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Live: Birmingham schools closing, supermarket fridges broken, roads 'melt' due to extreme heat

Further schools have announced they are closing and other issues as extreme heat sets in

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4 banks giving mortgage customers up to £2,000 free cash - full list

They are offering the deals to hopeful buyers, with some paying up to £2,000 when you secure a deal with them.

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How to find air conditioning near you in Birmingham as temperatures reach 39C

People can make use of a free interactive map to find their nearest venue with air conditioning

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Midland man stabbed wife 78 times then worried she knew his PIN number

Robert Alexander, 66, had a history of violent and controlling behaviour

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When Met Office red alert ends in Birmingham and new 24-hour amber alert begins

The West Midlands is being battered by bouts of hot weather this week, with a red alert from the Met Office immediately followed by an amber one

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West Midlands Police chief says 'sorry' to LGBTQ community for 'historic harm'

In a long awaited moment, the acting chief constable of West Midlands Police has publicly apologised for mistreatment of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and other communities through history

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West Midlands Ambulance Service issues eight heatwave tips

The West Midlands Ambulance Service has issued eight pieces of advice for Brummies to follow during the heatwave

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Midland bishop, 70, charged with two counts of child rape

Bishop David James Oakley has been charged with two counts of rape to a female under 16

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Andy Burnham 'set for two major tax changes' if he becomes PM

ISAs and personal allowance could undergo tax changes

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Walsall mum spends 75 hours baking life-size Buzz Lightyear cake with retractable wings

Lara Mason, 39, from Brownhills near Walsall, spent 75 hours baking a 5ft 3ins (1.6m) life-size Buzz Lightyear cake complete with retractable wings, flashing lights and sound effects to celebrate Toy Story 5

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Jet2 passenger critically ill after restraint on Cyprus to UK flight

The man, in his 30s, was restrained by fellow passengers and police after allegedly headbutting another traveller and threatening to fight others on board the Jet2 flight LS966 from Larnaca to Manchester

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Killer Birmingham mum did not give evidence, sacked her lawyers then had a lot to say

Tamara Thomas, aged 46, caught many by surprise with her demeanor and decisions throughout the course of trial and sentencing proceedings

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What does Andy Burnham plan to do as Prime Minister? Every potential policy

He may only be an MP for now, but the so-called 'King of the North' could soon be Prime Minister

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Birmingham celebrates Windrush Day as 78th anniversary marked

Each year, on June 22, Britain remembers those who travelled from the Caribbean to work and settle in Britain between 1948 and 1971

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Man dies in Birmingham city centre

The man suffered a medical episode and despite the best efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene

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HMRC inheritance tax rule change means millions face 'double hit'

Pension savers face a "double tax" hit as inheritance rules are changing from April 2027.

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DWP state pension warning over 'tax code adjustment' for claimants

Government set out at the Autumn Budget 2025 that it would bring in a new tax exemption for certain state pensioners.

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Major police update after man's body found at Peak District stone circle

A murder investigation has been launched

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Mother of dying toddler 'delayed 999 call', murder trial hears

Alexandra Walker and Harrison Simpson both deny the charges

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Birmingham dad kidnapped, set on fire and killed over £1m cigarettes HMRC seizure, court told

Tomasz Samel, 45, was snatched from his home on March 27, 2019, taken to Liverpool and tortured, prosecutors said.