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To understand why Rachel Reeves stood up at 8am in Downing Street in an unprecedented news conference to foreshadow the budget, you need to understand the depth of the problems facing the chancellor.

The "extraordinary bravery" of the LNER worker who intervened during the train mass stabbing attack on Saturday has been hailed by his company.

We're sat in a silent, empty, cardiac treatment room - on the other side of the door, you can hear the bustle of the largest A&E and major trauma ward in Devon.

Becks, Goldenballs and now officially Sir David, football star David Beckham has received his knighthood from the King - and told Sky News he cried when he found out about the honour.

Sir Alan Bates has reached a seven-figure deal to settle his claim over the Post Office Horizon scandal, more than 20 years after he began campaigning over what turned into one of Britain's biggest miscarriages of justice.

Hundreds of victims have called on the government to launch a public inquiry into a pregnancy drug linked to cancer.

Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out breaking her manifesto pledge not to raise certain taxes, as she lays the groundwork ahead of the budget later this month.

Tommy Robinson has been found not guilty of a terror offence after refusing to give police access to his phone when he was stopped at the border in a Bentley with thousands of pounds in cash last year.

MP, Mike Wood has launched his annual Christmas Card Competition open to primary school children from across Kingswinford and South Staffordshire. 

More than 2,000 people who live or work in an identified area of the borough have had their say on priorities for its future.

Himley Fireworks event is taking place on Saturday, with the last few premium and hall access tickets remaining on sale.

Dudley Council is on track to deliver more than £50 million of savings this year to further ease the pressure on its finances.

A shop could lose its licence after it was caught selling alcohol and an illegal vape to a child.

Dudley Council may backtrack on ‘morally wrong’ and ‘discriminative’ proposals after a consultation to save cash on school transport.

A leading Dudley councillor says he is frustrated with delays to Midlands Metro construction after hearing the project called ‘a debacle’.

A butcher in Lye was temporarily shut down after environmental health officers discovered evidence rats were in the shop, a court was told.

Becks, Goldenballs and now officially Sir David, football star David Beckham has received his knighthood from the King - and told Sky News he cried when he found out about the honour.

American actress and Wild at Heart star Diane Ladd has died aged 89.

Culture lovers have long believed in the healing power art. Now, science has caught up, with new research showing it has measurable benefits on the body.

Thieves have stolen more than 1,000 items from a museum's collection in California, including jewellery, carvings and Native American artefacts.

A man who burgled one of Damien Hirst's studios and was caught by police who traced the movements of his GPS-enabled ankle tag has been jailed.

Wolves have sacked head coach Vitor Pereira after their winless start to the Premier League season continued with a 3-0 defeat at Fulham on Saturday.

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have learned who they will face in qualifying for the 2027 Women's World Cup.

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher is back with the latest Ref Watch after a busy weekend of incidents, including Manchester United's dubious goal from a corner at Nottingham Forest.

Sir Alan Bates has reached a seven-figure deal to settle his claim over the Post Office Horizon scandal, more than 20 years after he began campaigning over what turned into one of Britain's biggest miscarriages of justice.

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The US ambassador to the UK has said Britain should carry out "more drilling and more production" in the North Sea.

Nigel Farage has long known he would need to overhaul Reform UK's offer on the economy, not least because of the scale of the attack it faced over conference season.

The private equity firm which owns the Las Iguanas and Cafe Rouge restaurant chains is in talks to buy a sizeable chunk of Next 15 Group, the London-listed marketing services group.

Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out breaking her manifesto pledge not to raise certain taxes, as she lays the groundwork ahead of the budget later this month.

To understand why Rachel Reeves stood up at 8am in Downing Street in an unprecedented news conference to foreshadow the budget, you need to understand the depth of the problems facing the chancellor.

Sir Keir Starmer says AI will improve public services, put money in your pocket, create jobs and improve your children's future.

Strangulation pornography will be banned following a review which found such images have helped to establish it as a sexual norm.

Your Party membership stands at 50,000, Sky News can reveal.

"Follow me and be careful," says the commander, as he leads us down a narrow path in the dead of night.

The number of Russian drone launches against Ukraine in the first 10 months of this year was 303% higher than in the whole of 2024, according to data from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

A French climber has said she was "lucky" to survive an avalanche in which her husband died, as rescue teams work to recover the bodies of seven people killed in the Himalayas on Monday morning.

Thousands who fled a key frontline city in Sudan's war as it fell to paramilitaries were targeted in killing fields around it by the group, after the military's top brass secured their own safe passage.

Prince William has talked about the need for more good leaders, as well as putting on a display of his less serious side, on the first day of his tour to Brazil.

The biggest climate meeting of the year is taking place this month, with world leaders and scientists from more than 190 countries invited to the Brazilian city of Belem.

Former US vice president Dick Cheney, one of the leading advocates for the US waging the Iraq War, has died.

Israel's former top military lawyer has been arrested after admitting leaking a video of soldiers allegedly abusing a Palestinian prisoner.

The only survivor of the Air India crash has told Sky News he has been "broken down" by the trauma.

A man who was trapped under the rubble of a collapsed medieval tower in central Rome has died.

Rail passengers in Scotland faced major delays and cancellations during Monday evening's rush hour after a swan was found on the line at the country's busiest railway station.

Police hunting for a crocodile in Derbyshire have said the search turned out to be "more fluff than fear".

Long-lost Spanish treasure worth an estimated $1m (£740,000) has been discovered off the coast of Florida.

An Egyptian wrestler is hoping he has set a world record after pulling a 700-ton (635,000kg) ship with his teeth.

Pokemon has said it did not give permission for the show's popular theme song to be used in a video showing deportations posted by the US government.