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Birmingham dad put extreme tiredness down to busy life before bombshell diagnosis
Data shows Birmingham people do not seek early medical help when showing symptoms of bowel cancer
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Single state pensioners handed extra £48 in July pay packets from DWP
The hike means Pension Credit now tops up your weekly income to £238 if you're single, up from £227.10 per week previously.
Big Brother star 'permanently scarred' after XL Bully 'switched'
Aisleyne Horgan Wallace said: "Please please please understand how to raise and how these babies can switch. I'm in agony and scared for life now."
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HMRC confirms 'automatic' deduction for two million state pensioners in July
Confirmation from tax man
Kaleb Cooper on important role Jeremy Clarkson will play in his wedding day
The farmer, 27, who rose to fame on Clarkson's Farm, is preparing to marry girlfriend Taya Wilkinson
BBC Morning Live's Gethin Jones spoken to after breaking on-air rules multiple times
BBC Morning Live presenter Gethin Jones has been a much-loved co-host of the daily magazine show for more than five years
New tool launched to find missing pension pots with millions unclaimed
Scottish Widows is launching a tool within its app, designed to help people to track down ‘lost pension pots’ from former employers.
£866 monthly charge warning for UK households in homes worth £500,000
A homeowner coming to the end of a fixed-rate deal of around 2.50% – a common enough rate in 2021 – is facing an average rate of 5.63% today
HMRC annual inheritance tax gifting allowance threatens to catch parents out
Which? said parents transferring substantial sums without taking advantage of available exemptions could face a "hefty" inheritance tax bill.
Parents arrested after allowing son, 7, to reach 18 stone before he died
Damien O'Brien, 40, and his wife Jessica O'Brien, 41, from Michigan, were arrested after officers were called to the property about their son Casper
Coronation Street's Tracy Shaw gets emotional during hospital trip amid cancer fight
Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw, who played Maxine Peacock in the ITV soap, has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has now shared an emotional update from her hospital visit
UK heatwave drowning death toll hits seven including three teenagers
A 15-year-old boy died after being pulled from a reservoir in Greater Manchester and a 55-year-old woman died after entering a pool at Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich, as police urge the public to stay safe in open water
Grieving families face £526 charge from July 13, Ministry of Justice confirms
The cost of applying for probate will increase from £300 to £526 come July 13 if the plans are approved by parliament
Great-gran, 79, banned from every Sainsbury's in UK says 'I want to clear my name'
Rita Seymour was told she was no longer permitted at the chain following a "number of incidents over time"
Melanie Sykes shares completely bald head after opening up about alopecia
Melanie Sykes has shared a new photo of herself with a completely bald head after opening up about her ongoing battle with alopecia and autoimmune hair loss
Barclays alert for customers born between the years 1997 and 2002
Price is the top priority listed by Gen Z
Labour planning new ISA change which 'could cost people £630'
Government is planning a new First Time Buyer ISA, which will eventually replace the much-criticised Lifetime ISA (LISA).
Police release image as they investigate Handsworth harrassment incident
West Midlands Police has released a photo of a man officers would like to speak to in connection with an incident
UK weather maps show hottest day in history days away as Birmingham surges to 40C
It could be the hottest day ever recorded in Britain, with some areas predicted to reach 41C
NatWest issues 'exceptional' announcement with 360,000 people set to benefit
NatWest has deepened its partnership