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Warwickshire father-of-one remembered as 'gentle giant' dies in M5 crash
Josh Bruton, 30, from Warwickshire, died in a two-vehicle crash in Gloucestershire
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HMRC sending out surprise £179 payments with exact date in May announced
The next bank holiday will take place before the end of the month.
Birmingham Tory leader says party defied election polls despite Reform threat
Birmingham Tory leader Robert Alden said his party would 'work with people across the political spectrum'
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£47,000 warning issued for anyone with a private pension
Many people are reassessing how their retirement savings are structured and passed on to loved ones.
Dudley crash pair charged after swoop on drink-drivers
Two men will appear in court charged with drink driving after separate collisions in Dudley
Meet your new Birmingham councillors as two seats wait to be filled
The results of the local elections 2026 are in - here are your new councillors, Birmingham
Birmingham City Council election 2026 fallout as Home Secretary says 'we must do better'
Labour lost control of the country's biggest council
State pensioners urged to withdraw £1 to escape having to pay £3,100
Claimants have been told a £1 trick can stop them overpaying £3.1k in tax.
Lloyds Bank responds as angry customers threaten to 'take custom elsewhere'
The high street bank, which has branches in Birmingham, replied to customers complaining over X, formerly Twitter.
Midland first time buyers doing this one thing to buy in their dream area
It was seen as the easiest way to save money and bag a property in the area they really wanted
UK households hit with £203 lower tax allowance from HMRC than expected
Many taxpayers earning over £50,270 believe that they can earn £703 a year in savings interest before paying tax
Plans revealed to demolish offices for new Wolverhampton special school
The buildings were sold after being deemed 'surplus to requirements' and would allow a special school to re-locate into a new purpose-built building
Solihull mums' women's mental health walk in the park sees 100 turn up
Keeley Skelding set up Solihull Women's Stride Squad after struggling with her own mental health and finding support hard to come by
Birmingham LGBTQ+ hate crime shame as hundreds of incidents recorded
A new law giving LGBTQ+ and disabled hate crime victims the same protections as racial and religious hate crime victims has received royal assent, as Birmingham recorded 634 incidents in 2025.
Two-month warning to anyone who pays British Gas, EDF, EON, Ovo, Octopus bill
63 per cent of homes on standard tariffs do not realise prices are expected to rise from 1 July, while 17% mistakenly believe bills will fall.
Walsall school among best in Midlands in one of poorest and high-crime areas
Recognition for school which consistently punches above its weight
Pharmacy's plan to buy Sedgley green space rejected
Pharmacy owner wanted to buy popular green space in town centre for possible development prompting strong opposition
New attempt to re-open twice shut down Wolverhampton off-licence
The off-licence has been shut down twice over illicit sales and a plan to re-open the shop this year was rejected because of concerns over its 'inexperienced' new owners
HMRC increasing tax-free personal allowance to £20,070 for some who own house
One of the simplest and most effective options is the Rent-a-Room Scheme.
'I get £1,000 Universal Credit from the DWP every month - I can't afford to live'
The claimant said the money they receive is 'not enough at all'