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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.

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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.

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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

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Police issue picture of Midlands man 'banned from every Tesco'

Officers took action after latest thefts from Tesco shops

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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

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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

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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

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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

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'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.

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Drug gang used Birmingham 'ghost warehouse' as part of £8m operation

Five men have been jailed for a total of 84 years

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Nationwide issues message to anyone with over £100 in savings

The building society has confirmed new payouts for customers

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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

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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.