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DWP checking bank account details of people on three benefits
Checks will aim to ensure households aren't being wrongly paid money
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State pensioners born before 1953 being handed extra £440 from May
The basic state pension is rising and handing state pensioners born before 1953, if they're women, and 1951, if they're men - extra cash.
Oldbury factory fire live updates as residents told 'keep windows closed'
Firefighters are at the scene of the blaze
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Freeview switch-off update for all UK households with end date named
Officials weighing up whether or terminate it completely by 2034.
Top 20 dangerous places in England named - Birmingham on the list
The list of towns and cities was based on new 'violence against the person' statistics
Police issue picture of Midlands man 'banned from every Tesco'
Officers took action after latest thefts from Tesco shops
Serial thief stole from Sutton Coldfield Co-op after leaving prison with 'no money'
Jarvis already had 39 offences for theft on his criminal record before targeting the store on Birmingham Road, a court was told
One in six owners have risked their dog's life by leaving them in a warm car
New research by Confused.com found that 16 per cent of UK dog owners have potentially put their pet at risk by leaving them in a warm car on a hot day
Brit vanishes in party holiday hotspot whilst on stag do – leaving wife and pals worried sick
Russell Arrowsmith vanished from the group during their trip to Benidorm for his friends' pre-wedding celebration – his wife Nicky has now flown out to Spain to help with the search
Katie Price's husband Lee Andrews 'arrested in Dubai' as father confirms latest update
Katie Price's husband Lee Andrews has been missing for more than a week after he failed to fly to the UK for a Good Morning Britain interview with the former glamour model, and his father has now confirmed he is under arrest in Dubai
'I'm a food expert and these foods will spoil if you don't use them in the heatwave'
A kitchen expert is urging Brits to store berries, salad leaves, chopped fruit and soft herbs correctly as the UK braces for another spell of hot weather ahead of the bank holiday weekend — or risk wasting money as food spoils faster in overfilled fridges.
Drug gang used Birmingham 'ghost warehouse' as part of £8m operation
Five men have been jailed for a total of 84 years
Driver shot by police after car 'driven directly at officers' during Whitefield incident
A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs after the Greater Manchester Police shooting in Bury
Rachel Reeves confirms £17-a-month cut for state pensioners - but not all over-65s
HMRC will be taking cash from some pensioners under new rules
Motorists in England told to read 'crucial' label on car door before Sunday
Temperatures are set to soar across England this weekend, with the Met Office predicting a low 30s
Not Walsall or West Bromwich - Midlands area named cheapest for first-time buyers
Location can make a big difference when it comes to property values
Women pensioners face £75,000 shortfall in payments with government urged to act
The Pensions Commission has warned women approaching retirement have on average half the private pension savings of men.
Nationwide issues message to anyone with over £100 in savings
The building society has confirmed new payouts for customers
Knifeman rampages through Morrisons shouting about King Charles
Milad Panjshiri, 22, was armed with a six-inch blade as he trashed aisles and waved the weapon at a worker in a Morrisons store in Bradford, West Yorkshire, before being jailed for 18 months
DWP confirms Universal Credit holiday rules which could see payments stop
People on Universal Credit are being urged to be aware of certain rules to avoid missing out on payments.