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Boris Johnson has sworn "hand on heart" he did not lie to MPs about partygate events in Downing Street - and said a gathering where he was pictured toasting colleagues was "absolutely essential for work purposes".

A 17-year-old has been found guilty of murdering a schoolboy last year.

The man accused of murdering Olivia Pratt-Korbel has told a court he was smoking "a spliff" and counting money at a friend's house at the time she was fatally shot.

The deadline for bids on Manchester United has been extended as the top two contenders prepare to submit their offers, Sky News understands.

A 70-year-old man who was set alight in Birmingham has been named as Mohammed Rayaz.

Sir Keir Starmer will promise to halve levels of violence against women and girls within 10 years of Labour taking office.

Rishi Sunak has said he is "glad" his tax details have been released following months of political pressure, showing he paid £432,493 in tax in 2021/22.

The RMT has suspended plans for rail strikes on 30 March and 1 April.

Dudley borough attractions are joining tourism businesses across the country in marking English Tourism Week.

Winners have been named at the inaugural West Midlands Natural Environment Awards.

Businesses across the West Midlands can get advice on funding and growing their companies from next month as a new regional business support service launches.

Hundreds of residents from Brierley Hill and Wordsley have joined local campaigners in calling on the Police and Crime Commissioner to u-turn on his plan to move Brierley Hill Police Station to Dudley.

Generous staff from Stourbridge Household Waste Recycling Centre have donated £1,000 to the Mayor of Dudley’s charities.

Lye Library will temporarily close next month to allow essential maintenance work to take place.

Lifesaving equipment has been installed at a borough nature reserve after its friends group successfully secured council funding.

Walsall Council is distributing hundreds of pairs of anti-slip socks free of charge in its latest campaign to help reduce the number of falls by residents in the Borough.

Noel Gallagher says his brother Liam should "get his people to call my people" about an Oasis reunion.

The injuries suffered by Gwyneth Paltrow's accuser could not "plausibly" have been caused by him crashing into her, a US court has been told.

This Is Going To Hurt, The Responder and The Crown lead this year's BAFTA TV nominations.

The BAFTA TV nominations have been revealed, with The Responder, This Is Going To Hurt and The Crown all leading the pack.

Abi Morgan is not looking for sympathy in her book, This Is Not A Pity Memoir, she has told Sky News.

After the thunder and lightning of Antonio Conte's outburst, in which he accused Tottenham's players of being "selfish," the club's board are digging through the debris and trying to find a path forward based on pragmatism rather than emotion.

Cristiano Ronaldo insists he is a better man after coming through a "bad phase" of his career during his second spell at Manchester United.

Deontay Wilder, the former WBC heavyweight champion, is willing to fight Oleksandr Usyk next.

Latest scores and results from the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, held at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. Watch live this week on Sky Sports Golf.

The RMT has suspended plans for rail strikes on 30 March and 1 April.

The Federal Reserve - the US central bank, known as the Fed - has increased interest rates for the ninth time in a row.

Striking Amazon workers have vowed to step up industrial action following an "insulting" new pay rise.

Cenkos Securities and finnCap Group, the London-listed brokers, are in advanced talks to merge in an all-share deal that will create the City's biggest dedicated investment bank serving small-cap growth companies.

Audioboom, the London-listed podcasting group, is drawing up plans to pay a maiden dividend amid continued growth in the sector.

Boris Johnson has sworn "hand on heart" he did not lie to MPs about partygate events in Downing Street - and said a gathering where he was pictured toasting colleagues was "absolutely essential for work purposes".

Did Boris Johnson intentionally mislead parliament about what he knew - and when - about rule-breaking events in Number 10? The privileges committee maintains it is "very likely" he did.

Sir Keir Starmer will promise to halve levels of violence against women and girls within 10 years of Labour taking office.

Rishi Sunak has said he is "glad" his tax details have been released following months of political pressure, showing he paid £432,493 in tax in 2021/22.

The government has won support in parliament for part of its new Brexit deal by 515 votes to 29, despite a rebellion from some of its own MPs and a backlash from members of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

Prince William has made a secret trip to Poland to "personally thank" Polish and British troops supporting Ukraine.

The injuries suffered by Gwyneth Paltrow's accuser could not "plausibly" have been caused by him crashing into her, a US court has been told.

A senior judge has called for evidence relating to allegations of unlawful activity by British armed forces in Afghanistan from anyone - including the Taliban.

The Federal Reserve - the US central bank, known as the Fed - has increased interest rates for the ninth time in a row.

The final minutes of a man who was "smothered to death" after as many as ten police officers and medical staff appeared to sit on him for 12 minutes were captured in newly-released CCTV footage. 

Uganda has passed a bill to make it a crime to identify as LGBT - with the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality".

Scientists have analysed locks of what is believed to be Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair to sequence the genome of the prodigious composer - finding the likely combination behind his death at 56-years-old, as well as a potential affair in his paternal line.

US President Joe Biden quipped that he is seeking a "back-to-back" term in the White House while honouring famous figures including Bruce Springsteen and Vera Wang.

Chaeyoung, a member of Twice - one of the most globally successful K-pop groups - has "sincerely apologised" after wearing a T-shirt featuring a Nazi swastika.

The French government has been ordered to ban fishing off parts of its western coastline amid fears the common dolphin is in "serious danger" of becoming extinct.

Scientists have analysed locks of what is believed to be Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair to sequence the genome of the prodigious composer - finding the likely combination behind his death at 56-years-old, as well as a potential affair in his paternal line.

A "terrified" cat has survived a five-mile round trip under the bonnet of a car on a school run.

Around £4m worth of gold has been reclaimed after being discovered in the cargo section of a plane at London's Heathrow Airport nearly three years ago.

A 104-year-old woman is selling the house she has lived in since she was two years old - when her family bought it for £200.

A search is under way for a mountain lion who clawed a man's head while he bathed in a hot tub with his wife in Colorado.

A new study has been released showing how little some parents may be aware of their child's vaping habits.

Mass fish deaths in Australia's second longest river have been blamed on low oxygen levels.

Step aside labrador betriever, a new top dog has taken the lead! The dog breed has lost its crown after 31 years as America's most popular dog, according to the American Kennel Club.