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Three things DWP claimants banned from buying under 'ration card' plan
Benefits claimants would be BANNED from spending money on under a controversial "ration card" plan have been revealed.
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Five DWP benefits exempt from proposed new 'ration cards' and will stay as cash
Tories say criminals on benefits should get “ration cards” to stop them spending taxpayers’ money on booze and fags.
Plan on table to scrap DWP benefits cash payments for 'ration cards'
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says it is “immoral” for public funds to be squandered on convicts getting luxuries.
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Birmingham man ends up 'wedged between seats' after borrowing friend's BMW to see girlfriend
Luke Raybould got 'wedged between seats' as he tried to move into the back of his pal's BMW to evade capture
Next UK heatwave announced ahead of August being 'hottest month of summer'
Netweather TV has taken an early look ahead at what the UK summer may have in store ahead of the returning heat.
Dark web drug buyer jailed after becoming unpaid moderator in £4.3m ring
Connor Pardoe started as a SocialPharma customer before becoming an unpaid moderator for the dark web drug ring
DWP confirms £728 a year increase to state pension payments 'for life'
If you defer your new State Pension, you’ll get an extra 5.8% added onto your regular payments for each full year you defer.
Rachel Reeves confirms tax handout for 9 groups of drivers - full list
Comes after a Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves update a fortnight ago.
DWP scraps three benefits and replaces them with £3,500 lump sum - full list
Under DWP rules, you may be able to get Bereavement Support Payment if your partner has died.
Birmingham cancer sufferer shares reason for 'life-impacting' change
Amivantamab was given to people with recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck cancer that had stopped responding to standard treatments, with some tumours disappearing completely
His mugshot has been seen over 140,000 times - but Midlands' longest most wanted suspect still free
Detectives have been left scratching their heads with longest-wanted suspect still in the wind
Villages you may never have heard of among best places to live in Midlands
Living standards in these affluent villages tend to be much higher than the regional average
West Midlands shoplifting rises 30% as business crime tops 55,271 offences
Latest figures show overall business crime offences in the year ending March 2026 totalled 55,271 - a rise of 2.6% - with shoplifting up 30% across the region
King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon named Midlands state school of the year
King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon has been named the best state school in the Midlands and 12th in the country by the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026
More children's sand toys recalled in UK after asbestos found in fresh tests
Consumer group Which? has found that another two sand kits sold online in the UK contain the banned substance tremolite asbestos, which has initiated recalls amid child safety fears
'Pampered' teens scolded by cowboy as they're told 'welcome to hell’
Three teens were thrown into the deep end on the Channel 5 show Trading Places as they left their lives of comfort behind to work on a ranch in the Wild West.
Tip Toe viewers say 'that's an opening scene' after Channel 4 drama's graphic start
Channel 4's new five-part drama Tip Toe, starring David Morrissey and Alan Cumming and created by Russell T Davies, has sparked a wave of viewer reactions after its intense first episode
Where was Tip Toe on Channel 4 filmed?
Channel 4's new thriller Tip Toe stars icons from the worlds of The Walking Dead, Coronation Street and The Traitors.
Single mum from Worcester receives life-changing debt help on Rich House Poor House
Michelle, a single mum from Worcester, appeared on Channel 5's Rich House Poor House
Soccer Aid star tells off Tom Hanks live on air as Hollywood icon issues apology
Soccer Aid 2026 fans couldn't believe it after Danny Dyer's unexpected interaction with Hollywood star Tom Hanks.