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The home secretary has said she no longer has confidence in the chief constable of West Midlands Police after a "damning" report into the force's decision to ban Israeli football fans from attending a game in the UK.

London's Burning star John Alford has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting two girls while they were drunk.

Footage has been released of a stolen BMW that crashed into a care home while it was being chased by a police car in Sunderland - an incident the watchdog has described as a "terrifying".

A teenage boy accused of plotting a terror attack on nearby synagogues was arrested in his uniform and wrote that some people at his school  "should be shot," a court has heard. 

Ten British "far-right activists" have been banned from France for "reconnaissance and destruction activities" against small boats used in migrant crossings.

Thousands of properties across South East England remain affected by outages, after a major incident was declared in Kent and Sussex earlier this week.

Three Palestine Action hunger strikers have ended their 73-day action after they claimed a key demand was met.

Footage of the moment a container ship smashed into an oil tanker off the coast of East Yorkshire has been shown in court.

As the year gets underway, Birmingham Oddfellows is encouraging adults across the city to make a fresh start by meeting new people and building social connections through its Stay in Touch initiative.

The annual review of the High Court injunction which bans street racing in the Black Country will take place next month.

Dudley Council has been given a red rating from Westminster on a new best practice scorecard for roads maintenance.

Dudley Council has asked housing watchdog to lift a Regulatory Notice after spending millions of pounds surveying its homes.

Halesowen College has announced that the Brierley Hill-based furniture repair experts, Emmiera Group has become a platinum partner in the College’s recently launched PowerPartner Programme.

Staff at Dudley Zoo are appealing to the public for support after being hit badly by Storm Goretti, which caused considerable damage to animal enclosures and trees across the zoo’s 40-acre site.

A man has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years' imprisonment after recklessly infecting a victim with HIV.

Burntwood and Cannock Community First Responders have received a major boost after a generous local community group raised more than £17,000 for their volunteer scheme.

Sting has paid £595,000 to his former The Police bandmates since facing legal action over unpaid royalties, the High Court has heard.

Spanish prosecutors are investigating allegations that singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees in the Caribbean.

Actor Kiefer Sutherland has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a ride-share driver in Los Angeles, police said.

Kneecap supporters gathered outside the High Court on Wednesday as judges heard an appeal by the Crown Prosecution Service over the dismissal of a terrorism case against a member of the rap trio.

K-pop superstars BTS have announced details of their much-anticipated comeback tour, after a break of almost four years to complete mandatory military service.

Set-pieces goals are on the rise in the Premier League.

Manchester United have appointed Michael Carrick as head coach until the end of the season.

Pep Guardiola unleashed an extraordinary takedown of previous VAR calls that have gone against Manchester City following Antoine Semenyo's controversial disallowed goal in their Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg win at Newcastle.

Dom Taylor has been banned from darts for six months by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) after testing positive for cocaine and cannabis at the World Darts Championship.

Britain is "firmly on track" to meet its clean power targets for 2030, according to the government following a record offshore wind auction.

When South East Water (SEW) is in the news, the headlines do not generally make for comfortable reading.

The former P&O Ferries chief once described as "Britain's most hated boss" saw his pay slide in his final full year in the job - but still earned more than £600,000.

1st Central, a car and home insurer with more than 1.5 million active policies, is in talks with advisers about a potential London flotation.

A new rail line will be built between Birmingham and Manchester, the government has announced.

The home secretary has said she no longer has confidence in the chief constable of West Midlands Police after a "damning" report into the force's decision to ban Israeli football fans from attending a game in the UK.

It's one of the oldest and corniest of all political jokes. And there were groans as well as laughs when Kama Sutra Keir taunted Kemi Badenoch with it in the Commons.

The first 18 months of Labour in power have seen more than a dozen U-turns.

Elon Musk's X is acting to comply with UK safety laws and the government "won't back down", Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Ten British "far-right activists" have been banned from France for "reconnaissance and destruction activities" against small boats used in migrant crossings.

Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff has announced the launch of phase two ​of ​the plan to end the conflict in Gaza.

"It was war."

The US is suspending the process for immigrant visas from 75 countries, the Department of State said on Wednesday.

Ten British "far-right activists" have been banned from France for "reconnaissance and destruction activities" against small boats used in migrant crossings.

Spanish prosecutors are investigating allegations that singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees in the Caribbean.

Donald Trump has again restated his desire to acquire Greenland for the US "for purpose of national security", saying anything less is "unacceptable", even as a poll found less than a fifth of Americans support the idea.

An amateur tennis player has netted himself a million-dollar prize after beating world number two Jannik Sinner.

A key part of the £3m revamp of Princess Diana's memorial playground is nearing completion in Germany.

Two senior doctors at a hospital in southern Russia have been arrested after nine newborn babies died in just a few days earlier this month, investigators have said.

Four astronauts are set to begin their return journey from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth after their mission was cut short due to a "medical concern" with a crew member.

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

An earthquake alert preparing people to "drop, cover, hold on" buzzed on phones in the US on Thursday - but turned out to be completely false.

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.