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British cryptocurrency billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne have made history with donations of £36m each to Reform - the largest single donations to a British political party on record.

An American diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children was "secretly flown out of the UK", according to reports.

Donald Trump said he would "love to see" a reunified Ireland, claiming "it's going to happen eventually".

There have been scuffles in Portsmouth as anti-migrant protesters chased down anti-racism demonstrators, with police warning that anyone wearing a face covering could be arrested.

One person has died and two others were taken to hospital after a fire in a 17th-floor flat in east London.

A 42-year-old man has become the first person to be arrested in connection with anti-migration protests in Portsmouth last weekend, with more arrests expected.

More than £10m of Premier League funds will remain frozen amid an international criminal investigation into its former fantasy football game partner.

A British man has admitted being at the centre of an international online network sharing videos of unconscious women being sexually abused.

Dudley Council has launched the first formal business board in the West Midlands, creating a new partnership with the private sector to help drive economic growth in the borough.

Two men have been sentenced in connection with a fraud case which saw the duo profit hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Touring Pantos return for a third year to West Bromwich Town Hall with a GIANT fun-filled run of Jack and the Beanstalk on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 December.

Dudley Council is set to spend more than a million pounds on new street cleaning vehicles to replace ageing machines.

Dudley Council is moving into the second phase of a study which could lead to new cycling facilities including a velodrome.

Dudley Council marked Emergency Services Day by lighting up the Council House in blue in tribute to the vital role the emergency services play in protecting and supporting communities.

A planning application has been submitted asking for permission to convert the former Express and Star printing works in Tower Street, Wolverhampton, into a new seven-court Wolves Padel Centre.

Dudley Council has denied it spends too much money on children’s services outside the borough when funds should be used closer to home.

Celine Dion was brought to tears as she returned to the stage for the first time in almost six years after revealing she was battling a rare neurological disorder.

EastEnders actor Shane Richie has pleaded not guilty to drink-driving.

Channel 4 is to cut about a quarter of its staff - around 340 jobs - by the end of the year.

Actor Noel Clarke has been charged with a series of sexual offences against five women in connection with alleged offending that took place between 2007 and 2016.

A worker fired by the developer of Grand Theft Auto has told an employment tribunal they believe staff were placed on a "watch list" after signing a petition about remote working.

England clinched a first home series whitewash of Pakistan despite an early scare by chasing down 130 on day four of the third Test at Edgbaston.

Ryan Garcia hammered Conor Benn to defeat inside two rounds at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

A €5bn (£4.3bn) EU fund which invests in some of the continent's most promising scale-up technology companies is leading a $100m (£73.9m) funding round for Tandem Health, an AI medical assistant which has built a presence at the epicentre of Britain's private healthcare industry.

Angela Eagle, the new environment secretary, held her first face-to-face talks with Thames Water bosses this week as Britain's biggest water utility and the creditors trying to rescue it seek clarity over Andy Burnham's desire for "greater public control" of the industry.

The UK economy recorded 0.4% growth in July, partly on the back of artificial intelligence (AI) investment, according to early official figures that outperformed expectations.

Arsenal Football Club, the Premier League champions, has drafted in a leading firm of management consultants to explore operational improvements which could trigger a round of cost-cutting.

The government has recruited Alan Lovell, the industrial veteran, to chair British Steel months after it was formally taken into public ownership.

Donald Trump said he would "love to see" a reunified Ireland, claiming "it's going to happen eventually".

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Andy Burnham wants to expand support for fan-owned sports clubs, reviving a policy he helped pioneer under New Labour.

The Conservatives' former director of campaigning and his wife, a Tory parliamentary candidate, have admitted cheating at gambling on the date of the 2024 general election.

The Green Party has proposed a five-point plan to curb the power of tech giants after industry insiders warned that artificial intelligence could pose an existential risk to humanity.

At least six people have died and 130 people are still missing after a passenger ship in Indonesia carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea during bad weather, officials say.

Celine Dion was brought to tears as she returned to the stage for the first time in almost six years after revealing she was battling a rare neurological disorder.

Donald Trump said he would "love to see" a reunified Ireland, claiming "it's going to happen eventually".

A Greek woman has given birth aged 54, beating a government deadline to use one of her embryos, which had been frozen for 22 years.

A derailed train in northern France left at least 44 people injured, officials said.

Hurricane season has seen an unusually low number of storms forming over the Atlantic - and it's all because of El Nino.

Five people have been killed and 40 others injured in a Dutch tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland, police said.

A fire that broke out on a passenger ferry in the Philippines has killed at least 76 people, while 13 are still missing.

Israel has destroyed a network of Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon - triggering a 4.1 magnitude tremor in the area.

Norway's ‌Princess Astrid, an older sister ‌of the late King ​Harald, died on Friday at ​the ‌age of 94, the royal palace ​said in a statement.

AI videos of fruit and vegetable characters unleashing gory violence are spreading extremist ideas and helping normalise graphic violence, researchers claim.

A flight in Canada has been cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt.

Two drivers of Mercedes-AMG cars have filed a class action lawsuit against the luxury car company after they allegedly suffered burn injuries from the AMG logo on their driver's seat.

A boxer from the tiny Pacific island of Tuvalu has won her country's first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a fight.

A monkey found abandoned in a laundry bag on a London bus has had a happy ending after being rehomed to a sanctuary.