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Dubai flights cancelled at Birmingham Airport as popular UAE destination issues urgent weather warning
Dubai flights are cancelled at Birmingham Airport today (Tuesday 24 March) as the popular destination has issued an urgent weather warning.
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Is Dubai Airport open? Travellers warned to expect delays as heavy rain and strong winds hit UAE - Emirates urges passengers to check schedule
Passengers travelling through Dubai International Airport are being urged to plan ahead this week as heavy rain and strong winds are forecast to affect the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Birmingham man, 24, among three charged with murder
It follows the death of a man, aged in his 40s, in a property in Kenilworth, on Friday, March 20
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New £21 rule for all pet owners in UK from September 23
Some pet owners are being charged high prices for written prescriptions – many practices charge £30 or above for each prescription.
Three people charged with murder - including Birmingham man and teenage boy - after man found dead in West Midlands town
A Birmingham man has been charged with murder alongside a woman and teenage boy from Warwickshire after a man was found dead.
Man kicked and punched outside West Bromwich pub as police say 'recognise these men?'
The victim, who is in his 40s, was seriously injured
When new Birmingham city centre market could open amid demolition countdown
Birmingham City Council faces a race against time to get the new market built
Berkswell housing development gets go-ahead despite traffic and 'pressure' fears
92 home housing estate in Solihull village approved despite locals objections
Basic and new state pensioners to wake up to unexpected DWP payment next week
Retirees are being told of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) payment date changes.
DWP told to 'urgently return' to in-person assessments after sickfluencer 'explosion'
Researchers from Policy Exchange found many claimants are now using AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to produce model answers to DWP forms.
Lanes remain closed this morning following HGV crash on M6 near Walsall
Some lanes remain closed on the M6 near Walsall this morning after a HGV and a car crashed near Walsall last night (March 23).
Clocks changing on Sunday could cost UK households £340
Households are being urged to act as the clocks go forward this Sunday, March 29.
All UK households putting bins out told of change to rules from March 31
From March 31, 2026, a huge change to recycling rules is coming to all councils.
Any parent taking day off work from April 6 told of change to law
From February 2026, upgraded employment rights will begin to take effect.
Anyone taking sick day at work from April 6 faces change in law
From 6 April 2026, Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be available to all eligible employees regardless of their earnings.
UK bank holidays in 2026 with extra day off confirmed for millions
There are separate dates in Scotland, though, with north of the border set to enjoy an additional bank holiday this year.
BBC TV Licence changes from April 1 for millions of people who pay
The cost of a black-and-white TV licence – still used by several thousand households across the UK – will also rise, by £2 from £58.50 to £60.50 a year from 1 April.
Delight over drop in drug-related crime in the West Midlands but warning not to be 'complacent'
The number of neighbourhood crimes such as burglary, vehicle theft and robbery fell in a 12-month period
EON Energy making change from April 1 and tells customers 'it's automatic'
E.ON Next has repriced its Next Fixed 15-month tariff
DWP sending letters to every state pensioner born before 1960
DWP is writing to state pensioners who were born in and around 1960, or in the years before.