It was a mix of surprise and bewilderment in Brussels last week when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a notable China hawk, floated the prospect of cutting new “agreements ...

Residents have described their "shock" at waking up to discover an 80ft-long mound of rubbish blocking the only road to their Staffordshire village. Jeremy and Tammie Roney, who own the Mercia ...

A Staffordshire school was placed in a lockdown after an ex-pupil entered the site. The former student went on the Chase Terrace Academy premises in Burntwood on today (February 4) at around 12noon.

Speeding motorists in Staffordshire will routinely fall foul of fixed cameras and mobile vans. But drivers trying to 'warn' people of the presence of a speed camera van may well be heading for a fine ...

A 'greedy' businesswoman who kept 32 dogs in 'atrocious conditions' in a Staffordshire village has been convicted of a number of animal welfare offences. Georgina Bodle rented a three-bed semi.

Chief Fire Officer for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Rob Barber said: “It is pleasing to see that overall incidents are down and in particular house fire injuries and small outdoor ...

Mr. Xi is searching for clues on how the West might try to punish China for crushing Taiwanese independence. Mr. Putin claims the Russian economy is doing fine, but it isn’t. The combined ...

China is committed to continuing its participation in the WHO and the Paris climate accord, expressing concern over US President Trump’s orders to withdraw from both. Beijing emphasizes the ...

McKinsey & Co. partners have been questioning the consulting giant’s presence in China, worried that doing business there may not be worth the risks given the Asian superpower’s increasingly ...

China’s population continued to decline last year—though births edged up for the first time in eight years—falling for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births. China had seen birth ...

China’s manufacturing boom has fueled decades of export-oriented economic growth, undercutting foreign competitors and contributing to a growing appetite for tariffs in the United States and Europe.

The punishment Man City will face if they are found guilty of any of their Premier League financial fair play charges ‘will not be more serious than a fine’, according to reports. An ...