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Wednesbury man admits calling for small boat migrants to be shot in hate posts on X
Joseph Peter Ash wrote about setting fire to migrant hotels, a court heard
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West Midlands mum Wendy Duffy who paid £10k to end her life in Swiss clinic dies
WARNING: SENSITIVE CONTENT Wendy Duffy, 56, had no terminal illness diagnosis, but decided she could no longer go on living
Raise the Colours full response over 'stop the flaggers' opinion
Ryan Bridge of Raise the Colours has sent an immediate riposte to a BirminghamLive article calling for his group's flaggers to be 'stopped'
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Birmingham pair arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in river
Warwickshire Police have arrested a man and a woman as part of a murder investigation sparked by the Warwickshire find
'Dangerous' racist who raped Sikh woman he thought was Muslim jailed for life
John Ashby, 32, has been handed a life sentence for his horrific crimes
Unauthorised Walsall rooftop food court on Asda car park likened to Grenfell tragedy
Members heard how a foul drainage sytem was illegally installed to a public drain
Millions of pensioners miss £575 DWP State Pension triple lock increase
Experts have explained why so many won't get the boost
Brummie part of cigarette smuggling gang which dodged £41m tax
Ptzewan Majeed, 44, of Reservoir Road, Birmingham, acted as a cigarette distribution driver for the group
NatWest issues warning to customers over 'increased uncertainty'
The conflict in the Middle East is a direct factor in the uncertainty
Santander set to shut down 13 UK bank branches next week
Around 291 jobs are under threat
Benjamin Netanyahu prostate cancer diagnosis confirmed after malignant tumour removed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he was diagnosed with prostate cancer after a malignant tumour was discovered and removed during monitoring following earlier surgery for an enlarged benign prostate
Birmingham husband who 'destroyed wife's face' with hot oil given huge jail-time
Raju Mollah, aged 50, attempted to murder his wife of 23 years Mosammed Mumtaz at their home in Small Heath
Octopus Energy makes historic announcement for all 8 million customers
Octopus Energy has surpassed 8 million customers in the UK, it has announced on Friday (April 24).
13 money and DWP changes coming in May 2026 for millions of UK households
A swathe of money changes are coming during the fifth month of the year with UK households told to prepare.
Sky channel set to permanently shut down with no replacement in sight
The channel has been a part of the Sky Cinema package for six years
HMRC making pension rule change for people born between 1971 and 1973
HMRC introducing a pension access change for savers born between April 6, 1971 and April 5, 1973.
Hydrangeas can turn a 'stunning' blue when fed 1 item in spring
Hydrangeas are known for their vibrant blue, pink and white blooms, and one scrap can be used as a fertiliser to help encourage pink hydrangeas to turn a stunning shade of blue
Armed police lockdown college campus after reports of 'man with a knife'
Emergency services were called to the Queens Drive site of New College Swindon at around 11am on Friday.
Lost dog on M6 as police make urgent plea to drivers
Rose Savage and Sophie Barnett saw motorists trying to rescue a frightened dog on the side of the motorway
Dad killed by single punch in pub married childhood sweetheart as he lay in coma
Dilon Price, 30, has been jailed for five years and 11 months after he punched Harley Fox during a pub brawl at the Market Inn in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, leaving the 34-year-old dad-of-one for dead