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Almost all warnings and indicators that a wider war is coming are flashing red and it is "breathtaking" that the UK government is failing to better prepare, a top academic has warned.

A 19-year-old woman has died after being attacked by a dog at a house in Essex, police say.

Two teenagers have died after a car fell off a bridge and crashed into a minibus on the motorway below.

Two men have been arrested over the death of a 21-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in Primrose Hill on Tuesday.

Police are reviewing a complaint about Reform UK's free energy bills competition.

A Sudanese man has been charged after four people died trying to cross the English Channel.

A charity co-founded by Prince Harry is suing ‌the British royal for defamation at the High Court in London, ​a court record shows.

A British man has died and 27 people were injured after a bus full of UK tourists on their way to a boat tour crashed in the Canary Islands.

A former Dudley councillor who sat on the council’s Children’s Services Select Committee has admitted grooming 13 and 12-year-old girls for sex.

Dudley Council’s new waste and recycling service has started this week, kicking off on Monday 6 April.

The Gigmill pub in Stourbridge reopened last week under Marston's new sports concept with new market-leading big screen technology, menus, and events.

A leading regional charity supporting survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, modern slavery and stalking has been announced as the Black Country Chamber of Commerce’s Charity of the Year.

A man’s in custody after officers recovered drugs and knives from a car in Stourbridge.

West Midland’s Ambulance Service technician Jonny Boyd will take on the iconic 85-miles of Hadrian’s Wall Path to raise money for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

Local traders in Brierley Hill are celebrating a boost in business following the return of free parking across council-run car parks in the borough.

A council has awarded a new petrol station an alcohol licence after rejecting claims it would become a ‘focal point for drunkenness, littering and criminal activity.’

The tale of Silibil'n'Brains is the true story of a great lie.

BAFTA has apologised "unreservedly" over an incident which saw a racial slur broadcast during the film awards.

Stefano Gabbana, the co-founder of Italian luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana, stepped down as the brand's chairman.

Rapper Afrika Bambaataa, seen as one of the pioneers of hip-hop, has died from prostate cancer aged 68, his management company has said.

Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs have returned to the courtroom to argue his sentence was too harsh, and have called for his conviction to be overturned.

Rory McIlroy moved a huge step closer to a sensational title defence at The Masters after taking a historic six-shot lead into the weekend at Augusta National.

Alejandro Garnacho has opened up on the way he left Manchester United, admitting he did some "bad things" during his final six months at the club.

Airports are bracing for mass shortages of jet fuel if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen within the next three weeks, according to a trade body.

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The world will experience diesel and jet fuel shortages "for some time" because of the war in Iran, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

British travellers heading on their spring and summer holidays face changes at borders after the introduction of the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES).

It's a conversation that's not going away, but one the government could really do without.

Police are reviewing a complaint about Reform UK's free energy bills competition.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "fed up" with the actions of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin affecting energy prices in the UK, in his strongest comments about the US president yet.

The government will ban so-called "barely legal" pornography of adults role-playing as children and depictions of some step-incest in a further crackdown on harmful online content.

Former deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman has accused Nigel Farage of "leading a culture war" after his response to the government's decision to bar Kanye West from the UK.

The government's Chagos Island deal has been pulled after US President Donald Trump branded it an "act of great stupidity".

A Sudanese man has been charged after four people died trying to cross the English Channel.

Artemis II's history-making astronauts have successfully arrived back on Earth with a "perfect bullseye splashdown" off the coast of California.

Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have said their countries will hold a 32-hour ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter weekend.

Airports are bracing for mass shortages of jet fuel if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen within the next three weeks, according to a trade body.

Donald Trump is not helping NATO's ability to deter Russia by publicly questioning his commitment to the alliance and being rude about his allies, the head of the Dutch armed forces has signalled, calling it "not a wise thing to say".

Cuba's president has said he won't step down as he pushed back against mounting US pressure for change on the island.

Stefano Gabbana, the co-founder of Italian luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana, stepped down as the brand's chairman.

Passengers travelling to or from Dublin Airport are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys as protests over high fuel prices in Ireland continue into a fourth day.

Donald Trump has repeated his criticism of NATO after holding talks with the alliance's secretary general in Washington.

A giant Seychelles tortoise, believed to be the world’s oldest living land animal, is alive and well after claims he had died turned out to be part of an alleged crypto scam.

The organiser of a Barbie event in Florida is issuing refunds after photos from attendees drew mockery on social media – and a very unflattering comparison.

A masked fan unplugged a VAR monitor during ‌a German second division football match.

Elon Gust and Dame Judi Drench are among the names that have been submitted to the Met Office for UK storms.

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.