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'Spooked' motorbike thieves spark West Midlands alert over luxury car targets

Two suspects on a motorbike have been arriving at properties in Wombourne late in the night equipped with a relay scanner

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Tributes to 'cheeky, funny and sassy' girl, 4, killed in village crash

Olive Farrow was tragically killed after being hit by a car in Nottinghamshire on Sunday

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Shabana Mahmood's plan for DWP benefits bill if she becomes Chancellor

Ms Mahmood, who is reportedly Mr Burnham's favourite for the job in Number 11 Downing Street, would be tasked with trimming a ballooning welfare bill which is causing concern.

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Three announcements Shabana Mahmood could make on Monday if she becomes Chancellor

The Birmingham MP's first job would be to create a cost of living package, according to reports.

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Shabana Mahmood backs plan for 5p HMRC income tax change ahead of becoming Chancellor

Ms Mahmood's record of voting is being pored over.

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HMRC issuing £9,500 per person penalty in crackdown over ISA rules

A total of 326 account holders faced charges, equivalent to £9,448.32 per individual, according to HMRC and Labour Party government data.

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Man arrested in Birmingham charged over 'assisting Iran's intelligence service'

Vahid Aberi, 39, is accused of a National Security Act offence following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing

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Jude Bellingham slipped heartbreaking note in wake of England World Cup exit

England went down 2-1 to Argentina in the FIFA 2026 World Cup semi-final

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BBC star flown home from World Cup and won't appear during Spain vs Argentina final

The final takes place on Sunday night

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M6 police stop uninsured pick-up truck - then make shock discovery on the back

The vehicle was stopped between Junctions 14 and 15 of the motorway in Staffordshire

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'Much-loved' London student, 17, dies snorkelling on school trip to Lake Malawi

A 17-year-old London student tragically died while snorkelling in Lake Malawi, Cape Maclear, during a school trip to Africa

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Mum 'told to kill herself' by estranged husband before her death, inquest hears

Gemma Freeman, 45, was found dead at her home after what family members described as a 'pattern of domestic abuse'

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Fourteen years for armed gold thief who terrorised Birmingham family at knifepoint

Mohammed Ruman Khan, 22, injured a woman and threatened her relatives when they went after him

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HMRC tax demand letters being issued for households over £500 allowance

HMRC data shows the amount collected from tax on savings interest for the year to April was expected to be 38 per cent higher

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New wedding law on table for all couples getting married in England

Currently venues are licensed for weddings but the plans propose changing that to the celebrant, allowing couples to marry in any location.

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Man caught dragging woman by hair outside Birmingham pub says 'I hang my head in shame'

Joseph Douglas 'squared up' to a man who intervened and called police after watching the incident unfold outside The Swan in Birmingham

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Six BBQ items banned from bins with households in England warned

Households are being warned.

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New pay rule for all workers in England with law change put forward

Employers will have to publish salary information in job adverts under government plans to rewrite anti-discrimination laws.

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Shabana Mahmood backs plan for 50% HMRC income tax for workers

MP's past comments have resurfaced as the incoming Prime Minister prepares to enter Downing Street.

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Walsall curry house loses licence over illegal worker discovery

The Home Office visited Dera on Caldmore Road last year