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Cat 'killed by two dogs' in Birmingham as owner says 'I've never known grief like this'
Katie Rogers and Cole Dennick from Birmingham say their nine-year-old cat Loki was fatally injured by two large dogs
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State pensioners handed 'unexpected' £100 income boost
Pensioners are finding their average annual income "rising by over £100 in less than six months"
Birmingham service 'helping to reduce pressure on NHS doctors' surgeries'
"GP's, clinicians, midwives were seeing were seeing so many families making appointments for social needs"
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Two of the best Midlands comprehensive schools are in this town
Demand for places at top secondaries is likely to be high
Andy Burnham government considering new child passenger rule for drivers in England
The raft of changes were published in the Strategy documentation back in January.
Man taken to hospital after paramedics called to West Midlands lake
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the scene in Great Barr on Wednesday night
Sex attack on young man near Midland park
The man was attacked close to the bridge over the A444, which leads onto Coventry Road, near Bermuda Leisure Park at around 1am. He was approached by three men who were described as wearing black clothing.
The Fold Post Office robbery probe as police issue pictures of men it wants to identify
No arrests have been made
Birmingham councillor says 'please stop' as he shares fly-tipping 'hotspots' in Lozells
Councillor Taj Uddin has shared a series of snaps of fly-tipped rubbish in Lozells, urging people to "please stop" fly-tipping
How Birmingham Airport ranks against East Midlands and Manchester
Birmingham Airport has maintained its 'Good' accessibility rating while East Midlands achieved 'Very Good', as a record 5.9 million passengers used assistance services across UK airports in 2025.
Solihull man avoids jail over threatening emails to Reform UK MP
Jagjivan Ram, 65, of Balsall Common, near Solihull, was handed a suspended six-month jail sentence at Birmingham Magistrates' Court after admitting two charges under the Malicious Communications Act
Corner of West Midlands where police have special anti-social behaviour powers
Officers in Lichfield have been granted dispersal order powers under Section 34 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 following reports of large groups gathering and causing disruption in the city centre
Mum moved 120 miles from home into mouldy house - 'I'm scared it'll collapse'
Leanne, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, was forced to move 120 miles from her home in London after suffering a no-fault eviction
Woman dies in Midland crash as two others injured
The woman was cut free from a vehicle by firefighters after the fatal collision on Perton Lane in Stoke Edith, Herefordshire, on Tuesday afternoon
Future of former Birmingham youth centre confirmed as Council shares 'positive' plans
The youth centre was once a popular asset in Erdington
Sick pay and parental leave proposed for self-employed under Andy Burnham
A thinktank has urged the Labour Party government Prime Minister to increase tax rates for workers.
Man extradited from Latvia charged over collision that killed Midland schoolboy
Dolars Aleksanders, 23, is charged with causing the death of Keaton Slater by dangerous driving in Radford, Coventry, in June 2024
Man slapped with £2k fine after dumping dirty nappies on his own street
Onoriu Batista, of Coleman Street, also fly tipped clothes, books and drinking cans
DWP writing to benefits claimants ahead of £1,000 rule from October
The DWP will hand down driving bans for those who refuse to repay benefit debts.
Victim praised after waiting 30 years to see abuser punished
Martin Cowley, 70, was found guilty of multiple offences