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Birmingham wildfire live as smoke bellows across city from Perry Hall playing fields

Flames quickly spread through a large meadow area of Perry Hall Playing Fields

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New details in Dudley shooting probe after gunshots fired at rival group

Detectives been working to establish who was involved and the motivation over what happened

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DWP to target state pensioner bank accounts under tough rules from October

The crackdown will apply to three benefits

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People with more than £8,000 savings in account issued warning

£155.8 billion is held in 735,000 accounts with balances over £100,000 earning 2.5% and under in interest.

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State pensioners born before 1960 getting £100 less under Andy Burnham

The payment amount is linked to age

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Wednesbury teacher banned for what he did to autistic boy in ball pit incident

Tsvetelina Kaliszan was managing a 'challenging class of pupils' when she smacked the 'vulnerable' child's naked bottom twice 'as a chastisement' at Elm Tree Primary Academy

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British Gas, EDF, EON, Ovo, Octopus 'grants available' to help pay energy bills

Regulator Ofgem says free debt advice and financial support is available.

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Andy Burnham and John Healey £240 charge for drivers doing 8,000 miles a year

Details of new fees have been announced

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Little-known payslip rule stops people getting mortgages they can afford

In England this month, a tenant paid £1,600 to her landlord. She paid her rent in full, for the 72nd consecutive month of her tenancy

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DWP confirms early £965 payments for state pensioners in August

England, Wales and Northern Ireland have the Summer Bank Holiday on Monday 31 August.

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Andy Burnham automatic £150 payment on top of Universal Credit

More households now qualify for the extra support

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Andy Burnham urged to change pension taper rules for 600,000

HMRC data reveals around half a million earners are already affected by the taper in the current tax year ending in April

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Birmingham area among best places to live and house prices 'reasonable'

It's a popular spot ideal for city centre commuters

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Dad fined £200 at East Midlands Airport for paying charge too early

Kevin Smith, 68, was hit with a £200 East Midlands Airport parking fine - even though he had paid for his stay using the app

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Third man charged over Birmingham city centre stabbing

Hashratullah Nabizada, 24, of no fixed address, has been charged with attempted murder

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Andy Burnham and John Healey '£602 payments' for state pensioners born after 1950

It comes as a decision was confirmed around the triple lock

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Killer approached police in Midlands park and admitted 'it was me'

'Defenceless' Jim McKeown died in the attack

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Horror in Dudley as machete thugs attack schoolboy outside doctors

The armed group attacked a boy who was 'in the wrong place at the wrong time', witnesses say

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Blind drink-driver managed 150 miles up M6 before police stopped him

Anthony Hall, 49, admitted taking his partner's car without permission and dangerous driving despite being registered blind, unlicensed and uninsured

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Andy Burnham and John Healey new £3,648 payments for Universal Credit households

Bumper payments confirmed for certain families