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Met Office names 16 parts of England facing 18 hours of snow before Sunday - full list
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings, which take hold at 4pm on Friday, February 13.
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West Midlands weather news as sleet 'expected throughout the day'
The Met Office predicts for a cloudy day with sleet expected most of today
Met Office names 159 UK areas facing snow or ice on Saturday and Sunday - full list
The forecasters have issued a swathe of yellow weather warnings for snow and ice on Saturday, February 14, as the weather takes a major downturn.
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Nationwide makes major announcement for new and existing customers
The lender's lowest rate now stands at a competitive 3.54%
Midlands planners overruled by government as 115 home greenbelt scheme approved
The proposals went to a seven day hearing in December
The other children as young as 10 who have been arrested in West Midlands along with Leo Ross killer
Baby-faced thugs as young as 10 have ended up in police custody over shocking crimes
Police release CCTV image of suspect in Handsworth burglary that saw cash and electrical goods stolen
Police want to speak to this man about a burglary in Handsworth in Birmingham in which cash and electrical goods were stolen
HMRC issues major update over state pension dating back NINE years
Sir Steve Webb, a former pensions minister, now of consultancy LCP, said the error had put people at risk of retirements “built on sand”.
BBC plans £600 million in cuts as parts of the corporation affected by cutbacks
Its licence fee-funded public service arm could be impacted by the cuts
Cash and electrical goods stolen in Handsworth burglary – CCTV appeal
A property was broken into in the early hours in a Birmingham residential road with police now issuing images of a man officers would like to speak to
Warning over popular UK medication with 20 million pills 'dangerous'
20 million dodgy little pills have been seized by the regulator in the last five years.
Natwest, Nationwide, and Santander customers with £10,000 savings issued warning
Savers could be missing out on £293
Sky customers will wake up to unwelcome change from Saturday morning
Sky data tariffs will increase by £1.50 a month, with the changes appearing on bills from tomorrow, Saturday February 14.
Joe Lycett tipped for BBC Celebrity Traitors series two
The Brummie is strongly favoured to be appearing in the next series of Celebrity Traitors
Angry bin strike protestors decry 'cowardly' city council bid to ban rallies
Protestors are to try to stop Birmingham City Council's bid to ban strike-backing rallies at gates of its depots
Rachel Reeves announces tax 'perk' for state pensioners
The Chancellor made a statement in a bid to calm fears pensioners would be targeted
UK music company with major pop stars collapses into administration
The appointment of joint administrators was confirmed on 12 February
British Gas insists customers 'seal letterboxes' before Saturday morning
British Gas says making sure windows and doors are properly sealed can help reduce heat loss and lower energy bills by up to £60 a year.
Leo Ross killer Kian Moulton broke teacher's nose and brought knife to class
Kian Moulton, 15, was jailed for life for murdering schoolboy Leo Ross, 12, in Birmingham after judge lifted reporting restrictions on his identity
DWP bank account checks coming after February 27 with 100,000 'identified'
DWP is pushing ahead with powers to access bank accounts and seize cash.