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Birmingham population shrinks as 20,000 leave city

The city was an outlier when compared with other parts of the region

Shocking moment woman is racially abused at Coventry shop as man shouts 'get back on your boat'

Nicola Salmon was racially abused by a man at One Stop in Henley Green

Plymouth sex predator jailed for child rape and sexual abuse

Heart-breaking victim statements highlight the effects Callum Harrower's abuse had on his victims

West Sussex roads’ winter preparation is stepped up a gear

Preparations winter have been stepped up after the West Sussex’s roads faced the combined impacts of extreme winter rainfall and prolonged summer heat.

The Budget: What will be in it? What might be in it? What can be ruled out?

Ross Greer: Why the Greens are taking votes from the SNP over climate

The co-leader of the Scottish Greens spoke to The Scotsman ahead of his party’s conference in Inverness

NatWest to offer new scheme in Greater Manchester to help thousands of young people find work

NatWest said it aims to help up to 10,000 young people with work experience, careers or training

Trains through Redhill to be affected by major track improvement work this Christmas and New Year

Rail passengers using trains that run through Redhill station are being asked to plan ahead and check before they travel over Christmas and the New Year when more than a mile of track is replaced in the area.

Court updates LIVE as two men sentenced over £8.5m fraud teeth whitening plot

Ian Barnes and Alastair Ramage were said to have enjoyed a lavish lifestyle as a result of their involvement in the tax fraud

Storm Austen Plymouth chaos as tree falls onto cars in Home Bargains car park - live updates

The first named storm of the season has brought heavy rain and strong wind today

Boy, 17, sexually assaulted by man at Birmingham train station

Detectives have issued CCTV images of a man officers want to track down in connection with the shocking attack

New Derby balaclava ban being explored - but leaders told to get it done asap

Nottingham has new powers to fine people should they not remove a balaclava

They built a road on his land by mistake. He could bring everything to a halt if he wanted to

Network Rail is offering 32,000 square metres of land in exchange for a patch just 550 square metres wide

Huge 1,100-home development prompts 'under siege' warning from councillor

Proposals for 1,100 homes on the outskirts of Harrogate have prompted a senior councillor to warn that North Yorkshire is “under siege” from development that is not properly planned.

Essex gang who converted guns in caravan jailed for nearly 50 years

A criminal network which converted firearms in a caravan in Essex has been sentenced to a combined total of nearly 50 years in prison

Police looking for missing 16-year-old from Handcross with links to Crawley, Bognor and London

Sussex Police are appealing to find missing 16-year-old from Handcross with links to Crawley, Bognor and London.

Ownership of fire-hit Mackintosh building should be transferred away from Glasgow School of Art

The building would be taken on by an independent legal entity

Many feared trapped as tall building collapses in Kenya’s capital

Man 'seriously injured' after being shot by police

Police swarmed the scene after a 'firearm' was reportedly spotted at an address

Supreme Court reserves judgment in ‘super junior’ appeal

'No deadline' for £2m extra cash promised by Government as PCC asks 'where is our money?'

The one off payment was pledged by the home secretary towards local policing efforts following the A66 crash deaths

Police ‘concerned for the welfare’ of missing woman last seen in Billingshurst

Sussex Police are ‘concerned for the welfare’ of a missing woman who was last seen in Billingshurst.

Gun gang who built weapons in Essex caravan jailed for 47 years

A criminal network which converted firearms inside a caravan in South Ockendon, Essex has been sentenced to a combined total of 47 years in prison after possessing illegal weapons and supplying them to criminals in Lond…

Chichester road blocked due to fallen tree

A road in Chichester has been blocked after a tree fell into the road.