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Sir Keir Starmer has said "Britain faces a new threat" and terrorism has changed in light of the Southport attack last summer.

A fire at a hotel in a popular ski resort in Turkey has killed at least 76 people, the country's interior minister has said.

Donald Trump likes to discomfort his enemies.

The Darth Vader theme tune suddenly bleeps from the underbelly of a Ukrainian drone as a marine attaches a mortar round to it before launching the aircraft against a Russian position.

It presented Sir Keir Starmer with his first big challenge in office, and the Southport stabbings - followed by riots - look set to colour the early stages of his premiership.

To help support residents through the cold winter weather, Walsall Council is appealing for donations of any unwanted Christmas gifts to help create special winter warmth packs.

Works on a major £19million scheme to transform Wolverhampton city centre will start this month (January).

Work is set to begin next week on a £2.5 million scheme including cycle lanes, better crossings and other improvements on the A454 between Wolverhampton and Walsall.

Walsall residents seeking support to quit smoking are encouraged to use local services to achieve their New Year's resolutions and make 2025 the year to quit for good.

A Wolverhampton Councillor and former Mayor of the City has been appointed as an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours list. Park ward Councillor Claire Darke has been awarded the prestigious honour for services to Local Government, to Disability and to Suicide Prevention.

Free Event to Raise Funds for The Alzheimer's Society

Specialist palliative and bereavement support provider, Compton Care, is inviting the public to ‘Walk for Compton’ to celebrate and remember their loved ones.

Calling all Wolves fans! Now is your chance to win a fantastic framed and signed Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2023/24 season squad shirt, with raffle proceeds going to local charity, Compton Care.

Former Proud Boys leader Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio, who was jailed for 22 years for seditious conspiracy over the January 6 riots, has been released from prison after being pardoned by President Donald Trump.

The family of the Southport attacker have been moved to a "secret location" by police for their own protection, leaders at the church his father attended say.

According to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Southport attack was "clearly intended to terrorise".

A fire at a hotel in a popular ski resort in Turkey has killed at least 76 people, the country's interior minister has said.

Storm Eowyn has been named by the Met Office ahead of strong winds across the UK on Friday and into Saturday.

A manhunt is under way after a woman was killed in a "targeted" incident in Luton.

Sir Keir Starmer has said there's a new terror threat facing the UK - from "loners, misfits and young men in their bedroom" who carry out extreme violence and are fixated on it "seemingly for its own sake".

Digital driving licences will be introduced later this year under plans to use technology to "overhaul" public services.

Eight people have been killed in the occupied West Bank after Israeli troops carried out a raid in the city of Jenin – an area not covered by the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

A vigil has been held for a father-of-two killed by police on Christmas Eve as his family question why police opened fire and say racism could be a factor.

The family of the Southport attacker have been moved to a "secret location" by police for their own protection, leaders at the church his father attended say.

Digital driving licences will be introduced later this year under plans to use technology to "overhaul" public services.

Storm Eowyn has been named by the Met Office ahead of strong winds across the UK on Friday and into Saturday.

A 36-year-old man and a six-year-old girl have been found dead inside a house in West Lothian.

A vigil has been held for a father-of-two killed by police on Christmas Eve as his family question why police opened fire and say racism could be a factor.

Sir Keir Starmer has said there's a new terror threat facing the UK - from "loners, misfits and young men in their bedroom" who carry out extreme violence and are fixated on it "seemingly for its own sake".

The chair of the UK's competition regulator has been removed from his role by the government, amid its push for growth.

A manhunt is under way after a woman was killed in a "targeted" incident in Luton.

Prince Harry and the publisher of The Sun's trial is "very close" in negotiations on a potential settlement, the High Court has heard.

A teenager who used a 3D printer in an attempt to build a semi-automatic gun has been spared jail.

A fire at a hotel in a popular ski resort in Turkey has killed at least 76 people, the country's interior minister has said.

Donald Trump will pull the US, the world's second-largest climate polluter, out of the most important global treaty for tackling climate change for the second time.

Eight people have been killed in the occupied West Bank after Israeli troops carried out a raid in the city of Jenin – an area not covered by the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Donald Trump likes to discomfort his enemies.

Moments after taking office, the new president Donald Trump issued a flurry of orders ripping up rules to protect the climate and natural world.

Tests on the "mysterious balls" which led to the closure of several Australian beaches last week have revealed they were made up partially of faecal bacteria.

An Australian broadcaster has apologised to Novak Djokovic and Serbian tennis fans after calling the 24-time Grand Slam champion "overrated" and a "has-been".

Doctors in America have praised a three-year-old Gazan girl who is walking again just six months after losing both legs.

With the ceasefire now in effect, it hopes to bring an end to the most destructive chapter in the almost 77 year-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

The Darth Vader theme tune suddenly bleeps from the underbelly of a Ukrainian drone as a marine attaches a mortar round to it before launching the aircraft against a Russian position.

Pauline Quirke has been diagnosed with dementia and will be stepping away from acting, her husband has confirmed.

The director of The Brutalist has defended his lead actors' performances after it emerged that artificial intelligence had been used to "refine" their Hungarian accents.

Guitarist John Sykes, who played with rock bands including Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died aged 65.

Dear White People star DeRon Horton says he was shot days before Christmas and is lucky not to have been killed or paralysed.

Police have launched an investigation after Gladiators star Apollo was reportedly stalked and harassed.

Jamie Carragher says he was mystified by Ruben Amorim calling his Manchester United team "maybe the worst" in the club's history and believes it could backfire on the head coach.

Novak Djokovic says he feels more connected with new coach Andy Murray with every passing day after the record 24-time Grand Slam champion booked a place in the last four of the Australian Open.

What do the four promotion-chasing sides in the second tier - Leeds, Burnley, Sheffield United and Sunderland - need to do to battle their way into the top two?

"Alex Cuthbert! Can there be a better feeling than that for the young man? Bold and powerful again, and for Lions supporters, beautiful too."

Marcus Rashford's representatives met with Barcelona executives in Lisbon on Tuesday ahead of the Catalan club's game with Benfica.

Sir Keir Starmer has said "Britain faces a new threat" and terrorism has changed in light of the Southport attack last summer.

It presented Sir Keir Starmer with his first big challenge in office, and the Southport stabbings - followed by riots - look set to colour the early stages of his premiership.

Professor Alexis Jay has criticised the "weaponisation" of child sexual abuse by the Conservatives and accused the previous government of an "awful" response to the scandal.

Digital driving licences will be introduced later this year under plans to use technology to "overhaul" public services.

It was a small signifier - one which could be over-interpreted - but nevertheless provoked angst among some in government at a time when there isn't universally huge confidence that UK-US political relations are as robust as they should be.