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The key details as new cameras at Midlands M5 junction to target drivers over 'confusing' rule
Research suggests many motorists don't understand the rules
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UK snow forecast: Met Office yellow warning as 685-mile blizzard to hit this weekend
Weather maps are predicting snow and wintry weather across the country
My smart meter has been broken for five years – new rule means I get free £40
The energy firm first installed the smart meter in the 37-year-old maintenance manager’s four-bed home in Moray, Scotland, back in May 2021.
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Birmingham business in 'flytipping hotspot' says needles left for months on street
The council said it was considering whether CCTV would be appropriate as Limekiln Lane in Kings Norton has become a dumping ground.
Midlands health crisis laid bare as 60% of people in this area overweight or obese
Around 60% of Staffordshire residents are overweight or obese, with one in four children classed as overweight by reception age and more than one in 10 obese
Midlands planners set to rule on 34-bed HMO scheme in town centre office block
Dudley Council planners set to consider HMO applications including for 34 new rooms in a town centre office block
Full list of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches to close including ten in West Midlands
Some 95 Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches are set to close nationwide with 10 of those in the West Midlands
Tesco announces 11 new locations across the UK - full list
Two Tesco superstores are planned, along with several Express locations
Midlands council leader slams Aldi and other developers over 'continuous lies'
The supermarket giant has attempted to alter plans over access to its Leamington Spa store
West Midlands drivers could face up to a £1,000 fine for easily avoidable mistake
New measures are expected to slow drivers down and curb dangerous behaviours
The street where residents could be fined for leaving bins out
A six-month pilot scheme is being proposed in Tewkesbury after the Civic Society raised concerns about 'bin blight' in the Gloucestershire town's historic conservation area
Chinese New Year in Birmingham: Year of the Horse festival celebrations announced for Southside with funfair and markets
Birmingham is celebrating Chinese New Year with a Chinese Market, funfair rides and a festival in Southside on Sunday, February 22 with dragons, dancing and more
Supporting local businesses and bringing the party to all ages as Kingswinford DJ and events organiser plans for big year
It's set to be a busy year for a DJ who has built an events company and runs his own festival within the grounds of an historic hall.
‘A debut novel I couldn’t put down - with an ending I didn’t see coming’ - Review of Birmingham author’s debut mystery novel
Pete Sherlock’s The Mask of Merryvale Manor was a cracking post-war mystery with political rumblings and a complex narrator who seems to float outside social class lines - journalist Kirsty-Louise Card reviews.
West Midlands planners to consider hotel plan for empty office building
Green light for Warwick Road office building to become 81 bedroom hotel
'My uncle was kidnapped by Nazis - now he's left us £100k from new life in West Midlands'
Details of his 'lost life' here in the West Midlands were pieced together and emerged during a decade-long investigation
BBC TV Licences reduced to £0 for some state pensioners born before 1951
Under TV licensing rules, you can apply for a free TV Licence
New £300 Cost of Living payments announced for state pensioners
The HSF, which has been expanded by the Labour Party government, will provide help
Gordon Ramsay tells Brooklyn Beckham to 'remember where you came from' amid family row
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has commented on the very public rift between Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and his parents Sir David and Lady Victoria, sharing his perspective as he knows first-hand how family disputes can spiral
The need to know details as Met Office issues new snow warnings with 56 areas at risk
This "Arctic blast" is expected to bring significant disruption to travel as rain transitions to snow across much of Scotland and Northern England.