unions to settle equal pay claims has been approved – but there are warnings the authority still has several hurdles to cross.

A plan to build homes next to a Wednesbury pub has been approved.

Chocolatiers at Cadbury World have unveiled a turkey-tastic chocolate version of the typical Christmas dinner.

Bishop Martin Gorick, Bishop of Dudley and Acting Bishop of Worcester, is calling for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme to be extended past the current deadline of March 2025.

Actor Blake Lively has accused her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the film in a legal complaint.

Presenter Fearne Cotton has said she is "healing well" and feeling "almost normal" weeks after having two benign tumours removed from her jaw.

Disney has added another film to their most successful franchise, The Lion King - this time following Mufasa's journey from a cub to becoming the king of Pride Rock.

From veteran stars of stage and screen to a music industry titan and a style icon centenarian, we have lost several famous faces in 2024.

A classical composer who has performed with rock star Sir Paul McCartney has been chosen to write a new carol for the world's most famous Christmas service.

Oleksandr Usyk overcame Tyson Fury to defend his unified world heavyweight championships at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

Joe Root will make his return to one-day cricket on England's tour of India and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025, but Ben Stokes has been ruled out through injury.

Ignacio Robles will be the third judge in Tyson Fury's world heavyweight championship clash with Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night following a coin toss.

The length of a beard, kissing a cross, or who won a staredown seem such minor issues that arguing over them appears to be nothing more than petty.

An electric cargo bike logistics company which counts the fashion giant Zara among its partners has launched an urgent hunt for new backers.

Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England governor, will join Rachel Reeves on a visit to China next month aimed at strengthening financial services trade ties between the two countries.

Retail giants including Asda, Marks & Spencer, Primark and Tesco will mount a new year campaign to warn Rachel Reeves that plans to hike business rates on larger shops will put jobs and stores under threat.

The UK's retail sales recovery was smaller than expected in the key Christmas shopping month of November, official figures show.

It would be easy to dismiss tabletop gaming as a "geeky" hobby played by young boys in the basements of their homes.

Donald Trump's second stint as president will be like a "24/7 bar-room brawl", according to the UK's former ambassador to Washington.

Labour are on track for their worst end to the year in opinion polls since the Second World War.

There are no "immediate" plans to stop Elon Musk donating large sums of money to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, according to the government.

The co-manager for Donald Trump's presidential election campaign has called Lord Mandelson an "absolute moron" - as the peer was officially announced as the next UK ambassador to the US.

This is awkward for Downing Street to say the least. The person chosen by the British government to be the keystone in the most important of bilateral relationships is, according to one of the incoming president's close aides, a "absolute moron".

The mother of a nine-year-old boy killed in the German Christmas market attack has paid tribute to "my little teddy bear".

As we stare at a bullet-ridden wall, two young Palestinian boys stand behind us on a stoop and look on in fearful awe.

A US fighter jet has been shot down after it was mistakenly hit by an American missile cruiser over the Red Sea.

Tyson Fury has responded after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in their heavyweight world title rematch in Saudi Arabia.

The Albanian government plans to block access to TikTok for a year after the killing of a 14-year-old boy led to concerns about social media's influence on children.

At least 38 people have been killed in a crash involving a bus and a lorry on a major road in southeastern Brazil, authorities have said.

Syrian and Russian forces unleashed all they could on eastern Aleppo. For four years they battled to bring Syria's second city under Bashar al Assad's full control.

The US says it has killed Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Yusif in Syria.

Vladimir Putin has said Russia should have invaded Ukraine earlier, in a national address spanning more than four hours.

Consider one view outside the George Washington University Hospital in Washington DC.

An adult incontinence nappy, designed for concertgoers to avoid long queues at toilets, has gone on sale.

A council in the US has asked its residents to stop sticking googly eyes on the city's art.

Large drones have been spotted flying over New Jersey and New York City in recent weeks - but no one knows who's operating them.

Trying to keep up with the latest trends is difficult enough, especially when you don't know how to pronounce them.

Toy giant Mattel is being sued by a mother who says her daughter accessed a porn website via a link on the packaging for a Wicked doll.