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Charity praises homelessness investment - but admits 'not a long-term solution'
The WMCA has planned to invest over £13 million to tackle homelessness in Birmingham
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Metro Bank customer loses £14,000 in Claude scam with UK users warned
Zoli Rutter, from Sussex, had a total of £14,244 taken from his bank account.
Kindness of strangers: Leo drove us home in a blizzard, and his parting words have stayed with me
The roads were so treacherous that what should have been a five-minute drive took 40 minutes. My mum didn’t speak much English, so I did the talkingRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was graduating from university the same day Storm Goretti was due to hit Birmingham. The forecast was f...
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Man fighting for life after assault as two teens arrested
The victim, a man in his 30s, is in a critical condition in hospital after the attack outside a takeaway
Wildfire warning in Birmingham as public told 'don't do' three things
Birmingham and the wider region’s parks and green spaces have been hit by a series of fires in recent weeks as the heatwave continues.
The West Midlands cold case murders left unsolved for over 20 years
Murders remain a mystery as killers continue to walk the streets
Plan on table for people to access state and private pensions three years early
Aegon is calling for an early access system, where you can claim your payments up to three years early.
Grandparents missing out on £7,170 in state pension cash under Andy Burnham
It comes as Mr Burnham becomes PM, and promises to help with the cost of living
Drug dealer, 58, caught with £65,000 stash at Staffordshire den
Kevin Gordon Hunter has now been jailed
Bus rule to be lifted across England from August 31 under Andy Burnham
Children are entitled to free bus travel for the entirety of August.
'We quit our jobs and made £20k in one month from these side hustles'
Shae Spice and Jake Davis have now ditched their cleaning and delivery driving jobs
Barclays customers handed free £300 with one task before August 27
The deal offers switchers a free £200 when they open a Barclays bank account and transfer two direct debits to it.
Boy, 15, among three arrested after man, 32, slashed near Midlands nature reserve
He suffered injuries to his chest, back and legs
Andy Burnham urged to take £42 charge away from drivers from October
New AutoMotive has warned there is a £172 million-a-year VAT penalty on electric car drivers who can’t charge at home
Sutton Coldfield 'murder' victim named as man charged over 'fatal stabbing'
Police have confirmed a man has been charged with murder following the death of a man from a 'stab wound' in a city address
'My daughter, 8, died after swimming in sewage-filled UK beach during our family holiday'
Julie Maughan's eight-year-old daughter Heather Preen died during a trip to Devon
Family's holiday 'nightmare' as they arrive without luggage after flying from Birmingham Airport
The Johnsons are now on day three of their Gran Canaria holiday without luggage
HMRC state pension letters being sent to 800,000 self-employed people
HMRC is writing to up to 800,000 self-employed taxpayers.
HMRC change for drivers with company cars from September 1 under Andy Burnham
HMRC will release the first advisory fuel rates (AFRs) of Labour Party Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government shortly
Millions of workers in danger of settling for a poorer retirement
PensionBee, a major pensions firm, says too many people fail to picture themselves enjoying retirement at all