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MPs will once again have to decide on what could be the biggest social change since abortion was legalised - whether to back assisted dying.

The sanctions announced by the UK government on West Bank settlers this week "played straight into the right-wing coalition's hand" in Israel, a prominent Jewish Labour peer has said.

The RNLI has advised its staff and volunteers to choose carefully when to wear its uniform after what it described as "unacceptable abuse" endured in recent weeks.

Seven men have been arrested after four were injured, one critically, following a stabbing in a London high street.

A mother has been charged with the murder of her 17-month-old daughter, police said.

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence service, the Metropolitan Police said.

A former PE teacher has been found guilty of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old schoolboy.

A man who once ordered a hitman to kill his ex-partner has been jailed for throttling a woman because she was singing along during a performance of We Will Rock You.

Touring Pantos return for a third year to West Bromwich Town Hall with a GIANT fun-filled run of Jack and the Beanstalk on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 December.

Dudley Council is set to spend more than a million pounds on new street cleaning vehicles to replace ageing machines.

Dudley Council is moving into the second phase of a study which could lead to new cycling facilities including a velodrome.

Dudley Council marked Emergency Services Day by lighting up the Council House in blue in tribute to the vital role the emergency services play in protecting and supporting communities.

A planning application has been submitted asking for permission to convert the former Express and Star printing works in Tower Street, Wolverhampton, into a new seven-court Wolves Padel Centre.

Dudley Council has denied it spends too much money on children’s services outside the borough when funds should be used closer to home.

A man has been arrested as part of an investigation into a theft from an elderly man in Dudley. 

A Dudley councillor has contacted a borough school after parents raised concerns over the cost of meals which, in some cases, have risen by as much as 50%.

EastEnders actor Shane Richie has pleaded not guilty to drink-driving.

Channel 4 is to cut about a quarter of its staff - around 340 jobs - by the end of the year.

Actor Noel Clarke has been charged with a series of sexual offences against five women in connection with alleged offending that took place between 2007 and 2016.

As it was for their reunion shows, the Gallagher brothers arrived at the premiere for their new documentary with the same show of unity - Liam with one arm draped around Noel's shoulder, the other fist held aloft, triumphant.

Oasis have "expressed concerns" ahead of an unheard archive of their recordings set to be auctioned.

England are closing in on the most emphatic of series sweeps of Pakistan after reducing the visitors to 52-2 - still 268 runs behind - before rain ended play early on day two of the third Test at Edgbaston.

England dominated a sorry-looking Pakistan yet again on day one of the third Test at Edgbaston, bowling the tourists out for 133 before closing on 156-4, with a 23-run lead.

Rory McIlroy battled on against testing blustery conditions at the Amgen Irish Open to sit four shots off the clubhouse lead following a one-under par opening round, with Ireland's Shane Lowry two off the top. 

Charles Leclerc has admitted "I didn't behave the way I should have" when racing Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the opening lap of the Italian Grand Prix.

One of Britain's most troubled water suppliers has called off plans to raise hundreds of millions of pounds from investors amid the ongoing regulatory and political uncertainty engulfing the industry.

The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has sounded a note of caution over its outlook after surging costs and weaker consumer confidence contributed to deeper half-year losses.

The EU has drafted new rules which could lead to more restrictions for Airbnb and other short-term home rental companies.

There is mounting concern over the impact of intensifying hostilities in the Middle East on the global economy, as oil prices topped $100 a barrel again.

Apple has unveiled its first foldable iPhone at the company's annual launch event in California.

MPs will once again have to decide on what could be the biggest social change since abortion was legalised - whether to back assisted dying.

The sanctions announced by the UK government on West Bank settlers this week "played straight into the right-wing coalition's hand" in Israel, a prominent Jewish Labour peer has said.

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The Conservatives' former director of campaigning and his wife, a Tory parliamentary candidate, have admitted cheating at gambling on the date of the 2024 general election.

The Green Party has proposed a five-point plan to curb the power of tech giants after industry insiders warned that artificial intelligence could pose an existential risk to humanity.

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‌Several people have been killed and others injured in a Dutch tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland, police said. 

A deadly blaze left as least 26 students dead and dozens injured after a fire swept through two schools in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

At least 20 people have been killed and five are missing after a cargo ship caught fire while docked in a Chinese port, state media has said.

At least five people have been killed and more than 80 are missing after a fire on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines.

Apple has unveiled its first foldable iPhone at the company's annual launch event in California.

Iceland has confirmed it will open a store on the Falkland Islands, becoming the first UK high street brand to operate there.

A bitter royal row has broken out in a Ugandan kingdom after the late king's family rejected the choice of a news anchor to succeed him.

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

A flight in Canada has been cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt.

Two drivers of Mercedes-AMG cars have filed a class action lawsuit against the luxury car company after they allegedly suffered burn injuries from the AMG logo on their driver's seat.

A boxer from the tiny Pacific island of Tuvalu has won her country's first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a fight.

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