6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (343+ words) Tuesday, 8 September 2026 01:16 By Rachel Alexander, Local Democracy Reporter A Walsall curry house which employed an illegal worker is applying for a new licence. Dera on Calmore Road had its previous licence revoked in July at a meeting of Walsall Council’s…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (283+ words) Sunday, 6 September 2026 23:38 Illegal goods worth more than £11,000 have been seized from two shops in Walsall following a joint operation involving Walsall Trading Standards and West Midlands Police. The enforcement visits took place around midday on Friday 28 August 2026 as part of…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (414+ words) Sunday, 6 September 2026 23:43 An activist behind a group that has put Union and St George's Cross flags on lampposts is facing more than a dozen charges. The counts include threatening and abusive behaviour, racially aggravated offences and assault. Ryan Bridge, 45, of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (612+ words) Friday, 4 September 2026 18:02 A man who died after entering a canal as he ran away from police at the Notting Hill Carnival has been named as Karnell Kelly. The 25-year-old man was wearing a face covering when he approached the street…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (549+ words) Friday, 4 September 2026 20:26 A wealth manager who pawned ex-Premier League star Edgar Davids's £188,000 modern art collection has missed her sentencing - claiming she was hit on the head by luggage. Nabila Habiby, 39, handed over 37 paintings and works of art belonging to Mr…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (345+ words) Wednesday, 2 September 2026 19:47 A 34-year-old British woman has been stabbed to death in a hotel corridor in Portugal. Police said a man, 34, had been arrested on suspicion of murder following the alleged attack in Albufeira, in the Algarve, on Tuesday evening....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (417+ words) Wednesday, 2 September 2026 09:38 The owner of Poundland is racing to agree a sale of the discount retailer within weeks as it seeks to finalise new ownership ahead of the crucial Christmas trading period. Sky News has learnt that Alvarez & Marsal (A…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (429+ words) Tuesday, 1 September 2026 04:17 A man has been charged with murder over a house fire which killed a young girl and her aunt. Natalie McDonald, 34, and her niece Valentina Foster, seven, died in the blaze in Birchington Avenue, Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (539+ words) Monday, 31 August 2026 16:18 Police investigating the murder of a woman in her 70s said her body was found in a black bin bag in a Liverpool park. A murder investigation was launched after officers found the woman's remains in the walled garden…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (490+ words) Monday, 31 August 2026 05:18 The Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest street party, is under way and is expected to attract millions of visitors to west London. The Met Police described the mood as "overwhelmingly positive", despite making 169 arrests on Sunday. In a…...