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Minister claimed thousands of pounds on expenses for promotional videos

Videos of Labour’s Al Carns include him talking about his time as a marine and challenging a firefighter to pull-up contestLabour minister Al Carns has claimed thousands of pounds on parliamentary expenses for promotional videos including one showing him doing pull-ups at a fire station in competi...

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Sarah Michelle Gellar leads tributes to Buffy co-star Nicholas Brendon with rest of cast

The Buffy actress paid a heartbreaking tribute to her friend and co-star

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Man died at notorious 'blind spot' in Quinton after car hit tree

A man died and a woman remains injured in hospital after a car ploughed into a tree just after midnight on Saturday

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Police probe hate crime at a crematorium near Walsall - how you can help

Police are investigating a hate crime at a crematorium near Walsall and are appealing for help.

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Nationwide update over 'missing' customer payment

A customer raised a query after not seeing money they were expecting in their account

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Addict says 'take it out of my Universal Credit' after B&M court fine

A Birmingham HMO resident stole £107 in cleaning pods to fund his drug addiction under 'peer pressure', court told

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1.3 million UK households charged by HMRC after not completing task

More than 1.3 million taxpayers have been charged interest for failing to do this on time, new figures reveal.

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Travellers 'take over' car park near Solihull schools

Around a dozen caravans have taken over Green Lane car park in Solihull

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Birmingham councillor slams 'lack of respect' as troubled IT system fix delayed

Birmingham City Council's financial woes were partly caused by an IT system that's been plagued with issues

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Birmingham student rushes home after meningitis outbreak and says 'like Covid again'

Mashaal Chughtai said her parents made the eight-hour round trip from Birmingham to collect her from the university

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Great Barr pharmacist says scared parents desperate for Meningitis B vaccines

Malkit Singh said his team have been reassuring concerned parents

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Mercedes doing 155mph at lunchtime and 111mph in a 30 zone among Birmingham's crazed drivers

The locations of where the worst offending motorists - and the top speeds - have been documented by West Midlands Police

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The 7 best places to live in the Midlands named in Sunday Times 2026 list

Some areas in the region were praised by judges

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HMRC Tax-Free Personal Allowance cut for people on certain salaries

High earners see their Personal Allowance reduced once income passes £100,000.

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Midland vape supplier set for administration

JM Wholesale has filed a notice of administration with Quantuma expected to be appointed as administrator

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Midlands thug strangled ex-partner before sending her threatening emails

Hemming, 41, is spending more than 18 months behind bars after attacking his former partner

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Rachel Reeves urged to water down £2,000 salary sacrifice change

Chancellor is being urged to water down planned salary sacrifice changes.

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Man dies following collision between Dudley and Birmingham as a car hit a tree in the early hours

A man has died after a car he was travelling in struck a tree in Quinton this morning.

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Akhmed Yakoob arrested on suspicion of racially abusing West Midlands Police officer

The lawyer-turned-politician was filmed being arrested by West Midlands Police

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Police update after racist graffiti sprayed near Muslim graves

West Midlands Police is appealing to anyone with information about the shocking graffiti to contact them