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A 15-year-old girl has died in a water-related incident during the heatwave.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s was found dead, police said.

Police in Scotland have discovered a cannabis farm worth around £174,000.

Almost 100 homes have been evacuated following reports of ground movement in a former mining village in Clackmannanshire.

Police have launched an appeal after two rare miniature horses were stolen from a farm in Kent.

Arsenal will host a party in north London this weekend as the club celebrates winning its first Premier League title in 22 years, with hundreds of thousands of fans set to join the festivities.

A 16-year-old has been charged with murder after a teenage boy was fatally stabbed in east London.

A blood test designed to detect multiple cancers could offer "genuine hope" for people with some types of the disease, experts say.

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.

A Kanye West concert in Italy has been cancelled over public order and security concerns.

Donald Trump is considering cancelling a series of concerts after a number of artists pulled out - and holding a political-style rally instead.

The Oscar-winning editor of the original Star Wars films, Marcia Lucas, has died aged 80.

President Donald Trump has lashed out after a judge ordered the removal of his name from the Kennedy Center.

An Austrian man has been jailed for 15 years for plotting to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna during her record-breaking Eras tour.

Arsenal face Paris Saint-Germain in Saturday's Champions League final still riding high from their domestic success. Their title win was their first in 22 years but their 14th in top-flight history. Only Liverpool and Manchester United have won more.

Defending French ‌Open champion Coco Gauff ​suffered a shock third-round exit at Roland-Garros as the world No 4 was beaten 4-6 ​7-6 (7-1) 6-4 by Anastasia Potapova.

Freya Kemp starred with bat and ball as England secured a series-levelling T20 victory over India by 26 runs in Bristol.

Former gambling addict David Scothern will retire 20 years earlier than the average Briton.

Thousands of people in Kent have been warned that disruption to their tap water supply is likely to continue over the weekend.

Disney has accused Donald Trump's media regulator of an "unlawful" attempt to suppress free speech after it was forced to apply for early licence reviews for its eight ABC TV stations.

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.

Allies of Andy Burnham will form a new "council" of cross-party figures to discuss working together to stop a Reform UK government.

Unmanned undersea vehicles will be developed under the AUKUS defence pact, US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth said.

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.

Four people trapped for 10 days in a flooded cave in Laos have been safely evacuated by rescuers.

A Kanye West concert in Italy has been cancelled over public order and security concerns.

Unmanned undersea vehicles will be developed under the AUKUS defence pact, US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth said.

A Canadian man accused of selling ‌deadly chemicals online to people who took their own lives has pleaded guilty ​to aiding ‌suicide.

Novak Djokovic's hopes of a 25th Grand Slam title have been set back after a shock defeat to Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca at the French Open.

An Australian woman jailed for life after killing three relatives with a toxic mushroom-laced meal will appeal her conviction.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country is expanding its hold on Gaza and would move to control 70% of the enclave.

Kenyan police have arrested eight students on suspicion of arson, after a fire in a dormitory at a girls’ boarding school killed 16 children.

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.