Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £15bn package of cost of living support including a £400 discount on energy bills for all and a £650 one-off payment to the poorest eight million households.

The Metropolitan Police acted with "integrity" during its partygate investigation and officers made decisions "based on the facts and were proper", the force's acting commissioner has said.

BBC Four and CBBC will no longer be aired as traditional broadcast channels after the next few years as part of the corporation's plans to become "digital first".

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service has said.

The council that admitted it failed to prevent the murder of toddler Star Hobson has a serious staff retention problem in its children's services, according to data uncovered by a Sky News freedom of information request.

Claudia Webbe MP has lost her court appeal against her conviction for harassing a love rival.

EasyJet has cancelled 200 flights after being hit by IT problems and advised customers to check their booking before going to the airport.

The chancellor may claim that a 'temporary Energy Profits Levy' is not a windfall tax but, as the popular saying goes, if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and waddles like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

Free school meal vouchers will again be distributed to eligible families in Sandwell this half-term holiday.

A local charitable trust is ready to offer grants to Halesowen based groups and individuals and are calling on people to apply.

Top tourist attractions in Dudley borough are gearing up to welcome the prestigious Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay.

Detectives investigating the disappearance of a Sandwell teenager nearly 23 years ago, have issued forensic artist images to renew the appeal for information.

An eco-friendly health and wellbeing centre could take pride of place on ancient meadowland in Amblecote earmarked for housing, if campaigners fighting to save the space get their way.

Stourbridge MP, Suzanne Webb has visited Greenfield Primary School in Stourbridge to tour the school, meet pupils and talk about their work to help the environment.

Dudley’s deputy leader is urging parents to think carefully when making transport arrangements for their child’s prom night

People from across Dudley borough are preparing to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Goodfellas actor Ray Liotta has died aged 67, his representative has confirmed.

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service has said.

Kate Moss has said Johnny Depp "never" pushed her down any stairs, contrary to rumours discussed by Amber Heard during the ex-couple's defamation trial in the US.

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The chairman of the French top-flight has hit out at LaLiga president Javier Tebas for describing Kylian Mbappe's new Paris Saint-Germain contract as "an insult to football" - by branding his complaints as "disrespectful smears".

Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil late on Wednesday for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane to Switzerland, local police said on Thursday.

Jamie Carragher says he is "confident" that Liverpool will beat Real Madrid in Saturday's Champions League final as the Spanish side have "carried a lot of luck" to be in the showpiece event in Paris.

When Real Madrid were 2-0 down on aggregate to Paris Saint-Germain and heading out of this season's Champions League at the last-16 stage, one moment from the sidelines summed up this team's resilience.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £15bn package of cost of living support including a £400 discount on energy bills for all and a £650 one-off payment to the poorest eight million households.

Let's begin with perhaps the most important question: will this make a difference?

The windfall tax announced by the chancellor will be "damaging" for the UK's net zero plans and energy security, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said while BP has signalled the measure is more harsh than it expected.

The chancellor may claim that a 'temporary Energy Profits Levy' is not a windfall tax but, as the popular saying goes, if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and waddles like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

The government will examine French billionaire Patrick Drahi’s 18% stake in BT over national security concerns, the business secretary has said.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £15bn package of cost of living support including a £400 discount on energy bills for all and a £650 one-off payment to the poorest eight million households.

Rishi Sunak, a devotee of Nigel Lawson, believes in a smaller state, curbing borrowing, lower taxes and combating inflation. 

The Metropolitan Police acted with "integrity" during its partygate investigation and officers made decisions "based on the facts and were proper", the force's acting commissioner has said.

Three more Tory MPs have withdrawn their support for Boris Johnson in the wake of Sue Gray's report into Downing Street lockdown parties.

Claudia Webbe MP has lost her court appeal against her conviction for harassing a love rival.

The president of the World Bank has warned that the war in Ukraine could spark a global recession.

Russia has pointed the finger at the West for grain exports from Ukraine being blocked.

The ex-chief executive of Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone, has been arrested in Brazil for illegally carrying a gun, according to police.

A British toddler has drowned in a swimming pool in Spain's Costa Blanca, despite efforts by a neighbour to save his life.

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has shaken southern Peru, according to the US Geological Survey.

A giant mural of one of the most popular memes of the Ukraine war has been painted on a building in Kyiv, causing outrage.

The former president of the Louvre museum in France has been charged over alleged antiquities trafficking.

Princess Charlene of Monaco has spoken about her health problems for the first time, admitting that the "path has been long, difficult and very painful".

A vet who contracted monkeypox during the largest outbreak in US history almost 20 years ago has said new cases of the disease are a wake-up call for the world.

Kate Moss has said Johnny Depp "never" pushed her down any stairs, contrary to rumours discussed by Amber Heard during the ex-couple's defamation trial in the US.

Noisy jackdaws known for suddenly taking flight in their thousands only do so after calling out to each other louder and louder in a type of bird democracy, according to a study.

A local councillor is resigning because people keep accusing him of being the famed street artist Banksy.

A child actor who starred in the blockbuster 1975 film Jaws has become a police chief on the island where it was filmed.

Parasitic worms have been sucked into the gender bias row after a report claimed the naming of the creatures was sexist.

Supermarkets, cars and lifts are just some of the unusual birth places reported for babies who have made speedy entrances into the world.