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M6 Toll closed all morning following serious collision

The M6 Toll was closed northbound for several hours

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HMRC issues crackdown warning and tells UK households 'you'll have to pay'

Tax avoidance usually involves artificial transactions that serve no real purpose other than to falsely claim to reduce tax.

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Every UK 2026 bank holiday as extra date added for this year

A date for an extra bank holiday has been added in 2026

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Birmingham thief caught on camera slipping Boots skincare products into carrier bag

Waleed Basharat, 26, was handed a suspended sentence for his crimes

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Key details as girl, nine, dies and three others in hospital after Birmingham crash

Two men arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs

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UK government urged to do one thing to give everyone £82 off their energy bills

Inside Ecology suggests the effect would be minimal.

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Hunt for men on e-bikes after shots fired in Birmingham

The police helicopter and armed officers were scrambled

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All cash ISA savers issued £14,000 warning

Antonia Medlicott, the founder and managing director of Investing Insiders, has compared returns from different Cash ISAs.

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Santander, Lloyds, Halifax closing 48 branches from April - full list

Swathe of closures

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Major police update after Shropshire teen killed in dog attack

Morgan Dorsett, 19, was fatally hurt in the incident involving an XL Bully

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People unhappy with BBC TV Licence hike can cancel and get refund

UK households unhappy with the rise can simply cancel the TV licence and get refunds.

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Updates as child, nine, dies in BMW collision in Birmingham

A nine-year-old girl - a passenger in one of the cars - was taken to hospital with serious injuries but sadly died a short while later

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HMRC inheritance tax changes coming from April 2027

Pension inheritance tax changes will come into effect, fundamentally altering how unused pension funds and pension death benefits are treated for inheritance tax purposes.

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'My brother was stabbed to death in Wolverhampton - young people are being targeted online'

Nikita Kanda's brother Ronan Kanda was killed as he was walking home

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New police appeal as woman, 93, attacked in street

The woman was left with facial injuries and has been struggling to remember details from the assault

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Girl, nine, dies in Birmingham BMW crash as woman and two other children in hospital

Two men from a second car arrested in dangerous driving and drugs probe in Hockley

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Midland bully beat pregnant girlfriend 'so she would lose baby'

A court heard how Samuel Wilton was 'controlling' during their relationship

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Anyone born between 1965 and 1980 warned over inheritance tax change

Ms Reeves is set to take more of the £5.5trillion expected to pass between generations over the next three decades.

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DWP Universal Credit standard rates changing from next week

Standard allowance payments are due to change from April 6.

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Knifeman who attacked woman, 78, in Birmingham alleyway before crashing car jailed

Paul Young, 41, has been jailed over a series of offences including dangerous driving and robberies which saw him target elderly and vulnerable residents