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Police want to trace 41-year-old Joanne Smith
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Rachel Reeves confirms 'automatic' £150 for people on six DWP benefits - full list
Update given to Treasury Committe
DWP confirms bumper £419 for state pensioners born before 1951
State pensioners born before 1951, from April, will receive a 4.8 per cent hike in payments - taking the Basic State Pension to £184.90.
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Crash closes hard shoulder on M6 southbound in Birmingham
The hard shoulder is closed on the M6 southbound in Birmingham following a crash.
New £15-a-month charge for BT households from March 31
BT customers are set to see their bills rise in days, from March 31
DWP reviewing benefit after 233,000 people come forward to claim it
New figures from the DWP have emerged
New BBC TV licence change for UK households from April 1 - but not everyone
Change incoming
Shock moment man in Birmingham launches roof tiles to the ground during standoff with police
Shocking footage shows the moment a man began ‘launching tiles at emergency services’ after clambering onto a roof during a tense standoff with police in Birmingham
New mortgages up £800 a year because of war in Middle East
Households taking out a new home loan face paying nearly £800 a year more on average than before the Iran war.
Man, 33, arrested following Counter Terrorism Police operation in Birmingham
A 33-year-old man from the West Midlands has been arrested following a pre-planned Counter Terrorism policing operation.
Birmingham bin strike union fined £265k for blocking in dustcarts
Unite breached a High Court injunction imposed after pickets stopped lorries heading out on roads from depots
Midlands woman not shortlisted for job because her 2014 car 'is too old'
The 18-year-old said she wasn't shortlisted for a trainee role at an estate agent
Midlands man hid drugs line phones in baby's cot
Liam Poole was arrested after a police search also uncovered more than £10,000 in cash and bags of white powder on top of a kitchen cupboard
Unite union fined £265,000 over Birmingham bin strike injunction breaches
Trade union Unite has been fined £265,000 after breaching a High Court injunction over industrial action by refuse workers in Birmingham.
Cop who 'only cared about drinking and gambling' 'attacked woman in Birmingham hotel', court told
Lewis Rollins, 28, convinced a woman to help him secure Met Police loan and took her savings to cover his rent, a court heard
Warning over new UK credit and debit card rule from Thursday
From Thursday, March 19, the £100 limit on credit and debit cards will be lifted.
Mortgage warning after 689 deals pulled amid Iran war
Banks and lenders have pulled almost 700 mortgage deals as the Middle East war continues to escalate, according to Moneyfacts.
West Midlands hotel named one of the 'top 50 places to Stay in the UK for 2026' - according to The Times
A West Midlands hotel has been named in The Times' '50 Best Places to Stay in the UK for 2026'.
Watch man run across rooftops as 'tiles launched' at police in Birmingham stand-off
Mobile phone footage captured the moment a man wobbled on a rooftop before ripping up tiles
UK to welcome week of sun with temperatures hotter than Benidorm, Met Office says
The Met Office says the UK could be hotter than parts of Spain