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A teenage boy has died swimming in a pond - the 10th person to die in open water during the record-breaking UK heatwave.

Crystal Palace have won won the UEFA Conference League to claim a first European trophy in the club's history.

Thousands of people in Kent are still without tap water due to high demand caused by the heatwave.

The former chairman of BP has come out swinging against his ousting, saying no one has ever made the kinds of bullying accusations levelled against him in recent days.

Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been accused by two women of sexually abusing them when they were children, his trial has heard.

A mother who murdered her 19-day-old daughter in a "violent and brutal" attack has been jailed for at least 19 years.

Sixty homes have been evacuated in a Scottish village following reports of ground movement.

The woman who was shot dead outside a city centre bar in Sheffield in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday has been named as Shanice Brookes.

Rylan and Zoe Birkett will headline this year’s Birmingham Hippodrome pantomime, Sleeping Beauty which opens for business on 19th December.

The first cohort of student paramedics to complete an entirely internally delivered degree programme at West Midlands Ambulance Service has successfully finished their studies.

The politician set to be the next mayor of Dudley says becoming the borough’s first citizen is an honour he never expected.

West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster has revealed knife crime in the West Midlands has dropped by a quarter in the last two years.

A man has been sentenced after a woman was brutally attacked and killed in Smethwick last year.

The appointment of a new mayor in Sandwell has prompted Labour to accuse Reform of breaking with tradition.

Councillor Ray Nock has been formally confirmed as the new Leader of the Council at Sandwell’s annual meeting.

Dudley MP, Sonia Kumar, is inviting local residents to attend a “Meet Your MP” session this Saturday at the Compton Care shop in the Churchill Shopping Centre.

Matthew Perry's personal assistant, who bought ketamine for the Friends star and injected the dose that killed him, has been jailed for three years and five months.

Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, known as the "saxophone colossus", has died aged 95.

Kylie Minogue surprised a fan by joining him for a "magical" singalong at the London premiere of her new Netflix docuseries earlier this week.

TV presenter Judith Chalmers - best known for hosting Wish You Were Here...? - has died, her family has said.

The King delighted the audience at a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest by taking a seat near members of the public to watch the play.

Mikel Arteta has been named the Premier League Manager of the Season.

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke has agreed a new deal to stay as national team boss until the 2030 World Cup.

Barcelona remain interested in another deal for Marcus Rashford regardless of the imminent signing of Anthony Gordon - but the Spanish club are targeting Julian Alvarez next.

Manchester City are continuing talks with Enzo Maresca this week about succeeding Pep Guardiola.

An Italian Google engineer has been charged with insider trading after he allegedly made $1.2m betting on prediction markets.

The former chairman of BP has come out swinging against his ousting, saying no one has ever made the kinds of bullying accusations levelled against him in recent days.

There is alarm over growing household energy debts as we learn the price cap is going up 13% this summer, with the potential for further hikes ahead.

Students received "misleading" advice from the government about loans to pay for their university education, the chair of a top parliamentary committee has told Sky News.

Students received "misleading" advice from the government about loans to pay for their university education, the chair of a top parliamentary committee has told Sky News.

A group of MPs has written to the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) demanding a probe into Reform UK regarding allegations of Islamophobia.

Nicola Sturgeon has defended her reported decision to give "no comment" answers while being interviewed by police following her arrest.

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The attorney general has asked the Court of Appeal to review the case of three teenagers who avoided jail over the rape of two girls.

A fire at a girls' boarding school in Kenya has killed 16 students, a local official has said.

An Australian woman has been charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State.

A former member of the notorious Baader-Meinhof gang has been jailed for a string of armed robberies after decades on the run.

Authorities say there is no hope of finding any survivors after a chemical tank imploded in the US.

Police have searched the Madrid headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist Party over a potential illegal payments scheme.

The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) "faces a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict" as the Ebola outbreak continues, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

A viral buffalo nicknamed "Donald Trump" for its blond tuft has been spared from Eid al-Adha sacrifice after a last-minute government intervention.

Five people who were stuck in a flooded cave in central Laos for more than a week have been found alive, but two others are still missing, rescuers say.

North Korea has tested missiles guided by artificial intelligence for the first time, according to state media.

A viral buffalo nicknamed "Donald Trump" for its blond tuft has been spared from Eid al-Adha sacrifice after a last-minute government intervention.

The Gloucestershire cheese rolling contest's most successful ever competitor has been beaten by a German YouTuber. 

Police say a driver made an "own goal" by dangerously driving with an unsecured football net on top of their car.

A robot has become so good at playing table tennis that at times it defeated elite human players, in what has been hailed as "a longstanding milestone for AI".

Monkeys in Gibraltar have learned to eat soil to settle their stomachs from all the junk food they consume, research suggests.