£4.4m boost for region
West Midlands councils get cash to fight homelessness Councils across the West Midlands are set to receive a £4.4 million share of a
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Gaza’s silent brutality
Why the West must not look away It was exactly one year ago yesterday – October 16, 2024 – when the Israel Defense
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Caledonian Sleeper adds Birmingham stop
Overnight link to connect Scotland and West Midlands from January The Caledonian Sleeper will soon link Scotland directly with Birmingham for the first
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PM slams Villa’s Israel fans ban
Safety fears force Villa ban – but PM Keir Starmer says “wrong decision” Aston Villa have confirmed that no Israeli supporters will be
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Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes
23 Pakistani soldiers killed as tensions surge across frontier Pakistan says 23 of its soldiers have been killed and nearly 30 injured in
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Government in China’s pocket
A scandal unravels in plain sight The collapse of Britain’s high-profile “China spy” case has not just exposed a courtroom failure – it
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MI5 joins cyber crackdown
UK security services deepen ties with business after major hacks UK security services, including MI5 and GCHQ, are intensifying work with some of
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Trump hails fragile peace
Hostage-prisoner swap completes first phase US President Donald Trump declared “momentum towards a lasting peace” after Hamas released the final 20 living Israeli
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Govt bid for web control
Britain’s dangerous obsession with digital backdoors A test of trust in the age of AI The UK government’s latest demand that Apple weaken
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Record turnout for Cambrian patrol
122 teams join world’s toughest military challenge in Wales A record 122 military teams from around the world are taking part in this