West Midlands Police has issued an appeal to find 12-year-old Rayne, who went missing from his home today (April 28). The force said the young boy may be in the Sandwell or Dudley areas with friends.

A post-mortem examination report also says he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s and was likely to have not eaten for a long time.

The Foreign Secretary and Mohammad Mustafa signed a memorandum of understanding outlining their commitment to advancing Palestinian statehood.

Dudley has seen almost 20 illegal shops across the borough closed over the last financial year, believed to be more than anywhere else in the county.

Monday was the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures set to increase further this week, the Met Office has said. The weather service said the highest temperature recorded on Monday was ...