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NatWest announcement for customers who've taken out home insurance

Uinsure team-up to launch a new home insurance proposition.

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EDF sending households heatwave packs including free fans

EDF is giving away free fans and energy bill cash to help vulnerable people cope with the UK heatwaves.

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Birmingham wildfire chaos live as three huge blazes burn at Barr Beacon, Perry Hall and Hay Mills

Police are directing people away from the scenes of two new fires in Hay Mills and Barr Beacon, while firefighters remain dampening down in Perry Barr

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James Van Der Beek’s wife says 'he still guides us' on first anniversary since death

The Dawson's Creek star passed away aged 48 in February after being diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer

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Child injured after 'shards of glass' glued to play area slide

The mother of the child, 10, said her son's clothes were ripped and he sustained a small cut after the incident at the park at Mill Road in Ely, Cardiff

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HMRC to punish households after warning issued over £1,000 threshold rule

Self Assessment households had to file their second payments on accounts for the 2025 to 2026 tax year by on Friday, July 31.

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HMRC £100 fines set to be sent out after households miss Friday deadline

The second payment was due on 31 July after the end of the tax year.

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Prince Harry 'inviting King Charles to join him' at Birmingham Invictus Games

Prince Harry is reportedly hoping to convince King Charles to join him at the Invictus Games in Birmingham in 2027, in what could mark a major public royal reunion

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John Healey pension access warning as many lose £63,000

Healey, who is Andy Burnham's Chancellor, has been urged to back "people who do the right thing".

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4.1 earthquake hits Spain as tremors felt in Alicante and Benidorm

The earthquake in Murcia was recorded by Spain's National Geographic Institute (IGN) at 11.59am and is the strongest tremor in the region in six months

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Severn Trent reservoirs drop to lowest levels in 8 months as Birmingham in drought

It follows hosepipe bans for other areas after three heatwaves so far in the UK this summer

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Andy Burnham hands state pensioners under 80 automatic £200

Prime Minister will be responsible for overseeing the reintroduction of the £200 Winter Fuel Payment this winter.

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Dudley resident 'chased off machete thugs' after schoolboy attacked for 'no reason'

Horrified locals witnessed the shocking daylight attack on the 13-year-old boy outside a doctor's surgery

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Travelodge guests forced to move hotel at 1am after bookings fiasco

Guests at the Travelodge London King’s Cross Royal Scot were affected, with angry visitors writing into a national newspaper to voice their fury.

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Birmingham Barr Beacon nature reserve on fire as police block roads - amid two other wildfires

Three large wildfires have sent smoke rising into the sky across Birmingham

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NHS calling forward people aged 65 and over after rule change

The shingles vaccine is available on the NHS for all adults turning 65

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UK heatwave returns as Met Office forecasts 31C heat with 48-hour amber health alert

The Met Office has issued a new forecast as a UK heatwave sees temperatures soar, with four regions set to see highs of 31C under an amber health alert

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Body found in search for missing man last seen near Shrewsbury

Police looking for a missing man say a body has now been discovered

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Birmingham Snow Hill Station line 'blocked' after lorry hits bridge

The railway line is being examined by specialists to determine it is safe following the strike

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Two helicopters collide fighting Greece wildfires as search and rescue launched for crews

Two helicopters have collided in Greece while battling wildfires, with a search and rescue operation launched for the four crew members involved in the crash near Psatha, Attica.