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There are 1,210 completed homes which cannot be occupied because of delays in the work of the government's building safety regulator, Sky News can reveal.

The justice secretary will be given the power to veto changes to sentencing guidelines proposed by an independent body, following a "two-tier justice" row.

A former asylum seeker wants the government to send him back to his home country Somalia because he believes it is "not safe" living in a market town in Warwickshire.

The value of the pound has sunk - as the cost of 30-year government borrowing reached a high last seen in 1998.

A former inmate has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 45 years after murdering an ex-prison officer in a revenge killing.

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has said he was arrested at Heathrow Airport, over social media posts sharing his views on trans rights.

"AI has changed my life, absolutely," Lucas Horne tells Sky News. "When I play my music, I'm happy because the words I know mean a lot to me can now be heard by everyone else."

The Northern Lights were visible in parts of the UK overnight - and may be seen once again on Tuesday.

Dudley Council is on course to invest more than £1.5m on road safety schemes across the borough this financial year.

Parents are being reminded that applications for secondary school admissions are now open.

A controversial plan to convert a Coseley pub into an Asda convenience store is back on the agenda.

A Walsall couple restoring two listed buildings fear they will be reduced to rubble if concerns go unmet by Walsall Council and property developer Anthem Lovell.

Danny Beard and Deborah Stephenson join a host of stars who bring pantomime to Wolverhampton Grand this year.

Halloween House is back at Merry Hill for its seventh year, bringing even more thrills, chills and family fun to the West Midlands.

A fresh wave of excitement is landing at Brierley Hill Market as Matt Witts, a 20-year-old fishmonger from Gloucester, opens his new stall.

Dudley Council has approved the replacement of a leaking outdated roof on a historic Stourbridge college building.

Graham Greene, the Canadian First Nations actor best known for his performance in Dancing With Wolves, has died aged 73.

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has said he was arrested at Heathrow Airport, over social media posts sharing his views on trans rights.

"AI has changed my life, absolutely," Lucas Horne tells Sky News. "When I play my music, I'm happy because the words I know mean a lot to me can now be heard by everyone else."

Hollywood star Rupert Everett has been working behind the bar of his village pub in a bid to keep the doors open.

A man has been found dead "in a pool of blood" at the Burning Man festival in Nevada, officials say.

In a summer which saw Premier League clubs spend unprecedented sums, it was Liverpool who led the way with British-record-breaking deals.

Marc Guehi's Deadline Day transfer to Liverpool is off after Crystal Palace failed to find a replacement for the centre-back.

Premier League clubs spent a combined £3.19bn on signings this summer, smashing the previous record for a single transfer window as they scrambled to strengthen their squads.

The value of the pound has sunk - as the cost of 30-year government borrowing reached a high last seen in 1998.

Nestle shares opened down more than 2.5% after the maker of Nescafe, Cheerios, KitKat, and Rolos dismissed its chief executive after an investigation into an undisclosed romantic relationship with an employee.

The owner of the Cote restaurant chain is exploring the option of injecting new funding into the business and retaining control after two months of talks with potential buyers.

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There are 1,210 completed homes which cannot be occupied because of delays in the work of the government's building safety regulator, Sky News can reveal.

There are 1,210 completed homes which cannot be occupied because of delays in the work of the government's building safety regulator, Sky News can reveal.

The justice secretary will be given the power to veto changes to sentencing guidelines proposed by an independent body, following a "two-tier justice" row.

Sir Keir Starmer will chair his first cabinet meeting of the parliamentary term today, after a major shake-up to his Downing Street team ahead of a defining period for the government.

Zack Polanski has been decisively elected leader of the Green Party, but who is he and what does he stand for?

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Beijing to meet with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, ahead of one of the largest military parades ever staged.

At least seven people have been killed, parliament buildings have been set alight and more than 1,000 people have been arrested as anti-government protests sweep across Indonesia. 

Over 1,400 people have been killed and at least 3,250 others injured after an earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, according to the Afghan Red Crescent Society.

More than 1,000 people are feared dead after a landslide in a village in western Sudan, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM) has said.

The Belgian government has said it will officially recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly this month.

Nestle shares opened down more than 2.5% after the maker of Nescafe, Cheerios, KitKat, and Rolos dismissed its chief executive after an investigation into an undisclosed romantic relationship with an employee.

Police in Dublin are preparing to search an area of open ground as they investigate the disappearance of a seven-year-old boy not seen in three years - and who was never reported missing.

Bulgarian authorities have said they suspect Russia of jamming the GPS system of the jet carrying the EU Commission president on Sunday.

Chinese, Russian and Indian leaders hope their meeting in Beijing this week projects unity and helps usher in a new world order.

A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suffered GPS jamming as a result of suspected Russian interference, an EU spokesperson has confirmed to Sky News.

Guinness World Records (GWR) is celebrating its 70th anniversary by highlighting unclaimed titles you might fancy going for.