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One million households face £3,000 mortgage hike if they fail to switch
1,095,905 people who took out two-year fixed mortgages in 2024 are coming to the end of their terms this year.
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£209 warning for households paying energy bills from January 2027
Gas and electricity prices will rise by 4% from October under the new cap from Ofgem.
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NS&I update after Premium Bonds prizes sent to people's 'old bank account'
NS&I has explained a two-day rule for Premium Bonds customers to note.
Birmingham teen had never committed a crime - then he was caught with a zombie knife in his sock
The 18-year-old is now at 'risk of losing his liberty' after the discovery
Councillors to decide on plans for new school on Walsall woodland
The project has been fiercely opposed by locals
Solihull Reform UK group ask residents which areas to protect and cut in alternative budget
Reform UK Solihull group working on 'alternative budget' in challenge to ruling Tory administration
Birmingham 'will become net zero city' - what that means for residents
Birmingham Council said it wants to aim for a 'climate resilient future' in a major vision for the city
Developers 'comprehensively revise' HMO plan on former Smethwick police site from 76 rooms to 69
Sandwell Council called the previous plans 'oppressive' and 'substandard'
Jaguar Land Rover transforms Solihull site as it builds first electric Range Rover
Around 9,000 employees in Solihull have been upskilled for the manufacture of the vehicle
Stark child poverty figures show one area of Birmingham is one of the worst in the country
Birmingham, Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Walsall are among the most deprived areas in England
Two schools to be extended to cope with rising demand for Wolverhampton pupil places
City of Wolverhampton Council said it would be spending more than £2m creating 200 new pupil places
Birmingham trams to stop fare dodgers from September 13 with inspectors, fines and new ticket rule
There will be new Revenue Officers checking tickets and issuing pentaly fare notice charges
Birmingham exempt hostels firm says 'we are not all bad' amid community anger
The bosses at Sustain UK, one of the 'big five' supported exempt accommodation firms operating in Birmingham, say new regulations are urgently needed
Birmingham getting new digital adverts with QR codes amid 'deep concern'
The technology will be rolled out next month
Italian teen, 17, on holiday in West Midlands sexually assaulted pensioner on her doorstep
Lorenzo Bennin fled home to Italy after assaulting the 'vulnerable' elderly woman
M6 Birmingham crash RECAP: Traffic at standstill as motorway backed up for miles
Delays are in excess of 30 minutes on the approach with miles of congestion, National Highways has confirmed
Birmingham Love Is Blind UK star's heartbreaking admission as she's 'swarmed with hate'
Birmingham's own Love Is Blind UK star Chevanique has broken her silence on a torrent of online abuse, taking to Instagram to defend herself
Sutton Coldfield grandad, 86, has campervan stolen twice in four years and he needs your help
Tony Napier, 86, is appealing to the public for help in locating the beloved motorhome
Everything we know about Hodge Hill murder investigation as new statement issued
Zeshaan Shaukat was fatally stabbed outside his home in Birmingham on Ashville Avenue