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A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London in the early hours of Sunday.

Schools in England would be forced to ban mobile phones under government plans.

An anti-Islam influencer has been banned from entering the UK over her extremist views ahead of a rally in London next month, Sky News understands.

A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man have been arrested over an arson attack on a synagogue, police said.

Two brothers have gone on trial accused of killing a civil servant in north London more than 40 years ago amid a violent spree targeting lone gay men.

Amy Winehouse's father has lost a High Court claim against two of the star's friends over the sale of items she once owned.

A petition led by TV star Louise Thompson has triggered a debate in parliament on maternity services following her own traumatic experience.

Runners who completed the Coventry Half Marathon on Sunday have been told by organisers there was an error measuring the length of the route.

Dudley politicians are gearing up for hotly contested elections which will shape how the borough is run for the coming year.

Dudley Council needs to rethink how it spends taxpayers cash according to the leader of a party with an anti-cuts agenda.

Dudley’s Liberal Democrat leader is making no apologies for doing ‘potholes by postcode’ deals with council leaders.

Following months of hard work by teams across Dudley Council a series of new brown tourism signs are in place.

Major plans for Birmingham’s new HS2 station which could forever change a key city centre area have been approved.

Dudley Council’s leader has a stark message to highly paid officers at the authority – deliver the goods or face the axe.

Police are appealing for help in identifying a man after a car was stolen from Round Oak Court, off Dudley Road in Brierley Hill.

Councillors in Walsall have united against hatred after anti-Islamic graffiti was sprayed near graves at Streetly Cemetery.

US singer D4vd has been charged with the murder of a 14-year-old girl, prosecutors say.

Amy Winehouse's father has lost a High Court claim against two of the star's friends over the sale of items she once owned.

Zoologist, TV presenter and author Desmond Morris has died at the age of 98.

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has said her car was stolen with her daughters' vital hospital equipment inside.

Another Kanye West concert has been cancelled amid a furore over his past antisemitic comments.

Arsenal are still top of the Premier League - but Manchester City landed a big blow in the title race by winning the top-two showdown at the Etihad on Sunday.

Rory McIlroy and Lando Norris were among the winners on star-studded night at the prestigious Laureus World Sport Awards on Monday.

From what we have heard this past week, it sounds like the writing could be on the wall for the LIV Golf League.

When Andoni Iraola was at Rayo Vallecano he was asked in an interview with Spanish sports outlet Relevo who he enjoyed watching. His reply feels particularly pertinent now. “Marco Rose's Gladbach was one of my favourite teams,” said Iraola.

The UK economy will "flirt" with recession this year and almost 250,000 people could lose their jobs due to the effects of the Iran war oil price shock, according to a respected independent forecaster.

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The government has been urged to ban the resale of concert tickets above face value after fans reported feeling "neglected and ripped off". 

Tesco is swapping barcodes for QR codes on a range of its own-brand products in a move the supermarket chain is describing as a UK "first". 

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said he is "always happy to put things right" if he hasn't paid the right amount of tax.

Former transport secretary Louise Haigh will outline an economic agenda to help voters with the cost of living in one of her most significant interventions since being forced out of cabinet 18 months ago.

At least two senior civil servants knew weeks ago that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting for his US ambassador role, Sky News understands.

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While the focus of many in the Middle East has been on conflicts in Lebanon and Iran, the scale of damage in Gaza is also back under scrutiny. 

Migrants in Spain have queued up to apply for the country's mass legalisation programme on Monday.

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned "in the strongest terms" images of an Israeli soldier damaging a statue of Jesus.

A police chief in Ukraine has resigned after officers reportedly fled the scene of a shooting in Kyiv which killed seven people.

A state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand after heavy rain triggered flash flooding.

A baby food brand is recalling its products sold in Austrian SPAR markets after some tested positive for rat poison.

At least six people have been killed after a gunman opened fire in Kyiv.

Three people have been jailed for insurance fraud after claiming their cars were damaged by a bear - only for the assailant to be somebody dressed in a bear costume. 

A Chinese man has been jailed after trying to smuggle more than 2,000 live ants out of Kenya.

A cruise passenger who was overserved alcohol and suffered a possible traumatic brain injury after falling down some stairs has been awarded £220,000 in damages.

A giant Seychelles tortoise, believed to be the world’s oldest living land animal, is alive and well after claims he had died turned out to be part of an alleged crypto scam.

The organiser of a Barbie event in Florida is issuing refunds after photos from attendees drew mockery on social media – and a very unflattering comparison.

A masked fan unplugged a VAR monitor during ‌a German second division football match.