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Girl, 16, drowns at Kingsbury Water Park - family's full statement
Lillianna Tomlinson, 16, died after getting into difficulties at Kingsbury Water Park near Tamworth during the Bank Holiday Monday heatwave
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Teen's toothache diagnosis leads to life-threatening blood cancer discovery
Ethan Harrison, 19, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia - a rare type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow - after his Derbyshire dentist spotted a swollen lymph node during a toothache appointment
The Midland street where nobody can sleep thanks to manhole cover 'that sounds like gunshots'
Residents in Kempsey, Worcestershire, say a loose BT-owned manhole cover on Main Road has been making a deafening 'gunshot' noise since February
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Meet Midland man dribbling football from Africa to England in epic World Cup challenge
James Lewis, 26, from Rugeley, set off from Marrakech on May 1 and has already reached Madrid, averaging over a marathon a day
Birmingham crash victim was 'lovely' student who died thousands of miles from family
Anisha Chakraborty, 28, was hit by an Audi as man, 22, arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving
Two new driveway rules for millions of households in England - full list
Department for Transport has confirmed a number of changes for driveway households and non-driveway households who rely on off-street parking.
Birmingham stabbing live as park sealed off
West Midlands Police officers have set up a cordon around a park in the city
Major UK bank moving millions of customers over to rival HSBC
It means customers can continue to access your direct debit and account numbers.
Update on return of Birmingham recycling collections amid council leadership uncertainty
Recycling collections in Birmingham was suspended in February 2025 - around 16 months ago
DWP confirms new birthday cut-off for state pension perk claimed by millions
Michael Wheeler is the Labour MP for Worsley and Eccles, who has reached out in the Commons with a question about the Winter Fuel Allowance.
HMRC confirms 'automatic' letters being sent in June after 'records review'
HMRC has confirmed it will begin issuing tax calculations from June onwards.
NS&I confirms handouts for six million households with Premium Bonds
Two Premium Bonds holders from Leeds and Cheshire & West Chester are celebrating
Welsh Twin Peaks actor dies at 44 as loved ones say 'forever in our hearts'
Owain Rhys Davies was also known for The OA and Alice Through the Looking Glass
Mum, 24, on brain injury ward after Nottinghamshire car crash
Libby Jacobs still can't return to her young son Hunter, as she can only spend a few minutes out of bed
£1 million worth of fake designer goods discovered in Smethwick warehouse bust
They included rip-offs of brands such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Prada and Rolex
Violent thug attacked woman twice before hiding in woods
Asa McGahan attacked a woman twice the same day before trying to escape from police who arrested him
Save the balti! Can Birmingham’s best dish come back from the brink?
In the 1990s, there were hundreds of authentic balti restaurants in the English city. Now, there are about 20. Will a big campaign bring back the boom times?‘Curry might have come from India, but balti was born in Birmingham,” says Zaf Hussain. The 40-year-old’s family business, Shababs, has b...
DWP confirms state pensioners face waiting until October for payments
DWP is changing the state pension age for retirees - under a gradual rollout.
Free BBC TV licences for all state pensioners campaign update with DCMS to respond
Government faces a petition on the Parliamentary website calling for a TV Licensing change.
More West Midlands bobbies on the beat but top cop sounds crime warning
The number of police officers in the West Midlands has increased in the last two years