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College student dead following meningitis outbreak in Reading

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed there had been three new cases in an update on Thursday

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Cannock paedophile who contacted children on Instagram locked up after breaching order

Neil Fillingham, 45, has been sentenced to two years and eight months behind bars

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Binman 'absolutely hates birthday cards' - but not for the reason you think

The self-styled 'binfluencer' had a mini rant in his latest TikTok video

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Former east London imam who raped girls as young as 12 jailed for life

Abdul Halim Khan claimed to have spiritual powers in order to prey on women and girls

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Man punched in violent Wolverhampton street attack as police appeal

The victim suffered cuts to his nose and bruising around his eye

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Walsall man murdered friend before selling dad's phone at pawnshop for quick cash

Bradley Nightingale stabbed his friend to death before crashing the dad's car and selling his phone at a pawnshop for quick cash

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Five Italian tourists die in Maldives diving tragedy at underwater caves

The group had been attempting to explore underwater caves at a depth of around 165 feet

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'Dangerous' Volvo driver took 'cowardly option' after 79mph Thorney crash left two with 'life-changing' injuries

Levi Loveridge has been jailed for two years

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Man arrested after woman raped at Wolverhampton Novotel

A man is in custody after a woman was raped at Novotel in Wolverhampton city centre

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Man admits fatally stabbing 'talented' singer at Cambridge hostel

Granville Graham, a father-of-eight, was killed in the early hours of February 25 last year

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Midlands 'predator' carried out sick sex attacks on women as they slept

James Nolan, 30, has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years

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Watch moment topless thief joins hooded gang in Sparkbrook car break-in

Shocking footage shows three thieves rifling through a parked car in Sparkbrook

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Exactly how a Labour leadership challenge works as rumours swirl around Wes Streeting

Here's exactly how a leadership challenge would work

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'Heavily tattooed' Midlands man dubbed 'one of the UK’s most wanted fugitives'

Spencer Lamb is wanted in connection with cultivating and supplying class A drugs

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John Worboys parole refused as 'black cab rapist' remains behind bars

The Parole Board has refused to release serial sex attacker John Worboys, known as the black cab rapist

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Man arrested after girl, 9, mauled in Birmingham 'XL Bully' dog attack

Eva Mangenje suffered 'life-changing injuries' when she was mauled by a suspected XL Bully in Erdington's Springthorpe Green

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One health condition has 100% DWP PIP claim success rate

PIP is a disability and incapacity benefit - and nearly four million people are in receipt of it.

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Birmingham pastor in court charged with manslaughter after man drowns during baptism

Cheryl Bartley, pastor of Life Changing Ministries, is accused of causing the death of Robert Smith, 61, in Erdington

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New Birmingham health centre opens in popular shopping complex

A new health centre has opened in the shopping complex

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DWP slapping 3.3 million Universal Credit claimants with payment 'deduction'

3.3 million households on Universal Credit had one or more deductions taken from their entitlement in February 2026.