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Jaguar Land Rover cuts live as 4,000 jobs under threat at Midland manufacturer
Car manufacturer JLR is set to cut thousands of jobs in response to a sales slump
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Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs in huge Midland blow
Britain's biggest carmaker has opened its voluntary redundancy programme as it seeks to save £1.7 billion
Andy Burnham confirms rule for 13 million state pensioners
The Prime Minister has been urged to make a bold decision
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Drivers to be fined by cameras at Midlands M5 junction over 'confusing' rule
Research suggests many drivers aren't sure of the rules
DWP one-off bonus payment confirmed for PIP households
Extra cash will come on top of regular payments
DWP names two PIP conditions 'most likely to be cut' by Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey face big decisions over welfare
Andy Burnham and John Healey £275 charge for cars made before 2017
Owners of certain models will find themselves stung by the taxman
Man rushed to hospital after early morning attack in Midland street
The victim, aged in his 40s, was rushed to hospital with a serious head injury
Reform UK's Nigel Farage 'disgusts' Birmingham’s Dexys Midnight Runners for using their song
The Brummie band said it is 'passionately against Farage’s politics'
Andy Burnham update on 'new council tax rules' for homes in bands A to H
The outdated system has been criticised as unfair
Soho Road in Birmingham shut and buses diverted due to crash
A crash on a busy city street is causing traffic jams with buses being diverted
DWP cancelling driving licences of benefit claimants from October under new powers
The Government department has been handed a raft of controversial new powers
DWP withdrawing cash from bank accounts of benefit claimants in October
New powers part of a major new Government crackdown
State pension warning as households told 'don't assume eligible'
Major changes will impact when people can claim the state pension
Murder arrests after death of man from ‘stab wound’ in Staffordshire town
Two men have been detained after a man in his 20s died from a 'stab' wound, with a murder investigation underway
Ofgem confirms households can get £95 compensation for power cuts this autumn
The watchdog has confirmed network companies are responsible for maintaining supply on the grid and fixing power cuts.
Andy Burnham new £200 cost-of-living payments entering bank accounts in September
Households can come forward to apply for bonus payments
Bumper £1,088 payments for state pensioners born before 1960
Millions will see their regular payments rise
Birmingham ‘hit-and-run’ driver wanted on suspicion of killing man in crash
Police are asking for the public's help to locate a 45-year-old wanted on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driivng
Hunt to find Tamworth motorbike thieves with ‘distinctive helmets’
Three thieves stole a motorbike at a popular leisure site in broad daylight