Couple call police after finding 5ft python in their bedroom in Dudley

A couple found themselves in a slippery situation this week after they spotted a five-foot snake in their bedroom.

Culture secretary pledges action to stop football clubs going bust as Derby face points deduction

Nadine Dorries, the new culture and sport secretary, has promised to "take action" to prevent more football clubs going under after Derby County became the latest to get into financial trouble.

‘He’s got a gun! Drop it!’: Police officer describes moment suspect threatened to ‘blast’ him

A police officer has described how he feared for his life when a man appeared to point a gun at his face and threaten to shoot him.

Taliban replaces women’s ministry with ‘vice and virtue’ ministry – as schools reopen for boys

The Taliban has replaced Afghanistan's women's ministry with an all-male "vice and virtue ministry".

UK’s energy firms hold talks with business secretary amid fears gas price spike could lead to winter fuel shortages

The government is meeting with representatives from Britain's energy firms amid fears a spike in gas prices could lead to food and fuel shortages.

Taliban replaces women’s ministry with ‘vice and virtue’ ministry – as schools reopen for boys

The Taliban has replaced Afghanistan's women's ministry with an all-male "vice and virtue ministry".

Maintaining West’s unity will ‘require a lot of effort’, German official says, as France rages over nuclear submarine deal

Maintaining unity between Western allies will "require a lot of effort" in light of an unfolding rift between France and members of a new security partnership, Germany's ambassador to the UK has said.

Maintaining West’s unity will ‘require a lot of effort’, German official says, as France rages over nuclear submarine deal

Maintaining unity between Western allies will "require a lot of effort" in light of an unfolding rift between France and members of a new security partnership, Germany's ambassador to the UK has said.