Battery won't charge, was working off power adaptor, now won't turn on

Noticed my battery wasn't charging, however MacBook was running off the power adaptor. Now it seems the battery has lost all charge and it won't turn on. Should I just buy a new battery, or should it run off the adaptor and I'm looking at a more serious problem?

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