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The King tells Birmingham kids of his passion for tap dance and says 'you have good teachers'

The King attended a celebration for young people in the musical theatre industry alongside Sir Idris Elba

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Post Office launches new credit card for holidaymakers

It offers the removal of cash advance fees

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DWP confirms full list of 4 things it won't be able to see in bank account check

New powers from the Labour Party government will see the DWP check bank accounts for signs of error or fraud.

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Date of first 30C heatwave of summer in UK 'brought forward'

Initial forecasts from meteorologists and experts suggested the 30C threshold wouldn't be breached until well into summer

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British Gas to pay £20million to customers in major compensation settlement

British Gas has been forced to pay out to households that had a prepayment meter installed without their permission, regulator Ofgem said.

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Man in 60s fighting for life after Stafford stabbing

Staffordshire Police was called to reports of violence on Thursday evening

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HMRC demanded £132,000 from me I didn't owe - but Angela Rayner got cleared

Gabrielle O’Donovan is among the victims, having nearly been bankrupted by HMRC.

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DWP stops benefits for 23,000 households with no further payments

The latest Managed Migration caseload figures have been revealed by the DWP

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M54 closure Live due to 'serious collision' between J3 Albrighton and J2 Wolverhampton

National Highways West Midlands said the closure was in place following a 'police-led incident'

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DWP avoiding PIP claimants' desperate pleas over changes to benefits

Timms Review, which is exploring changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is currently in its consultation phase.

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Sunday Times Rich List 2026 reveals wealthiest people in West Midlands

This year’s list of 350 individuals and families together hold an eye-watering combined wealth of £783.5bn

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Ex-Burger Bar Boy 'protests innocence' as he's jailed over shooting at Walsall home where kids slept

It was 'only through luck that no one was killed' as a revolver was blasted through a Walsall family home in the middle of the night

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DWP confirms full list of 28 reasons for Universal Credit sanctions in crackdown

The DWP latest figures show that Universal Credit sanctions have hit record highs under Labour.

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HMRC slapping over two million UK households with average £2,300 bill

2.6 million people are paying tax on savings, experts fear.

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HMRC announces 10-year crackdown after 93,000 complaints made

HMRC has announced a 10-year, £175m deal with the British tech firm Quantexa to provide AI-powered technology to help improve its performance.

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Birmingham hospital 'takes action' after failures and missed opportunities contribute to mum's death

Sutton Coldfield Hospital apologises for the missed opportunities and said it hopes to 'prevent a similar tragedy in the future'

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Barclays issues warning as customers lose £215 from their bank account

The high street lender, which has branches in Birmingham, has sounded the alarm over ticket fraud and scams.

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DWP urged to crackdown on benefits 'racket' which has 'gone too far'

Blaenau Gwent is the epicentre of the ballooning welfare bill.

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DWP confirms extra bonus payment for state pensioners born before June 1960

If you were born before 28 June 1960 you could get between £100 and £300 to help you pay your heating bills

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14 meningitis symptoms to watch out for as UK faces another deadly outbreak

Make sure you're across all the warnings signs in the wake of a fresh UK meningitis outbreak, with one student dead in latest confirmed cases