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The England and Wales Cricket Board is investigating "a breach of team protocols" following the first Test against New Zealand.

A children's home manager who sexually abused girls and boys in his care during an 18-year "regime of fear" has walked free, after a judge's decision that has left his victims furious.

It was three days after Vickrum Digwa was sentenced to life in prison over the murder of Henry Nowak when a Sikh priest from Digwa's former place of worship in Southampton was attacked while out shopping.

Six people have been arrested over a fight at Epsom on Derby Day.

The government is piloting the use of artificial intelligence in the crown court, with a raft of new technology projects aiming to deliver improvements across the justice system and tackle the court backlog.

A former victims minister has delivered a letter to Number 10 Downing Street calling on the prime minister to meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse.

A singer-songwriter who worked with Dua Lipa, Britney Spears and Zendaya has died aged 35 after he was stabbed in east London.

Sir Chris Hoy has shared an inspiring message of hope as part of a mission to redefine the perception of people living with stage four cancer.

A peri-peri takeaway restaurant in Walsall has been granted permission to open until 3am, seven days a week, despite an objection from a community group.

Dudley Council’s cabinet is set to debate the roll out of its new local plan – and then plans to replace it.

The arts in Dudley are set for a high-profile boost after the borough’s new mayor appointed ambassadors to promote music and culture.

The family of Ryan Passey has launched a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service after they ruled that "strong" new evidence is not enough to bring fresh charges against the man who stabbed him.

Birmingham City Council has said no bins strike ‘deal’ currently exists in a major update on the dispute which has rumbled on for 17 months.

A supermarket in Pensnett has been given retrospective planning permission by Dudley Council planners who allowed a change of use application.

Walsall Council has awarded significant investment to enhance facilities at the Mayfield Community Centre on Wednesbury Road.

People who live and work in Dudley borough will be invited to have their say on a new local plan, which is being developed, following national changes in planning legislation.

A singer-songwriter who worked with Dua Lipa, Britney Spears and Zendaya has died aged 35 after he was stabbed in east London.

Former Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has revealed his Alzheimer's disease diagnosis.

Anthony Head, the British actor best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso, has died at the age of 72.

Kanya King, the founder of the MOBO Awards, has died aged 57 after "a courageous and characteristically determined battle with colon cancer", the MOBO Organisation said.

US actor James Handy, who appeared in films including Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji as well as numerous TV dramas, has been stabbed to death in Los Angeles.

The ECB is investigating a "breach of team protocols" involving England men's Test captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson following an incident at a nightclub.

England succumbed to a five-wicket defeat to rivals Australia in their first T20 World Cup warm-up game in Cardiff.

Africa's top referee will not be allowed to officiate at the World Cup after he was refused entry to the USA, FIFA has confirmed.

The wait is over. The World Cup is officially here! 48 teams, 48 key questions answered (yes, really!) to get you clued up for this summer's fiesta of football. It's going to be fun.

The City regulator is seeking an injunction against the former star fund manager Neil Woodford, claiming he is breaking the terms of a ban related to the collapse of his flagship fund in 2019.

Welsh Water has become the latest major utility firm to face financial sanctions over wastewater failings, with a £44.7m "enforcement package" proposed by the industry regulator.

FIFA has confirmed a website glitch has left dozens of fans getting free tickets for the World Cup 2026.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) will close about 150 shops over the next two financial years because some of its stores are "no longer financially sustainable".

The government is piloting the use of artificial intelligence in the crown court, with a raft of new technology projects aiming to deliver improvements across the justice system and tackle the court backlog.

A former victims minister has delivered a letter to Number 10 Downing Street calling on the prime minister to meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse.

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has said it is for the courts to decide whether Nicola Sturgeon should be forced to give back gifts bought for her by Peter Murrell using embezzled SNP cash.

The UK has been holding talks with Iran over a British couple jailed in Tehran, says Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, as he addressed a proposed prisoner swap.

A chronic delay in the release by Sir Keir Starmer's government of a major plan to invest in defence has harmed the military and left the country less safe, a group of MPs has warned.

A top Somali referee will not officiate at the World Cup after being denied entry into the US.

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Christian Eriksen is back at home and "doing well" after the Denmark footballer's collapse on the pitch during a friendly with Ukraine on Sunday.

A senior figure in a major organised crime gang has been sentenced to 24 years in prison at a court in Dublin.

At least 35 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

Experts have called the filming of a close encounter between divers and a great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea an "exciting" moment - but warned little is understood about the region's shark population.

Highly prized within Israel, the Iron Dome air defence system has been active once again as Iran launched a wave of drones and missiles overnight.

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared that the country will never surrender its nuclear-armed status and continue to expand its atomic arsenal.

A viral buffalo nicknamed "Donald Trump" for its blond tuft has been spared from Eid al-Adha sacrifice after a last-minute government intervention.

The Gloucestershire cheese rolling contest's most successful ever competitor has been beaten by a German YouTuber. 

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.