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At the wedding venue in Gorton and Denton the Green Party chose for the news conference to mark a seismic by-election victory on national television, it was clear that Zack Polanski and his team were new to all of this.

Shabana Mahmood is set to introduce new legislation to overhaul the UK's asylum system as part a tougher approach to migration.

UK flights to the Middle East have been cancelled - and airports in Dubai and Doha have grounded all services - after the US began attacking Iran.

A 49-year-old man has died after jumping from a plane in Devon on Saturday afternoon.

A man has been charged after a statue of Sir Winston Churchill was defaced with graffiti.

At night, in 100 parks across the UK, small solar panelled lights illuminate wooden benches with these words carved into the wood: "Someone is always listening".

A Plaid Cymru Welsh government would aim to establish a national commission to explore Wales's constitutional future, including a potential path toward independence, within its first 100 days in office.

Police in Belfast have appealed for witnesses after a statue of Queen Victoria was vandalised.

Colleges from across the West Midlands united for a day of celebration and awareness yesterday, hosting an LGBTQ+ conference entitled Putting the PRIDE in the West Midlands. 

West Midlands' rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, will be honoured at this year’s BRITs with a lifetime achievement award, in recognition and celebration of his 'inimitable impact and influence' on music worldwide.

Sandwell councillor David Wilkes has quit Labour and joined new right-wing party Advance UK.

A new order has come into force this week to tackle street racing, motor stunts and other dangerous and obstructive driving across Dudley borough.

People across Dudley borough are being urged to register to vote in advance of local elections which will take place on 7 May.

The Severn Valley Railway has unveiled two more visiting locomotives for its Spring Steam Gala, taking place from 16 to 19 April.

A local man has rediscovered his zest for living through the physical and mental release of swimming – at Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Smethwick – and the community feel of the facility.

Voters will have an unscheduled seat to fill in May’s local elections after Cat Eccles confirmed she will stand down.

Brit School graduates Olivia Dean and Lola Young dominate the nominations for tonight's Brit Awards, with five each, while indie giants Pulp have been put forward for Best Group for the first time in 30 years.

The Brit Awards exist to celebrate the stars behind the best music of the past year - but the red carpet is all about the fashion.

American singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka has died aged 86.

Paramount has struck a $110bn deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery.

Former MasterChef host Gregg Wallace has dropped his High Court claim against the BBC and won't be receiving any damages, the corporation has said.  

Pep Guardiola urged fans to "respect religion" after audible boos were heard during a brief stoppage to allow a number of players to end their Ramadan fast in Man City's win at Leeds.

Pep Guardiola admits he is not sure when Erling Haaland will return from injury after the Manchester City striker missed his team's win over Leeds on Saturday.

A match between England Lions and Pakistan Shaheens, scheduled ‌for Sunday in Abu Dhabi, has been cancelled after the United States and ‌Israel launched strikes on Iran, the England and Wales Cricket Board have confirmed.

Paramount has struck a $110bn deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery.

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Paramount Skydance is on course to win the Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) takeover battle after rival Netflix stepped away.

As the deadline looms for a leading AI lab to hand over its tech to the US military, a study has appeared suggesting AI models are more than willing to go nuclear in wargames.

Josh Simons has resigned as a Cabinet Office minister amid a controversy over a thinktank he used to run, which was accused to paying a PR firm to investigate journalists.

At the wedding venue in Gorton and Denton the Green Party chose for the news conference to mark a seismic by-election victory on national television, it was clear that Zack Polanski and his team were new to all of this.

Shabana Mahmood is set to introduce new legislation to overhaul the UK's asylum system as part a tougher approach to migration.

A Plaid Cymru Welsh government would aim to establish a national commission to explore Wales's constitutional future, including a potential path toward independence, within its first 100 days in office.

This is a parliamentary by-election result for the ages, one that sets the tone for its time.

Donald Trump has rolled the dice again, stunning the world by choosing the most extreme option over Iran.

The US and Israel have begun a war with the apparent aim of toppling Iran's regime - and we are beginning to learn the consequences.

UK flights to the Middle East have been cancelled - and airports in Dubai and Doha have grounded all services - after the US began attacking Iran.

Multiple locations in Iran have been targeted by joint US-Israel strikes, and Tehran has launched retaliatory missiles across the region.

Donald Trump's decision to launch "major combat operations" in Iran is the biggest gamble by any American president since George Bush invaded Iraq more than two decades ago.

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Only thirty-six hours ago, Trump's envoys were meeting with a high-level Iranian delegation in Geneva to discuss a diplomatic solution.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say on all major policies, serves as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and controls the Revolutionary Guard.

A military plane has crashed on to ‌a busy road in the ​city of El Alto, near Bolivia's capital La Paz, killing at least 15 people and injuring at least 30 others, officials have said.

Pakistan's defence minister has said the ​country ‌is in an "open ​war" with neighbouring Afghanistan, after both nations launched strikes overnight.

A police sergeant has been sacked for using a picture frame to weigh down her laptop keys and give the false impression she was working from home.

On a day when energy bills are making headlines, we thought we'd share new research on the energy habits that lead to the most household arguments.

Barack Obama has said aliens are "real" in an interview, before later taking to social media to clarify his comments.

"Britain's loneliest sheep" has given birth for the first time.

Police have caught a man juggling fire while riding a unicycle on a pedestrian crossing.