Two shots were fired at a home on Priory Road in the market town of Dudley
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Oona the puffin found in Hereford garden after being blown 100 miles from seaside nest
The bird is now thriving under the care of vets since she was first found weak and underweight
Restaurants could be forced to report customer calorie counts to help combat obesity
Hospitality bosses claimed they were ‘totally blindsided’ by the plans and said they would lead to increased costs
Farage claims ‘well-known’ figures want to join Reform UK cabinet
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said it was ‘nonsense’ that ministers ‘must all be politicians in the House of Commons’.
Police force investigating more than 1,000 grooming gang suspects
Watchdog says Greater Manchester Police has made ‘significant improvements’ following years of failure.
Yellow weather warning for rain issued by Met Office into cooler weekend
A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for parts of Scotland
Police accused of ‘assault on right to protest’ after less than 3% of nuisance arrests result in charges
Greenpeace UK’s director accused police of ‘routinely dragging protesters off the streets for a crime they almost always fail to charge them with’
Voices: Can Labour’s 10-year plan finally fix the NHS? Join The Independent Debate
Labour’s newly published 10-year plan for the health service raises questions about whether the party can deliver meaningful reform, or if it risks repeating past promises without the funding or detail to succeed
Why Starmer finally came out to give his full backing to his tearful chancellor
After Rachel Reeves’ tears and a complete failure by the prime minister to appreciate the gravity of his situation in PMQs, Sir Keir Starmer had to intervene quickly prevent the markets being spooked further, says David Maddox
Greater Manchester Police investigating 1,000 grooming gang suspects, watchdog says
Andy Burnham said ‘never again will any child here be labelled or dismissed’ after a report found significant improvements in the force’s response to grooming gangs