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Hunt for West Midlands man with face tattoos after attack and sex crime

Police urged anyone who sees Mitchell Hancox, 33, to call 999

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Royal Sutton Fun Run LIVE as thousands flock to 'record-breaking' race day

Road closures, photos, videos and more as thousands run, jog or walk the 8.5 mile course for charity

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Rachel Reeves told to cut National Insurance for businesses in rule change

Wes Streeting told the Sunday Times there should be a “targeted reduction” of employers’ national insurance contribution.

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DWP confirms extra £344 for state pensioners on 7 benefits in June - full list

State pensioners with a severe disability can get an extra £86.05 per week from the DWP in June.

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UK faces 20-day June heatwave as Met Office and BBC issue 'very warm' update

The sixth month of the year is likely to begin in underwhelming fashion, according to forecasters.

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Firelighter 'doused in petrol' shoved into dad's Birmingham home

Detectives are carrying out enquiries after a firefighter was pushed through the letterbox of a family home in Kingstanding

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State pensioners born before 1951 being handed £739 DWP payouts in June

State pensioners on the basic rate - men born before 1951 and women before 1953 - are due £739.60

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June 19 alert over new UK bank holiday plan with existing date moved

A June 19 deadline has been set for a petition on the Parliamentary website which calls for the Labour Party government to act.

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Barclays, NatWest, TSB make welcome change as customers face £1,500 bill hike

The moves come as Moneyfacts warn the average two-year fixed mortgage has gone from 4.83% at the start of March to 5.68% now.

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Free bus pass rule change put forward for whole of England outside London

Department for Transport is yet to comment

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Boy, 17, arrested after car crashes into tree and closes road in Billesley

Yardley Wood Road was closed off for several hours after the 'hit-and-run' collision with a tree

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Proposal for new July bank holiday put forward - but only for England

A petition on the Parliamentary website has called for the government to introduce a new bank holiday in July 2027.

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HMRC sending Child Benefit claimants £216 in June due to Monday or Tuesday rule

Claimants scheduled to be paid on Monday, June 1, will be paid AGAIN on Monday, June 29, with Tuesday payments on June 2 followed by further payments on June 30 too.

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Hunt to find Solihull biker in ski mask and sunglasses as he snatches jewellery from residents

The suspect, in one incident, snatched a gold chain from a woman's neck before making off on his bike

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'I’ve cut energy bill by £500 with free trick almost anyone can do'

V ikki Chandler is a stay-at-home mum of three, from Aberdare in South Wales.

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Tip Toe release time, cast and plot of David Morrissey's Channel 4 thriller

Tip Toe is a new Channel 4 thriller from Russell T Davies, It's A Sin creator and Doctor Who writer.

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DWP sending state pensioners who retired before 2016 additional £439 payments

Under a DWP uprating scheme, the Additional Pension - which includes the likes of the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS) and the Second State Pension - is rising.

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Martin Lewis shares 3-digit number that could save you from bank scams

The number is free to dial and already covers almost the entire UK banking market

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DWP paying £115 a week to state pensioners with condition 500,000 have

Personal finance experts urging those suffering to get what they are owed.

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Parents in England face £160 fines for June and July holiday after rule change

A rule change dating back two years under the Labour Party government is putting mums and dads at risk.