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A woman with advanced ovarian cancer has become the first patient in the world to receive a pioneering new therapy, in what is being hailed as a "landmark moment".

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been charged with multiple assaults on prison staff at HMP Belmarsh.

Labour grandee Harriet Harman has said Labour should ban men from running in its next leadership election.

Gianni Infantino's senior adviser has quit in protest at moves by the FIFA president to sell off stakes in the World Cup and said it would be bad for football, Sky News can reveal.

A renowned climber who served in the British special forces is missing after an avalanche on one of the world's highest mountains.

BP has placed its North Sea oil and gas business up for sale.

Sainsbury's has revealed it is selling Argos under a "business as usual" deal that will allow the company to concentrate on its core grocery business.

One of Britain's biggest high street bookmakers is to axe hundreds of jobs as it prepares to close more than 130 shops amid a deepening tax raid on the industry.

Walsall residents are being encouraged to use a trusted approved trader scheme when looking for businesses to carry out work in their homes.

The Mayor of Dudley has officially unveiled new seating at Stourbridge Town Hall, thanks to investment from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, today pledged to use his share of the millions paid in income tax and business rates by local people to provide the things that matter most to them.

University College Birmingham has revealed a £15m investment in the future of hospitality in Birmingham.

A councillor in Walsall has spoken out about the intimidation and abuse that women were subjected to when heading to the polling stations in May.

Plans for a new house in multiple occupation in Dudley have been thrown out by councillors worried about high crime.

Police in Sandwell have discovered a suspected Class A drugs production lab and made a series of arrests in Smethwick.

The outstanding work of healthcare professionals across the Black Country is being celebrated at a series of events this Autumn, with people across the region encouraged to get involved.

British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly has been found not guilty of raping a woman in an Australian hotel room almost two years ago.

He's won Grammys, Brits and even has an Oscar - now Sir Paul McCartney has a Mercury Prize nomination to add to his list of accolades.

The white three-piece suit worn by John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever could fetch as much as $400,000 (£300,000) when it is auctioned next month.

Oscar-winning musician and actor Glen Hansard has been killed in a motorbike crash in Dublin.

Amy Winehouse's father has been ordered to pay just under £1m to two of his daughter's friends after a failed High Court claim over the auctioning of the late singer's items.

Carlos Cordeiro - a senior advisor to FIFA president Gianni Infantino - has resigned in protest at plans to launch a consultation on selling stakes in a World Cup commercial entity to private investors.

UEFA will boycott FIFA tournaments if Gianni Infantino goes ahead with his proposal to sell off a stake in the World Cup.

Chelsea have been fined £10m and given a suspended two-window transfer ban by an independent appeal board after admitting breaches of Football Association agent rules, the FA has announced.

UEFA announced on Thursday that it will boycott FIFA tournaments until plans from president Gianni Infantino to sell off stakes in the World Cup are ended.

BP has placed its North Sea oil and gas business up for sale.

One of Britain's biggest high street bookmakers is to axe hundreds of jobs as it prepares to close more than 130 shops amid a deepening tax raid on the industry.

Sainsbury's has revealed it is selling Argos under a "business as usual" deal that will allow the company to concentrate on its core grocery business.

Apple has warned it is seeking alternative memory chip suppliers as "very significant" constraints threaten future sales of its key devices.

Two of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway's most significant private sector deals have been renegotiated, the government will announce on Friday, as it tries to demonstrate that Britain's biggest infrastructure white elephant is finally under control.

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Two of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway's most significant private sector deals have been renegotiated, the government will announce on Friday, as it tries to demonstrate that Britain's biggest infrastructure white elephant is finally under control.

For Andy Burnham, tackling the crisis in social care is personal.

Labour grandee Harriet Harman has said Labour should ban men from running in its next leadership election.

The number dead in Japan's earthquake has risen to 34 - as 9,000 remain in temporary shelters in searing heat.

Gianni Infantino is rapidly losing support to remain as FIFA president, Sky News has learned, after European nations announced a World Cup boycott if he goes ahead with selling part of the tournament to private investors.

A renowned climber who served in the British special forces is missing after an avalanche on one of the world's highest mountains.

Gianni Infantino's senior adviser has quit in protest at moves by the FIFA president to sell off stakes in the World Cup and said it would be bad for football, Sky News can reveal.

A man has been arrested in Cyprus as part of the first investigation using the National Security Act in relation to alleged offences in an overseas territory.

Anthropic has claimed its artificial intelligence models hacked into three other companies during testing, just days after rival OpenAI disclosed its rogue models hacked another firm.

British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly has been found not guilty of raping a woman in an Australian hotel room almost two years ago.

Spain and France's record-breaking wildfires were made more likely due to human-caused climate change, a group of scientists have found.

Watching Donald Trump's approach to Ukraine swing from support to public criticism and, at times, outright hostility, I couldn't help wondering whether Theresa May belongs to a different era of political leadership.

A monkey found abandoned in a laundry bag on a London bus has had a happy ending after being rehomed to a sanctuary.

A newly discovered species of monkey with distinctive orange lips has been discovered deep in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton has become the most expensive dinosaur fossil sold at auction after an unidentified buyer paid more than $50m (£37.3m) for it.

An Australian man has broken the world record for the loudest-ever shout.