The mother of a teenage boy who was shot dead has urged the public to come forward with any information which could help find her son's killer eight months on. 

The civil service is to be told to cut more than £2bn from its budget as part of the government's spending review.

Campaigners say a new 100% council tax premium on second homes in England will do little to ease the housing crisis, with one group describing it as a "naked cash grab".

The average family could be £1,400 a year worse off by the end of the decade, new analysis suggests.

The chancellor has defended a decision to delay an expansion at Gatwick as she was questioned in the wake of the sudden closure of Heathrow airport - despite admitting the fire showed the need for increased capacity and resilience.

Bonnets at the ready, with 2025 marking two and a half centuries since Jane Austen's birth, does "bad lad" Mr Darcy still do it for Gen Z?

The very idea that the government is brainstorming proposals to deport failed asylum seekers to third countries, with its echoes of the controversial Rwanda plan, will send alarm bells clanging for many Labour MPs. 

A baby girl died from a serious brain injury because midwives failed to provide basic medical care, a coroner has concluded.

Dudley Council has revealed its new plan for waste and recycling plans to coincide with this year’s Food Waste Action Week.

Birmingham Rep is thrilled to announce that Suzie Miller’s multi award-winning play, Prima Facie will launch onto The Rep’s stage on Tue 10 Mar 2026 for a limited run only.

More improvements are on the way at Britannia Park in Rowley Regis, including a dedicated toddler play area set to benefit local children and families.

One lucky couple will be tying the knot at Priory Hall next year after winning a free wedding ceremony.

Runners are urged to join a colourful celebration as the Beacon Centre for the Blind announces tickets are now on sale for its annual Family Fun Colour Run.

A unique tree fern which has been housed in a glasshouse at Birmingham Botanical Gardens for more than a century has been officially recognised by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and included in their Plants of the World Online database.

Cllr Pete Lowe, has resigned his position as Leader of Dudley Labour Group and left the Labour party.

Birmingham City Council is exploring the possibility of declaring a conservation area in the city after the campaign to save The Electric cinema suffered a setback.

Bonnets at the ready, with 2025 marking two and a half centuries since Jane Austen's birth, does "bad lad" Mr Darcy still do it for Gen Z?

Former Love Island winner Jack Fincham has won an appeal against his prison sentence for two dangerous dog offences.

Disney's use of CGI to create the seven miners at the heart of the live-action remake of Snow White And The Seven Dwarves has left little people feeling "disregarded" and "erased," according to a disability activist.

A swathe of celebrities including Sir Stephen Fry and Succession star Brian Cox have urged the government to reverse its "shameful" cuts to welfare.

An actress who worked in a film directed by Noel Clarke said she felt "shell-shocked" when he asked her to "bend over further" during a scene where she was naked from the waist down, the High Court has heard.

Oscar Piastri beat team-mate Lando Norris as McLaren sealed a dominant one-two at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Luke Littler revealed his preparation for hitting a brilliant nine-darter as he won Night Seven of the Premier League in Cardiff was "a week off".

England’s defensive hierarchy has been turned on its head by a 6ft 7in Geordie.

Paul Merson says England will have no chance of winning the World Cup playing high-tempo Premier League football.

A new boxing format which promises to eliminate often-controversial human judging decisions is in talks to raise $50m from heavyweight investors amid a broader shake-up in the funding and marketing of combat sports.

The civil service is to be told to cut more than £2bn from its budget as part of the government's spending review.

The average family could be £1,400 a year worse off by the end of the decade, new analysis suggests.

Campaigners say a new 100% council tax premium on second homes in England will do little to ease the housing crisis, with one group describing it as a "naked cash grab".

As the clock ticked down towards 12.01am Eastern Standard Time on 12 March, Liam Bates kept refreshing his browser.

The civil service is to be told to cut more than £2bn from its budget as part of the government's spending review.

The average family could be £1,400 a year worse off by the end of the decade, new analysis suggests.

The government is considering sending failed asylum seekers, including those arriving on small boats, to overseas 'migrant hubs', Sky News understands.

Vladimir Putin will break any peace agreement with Ukraine that is not "defended" by an international coalition of forces, the British prime minister has said.

In Birmingham, they say the rats are as big as cats.

Citrusdal is a seemingly idyllic farming town named after the fruit it grows. Nestled in a valley at the base of the Western Cape's Cederberg mountains, it's home to rows and rows of orange and lemon trees.

The mayor of Istanbul and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival has been formally arrested and jailed pending trial over corruption charges.

A pilot has died after his plane spiralled out of control and crashed at an air show in South Africa.

At least six people, including a child, have died in southern Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes, the Lebanese state news agency has reported.

Sir Keir Starmer has expressed concern about a lack of humanitarian aid in Gaza during a call with the King of Jordan.

Donald Trump has not been president for a hundred days - he will pass that marker at the end of April. Already the assessments are in: this is the most disruptive and transformative start ever to a presidential term.

A mother, father and daughter have been killed and 12 people injured in a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials said.

Pope Francis has arrived at the Papal Basilica to pray following his release from hospital after surviving a life-threatening bout of pneumonia.

The chancellor has defended a decision to delay an expansion at Gatwick as she was questioned in the wake of the sudden closure of Heathrow airport - despite admitting the fire showed the need for increased capacity and resilience.

Andrew Tate, the self-styled "king of toxic masculinity", and his brother Tristan have flown from the US to Romania to fulfil legal obligations related to a criminal investigation against them.

Detectives have recovered four diamond earrings from a suspected thief two weeks after he swallowed the jewellery worth nearly £600,000 during his arrest, US police have said.

The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand.

A Bulgarian football club have apologised for holding a minute's silence for a former player who is still alive.

Police are hunting for four suspects who used two pythons to distract a cashier before stealing $400 worth of CBD oil from a petrol station.

Comedian Elaine C Smith has grazed cattle on Glasgow Green - a right that comes with being awarded the Freedom of Glasgow.