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Drug dealer flees cops in his pants as partner fails to flush £10,000 of heroin

He was jailed for 12 years at Nottingham Crown Court

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Second day of staff strikes at Palma Airport in Spain causes mass delays for Brits

Delays have already affected as many as 12 flights today alone with staff said to be on strike 'indefinitely'

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Major sports chain handing customers cash for old sporting gear

£1,000 is also up for grabs for five lucky customers

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DWP changes deadline - and will stop payments for thousands of claimants

The DWP is changing the deadline to axe two legacy benefits and switch claimants onto Universal Credit.

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Alison Hammond admits 'I don't need a husband' as she shares 'pressure'

The This Morning star admitted she feels 'pressure' over never being married and says she 'doesn't really need' a husband

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State pensioners under age 73 getting bumper £241 from DWP

State pension, at its new rate, is paid to all state pensioners who were born before 1953 - meaning they are 73 and under.

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Why isn’t Lizzie Shelby in the Peaky Blinders film?

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man brings back Tommy Shelby's world on Netflix, but fans are asking where Lizzie Shelby is

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Birmingham Airport taxi drivers condemn 'filthy' toilets and 'dire' conditions

Union claims airport is 'unable to provide even the most basic waiting areas or facilities'

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HMRC sending £1,406 payments to millions of UK households after rule change

HMRC is encouraging those yet to claim to use the HMRC app or go online to claim theirs today.

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DWP announces axing of two benefits from Tuesday - with two more to follow

Over 1.9 million have been moved off outdated benefits and on to Universal Credit.

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Two adults and child from Birmingham arrested over alleged school hoax threats

Three people from Birmingham have been arrested on suspicion of bomb hoax after threats closed two high schools for two days

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Driver badly injured in Birmingham crash which left road closed for hours

Police appeal for witnesses to a two-car crash involving a Honda and a Volkswagen

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Kids on rampage in Solihull amid 36-hour police crackdown

Police order in place as children caused trouble at the start of the Easter holidays

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Nationwide announces savings interest rate overhaul ahead of ISA deadline

They come before the end of the financial year

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McVitie's launches two new brands available in Tesco and Morrisons

Two new flavours are available

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Social media influencer 'kidnapped from bakery' in Mexico 'by armed men'

Carmiña Castro Salazar was working at her cake shop when armed men stormed in and dragged her outside before bundling her into a grey van and driving off

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Boy at centre of Scott Mills BBC sacking was under 16

Mills, who has not yet commented on his sacking, was taken off air by the BBC last Tuesday.

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Woman stabbed in city attack after trouble in street

A woman was stabbed following trouble in a city street with police hunting the perpetrators

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State pensioners born before 1946 getting extra from DWP and 'amount you get depends'

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has a 'over 80' pension for state pensioners on the basic rate.

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Family pays tribute to 20-year-old who 'lit up every room' after Gwynedd crash

Elis Alan Ogilvy-Bardsley, 20, died in the collision