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Boy, 12, dies after falling from 'apparatus' at playground in Cheshire park
The child was pronounced dead at the scene at Wharton Recreation Ground near Ledward Street in Winsford on Friday evening, despite the best efforts of paramedics
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BBC Saturday Kitchen fans left 'disappointed' as they spot major change to show
Saturday Kitchen fans were left feeling 'disappointed' as they spotted a major change to the BBC show this weekend
Anti-immigration protest takes place outside Midlands hotel
Demonstrators gathered outside a hotel in Cannock, in the fifth protest to take place in the Staffordshire town in recent weeks
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Lloyds Bank customers issued warning over little-known £16,000 rule
One mortgage holder reached out to a national newspaper this weekend, desperately seeking advice from personal finance experts.
Man seriously injured after Hamstead stabbing as police make attempted murder arrest
West Midlands Police cordoned off two roads following the attack in the early hours of Saturday
Deadly disease which can cause 'pain for years' is surging
The chikungunya virus is spread by mosquito bites and can cause fever and joint pain
HMRC's 'biggest tax shake-up in years' will 'make things much harder' for UK households
Government and its tax arm are set to introduce the "biggest tax shake-up in years", according to personal finance experts.
HMRC to punish UK households in homes worth £400,000 with £140,000 bill
Under a Labour Party government shake-up, the tax authority will begin to extend inheritance tax to pensions.
Moment brave victim fights back against bungled Brum biker gunmen on doorstep
Simeon Bernard, 39, Darren Atkins, 42, both from Erdington, have been jailed for a combined total of more than 28 years
Eight million state pensioners face £216 shortfall from DWP in September
4.1 million recipients of the New State Pension will receive the maximum payout in the ninth month of the year.
DWP blocks payments for 163,500 state pensioners in epic 'debacle'
The DWP benefit is worth £3,900 to state pensioners and acts as a gateway benefit for people.
Coldplay 'very sorry' as they're forced to reschedule two London tour dates
Coldplay has been forced to reschedule the final two dates of their 10-show run at Wembley Stadium due to strikes on the London Underground
Hamstead stabbing Live as attempted murder arrest made and victim in hospital
Two streets in the Hamstead area of Great Barr were cordoned off by West Midlands Police as officers made an attempted murder arrest
Drivers told to keep car keys in microwave as epidemic sweeps England
Car thefts continue to hit motorists and road users, with 106,000 impacted last year, according to car insurance claims from those who get behind the wheel.
Major police update after woman killed in car collision in Smethwick
Erjon Aliaj, 35, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving
DWP closes 340,000 Universal Credit claims and won't pay claimants single penny
DWP data shows that between July 2022 and June 2025 a total of 2,108,000 individuals in 1,593,856 households have been sent migration notices.
Labour to dip into reserve fund to pay 40,000 state pensioners £55,000
The government is poised to hand miners £2.3bn before the end of the year, a sector pension scheme has confirmed.
M6 police quip uninsured driver has 'bigger worries' as extradition from UK looms
The van driver who was stopped near J13 of the M6 in Staffordshire is wanted by extradition for Interpol
Gordon Ramsay issues cancer warning as he admits it is 'not a face lift'
Gordon Ramsay has shared a picture from his hospital bed to let his followers know that he has recently undergone surgery to have a cancer on his face removed
UK households with apple trees in garden risk £200,000 fine after court case
A gardener whose rotten apples fell into a neighbour's garden has lost a court hearing and must hand over £200k in costs.