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Teen dies after Benidorm hotel fall during first foreign holiday with girlfriend

Thomas was due to return home the next day

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Certain households ‘safe’ from DWP’s bank account checks named

Officials from the Department for Work and Pensions have powers to check claimants' bank accounts - but certain households fall outside this scope

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Police tip-off leads to shock discovery inside 'suspicious car' in Sparkbrook

A 19-year-old man was arrested for drug offences as hundreds of illegal vapes and tobacco was seized nearby

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Households urged to gather seven items after latest Met Office alert

The forecaster has provided UK households with a list of items they should gather as Storm Chandra is set to make landfall from Monday night

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£300 arriving as one-off cost of living payments for certain households

The money is being distributed to UK households who are struggling the cost of living crisis

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Armed robbery at Great Barr petrol station sparks police appeal as officers 'unable to identify'

Police urged anyone with information to get in touch after the 7am incident on Birmingham Road

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Ten Black Country areas with the highest offences recorded by speed camera vans

The A4041 Newton Road, towards West Bromwich, is the road where the highest number of drivers were caught speeding in the last year, up to November

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What you need to know as snowfall 'confirmed' in weather maps

Snowfall could blanket large parts of the Midlands next week including Birmingham, according to the latest weather maps

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High street favourite enters administration again putting 1,000 jobs at risk

Owners Modella Capital claim administration is 'the only option'

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Man who fatally stabbed 'bright young' former colleague admits to her murder

Steph, aged 23, was described as a 'beautiful, loving and caring daughter' who'd gained a degree and masters in clinical psychology - but she had her future cruelly 'taken away'

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Police issue warning as man banned from pubs and nightclubs until 2028

Iran Lane, of Shrewsbury, cannot enter any public house and licensed nightclubs within Oswestry

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What we know as Birmingham historic station plans approved

The historic Birmingham building is set to be restored - but its future use still remains unknown

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Major update after house shot at and set on fire in 'targeted' arson attack

Four people have been arrested after a home was set ablaze and shot at using an air weapon

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All the Midlands towns facing '10cm of snow' as Storm Chandra arrival confirmed

Storm Claudia is the third storm that's set to hit England in January, with parts of the West Midlands region bracing for snowfall as a result

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Urgent Ofgem update impacting Octopus, British Gas, OVO, EDF and E.ON customers

The energy regulator has issued advice on what steps households can take if they find themselves in difficulty

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Next Birmingham snowfall 'confirmed' in weather maps forecasting 2cm to hit UK

Snowfall could blanket large parts of the Midlands next week including Birmingham, according to the latest weather maps

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Moment thieves steal Mitsubishi Outlander in less than 20 seconds

The white Mitsubishi Outlander was taken from Four Winds Road, Dudley, on Saturday night

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Schoolboy, 14, charged after spate of burglaries over the weekend

The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal resons, was charged with four crimes after an early hours arrest

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Met Office tells Midlands households 'get emergency kit' for snow and rain storm

The forecaster has urged households in the Midlands to prepare an emergency flood kit ahead of forecasted rain and snow

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Teen prison officer 'engaged in sexual intercourse in uniform' in Snapchat clips

Alicia Novas also passed on information about inmates who had grassed to officers