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Andy Burnham faces decision on North Sea drilling as key date approaches
Labour appears to be split on the issue
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Andy Burnham to announce new rule that could save UK households £168 a year
The prime minister is expected to make pledges to bring in a series of 'everyday fixes'
NatWest rule change confirmed with customers going on holiday affected
Customers will not be charged foreign transaction fees when using their Reward Platinum debit card to make purchases abroad or pay in a foreign currency
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Andy Burnham urged to act over £62 charge drivers are facing
Government leader is being forced to act amid fears drivers, road users and motorists are being badly-hit by VAT.
DWP rule for Universal Credit and PIP claimants going on holiday
You may still be able to claim some benefits if you travel or move abroad, or if you're already living abroad
State pensioners can get £115 a week on top of regular DWP payments
A handy cost of living boost
HMRC 10.75%, 35.75% and 39.35% tax thresholds update for households
One taxpayer reached out via X, formerly Twitter, to ask for help after receiving a message from their bank.
Over-65s can get £7,750 payout with DWP state pension still to come
According to the latest data, a 65-year-old with a £100,000 pension pot could receive up to £7,750 per year from their annuity.
Anyone with multiple pension pots urged to complete 'no brainer' task
Many UK workers have cash in multiple schemes.
HMRC urges households to claim free £4,000 payment boost
Mums and dads are being urged to check whether they qualify for Tax-Free Childcare.
Nationwide becomes 'sole' UK bank to make major change for customers
The building society, which has branches in Birmingham, has become the 'sole' bank
HMRC stopping £2,337 payments for households from August 31
HMRC is reminding families with children
DWP confirms 40 mental health conditions qualifying for up to £748 in PIP
PIP could be worth £748 per month for people struggling with disabilities.
HMRC sending thousands of households repayments worth £4,000 per person
£50million has been repaid to pension savers who were overtaxed on flexible withdrawals.
When is GCSE results day 2026, what the number grades mean and next steps to take
Results date and times, number grading system explained and what to do if you don't get the grades
Universal Credit rule change under Andy Burnham worth £495 for households
Worth around £500 a year per child
Nearly 30 firefighters tackle Black Country park blaze as hot and dry weather continues
Nearly 30 firefighters quickly extinguished a fire which broke out on parkland
Charity praises homelessness investment - but admits 'not a long-term solution'
The WMCA has planned to invest over £13 million to tackle homelessness in Birmingham
Metro Bank customer loses £14,000 in Claude scam with UK users warned
Zoli Rutter, from Sussex, had a total of £14,244 taken from his bank account.
Kindness of strangers: Leo drove us home in a blizzard, and his parting words have stayed with me
The roads were so treacherous that what should have been a five-minute drive took 40 minutes. My mum didn’t speak much English, so I did the talkingRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was graduating from university the same day Storm Goretti was due to hit Birmingham. The forecast was f...