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VW Golf driver who crashed into Birmingham car park lamppost 'seen inhaling from balloon'

Security guards called police after discovering Zain Mohammad behind the wheel of a 'damaged' Volkswagen at Millennium Point Car Park

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Walsall mum says 'I'm running out of time' as she awaits lung transplant

Kelly Cooley, 46, from Walsall, was given three to five years to live

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Birmingham suspect still on run almost a year after man 'repeatedly stabbed in head' in daylight attack

The victim was left seriously injured after the savage attack

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Man caught smuggling 16 packages of cannabis through Birmingham Airport spared jail

Joshua Galland was intercepted by Border Force officials at Birmingham Airport after flying back from Thailand with 16 packages of cannabis, later formally identified as a modern slavery victim

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West Midlands plan targets 50,000 new advanced manufacturing jobs by 2035

Project MADE (Midlands Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem) has published a new report setting out a vision to boost growth in the West Midlands advanced manufacturing sector and create 50,000 new jobs by 2035

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Man found dead at Birmingham bus stop after 'misjudging' stronger drugs, inquest finds

Rayyan Mirza, 26, was pronounced dead at a Birmingham bus stop in a drug-related death, a coroner has ruled

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Ofsted speaks out after returning to one of Birmingham's 'worst' secondary schools

Jewellery Quarter Academy was given a poor rating at its last inspection

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NHS heatwave warning: Elderly told to stay inside 11am-3pm as temperatures soar

The blistering temperatures are set to rise even further on Tuesday, with a new record of 36C predicted to be set

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Teenage girl found dead at Kingsbury Water Park in Warwickshire

Emergency services attended Kingsbury Water Park after concerns were raised about a teenage girl in the water, and she was pronounced dead at the scene

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Landlords using little-known loophole ahead of £19,000 fines in crackdown

400,000 could now be exposed to eviction costs running into tens of thousands of pounds under the government's rental reforms.

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UK households urged to get £92 document 'more important than a Will'

A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is every bit as vital as having a will, financial advisers have warned.

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Warning for all NS&I Premium Bonds holders and 'you shouldn't assume'

Over 22 million Premium Bonds holders will see the prize fund rate increase to 3.80% from the July 2026 draw.

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Warning for 20 million households with 4 biggest broadband companies in UK

A broadband expert has urged households in the UK to never assume that the 'Big Four' always have the best deals and connection.

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Days old baby in Birmingham Children’s Hospital after 'drunk driver' flips car onto roof

The incident happened on the M50 in Gloucestershire

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New council tax rule could let state pensioners delay payments until after death

Government has launched a consultation on the design of the High Value Council Tax Surcharge.

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HMRC inheritance tax rule change could increase bills by £34,000

Families are being warned they could face inheritance tax bills averaging an extra £34,000

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Mum 'lured to death' by ex-colleague with job offer 100 miles away

Angel Whitaker, 37, left her home in Bristol, Virginia, in January for a new job in Bluefield, West Virginia, after ex-colleague Donald Pennington, 59, allegedly offered her an assistant manager role