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The Original Patty Men have gained a reputation for making some of the best burgers in Birmingham

Popular Birmingham burger brand latest to join city food hall

Clacton by-election

Nigel Farage declares ‘fairly convincing’ victory in Clacton by-election

Nigel Farage wearing sunglasses with his hands held apart

Rivals say Clacton result will not make Farage donation questions stop

Nigel Farage speaking at a press conference

Polls close in Clacton by-election as Farage vies to retain seat

Nigel Farage at a Reform UK press conference in London

Farage hopes to return to Parliament as Clacton votes on his future

Composite image of Nigel Farage and Count Binface

Nigel Farage one of 34 candidates in Clacton by-election

The cast of Toy Story 5 - Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack and Greta Lee (Yui Mok/PA)

Mixed reviews for Toy Story 5 but critics agree tech-reliance warning important

Local elections 2026

Zack Polanski did not vote in local elections – Green Party

Staffordshire Police

Body of missing girl, 15, found in Staffordshire

Councillor Aftab Nawaz is now the leader of the principal opposition group

Defections at Walsall Council leave Labour trailing in third place

Harry Styles review round-up: ’No one can match his level of pizzazz’

Wuthering Heights: What do the critics make of Emerald Fennell’s adaptation?

MP stands down paving way for potential Burnham return

Doctor Who star Alex Kingston says Strictly has been a ‘journey of a lifetime’

Corbyn calls for ‘unity’ as he opens Your Party conference

Second MP pulls out of Corbyn-backed Your Party

Latest poll points to commanding Connolly victory in Irish presidential race
The left wing independent TD has a 19 percentage point lead over Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys, according to the Business Post/Red C poll.
Jonathan McCambridge and David Young, PA

Left-leaning Greens and Independents back ban on Israeli football fans

Strictly star Alex Kingston reveals womb cancer diagnosis

'We left on principle and we’ve held our own' - Independent Walsall councillors ...

Corbyn admits ‘we haven’t covered ourselves in glory’ after Your Party feud

Corbyn and Sultana in public spat over ‘Your Party’ membership system

Nine suspended as probe launched into behaviour of Charing Cross police officers

Met officers arrested over handling of sexual assault claim against colleague

Scottish Labour MSP Colin Smyth arrested and charged over indecent images

MP says taxi use recommended by Parliament as expenses watchdog launches inquiry

Rupert Lowe pledges donation to charity rowers he mistook for ‘illegal migrants’

MP Rupert Lowe admits mistaking charity rowing crew for ‘illegal migrants’
The fundraising boat crew was contacted by the Coastguard near Great Yarmouth.
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Charity rowing crew mistaken for Channel migrants by Norfolk MP

New pay grades for bosses at Walsall Council approved

Corbyn promises ‘new kind of party’ as he launches as-yet unnamed venture

Corbyn calls for ‘redistribution of wealth and power’ as he launches new party

Woman charged with murder after great-grandmother, 93, found dead

Newport councillor’s call to action on unlicensed and noisy scrap metal dealers

Birmingham officer sacked for dragging Muslim woman in 'state of undress' from p...

Opposition leaders react to Walsall Council leader’s shock resignation

Wolves striker Matheus Cunha swiftly deletes social media post

Peter Rhodes on kites, conspiracies - and when is a job not a job?

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Walsall special needs advocate and charity co-founder honoured with MBE

Pro-Palestine independent MP urges ‘halt the genocide’ in maiden speech

What the papers say – October 28

‘No legal barrier’ to Irish Bill banning imports from illegal Israeli settlement...

Four police officers under investigation after innocent man jailed

Stourbridge councillor resigns from Labour over austerity agenda amid 'bullying'...

Hortons moves to new headquarters

Police officer denies taking pictures of corpse from body-worn footage

Battery recycling group reveals cost-cutting plan

What the papers say – September 6

Boy, 14, appears in court charged with murdering 80-year-old man

What the papers say – September 4

Three children and man found dead in Surrey house

What the papers say – August 30

What the papers say – August 26

Police officer had breakdown at work months before ‘flirting’ with witness

Serving police officer asked witness if she had ‘high sex drive’, court hears

Police officer appears in court accused of sharing images from crime scenes

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