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Rogue gardener urged customers to 'take leap of faith' while scamming them out of £39k

The self-employed Warwickshire gardener would turn up for a small amount of work - then fall silent and ignore victims

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Birmingham victims targeted in £300k bank scam run across the country

More than 1,000 potential victims were called across the country, including in Birmingham, Cambridgeshire, Dorset, London and Oxfordshire

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New 100% mortgage for first-time buyers means 'no deposit no problem'

In May, Lloyds launched its mortgage with a minimum deposit of £5,000

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Andy Burnham urged to scrap triple lock in new warning from OECD

MP for Makerfield has been issued a triple lock warning from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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£4,000 pension hack which could boost your final pot by £180,000

There are more than 1.2 million Lifetime ISA (LISA) accounts in the UK

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Neighbours in a 'living nightmare' after being told to leave forever homes due to 'discovery'

The families have been told to vacate the properties just four months after moving in

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Crime gang lost £40m worth of cocaine in the sea during botched smuggling operation

A crime gang planned to track down the cocaine using GPS trackers, but they failed to send a signal

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DWP warned against state pension rule change and new age threshold

Treasury confirmed the official retirement age at which someone can begin claiming payments will be raised to 68 by 2039

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Police share image of man after children's milk deliveries stolen from Lozells doorstep

West Midlands Police is investigating after family's deliveries stolen three times in two months

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DWP benefits warning for all claimants aged 25 and under

Fewer than 1% of 16 to 25-year-olds receiving sickness-related benefits move into employment each month.

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Hundreds more bobbies on West Midlands but police chief slams ‘unfair’ funding

A large jump in neighbourhood policing numbers in the West Midlands has been hailed as a successs by the police chief has slammed funding for the region

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State pension age increase warning as life expectancy plummets

The Treasury announced the official state pension age will hit 68 years old by 2039.

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Police officer charged after horror crash kills 16-year-old boy

Ryley Hutson was sadly pronounced dead at the scene

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Man 'racially abused' in Walsall as police launch CCTV appeal

A woman reportedly shouted racial abuse towards the man

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Mum's 'nightmare' as dance tutor son detained after Taiwan trip

Lewis Potter, 25, was reportedly detained in Taiwan after an item was allegedly found in his suitcase – he maintains he had no knowledge of what he was carrying

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Man tragically found dead in Wolverhampton canal

Paramedics were called to the water by police officers this morning

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Tuam mother and baby home finds 22 more historic infant remains

The remains of a further 22 infants have been found at the site of the former St Mary's mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway, bringing the total number of historic infant remains discovered at the site to 99

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State pensioners urged to offset DWP rule change by spending £75 a month

For those currently aged 49, setting aside just over £50 monthly after tax relief could generate enough savings to cover an additional year without state pension income

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Broad Street arrest that went viral overturned as man 'wrongly charged' with assaulting officer

A man charged with assaulting a police officer has had the case dropped following a review of the video evidence

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New HMRC tax rate for three million workers in major blow

HMRC data shows 7.7 million people will fall into this bracket during the 2026/27 tax year.