Plans to demolish a factory to make way for 125 new apartments have been approved. The majority of the former Tentec site in Guns Lane behind West Bromwich High Street has been empty since the engineering firm moved to the i54 business park near Wolverhampton in 2017. The planning application...

Factory to be demolished for 125 apartments

If approved, the project would be built beside the Hereford-Ledbury railway line.

Plans lodged for solar farm on agricultural land

Security camera images have been released of a 51-year-old man whom police say is wanted for a recall to prison. The West Mercia force said it had also become concerned for the welfare of Wayne Matthews, shown in one of the images leaving Birmingham’s Digbeth Coach Station at about 15:20 BST on 18 June.

Images of wanted man released

Human remains that washed up on beaches have been confirmed as belonging to a missing man. Between 13 February and 8 April, the remains were discovered at Roker and Seaburn, in Sunderland. Northumbria Police said it had now confirmed they belonged to missing Newcastle man Roy Johnson. The force said...

Remains washed up on beaches confirmed as missing man

Jan and Els were married for almost five decades. In early June, they died together after being given lethal medication by two doctors. In the Netherlands, this is known as duo-euthanasia. It’s legal, and it’s rare - but every year, more Dutch couples choose to end their lives this way.

Dying together: Why a happily married couple decided to stop living

A man in his 60s has died in a head-on crash involving an HGV. Northamptonshire Police officers were called to the A5 at Kilsby, near Daventry, at about 12:10 BST on Saturday. A blue Fiat Brava had collided with a yellow HGV travelling in the opposite direction. The driver of...

Man dies in head-on crash involving HGV

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Hurricane Beryl picked up power and speed Sunday as it churned in the Caribbean and was upgraded to a major Category 4 storm.

Hurricane Beryl latest: Where the storm is forecast to hit

Paying tribute to the 23-year-old, his family say they will "never be the same without him".

Stabbed man had 'heart of gold', his family says

Four Sri Lankan fishermen have died and another two are critically ill after consuming an unknown liquid from bottles they found while at sea, according to local media reports. The sailors were said to be on a fishing trip when they retrieved the bottles around 320 nautical miles from Tangalle,...

Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea

Police Scotland is trying to find one of its dogs after it went missing near Loch Ness. The force said Fergie was being walked in a remote area west of Drumnadrochit when she ran off after a deer at about 10:00 on Sunday. Police said anyone who encountered the German...

Search for missing police dog that ran after deer

A woman in her 20s died after another vehicle collided with a parked car at a service station.

Arrest after woman killed in service station crash

Liam Worton, 31, ordered a shop worker to open the till, telling her he had a knife.

Man jailed after robbery and theft at store

Nyah Mway died after police mistook his replica gun for a real firearm and shot him in the chest.

Boy, 13, shot dead by New York police had replica gun, authorities say

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an elderly man was stabbed and left with serious injuries. The attack took place on Edge Hall Road in Orrell, Wigan, at about 16:00 BST on Thursday. The victim, aged in his 70s, was taken to hospital and the...

Attempted murder arrest after elderly man stabbed

Bin collections are set to change for hundreds of people in Derby. Derby City Council is changing the wheelie bin set-up in eight streets in Mackworth and New Zealand, where the council said it is prone to fly-tipping and contamination of waste. At a meeting on Thursday, it was agreed...

Bin collection changes planned for hundreds of homes

Sidharth Nair was sentenced to 13 years for rape and sexual assault at Liverpool Crown Court.

Former hospital worker jailed for rape

A 300-year-old Staffordshire building which was visited by the founder of the Methodist Church and the designer William Morris is to get two plaques. The Old Stone House in Edward Street, Leek, is Grade II Listed and dates back to 1724. It was once owned by prominent town merchants, and...

Plaque to remember two famous visitors to house

Fly-tipped waste was dumped across a Derbyshire district more than three times a day over the past year, a council says. Council officers in Bolsover were called to clear up 1,200 incidents of fly-tipped waste in the 12 months to April this year. Items including tyres, asbestos and household waste...

Fly-tippers strike three times a day, council says

A 33-year-old man is pronounced dead at the scene after the crash in Shipley, police say.

Man dies as car leaves road and crashes into tree

Men force their way past a staff member in the middle of the day when customers are in the shop.

Two men steal goods worth £50,000 from phone shop

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Supermarket planned on former hotel 'eyesore' site

Lidl says it will hold a public consultation on its plans for the site of a former...

Supermarket planned on former hotel 'eyesore' site

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