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Birmingham Council’s bins boss has insisted no final decision has been made on whether to introduce fortnightly collections city-wide despite concerns from opposition councillors.

Political leaders in Walsall have slammed new planning rules set to be introduced by the Labour Government later this month.

The opposition leader at Walsall Council has called for an end to the ‘softly softly touch’ with enforcement notices.

Sandwell Council will spend £2.4m extending its IT contract with Oracle.

Residents in a Birmingham area will soon be heading to the polls again just months after May’s local elections following the resignation of a councillor who made “unacceptable” comments.

A Norwegian teenager who flew to the UK to carry out murder for an Iran-backed gang has been jailed for 20 years.

NHS staff may have improperly accessed information about a man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

A former soap opera star has been jailed for nine years after fleeing the UK for Spain to avoid facing trial for allegedly conning would-be models out of more than £13m.

A "fantasist" who murdered a woman at an Airbnb to exact "brutal and fatal revenge" after she rejected him has been jailed for at least 28 years.

A British father has been fined €3,000 (£2,500) for causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Cyprus.

A pipe bomb exploded after being put through the letterbox of a Belfast home while a mother and her children were inside, police have said.

The prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case could face a new rape trial after German prosecutors launched a legal bid to overturn his acquittal on a string of sex charges, unrelated to the missing British girl.

A ban on pornography depicting strangulation and incestuous relationships - as well as someone pretending to be a child under 16 - will come into effect next month.

Mike Wood MP has called for greater support for Britain’s pubs, breweries and wider hospitality industry following the announcement that Carlsberg will close Marston’s Brewery in Burton upon Trent.

Residents in West Bromwich, Oldbury and Rowley Regis are set to benefit from a new programme of arts, culture and creative learning.

Residents across the borough are being invited to come together next month to honour the service and sacrifice of the nation’s armed forces, as Dudley marks Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.

Residents are invited to get into the festive spirit with a series of Christmas lights switch-on events returning to town centres across the borough next month.

Another off-licence in Cradley Heath has been hit with a three-month closure order after it was caught selling illegal goods.

A deal on running a health training centre in Dudley collapsed after university chiefs failed to agree legal terms in time it has been claimed.

Police in Kingswinford want to speak to a man after a shop worker was threatened as items were stolen.

A children’s health play team that has transformed how play is used to support young patients through treatment and recovery has won a national award.

A former soap opera star has been jailed for nine years after fleeing the UK for Spain to avoid facing trial for allegedly conning would-be models out of more than £13m.

The culture secretary has warned she is "minded" to intervene in Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming operations.

Singer Raye has said the sign-up list for her one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall later this month will be checked "manually" after ticket touts using artificial intelligence bots "overwhelmed" the process.

RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter "Flynn" White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.

Selma Blair has been arrested after she allegedly attacked two cabin crew on a flight, then kicked a police officer and a nurse after landing.

Manchester United boss Michael Carrick insists he is telling the truth when he says the club have moved on from Lisandro Martinez's post-match outburst earlier this week.

Lions player Hyron Andrews has died suddenly in France, where the team were preparing for a Champions Cup fixture.

Manchester United go into Sunday's game at Elland Road in a position they are all too familiar with. Under pressure.

Chelsea captain Reece James is expected to be out for around three months after knee surgery.

Major UK banks have seen their share prices fall after reports the chancellor is set to raise tax on lenders in the budget.

An investment vehicle set up by Britain's banks in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis is close to striking one of its most unusual deals to date by buying a stake in a supplier of reptile food and associated products.

The owners of ailing Poundland are parachuting in a trio of restructuring experts to its board ahead of a sale or filing for administration which is expected within days.

The culture secretary has warned she is "minded" to intervene in Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming operations.

The government is to publish the long-delayed results of probes into Abu Dhabi's failed attempt to buy The Daily Telegraph - a move which risks stoking tensions with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid a row over Andy Burnham's links to the owners of Manchester City.

Dudley Council is one of six West Midlands local authorities piloting a new national Survey of Carers, which opens on 14 October and closes on 14 December. Unpaid carers in the borough are being encouraged to take part and help shape future care and support services.

Dudley Council is carrying out a review of households currently receiving a Single Person Discount on their council tax to ensure the discount continues to be awarded to those who are eligible.

Residents across the borough are being invited to come together next month to honour the service and sacrifice of the nation’s armed forces, as Dudley marks Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.

Residents are invited to get into the festive spirit with a series of Christmas lights switch-on events returning to town centres across the borough next month.

The owner of a Pensnett convenience store has been ordered to pay more than £3,300 after pleading guilty to food hygiene offences following a prosecution by Dudley Council.

A ban on pornography depicting strangulation and incestuous relationships - as well as someone pretending to be a child under 16 - will come into effect next month.

Major UK banks have seen their share prices fall after reports the chancellor is set to raise tax on lenders in the budget.

The government is to publish the long-delayed results of probes into Abu Dhabi's failed attempt to buy The Daily Telegraph - a move which risks stoking tensions with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid a row over Andy Burnham's links to the owners of Manchester City.

The government has commissioned the body that age rates films in the UK to test the feasibility of monitoring online pornography for violent and abusive content.

Britain's biggest bookmakers are stepping up their efforts to avert a budget tax bombshell in a last-ditch letter warning that half of the betting shops in the prime minister's constituency would be at risk from a further raid.

The Pope spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday and urged a truce with Ukraine as he continued his recovery from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said.

At least four people have died after Istanbul suffered its worst floods in more than 80 years, Turkish officials have said.

People who take illegal drugs are "supporting the horrific events we saw in Waterford", Irish justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has said. 

The prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case could face a new rape trial after German prosecutors launched a legal bid to overturn his acquittal on a string of sex charges, unrelated to the missing British girl.

Four people, including three children, have died after a school shooting in Oregon.

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has rejected newly unsealed torture allegations against him and his wife as "false accusations".

Nineteen people have been injured after a collision between a bus and a train on the French side of the Channel Tunnel.

A British father has been fined €3,000 (£2,500) for causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Cyprus.

Two people have been arrested over the deaths of two adults and two children in a suspected arson attack on a house in Ireland.

At least 34 children and a teacher have died after the roof of a private school collapsed in Pakistan.

It's a job that's not for the faint-hearted.

Ex-Premier League player Andros Townsend has laughed off an incident that saw him run over by a pitch roller.