French authorities in an inflatable boat passed life jackets to those on board the overcrowded dingy, which was leaving the coast across the Channel.

Camilla is celebrating her birthday on Thursday after being gifted a clingfilm dispenser following a visit to a nuclear-powered submarine.

Abbott was suspended by the Labour Party in 2023 after a letter comparing different forms of racism but was readmitted a year later.

The car maker said around 1.5 of its UK workforce would be affected by the job cuts, which are going as part of a voluntary redundancy programme.

An illegal off-road bike and a stolen car were seized following a police operation in Halesowen. West Midlands Police's Halesowen Local Neighbourhood Team was joined by the force's Road Policing teams ...

Tens of thousands of passengers were disrupted when French ATC staff walked out on July 3 and 4 in a dispute over working conditions.

The Office for National Statistics said the rate of UK unemployment increased to 4.7 in the three months to May.

Bradley John Murdoch was convicted in 2005 of murdering Mr Falconio and assaulting his girlfriend Joanne Lees at gunpoint.

SCHOOL meal vouchers will continue through the holidays for Sandwell children, thanks to new funding. Sandwell Council has confirmed it will keep providing support to around 46,000 children through ...

A FAMILY-RUN Rowley Regis restaurant has made it to the finals of a national competition. Taste of Himalayan, on High Street, has been named a finalist in the Nepalese Restaurant of the Year category ...

The Co-op said the new variety had been named ‘Mojito Fresh’ after growers noticed its flavour resembled the classic drink.

Tess Howard, who competed for Team GB in the Paris 2024 games, has joined Dr Alice Porter to make school sports clothing fitter for purpose.