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Migrant arrivals in small boats have resumed after 28 days without crossings.

The King will be "deeply touched" by the public’s reaction to the update on his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace has said – as screening websites saw a surge in traffic.

Virginia Giuffre's family have said they are "deeply disappointed" by the Metropolitan Police's decision not to investigate reports Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked an officer to help dig up dirt on her.

Two men have been arrested after a beloved village Christmas tree was cut down just hours after its lights were switched on.

The King has revealed that, thanks to early diagnosis, his cancer treatment can be reduced in the new year.

The end of a 28-day pause in small boat crossings has once again exposed the fragility of the migration debate.

Two people have died after reports of an explosion in a garden.

Forecasters have warned of a "danger to life" from fast-flowing rivers as heavy rain and flooding are predicted to hit parts of the UK this weekend.

A Walsall shop has been ordered to pay over £2,000 by Dudley Magistrates’ Court after selling a disposable vape to a person under the age of 18.

Families are invited to enjoy a magical, musical, festive performance of Sleeping Beauty at West Bromwich Town Hall from Friday 19 December through to Tuesday 23 December.

Dudley Council is partnering with community organisation Donate 1 Create 1 to provide Christmas dinner and gifts for care leavers.

Plans to bring Eton College to the borough will go ahead with the move hailed as a “big vote of confidence in Dudley” by the council’s leader.

The saga of the failed sale of the former Dudley Leisure Centre looks set to drag into a third year.

Birmingham Council is set to push ahead with introducing fortnightly bin collections next summer despite major plans being branded ‘madness’ by opposition.

A car wash on Shell Corner near Blackheath will have to demolish a building which was put up without permission.

Birmingham Hippodrome has raised over £50,000 to help make the arts more accessible for young people across the West Midlands.

Writing 26 books and a memoir in his lifetime, John le Carré is widely considered to be one of the best spy novelists of all time.

Peter Greene, the actor known for roles in Pulp Fiction and The Mask, has died aged 60.

Primal Scream have said a video containing alleged antisemitic imagery was a "piece of art" and was intended to "provoke debate, not hate".

Author Joanna Trollope has died aged 82, her family has said.

Glaswegian comic actor and impressionist Stanley Baxter has died at the age of 99.

Gian van Veen survived a scare against Cristo Reyes to pick up a 3-1 win at Alexandra Palace, his first victory in the World Darts Championship at the third time of asking.

Gary Neville says he sympathises with both Mohamed Salah and Liverpool amid their current dispute, likening the situation to Cristiano Ronaldo's acrimonious exit from Manchester United in 2022.

Saudi Arabian clubs want to sign Mohamed Salah but they would need to have a clear indication that he is ready to play there before making a move for the Liverpool forward.

Enzo Maresca has described the 48 hours leading into Chelsea's 2-0 win over Everton as the "worst 48 hours since he joined the club".

Next, the high street fashion giant, is plotting a swoop on Russell & Bromley, the 145 year-old shoe retailer.

The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in October, according to official figures.

The British economy has been slowing since the summer but the long wait for a late-November budget applied an extra touch to the brakes, according to the latest growth figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s holding company has axed a fifth of its workforce, even as he plots a high street restaurant comeback six years after his Jamie’s Italian chain collapsed into administration.

Nationwide has been fined £44m for failing to do enough to combat financial crime.

Greens leader Zack Polanski has rejected claims his party would push for open borders on immigration, telling Sky News it is "not a pragmatic" solution for a world in "turmoil".

Migrant arrivals in small boats have resumed after 28 days without crossings.

Sir Keir Starmer has called on resident doctors to accept a deal to prevent "reckless" strikes next week, describing it as "beyond belief" that they would go ahead amid a "super flu" outbreak.

The end of a 28-day pause in small boat crossings has once again exposed the fragility of the migration debate.

Attempting to rejoin an EU customs union would be "complete fuel for Reform", Sir Keir Starmer has been warned.

Belarus has pardoned 123 prisoners, including a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a key opposition figure who challenged the presidential elections in 2020, in exchange for US sanctions relief.

A senior Hamas commander who was one of the architects of the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel has been killed in a strike on Gaza City, according to the country’s military.

As Australia slides into its summer, it is leaving behind months marked by nationwide protests on one major issue - migration.

Oil exports from Venezuela have fallen significantly since the US seized a tanker this week, according to shipping data and maritime sources.

The UK has sanctioned senior commanders of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over suspected heinous violence including mass killings, systematic sexual violence and deliberate attacks on civilians.

National Guard troops went door-to-door on Friday to evacuate a farming city north of Seattle as severe flooding in western Washington state put levees at risk.

The Belgian prime minister said he is "sceptical" about giving Ukraine a loan using frozen Russian assets, and tells Sky News that it would need to be done with European partners.

Fighting along the border between Thailand and Cambodia continues to rage - despite US President Donald Trump claiming to have secured a ceasefire agreement.

Lionel Messi fans have caused chaos in Kolkata after the football legend appeared at a stadium on the first day of his Indian tour.

Donald Trump is being sued by a preservation group which wants a federal court to halt the construction of a new ballroom at the White House until it goes through multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress.

A raccoon that passed out drunk after running amok in a Virginia liquor store is suspected of two other "break-ins".

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.