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Three home insurers named and shamed for accepting 'less than half of claims'
Home insurers are still accepting fewer than half of customer claims, Which? has found.
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DWP handing some pensioners extra £422 per month - what you need to know
Those born before a certain date may be able to top up their income
DWP handing older state pensioners extra £422 per month
Those born before a certain date may be able to top up their income
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Nationwide, Lloyds and NatWest customers can claim £450 - what you need to know
Households told of an easy way they can make hundreds of pounds extra
Bonus payment for state pensioners to arrive in time for Christmas
Millions will be getting a cash boost over the expensive festive period
Warning for thousands of state pensioners still paying off their mortgage
Thousands of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) pensioners die with mortgage debt as families are left to foot the bill, it has been warned.
Nationwide, Lloyds and NatWest customers can claim £450
Households told of an easy way they can make hundreds of pounds extra
Man suffers serious head injuries in Midlands city centre attack as police say 'do the right thing'
The victim remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital
Nationwide issues update about letters going out to customers
The building society issued a statement in response to concerns
Police standards probe launched into 'forceful arrest' in Small Heath
Footage shows a handcuffed male being launched against a police car in Hangleton Drive
Two major UK banks issue big update over customers using branches
Nationwide says 696 Nationwide and Virgin Money branches open until at least 2030.
Body found at Midlands reservoir in search for missing man
Mark Parry was last seen on Wednesday, December 3
DWP may be forced to increase state pension age to 80
DWP state pension age is set to increase from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028.
'Not judgement - just support' - Birmingham-based health charity to give free baby milk to struggling families
A Birmingham-based heath charity has announced they will be giving free baby formula to struggling families ahead of the festive season.
Heathrow Airport live updates as 'armed police' block traffic and Elizabeth line suspended
MyLondon has reached out to the police for more information
Millions of households set for TV Licence shock in 2026
The latest rates are expected to be confirmed soon
Bus stop stab victim Katie Fox told mum she'd be 'home soon' after Christmas shopping
Maria Fox told BirminghamLive of the last time she heard from her 'kind' and 'sensitive' daughter after city centre tragedy
Birmingham Snapchat rapist caught after girl, 15, alerted police 'by ordering pizza'
Abdul Kahar', 41, posed as a 17-year-old boy on Snapchat to groom his victim before he violently raped her in his car
Women 'avoiding certain roads' as they pay 'pink tax' to feel safe in Birmingham
Personal safety brought into sharp focus by fatal bus stop stabbing as women change routes or catch taxis
State pensioners born before 1951 getting extra £440 payments
The boost for pensioners has been confirmed