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Benches removed from the market in Dudley after becoming an eyesore and magnet for yobs are to be relocated to Himley Hall.

Dudley Council plans to almost double spending on centres dedicated to helping children with special needs over the next five years.

Dudley Council’s leader has welcomed a decision not to spend quarter of a million pounds on public artwork at Dudley’s new bus terminus.

Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s main stage is set to temporarily close next year as a project to remove RAAC gets under way.

A Walsall nightclub has lost its licence following a ‘sustained pattern of public safety failings’.

The family of a grandmother found fatally injured near Bristol say they "remain in complete shock" after a man was charged with her murder.

A mother who was murdered along with four of her children in a petrol-bomb attack was visited by police from a safeguarding unit before the fatal incident, an inquest heard.

The family of a man killed by a tiger have said "deeply offensive content is causing them severe distress".

Author Sally Rooney has said she can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the banned protest group Palestine Action.

More than 7,000 children were identified as potential victims of trafficking and modern slavery last year, a rise of 17%, the UK's anti-slavery commissioner has said.

Palantir and London Mayor Sadiq Khan's office ‌have settled Palantir's lawsuit over a decision to block a £50m ($66m) contract with the Metropolitan Police.

A British soldier who made explosives and a "homemade cannon" while promoting extreme right-wing views and talking of raising a militia has been jailed.

Footballer Antoine Semenyo "froze" after he was allegedly racially abused by a fan during a Premier League match last year, a court has heard.

Mike Wood MP has called for greater support for Britain’s pubs, breweries and wider hospitality industry following the announcement that Carlsberg will close Marston’s Brewery in Burton upon Trent.

Residents in West Bromwich, Oldbury and Rowley Regis are set to benefit from a new programme of arts, culture and creative learning.

Residents across the borough are being invited to come together next month to honour the service and sacrifice of the nation’s armed forces, as Dudley marks Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.

Residents are invited to get into the festive spirit with a series of Christmas lights switch-on events returning to town centres across the borough next month.

Another off-licence in Cradley Heath has been hit with a three-month closure order after it was caught selling illegal goods.

A deal on running a health training centre in Dudley collapsed after university chiefs failed to agree legal terms in time it has been claimed.

Police in Kingswinford want to speak to a man after a shop worker was threatened as items were stolen.

A children’s health play team that has transformed how play is used to support young patients through treatment and recovery has won a national award.

Singer Raye has said the sign-up list for her one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall later this month will be checked "manually" after ticket touts using artificial intelligence bots "overwhelmed" the process.

RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter "Flynn" White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.

Selma Blair has been arrested after she allegedly attacked two cabin crew on a flight, then kicked a police officer and a nurse after landing.

The BBC has defended its decision to remove a trans rights slogan from an episode of Strictly Come Dancing, saying the move was "in line with our editorial guidelines".

"A portrait is a document of the relationship between the artist and the sitter, and when that chemistry works, you sense it in the painting."

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has clarified his outburst after Tuesday's Champions League loss at Atletico Madrid in a statement - but stopped short of an apology.

Lisandro Martinez's Manchester United future has been called into question following his extraordinary criticism of the club's bosses, and there are real doubts about whether the Argentine defender's contract will be extended when it expires in the summer.

Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez launched an extraordinary attack on the club’s hierarchy after their 2-0 Champions League loss at Atletico Madrid.

Lisandro Martinez's explosive outburst in the aftermath of Man Utd's defeat in Madrid on Tuesday has placed the focus firmly on director of football Jason Wilcox and the club's hierarchy.

Britain's biggest bookmakers are stepping up their efforts to avert a budget tax bombshell in a last-ditch letter warning that half of the betting shops in the prime minister's constituency would be at risk from a further raid.

Donald Trump says that preparations are underway to launch a "massive" oil, gas ‌and mineral exploration in Greenland.

The owner of Poundstretcher has withdrawn its takeover bid for rival Poundland and is instead targeting an offer for hundreds of its stores – a move which will fuel fears of an imminent insolvency filing.

Andy Burnham's top business advisor has called in some of Britain's most valuable private companies and a group of major investors for talks aimed at boosting London's flagging pipeline of bumper stock market listings.

OpenAI and Anthropic have promised to take down their AIs if the British secret services show them they are unsafe - activating what some describe as a "kill switch".

Dudley Council is carrying out a review of households currently receiving a Single Person Discount on their council tax to ensure the discount continues to be awarded to those who are eligible.

Residents across the borough are being invited to come together next month to honour the service and sacrifice of the nation’s armed forces, as Dudley marks Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.

Residents are invited to get into the festive spirit with a series of Christmas lights switch-on events returning to town centres across the borough next month.

The owner of a Pensnett convenience store has been ordered to pay more than £3,300 after pleading guilty to food hygiene offences following a prosecution by Dudley Council.

Exciting plans for a new visitor centre, café and play area, which will help boost the visitor experience at the stunning Grade I listed Leasowes, have been submitted to planners.

Andy Burnham will welcome Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Downing Street today in a show of support days after Donald Trump's controversial diesel deal with Russia.

Britain's biggest bookmakers are stepping up their efforts to avert a budget tax bombshell in a last-ditch letter warning that half of the betting shops in the prime minister's constituency would be at risk from a further raid.

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The UK economy is set to grow faster than expected this year, though households are expected to face higher rates of inflation, according to forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The trial has begun of a Ukrainian man accused of leading an elaborate plot to blow up an undersea pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany.

Pope Leo has thanked wellwishers for their prayers after his cancer operation.

The world's oldest shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Turkey, according to archaeologists.

Donald Trump says that preparations are underway to launch a "massive" oil, gas ‌and mineral exploration in Greenland.

Two children who died in an arson attack at a home in Ireland have been named as Callum and Jayden, as their family and police urge anyone with information to come forward.

More explosions have been heard in the Saudi capital, with suspicions once again falling on the Houthi rebels from Yemen.

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It's a job that's not for the faint-hearted.

Ex-Premier League player Andros Townsend has laughed off an incident that saw him run over by a pitch roller.

AI videos of fruit and vegetable characters unleashing gory violence are spreading extremist ideas and helping normalise graphic violence, researchers claim.