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Minister claimed thousands of pounds on expenses for promotional videos
Videos of Labour’s Al Carns include him talking about his time as a marine and challenging a firefighter to pull-up contestLabour minister Al Carns has claimed thousands of pounds on parliamentary expenses for promotional videos including one showing him doing pull-ups at a fire station in competi...
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Sarah Michelle Gellar leads tributes to Buffy co-star Nicholas Brendon with rest of cast
The Buffy actress paid a heartbreaking tribute to her friend and co-star
Man died at notorious 'blind spot' in Quinton after car hit tree
A man died and a woman remains injured in hospital after a car ploughed into a tree just after midnight on Saturday
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Police probe hate crime at a crematorium near Walsall - how you can help
Police are investigating a hate crime at a crematorium near Walsall and are appealing for help.
Nationwide update over 'missing' customer payment
A customer raised a query after not seeing money they were expecting in their account
Addict says 'take it out of my Universal Credit' after B&M court fine
A Birmingham HMO resident stole £107 in cleaning pods to fund his drug addiction under 'peer pressure', court told
1.3 million UK households charged by HMRC after not completing task
More than 1.3 million taxpayers have been charged interest for failing to do this on time, new figures reveal.
Travellers 'take over' car park near Solihull schools
Around a dozen caravans have taken over Green Lane car park in Solihull
Birmingham councillor slams 'lack of respect' as troubled IT system fix delayed
Birmingham City Council's financial woes were partly caused by an IT system that's been plagued with issues
Birmingham student rushes home after meningitis outbreak and says 'like Covid again'
Mashaal Chughtai said her parents made the eight-hour round trip from Birmingham to collect her from the university
Great Barr pharmacist says scared parents desperate for Meningitis B vaccines
Malkit Singh said his team have been reassuring concerned parents
Mercedes doing 155mph at lunchtime and 111mph in a 30 zone among Birmingham's crazed drivers
The locations of where the worst offending motorists - and the top speeds - have been documented by West Midlands Police
The 7 best places to live in the Midlands named in Sunday Times 2026 list
Some areas in the region were praised by judges
HMRC Tax-Free Personal Allowance cut for people on certain salaries
High earners see their Personal Allowance reduced once income passes £100,000.
Midland vape supplier set for administration
JM Wholesale has filed a notice of administration with Quantuma expected to be appointed as administrator
Midlands thug strangled ex-partner before sending her threatening emails
Hemming, 41, is spending more than 18 months behind bars after attacking his former partner
Rachel Reeves urged to water down £2,000 salary sacrifice change
Chancellor is being urged to water down planned salary sacrifice changes.
Man dies following collision between Dudley and Birmingham as a car hit a tree in the early hours
A man has died after a car he was travelling in struck a tree in Quinton this morning.
Akhmed Yakoob arrested on suspicion of racially abusing West Midlands Police officer
The lawyer-turned-politician was filmed being arrested by West Midlands Police
Police update after racist graffiti sprayed near Muslim graves
West Midlands Police is appealing to anyone with information about the shocking graffiti to contact them