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Birmingham woman rubs £880 worth of Lottery Scratchcards to see what she'll win

Megan Smith Evans admitted she and her friends spent £880 on National Lottery Scratchcards to see what they could win. It's fair to say the results left her pretty floored

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DWP handing out extra £45 in May for state pensioners born after 1953

The Triple Lock hike in April means the full new State Pension is now worth £241.30 per week, up from £230.25 previously.

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Dog and cat rule change to save pet owners in England £288

According to dog-sitting site Rover, a third of renters (34%) have been denied a property because of a pet or asked to pay a “pet surcharge” averaging £288.

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Independent candidate dubbed 'Birmingham's Mamdani' fighting for 'better deal' in suburb he loves

Eight candidates are standing in Ward End, one of the most deprived areas of Birmingham, in the city council elections. Jane Haynes joined one of them for a walkabout

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Peter Andre says 'I think about death a lot' in wake of Joanna Lumley's 'big comments'

Joanna Lumley's comments struck a chord with the Mysterious Girl singer, 53, who said he'd begun to realise time was "the only thing you can't pause or get back"

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Great Birmingham Run 2026 live - results, photos, road closures and what you need to know

The sold-out-event will see runners pound Birmingham streets today

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Thunderstorms expected to hit 22 UK counties today - full list

The Met Office said it would be a wet start for "many parts of England and Wales"

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Midlands hotel which had 'full refurb' when asylum seekers left is ready to reopen

The 'grand opening' was said to be 'just around the corner'

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Renters and landlords rule change means £7,000 fines from June 1

The new Renters' Rights Bill from the Labour Party government is now in force.

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Birmingham patient guilty of assaulting GP secretary after removal from practice

Shuaib Al-Azawe was found guilty of assault by beating and sending an offensive message after throwing a water bottle at a medical secretary at Ejaz Medical Centre, Birmingham

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Boss of troubled Birmingham schools trust announces new job and iPad cuts amid new bailout 

The Trust responsible for 24 schools across Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire and Warwickshire, saw a series of teacher walk outs earlier this year in a bitter dispute over planned job cuts

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Faces of 'skilled' underground cable thieves who caused chaos for thousands in Birmingham

A Romanian gang have been locked up after they were caught stealing underground BT cables

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Birmingham student Dan Collins remembered as new film urges men to check on friends

A new short film, You Alright Mate, has been made in memory of Birmingham University student Dan Collins, who died in 2018 after falling through a 'black hole' in mental health services

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May bank holiday train travel warning as Network Rail issues statement

The vast majority of Britain’s rail network will be open for passengers travelling this May, with both bank holidays largely unaffected by engineering work.

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Warning for UK households with 11 Kindle models - full list

A warning has been issued as Amazon stops supporting popular devices within weeks.

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More people could be saved from killer disease if people took up simple test

In some parts of Walsall, less than half of people sent bowel cancer screening tests fail to use them

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Mum taken to Good Hope Hospital with swollen foot never came home — family claim 'justice'

Mary Breen, 85, from Erdington, was taken to Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield with a swollen foot but died after a fall on the ward led to a fractured femur, Covid and hospital-acquired pneumonia

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Daughter of woman killed by 94 year old Dudley driver in 10mph crash 'cannot accept' it

Joan Barwick (pictured) knocked down Linda Wareham as she walked her dog

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'Stick with us or risk chaos with others' Solihull Council Conservative leader says

Conservative leader of Solihull Council answers local elections questions

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Golders Green attack leaves Birmingham Jewish community 'filled with fear'

Ruth Jacobs, chair of the Jewish representative council for Birmingham and the West Midlands, has spoken out over the feeling in the Jewish community, following a stabbing in London on Wednesday