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Sir Keir Starmer had 'nothing to say' about energy bills despite soaring cost fears

The Prime Minister was asked for a "cast-iron guarantee that he will not let energy bills skyrocket again"

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Sick Birmingham rapist who preyed on vulnerable teenage girls jailed

Kassam Hussain, from Handsworth Wood, was unanimously found guilty of nine offences, including rape, sexual assault and abduction

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Britain's biggest drug smuggler says he shipped more cocaine than Pablo Escobar

Reformed gangster Andrew Pritchard has spoken out about how he shipped hundreds of millions of pounds worth of drugs into the UK through corrupt customs officers in his new book Empire of Dirt

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22 Kids and Counting's Sue Radford slammed for 'tone deaf' comments about cancelled Dubai holiday

Sue Radford, who is mum to 22 children, has been slammed by fans after she complained about a cancelled Dubai holiday amid the Middle East crisis

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Gen Z 'permanently losing' hearing from up to 12-hour daily earbud use, GP warns

Private GP Dr Lavan Varathan says one in five Gen Z patients at his Harley Street clinic show early signs of hearing deterioration - two decades earlier than usual due to prolonged earbud use

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British family stranded in Dubai say UK government has 'failed them' after Iran strikes

A mum says she and her family have been 'abandoned' after their British Airways flight was cancelled due to Iranian missile strikes on Dubai

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Mum says baby disabled after chickenpox dismissed as 'just a virus'

Anna Martin, 31, from Chesterfield says she caught chickenpox during pregnancy which doctors repeatedly dismissed as 'just a virus' - her daughter Genevieve was born with congenital varicella syndrome

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Britney Spears 'arrested' and 'placed in cuffs' as star 'to appear in court'

The singer has reportedly been 'arrested' for allegedly driving under the influence

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Police car left dangling over edge of Midland bridge after crash

The two officers had a lucky escape following their "Italian Job-style" mishap

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World War Two hero believed to be 'oldest man in Solihull' dies at 105

Born in 1920, Geoffrey Doyle served in the invasion of Italy and lived an extraordinary life

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Forgetful Midlands burglar left crucial evidence in Subway after ripping out till

The intruder got into Subway after smashing a window during the early hours of January 10

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Rachel Reeves 'punishing' households with £10,000 in savings

Households warned to be aware of savings tax rules

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Celeb Big Brother star 'wows' with incredible transformation photos as he loses four stone

David Potts, who won Celebrity Big Brother and rose to fame as head rep on Ibiza Weekender, shared his 'snatched' results

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Popular hairdryer recalled over 'fire risk' as customers told 'stop using'

The product presents a risk of fire as it may overheat during use, the Office for Product Safety and Standards said

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HMRC told to scrap 'brutal' rule for UK households earning £100,000

IG has issued an urgent demand for Chancellor Rachel Reeves

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BBC considers major change to TV licence fees if public does one thing

Some people may be eligible for a refund, given they meet the criteria

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Lloyds Bank handing out free £200 bonus - but not to three groups

Lloyds is giving customers £200 if they switch theircurrent account to a new Club Lloyds account or a Lloyds Premier account.

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Great British Menu chef Chris Wheeler dies as friends describe 'devastation'

Chris Wheeler appeared on the BBC show in 2016

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I attended the incredible Peaky Blinders movie world premiere in Birmingham - here’s my verdict of the long awaited film The Immortal Man - Review

The Peaky Blinders movie is finally here - fans across the globe have been waiting patiently for the hotly anticipated return of the Shelby clan, this time appearing on the big screen, and we got to see the incredible world premiere

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Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man review – Tommy Shelby returns for muddy, bloody big-screen showdown

Cillian Murphy reprises his haunted gang boss in Steven Knight’s muscular film spin-off – as a wartime clash with Nazis and family betrayal pulls him back to BirminghamAfter six TV series from 2013 to 2022, which caused a worrying surge in flat cap-wearing among well-to-do men in country pubs, P...