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UK house prices rise 2.5% in one year with 'prices stabilising'

The average property in the UK is now valued at £271,000

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Big cannabis farm discovered in Tamworth with arrest made

A cannabis farm believed to be worth in the region of £50,000 was uncovered at a property in Tamworth

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Police called as 'group fight' outside Birmingham petrol station

Police rushed to the disorder which broke out in Summer Lane

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Tragic update after British tourist, 21, vanishes in Thailand

Joshua Kershaw should have boarded a flight back to the UK but did not

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Teen arrested over broad daylight 'knife fight' in Wolverhampton city centre as shoppers look on

A 17-year-old boy has been charged following reports of a fight involving a knife

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'Warrior' Midlands mother dies after 'painful journey' with rare illness

Emily-Jane Scandrett was only 40 when she was diagnosed with a cancer linked to asbestos exposure

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Leo Ross 'forever 12' tributes on first anniversary of Birmingham stab tragedy

Schoolboy suffered a fatal knife wound and died at Birmingham Children's Hospital on Tuesday, January 21, last year

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Northern Lights UK forecast with best spots to see it and how to photograph the aurora on your phone

Strong geomagnetic storms can push the Aurora Borealis far enough south to be visible across the Midlands and beyond, with many pictures on social media of sightings on recent nights

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Boys arrested in murder probe after 15-year-old stabbed in woodland

Tributes have been paid to the schoolboy following his tragic death

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Prolific Redditch shoplifter caught with knife and drugs jailed

A shoplifter caught stealing from a number of shops over an 11-day period has been jailed for nine months, within days of his arrest

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£250 payments for people earning over £29,000

Households alerted to chance to boost their bank balances

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Football club issues statement after 'bully' ex-manager banned for 12 years

Ryan Hamilton was banned after a misconduct report proved 'overt sexual behaviour' from him towards players

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10-day warning issued over £100 HMRC fines

HMRC has encouraged people to use one tool ahead of an essential Self Assessment deadline on January 31 - in 18 days.

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The one setting on your iPhone to change before the clocks go forward

It's important to make sure you aren't left behind in the previous time system with your usual morning alarms going off too late

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Drug dealing suspects in ‘suspicious vehicle’ stopped in Birmingham city centre  

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of dealing drugs after a car stop in Sherlock Street in Southside

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Police slam CPS decision not to charge killer nurse Lucy Letby over further baby deaths

Police passed evidence to prosecutors in relation to further baby deaths

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BBC Bargain Hunt team not allowed to sell antique as they're told it's 'illegal'

Bargain Hunt host Natasha Raskin Sharp explained the rules of the show would have to be changes as the silver jug would not be allowed to go under the hammer

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DWP state pension disaster looming for 15 million people

43 per cent of the working population, which is the equivalent to 14.6 million people, are not putting away sufficient funds.

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Urgent appeal to find missing Birmingham boy, 12, with public told ‘call 999’

West Midlands Police officers are urging the public to call 999 immediately if they spot Hayden, 12, who went missing in his school uniform

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Pizza chain offering real Neapolitan experience ready to open new restaurant in Sutton Coldfield

A popular restaurant chain offering authentic Neapolitan pizza is set to open its newest restaurant in the West Midlands.