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HMRC confirms full list of VAT road fuel scale charges until April 2027
The rates will kick in and stay in effect until April 30, 2027.
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Not John Lewis, M&S, Jet2 - best companies for customer satisfaction
The latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) has been confirmed.
Erdington stalker said 'I'm your secret admirer' before launching fireworks and barrage of voicenotes
Mahammed Younis would park up and 'stare in a fixated way' at her home - leaving the victim too scared to leave
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Birmingham refugees voice fear and sadness as Reform UK request sparks backlash
Birmingham Reform councillors called on the council to withdraw from the 'City of Sanctuary' scheme
Bullying and harassment claims - the West Midlands Fire Service issues passing to Midlands Mayor
West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service will be under the control of the region's mayor from 2027
New travellers site on edge of Dorridge gets the green light from planners
Go-ahead for travellers site on edge of Solihull village after no complaints
Birmingham drug dealers jailed over 'coffee and milk' county lines operation
Three Birmingham men have been jailed after running a county lines drug operation that flooded Weston-super-Mare with heroin and crack cocaine, with users ordering the class A drugs using the code words 'coffee and milk'.
'Freddy Krueger' arsonist jailed for life after wheelie bin fire killed pensioner
Andrew Gorrell has been jailed for life for the murder of 82-year-old John Edwards, who died after a wheelie bin blaze spread to his family home in Wednesbury, in the Black Country
Pregnant shoplifter who stole £5,000 of goods in 41 Birmingham raids spared jail
Lisa Harbun, 31, repeatedly targeted the same stores in south Birmingham including Asda, Next, Holland and Barrett, Savers, Home Bargains, Sainsbury's, Boots and Farmfoods during a year-long shoplifting spree
Teachers to strike for rest of summer at 'outstanding' Birmingham school
Teaching staff at Nishkam High School, in Handsworth, feel new curriculum plans will disadvantage children amid 'unreasonable management practices'
'Unhappy' Solihull residents won't force fortnightly bin collections back to weekly
Senior councillors stresses bin changes will stay after autumn even if there are public complaints
Major project to regenerate 'highly deprived' Solihull area set for £8million boost
The second phase of the Kingshurst Regeneration will see a new centre, housing and a vicarage built
Dad on benefits punched ex in Birmingham supermarket car park after calling her a 'slag'
The defendant insulted the victim before punching her in the face
Racist and homophobic texts sent to police officer by Wolverhampton man who 'felt an injustice'
The 40-year-old bombarded the West Midlands Police officer with calls and messages on his work-issued mobile phone
£20m plans to relocate and expand Wolverhampton special school on cabinet agenda
Staff and students have been forced to 'make the best of a bad situation' with the cramped school facing issues with eqipment, a leaking roof, no kitchen and unsuitable toilets
Dad cleared by jury for attacking arsonist who drove into his home
John Henry Sayers approached William Patterson with a machete, after he drove a Land Rover into his home
England star Kobbie Mainoo helps 'speechless' Midlands fan secure semi-final ticket
Kobbie Mainoo has stepped in to help Jordan Adams, who has raised millions for charity since inheriting a 'faulty' gene that means he will likely develop dementia in his early 40s
Midland boy, 11, dies in 'unavoidable' crash as he crossed road 'to get to mum'
A coroner concluded Seth Fulton crossed the road when it was 'not safe to go'
Man 'punched' seagull and 'stuffed it into fence' as both wings broken
Police appeal for witnesses after the horrific attack in a seaside town
Zombie knife seized from teenager during stop and search in Walsall
A zombie knife was recovered following a search while a quantity of Class A drugs was later recovered from an address linked to the boy