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Fourteen people in the UK have been tested for coronavirus with five confirmed negative and nine still waiting for results, Public Health England has said.

The coronavirus that shut down two cities and killed more than a dozen people in China has sparked fears of a global outbreak.

The US has turned down an extradition request for the woman charged over the death of Harry Dunn, a family spokesman says.

A machete attacker has been found guilty of wounding with intent after leaving a police officer with skull fractures and deep gashes to the head.

Boris Johnson's Brexit deal has officially become UK law, paving the way for the country to leave the EU next week.

Civil partnerships should be "sexually abstinent friendships" - whether between a man and a woman or two people of the same sex, says the Church of England.

A woman at the centre of a mystery over five missing dogs has been banned from keeping animals for five years.

A married couple who allegedly starved their vulnerable landlord to death left him to wither in a "foul unhygienic cell," a juror has been told.

Wates Construction has been confirmed as the main contractor for the new Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Smethwick.

Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good overall following a recent inspection from the Care Quality Commission.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man lost his life in a collision earlier this morning in Halesowen.

A woman who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau will be visiting Dudley to speak at the town’s annual Holocaust Commemoration on Friday 24th January.

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A West Midlands Police officer who jumped into a freezing cold canal to rescue a woman who'd fallen in has been given two awards.

New data published today by Alzheimer’s Society reveals the strain on the NHS of people with dementia unnecessarily ending up in hospitals, which the charity blames on the collapsing social care system.

Sandwell council refused to let a vulnerable mother have her representative present at an important meeting and made serious and unsubstantiated allegations about both of them during an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

The West Midlands CARE Team is set to improve its operational activities, after receiving its first £30,000 instalment out of £150,000 from the County Air Ambulance HELP Appeal.

In August 1988, a black man named Walter McMillian, known as Johnny D, was sentenced to death for the murder of a white teenage girl in Monroeville, Alabama.

An actress has told a court she felt like she had a seizure as Harvey Weinstein raped her after barging into her apartment and pinning her to the bed.

When Gwyneth Paltrow launched her "This Smells Like My Vagina" candle earlier this month, it sold out pretty much straight away.

Famous as the "bad boy" of fashion and the man who designed Madonna's cone bra corset for her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour, Jean Paul Gaultier has dressed hundreds of stars over the years.

Barcelona have made an enquiry about signing Christian Eriksen from Tottenham in the January transfer window.

Anthony Joshua's team have received a "huge site offer" to stage an undisputed world title clash against the winner of the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury fight in Saudi Arabia.

Finn Russell's refusal to cease drinking at team hotel & failure to turn up to training led to omission from Scotland squad, Sky Sports News has learned

Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon remain in a deadlock regarding the transfer of Bruno Fernandes, with the clubs £10m apart in valuation.

West Bromwich Albion have announced that a deal has been to sell the club to a Chinese investment group headed by Guochuan Lai.

Cradley head to the Isle of Wight tonight looking to make it five National League wins in a row

Walsall Football Club have signed Cyprus striker Andreas Makris from Anorthosis Famagusta for a club-record fee.

Following discussions over the last few days, Wolves Director, Jeff Shi, has made the decision to relieve The Head Coach of his duties.

Sajid Javid will on Friday seek to dismiss the threat of legal action against the government over its role in the rescue of Flybe, the regional airline.

Lloyds Banking Group is to write off tens of millions of pounds of debts associated with the mistreatment of customers at HBOS's scandal-hit Reading branch.

Morrisons says it is creating 7,000 new shop-floor jobs - but that 3,000 managers will either leave the company or have their roles downgraded.

The chances of sealing a trade deal between the European Union and Britain this year are only 50-50, the Dutch prime minister has warned.

Diversity in boardrooms is far from being achieved.

Boris Johnson's Brexit deal has officially become UK law, paving the way for the country to leave the EU next week.

Emily Thornberry has taken aim at two of her rivals in the Labour leadership contest, labelling them "machine politicians".

A new bullying complaint has reportedly been filed against John Bercow by his former most senior official.

Government officials have formally recommended granting Huawei a limited role within Britain's future 5G infrastructure, according to the Reuters news agency.

Boris Johnson has called for "rancour and division" to be left behind after his Brexit bill passed its final parliamentary hurdle, enabling Britain to leave the EU at the end of this month.