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DWP starts 'mobile' Jobcentre drive by pitching up at football matches in move to cut unemployment

The mobile jobcentres are being pitched up in areas where unemployment is higher than the national average, with the DWP saying it is a more 'inclusive and accessible' way to encourage people into work

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Police probing 15 racist graffiti messages which appeared around town

Spray painted racist tags appeared in alleyways, footpaths and underbridges around Bridgnorth since October last year

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Mystery over schoolboy's 'significant head injury' as police launch probe

The 12-year-old was found injured on the junction of Wilton Avenue and Franche Road, in Kidderminster, on Saturday, February 8

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Warning issued to millions of people who have under £3,000 in their bank account

Barclays' Rainy Day Saver account has topped a best buy table of instant access accounts for savers with £3,000 or less, it has been reported.

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Seven cities in England and Scotland set to wake up to -2C snow tomorrow

The UK is set to wake up to widespread snowfall with flurries across the country as the temperatures plummet on Tuesday, February 11.

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Martin Lewis says 'don’t worry’ about HMRC rule due to little known loophole

The BBC Sounds podcast host has discussed inheritance tax under the Labour Party government on his latest episode for subscribers.

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Warning issued to UK households who have mortgages with five major lenders

MPowered Mortgages, Virgin Money, Yorkshire Building Society, Santander, and Halifax, have all unveiled rate cuts across their product ranges.

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Little detail on payslip means HMRC owes workers £943 each

On average, each worker received £943.

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DWP set to pursue 'unforgivable' legal action against claimants of one benefit

Carers UK is calling for the Labour Party government and DWP to halt legal action against carers until it finds out what went wrong.

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BBC Call the Midwife fan-favourite character to return to show after years away

The drama follows midwives working in the 1960s

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UK faces '24 hours' of snow in Valentine's Day whiteout with -6C temperatures

Snow could hammer the south west and north east of England, too, with 3cm per hour of the white stuff.

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Eight cities in England and Scotland set to be hammered by 380-mile snow

As much as 2cm could fall across a huge wall of snow with Scotland and England both affected - including over half a dozen major cities.

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British Gas makes big change affecting 'hundreds' of people because it's 'vital'

The firm, which is rivalled by OVO, EDF, Eon Next, Octopus and more, has used National Apprenticeship Week to announce it will have more than 400 apprenticeship roles available in 2025 to help accelerate the drive to net zero.

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Mum 'with heart of gold' died after being found in critical condition inside home

Pippa Lewitt, 46, sadly died in hospital after police were called to an address in Staffordshire

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Selly Oak masked youths arrested after foot chase as police make discovery

Police said they tried to engage with two masked boys around the High Street, in Selly Oak, last night, Sunday, February 9

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Five sentenced over Muller Dairy site protest in Worcestershire

Five people were sentenced at Worcester Crown Court on Friday, February 7

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Flat blaze in Sutton Coldfield sees 999 services scrambled and woman taken to hospital

Fire, ambulance and police crews were sent to Berryfields Road in Walmley, Sutton Coldfield after a flat fire took hold

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When is Hajj 2025? Saudi Arabia announces pilgrimage dates and new rules

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca takes place in the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar

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Plan for new homes in Balsall Common gets the green light

Proposal for new affordable homes in Solihull village gets approved by planners

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Decision to introduce £49 annual charge for garden waste to be 'examined at special meeting'

Thousands of Solihull residents sign petition against green waste collection charge