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Teen dies after Benidorm hotel fall during first foreign holiday with girlfriend
Thomas was due to return home the next day
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Certain households ‘safe’ from DWP’s bank account checks named
Officials from the Department for Work and Pensions have powers to check claimants' bank accounts - but certain households fall outside this scope
Police tip-off leads to shock discovery inside 'suspicious car' in Sparkbrook
A 19-year-old man was arrested for drug offences as hundreds of illegal vapes and tobacco was seized nearby
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Households urged to gather seven items after latest Met Office alert
The forecaster has provided UK households with a list of items they should gather as Storm Chandra is set to make landfall from Monday night
£300 arriving as one-off cost of living payments for certain households
The money is being distributed to UK households who are struggling the cost of living crisis
Armed robbery at Great Barr petrol station sparks police appeal as officers 'unable to identify'
Police urged anyone with information to get in touch after the 7am incident on Birmingham Road
Ten Black Country areas with the highest offences recorded by speed camera vans
The A4041 Newton Road, towards West Bromwich, is the road where the highest number of drivers were caught speeding in the last year, up to November
What you need to know as snowfall 'confirmed' in weather maps
Snowfall could blanket large parts of the Midlands next week including Birmingham, according to the latest weather maps
High street favourite enters administration again putting 1,000 jobs at risk
Owners Modella Capital claim administration is 'the only option'
Man who fatally stabbed 'bright young' former colleague admits to her murder
Steph, aged 23, was described as a 'beautiful, loving and caring daughter' who'd gained a degree and masters in clinical psychology - but she had her future cruelly 'taken away'
Police issue warning as man banned from pubs and nightclubs until 2028
Iran Lane, of Shrewsbury, cannot enter any public house and licensed nightclubs within Oswestry
What we know as Birmingham historic station plans approved
The historic Birmingham building is set to be restored - but its future use still remains unknown
Major update after house shot at and set on fire in 'targeted' arson attack
Four people have been arrested after a home was set ablaze and shot at using an air weapon
All the Midlands towns facing '10cm of snow' as Storm Chandra arrival confirmed
Storm Claudia is the third storm that's set to hit England in January, with parts of the West Midlands region bracing for snowfall as a result
Urgent Ofgem update impacting Octopus, British Gas, OVO, EDF and E.ON customers
The energy regulator has issued advice on what steps households can take if they find themselves in difficulty
Next Birmingham snowfall 'confirmed' in weather maps forecasting 2cm to hit UK
Snowfall could blanket large parts of the Midlands next week including Birmingham, according to the latest weather maps
Moment thieves steal Mitsubishi Outlander in less than 20 seconds
The white Mitsubishi Outlander was taken from Four Winds Road, Dudley, on Saturday night
Schoolboy, 14, charged after spate of burglaries over the weekend
The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal resons, was charged with four crimes after an early hours arrest
Met Office tells Midlands households 'get emergency kit' for snow and rain storm
The forecaster has urged households in the Midlands to prepare an emergency flood kit ahead of forecasted rain and snow
Teen prison officer 'engaged in sexual intercourse in uniform' in Snapchat clips
Alicia Novas also passed on information about inmates who had grassed to officers