Sandwell has the highest obesity rates for 10- and 11-year-olds in England, new data from NHS England has shown.

Firefighters in southern California have gained ground on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided. Evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings for residents ...

The main tax rise in Rachel Reeves’s fiscal statement was a change to employers’ national insurance contributions.

Donald Trump is projected to win the swing state of Arizona, returning the state and its 11 electoral votes to the Republican column after Joe Biden’s victory in 2020.

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said Russia had suffered its worst month in October since the invasion started in 2022.

DUDLEY Council could pay an extra £1.5m in employer’s National Insurance contributions after an increase announced in the budget.

COMEDIAN Chris McCausland has added more than100 new dates to his upcoming tour, including several shows across the West Midlands. Chris, who is currently starring in Strictly Come Dancing being the ...

A group of nurses has urged MPs to embrace a “historic opportunity” to change the law on assisted dying, but opposition campaigners have claimed a new Bill is “being rushed with indecent haste”. The ...

Politics and royal issues jostle for centre stage on the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers. The fallout from the Budget continues to feature heavily with The Sunday Telegraph focusing on the threat ...

Phil Salt continued his stunning T20 form against the West Indies with a swashbuckling 103 not out off 54 balls as England drew first blood in the five-match series in Barbados.

The King will open two hubs designed to save and circulate tonnes of surplus food as he marks his 76th birthday. The opening of the distribution centres will also mark the first anniversary of the ...

The King will open two hubs designed to save and circulate tonnes of surplus food as he marks his 76th birthday. The opening of the distribution centres will also mark the first anniversary of the ...