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Certain UK households have only 48 hours to claim missing £300 DWP payment
Households missing the Winter Fuel Payment have been urged to contact the Department for Work and Pensions by January 28
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How to spot a cannabis farm in your street - what you need to know
There are some tell-tale signs that homes are being used for crime
£575 bonus confirmed for state pensioners and date named
New payments have been confirmed by the Government
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Primary school making a splash in pop up swimming pool
Erdington Hall Primary school, part of Summit Learning Trust, has been provided with a temporary pop up swimming pool and changing rooms by Aspire Education Group with Swim:ED, for this half term of the new year. As part of the National Curriculum, schools must provide swimming lessons for children,...
HMRC to close phone lines this Saturday on Self Assessment deadline day
HMRC will offer webchat support through its Online Services Helpdesk
Woman sheds more than half her body weight after doctors said she’d never have kids
She was also diagnosed with PCOS and endometriosis
Met Office names Midlands areas facing 17-hour 'snow and rain' alert
The forecaster has issued multiple weather warnings covering parts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Tuesday
M6 closed as Porsche driver dies in crash - what you need to know
The casualty was a man in his 50s - no other cars were thought to have been involved
Met Office names 11 counties in England set for snow before end of Tuesday - full list
Heavy rain will turn to snow over high ground which may lead to some travel and power disruption on Tuesday, the Met Office has said.
Met Office names all the UK areas facing 20cm of snow on Tuesday - full list
20 centimetres of the white stuff, the equivalent to a staggering eight inches, is set to land at times on January 27.
'Vile' predator sexually assaulted girl, 14, as she waited for a train
Security worker Aamar Mohammed targeted the 14-year-old while he was on duty at Worcester Shrub Hill railway station
Everything you need to know as attempted murder arrest
The victim, who is in his 30s, remains in a 'serious condition' in hospital
Gun fired during late-night 'disorder' - what you need to know
Police have sealed off a stretch of Hockley Road following the incident on Sunday night
Porsche driver dies after M6 crash - key police details
A silver Porsche 911 Carrera hit a barrier near Junction 7 on the northbound carriageway at Great Barr at around 12.15am
What you need to know as new storm sparks Met Office 'danger to life' alert
Storm Chandra is set to batter parts of England and Northern Ireland on Tuesday, it has been warned
Compassionate changemakers lead with purpose at Small Heath Leadership Academy
As part of the First Give programme, Small Heath Leadership Academy proudly hosted its First Give Final – an event that captured the very best of pupil leadership, community spirit and service to others.
New storm sparks Met Office 'danger to life' alert for three counties in England
Storm Chandra is set to batter parts of England and Northern Ireland on Tuesday, it has been warned
How to invest ethically through your ISA, according to experts
Brits warned they need to be careful about the trade-offs of going green
Dog rescued from Walsall flat fire 'caused by tumble dryer'
Firefighters, police and medics all responded to the incident in Cavendish Gardens
'Dying' man who wed in hospital celebrates landmark and says 'love saved my life'
Bendigo Davies was given days to live and tied the knot on his ward - but is now in remission