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Birmingham care home raises hundreds for charity after completing 'challenging' feat
The Birmingham care home completed the task in aid of a 'life-saving' charity
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DWP PIP cuts update to be issued imminently with millions of claimants braced
DWP is currently conducing a review into the disability benefit and welfare payment, which is known as PIP.
Historic Midland hall to host first 'executive day centre'
Executive Carers has partnered with Bushell Investments to launch The Village at Oscar's, based on the Swinfen Hall estate
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Dog walker 'potential witness' as police hunt knifeman who tried to grab woman in Cannock
Officers think a man walking a Staffordshire Bull Terrier may be able to help with enquiries
Andy Burnham urged to snatch £2,100 perk from state pensioners as soon as he becomes Prime Minister
Mr Burnham's advisor Andy Haldane has slammed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) state pension triple lock.
Andy Burnham approves of plan for £1,200 charge for people in homes worth £250,000 if he becomes PM
Mr Burnham has said he supported a proposal for a 'proportional property tax'
Birmingham residents face £60 fine under new bin collection rules
Birmingham Council says it 'may need to take action' if bins are not placed correctly for collection
Vernon Kay issues apology to people from the Midlands as he sparks BBC Radio 2 complaint
BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay had to make an apology after discussing the Midlands live on air, which prompted a disgruntled listener from Solihull to text in
DWP breaks silence with PIP cash payments set to 'cease' after 28 days
Liberal Democrats MP Manuela Perteghella, the Liberal Democrat MP for Stratford-on-Avon, reached out in the Commons this week
Andy Burnham's plan for DWP cuts has 1 group of claimants in his sights
The new Labour Party MP for Makerfield has young people on Universal Credit in his sights.
Met Office issues first warning of week ahead of UK heatwave returning
The Met Office has warned the UK heatwave could kick off over Saturday, July 4, and Sunday, July 5.
Birmingham taxi driver who raped young girls and made one pregnant jailed for huge term
Peter King, aged 73, was previously found guilty of 15 child sex offences
Reform Birmingham makes announcement as party says 'residents still suffering'
Birmingham Reform has announced its shadow cabinet as it looks to hold the council's new leadership to account
'Widespread racism and safety issues' throughout Sandwell hospital's maternity and neonatal service
Investigators even experienced racism during their two-day visit to the hospital
Andy Burnham backs plan for £2,400 charge for people in homes worth £500,000 if he becomes PM
If he became Prime Minister, stamp duty and council tax would be scrapped
Joe Lycett applies for pub licence to run The Lycett Arms
Comedian Joe Lycett is applying for a personal alcohol licence as he sets up The Lycett Arms
Birmingham councillor confirms 'badly missed' service's return - and it's set to make 'big difference'
Councillor Richard Parkin has confirmed the exciting news
DWP confirms immediate change to PIP to 'rebuild trust' from claimants
Georgina Colman, founder of Purpl, has shared her reaction, welcoming the move as a positive step towards improving transparency and accountability in the PIP assessment process.
Sir Keir Starmer approves £965 payments in July for state pensioners born after 1951
Sir Keir will step down as the Labour Party leader in mid-July.
Taxi and police car on 999 call crash on busy Wolverhampton junction
Firefighters freed a man from one of the vehicles using a stretcher