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Dozens of Jaguar Land Rover workers to see jobs come to an end

Workers affected will be let go

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Fans to search for missing Birmingham City supporter, 18, who vanished after kick-off

Paul Pike has not been seen since he went to watch his team play Derby County on Saturday, March 21

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Former Birmingham City star Jess Carter 'genuinely scared' after racist online abuse

Nigel Dewale, 60, from Lancashire sent two racist posts from his TikTok account during Euro 2025 last summer, leaving the England defender anxious and scared to leave her hotel

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Travelodge issues warning that rising costs are hitting its profits

The business opened 21 new hotels across the UK during i2025

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New HMRC tax rule from April 6 with UK households issued 'alarming' warning

The taxman is set to introduce a massive change for tax returns for people earning £50,000 who are landlords or sole traders.

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UK households warned energy bills could soar by 80% as Iran War continues

Brits were previously warned wholesale gas prices could double

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Emmerdale star Lisa Riley rushed to hospital after 'very bad fall' causes 'massive damage'

The actress, 49, underwent surgery after an accident at her home and is now in a huge cast

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Student collapses on Birmingham run - but life saved by a stranger

Joshua Breene, 23, blacked out just a kilometre from the end of his half-marathon but was saved by CPR

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Rachel Reeves Cash ISA cuts will raise £95m from savers over the next five years

The Cash ISA limit has just one tax year left before being cut

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Ben Shephard in rare marriage update after 'separate lives' admission

This Morning presenter met his wife, Annie Perks, while they were both studying at the University of Birmingham in the 1990s and share two sons, Sam, 21, and Jack, 19

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Motorists are being warned to expect 'minor disruption' due to broken down car in Birmingham

Motorists are being warned to expect minor disruptions due to a broken down car in the Snow Hill area of Birmingham.

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'Forget the terrorist and trouble headlines, we are good guys' - in conversation with Yakoob and Afsar

They’ve been called out by senior Labour MPs as subversive and hateful. But Akhmed Yakoob and Shakeel Afsar say they are offering what Birmingham needs

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Ed Miliband exploring how to uncouple electric and gas prices to bring bills down

The government previously scrapped a "Zonal Pricing" idea

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Owner ordered to rip out unauthorised Dudley flats - again

Planning inspector backed council after appeal against an order to remove 15 flats which had been constructed without planning permission

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Reanne Coulson killer who buried mum in shallow grave and torched her body facing sentence

Mohammed Durnion, 42, attacked and strangled the mother-of-two, a court heard, but was cleared of murder

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HMRC bringing in new 'five times a year' rule for UK households next week

Change from April 2026

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Killer sent 'I've murdered him' voice note after fatally stabbing ex following fight

Aurin Makepeace fled the scene back to rural Wales after the incident

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Son asked AI for murder advice before killing teaching assistant mum with hammer

Teen killer Tristan Roberts' chilling AI queries exposed after he's been jailed for life

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'Fellow runner saved my life with CPR after Birmingham Half Marathon collapse'

Joshua Breene, 23, has completed his first half marathon since suffering sudden cardiac arrest during the Birmingham Half Marathon in May 2025, where fellow runner Lloyd Heckler performed CPR and saved his life.

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Met Police officer accused of taking money from women to feed gambling habit

Lewis Rollins, 28, denies coercive or controlling behaviour, fraud and damaging property at Southwark Crown Court