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Birmingham New Street fire live as station evacuated and all services halted

All lines were closed following the incident this morning

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Prince Harry in Birmingham live - but Meghan NOT expected to join him

Duke of Sussex is in the Midlands to mark a year to go until the Invictus Games, being hosted in the city

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New DWP rules for PIP households from November

An initial report concluded the disability was 'not fit for purpose'

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Halesowen police incident live as road taped off

Police and medics have been pictured at the scene

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Ann Widdecombe, Reform UK member and Strictly Come Dancing star, dies age 78

The politician served as MP in the Conservative Party between 1987 and 2010

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Birmingham man jailed for 19 years for fatal arson attack on girlfriend's ex

Stephen Dale was convicted of manslaughter and arson at Birmingham Crown Court following the death of Daniel Gardner in a flat fire in Highters Heath

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Police 'tell the truth' plea as two men seen at murder victim's home 'never traced'

Zafar Medhi died after being stabbed in the chest

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HMRC confirms £108 payments will stop on August 31 with families warned

Around 1.5 million reminder letters have been issued to parents and guardians urging them to update their online account.

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HMRC confirms increased £13,830 personal tax-free allowance for some

HMRC's Marriage Tax Allowance lets one person in a marriage can transfer their allowance to the other person.

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Walsall dad gets suspended sentence after 90mph police chase in 30mph zone

Idris Husmani, 21, was given 12 months in custody suspended for 18 months after driving dangerously at 90mph in a 30mph zone during a police chase in Birmingham

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Popular Birmingham pub refurbishment approved as planners says 'hospitality struggling'

One Birmingham councillor said it was 'important that we support pubs'

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£70 million cost of Birmingham bin strike laid bare in secret council report

An internal document sets out the options and likely costs to Birmingham City Council over the bins dispute - and none of them are good news for city residents

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Warning as Birmingham City Council to 'go live' with trouble-hit IT system after £140m fix

Exclusive: Insiders say date set for Oracle 2.0 go live - with celebratory air inside council

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HMRC confirms daily £10 fines coming for UK households after missed deadline

HMRC will slap people who failed to file by January 31, 2026 with an initial £100 fine

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Birmingham train warning as 'reduced timetable and busy stations' on 2 days during heatwave

Both West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway are facing changes due to strike action

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Large youth gatherings prompt public protection order plan in Solihull

Action to tackle anti-social behaviour in Solihull town centre

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Birmingham shop fined £16,000 after two mice infestations in weeks

JK Foods 24-7 Ltd and its director Jamil Zamankhail each pleaded guilty to six charges relating to breaches of The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 at a hearing on Thursday (July 2)

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West Midlands Railway passengers receive over £1 million in Delay Repay compensation

West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway paid out a total of £1,048,338.40 in Delay Repay compensation to passengers between February and May this year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

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Ambulances lost 'thousands of hours' at hospitals in Dudley, Wolverhampton and Sandwell

Ambulances spent more than 6,000 hours stuck outside Black Country hospitals in a month

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Birmingham bully grabbed sister by throat after row over brother's death

Carl Gloster, 58, 'grabbed his sister by the throat and threw her to the ground,' a court was told