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The UK is set to be treated to a partial solar eclipse this evening, but people have been warned not to look directly at the sun without specialist glasses
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Taxpayers footing bill for Birmingham man's crime as he tells court 'deduct fine from my benefits'
Drunk Odiba Attah assaulted a complete stranger in the street before attacking a security guard
DWP benefits update for people in work who have anxiety or depression
Workers who received both NHS talking therapies and employment support were 4.2 percentage points more likely to claim DWP benefits
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DWP offer being withdrawn with people eligible for Universal Credit warned
One man, from Wales, was told to join a training programme for 16-30 jobseekers by accident.
Andy Burnham calls first emergency COBRA meeting of his premiership
Prime Minister has called the emergency meeting on Wednesday
Andy Burnham confirms six-monthly cost of living payments for households in England
Ministers said they will be directly contacted by their energy supplier or Ofgem with further information in the first half of 2027.
New plans decided for former Wolverhampton factory site destroyed by fire
The new flats and homes would be built after the Grasshopper baby clothes factory was destroyed by fire in 2021
Man slapped random woman on Broad Street and told court 'it was the wine'
Odiba Attah, 41, pleaded guilty to two counts of common assault after slapping a woman and kicking a security guard on Broad Street, Birmingham city centre, telling magistrates 'it was the wine'
Missing Wolverhampton mum and three children may be 117 miles away as police issues update
West Midlands Police is stepping up its search for Alimat
Birmingham driver ran red light after smoking cannabis at party
Daanish Iqbal was fined £400 and banned from driving for 12 months after testing positive for cannabis at the roadside
Walsall MP hits out at academy trust over Reedswood school consultation
Valerie Vaz said the consultation process has been ‘woefully inadequate’
Dudley Council plans to cut costs as special needs bill spirals
SEND bill rockets and finance officer predicts it could push the authority's deficit close to £100m
Halesowen dad tried to outrun police after passenger made shocking £15k debt offer
John Zarelli, 51, has now been jailed for driving offences
Andy Burnham confirms new cost of living payments for 100,000 households
Households living within 500 metres of energy pylons and infrastructure will receive handouts.
Andy Burnham confirms cost of living payments for households within 500m of energy pylons
Government have confirmed the first wave of new pylons and grid infrastructure
Birmingham council investigating if it is a 'soft touch' over exempt housing as city national hotspot
Birmingham City Council has revealed the details of its audit investigation under way into the supported exempt accommodation sector
West Midlands fires live as blazes break out across Birmingham and Black Country
Dozens of firefighters have attended separate blazes across the region this evening, as a spate of grass fires amid the ongoing hot weather
Birmingham postcode named among most polluted in England
Experts say residents breathing in harmful pollutants at way above safe levels
Dudley waste investigations produced less than one in ten fixed penalties
Report says cuts and high demand meant fly-tipping enforcement investigators struggled to meet expectations
Wolverhampton paedophile confessed to undercover cop 'I love under-18 boys' during sick online chats
Gurpreet Singh, 25, has now been jailed for sex offences