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UK handed a '3-day working week' at end of 2026
The result of a substitute bank holiday means UK residents will get a welcome additional break at the end of the year
All the NatWest branches closing down in UK next month
The banking group is to close more than a dozen branches across the UK in May
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Robbery suspect at Birmingham M&S shop where attack took place hunted by police
Police have issued an image of a man wanted on suspicion of robbery at a Birmingham M&S store where a person was attacked
New DWP pension rule could impact 20 million UK households
The pension rule change could impact up to 20 million residents across the country, according to latest findings
Urgent appeal to find missing OAP, 92, who could have travelled to Merry Hill
Police are urging anyone that spots David to call 999 immediately - with the 92-year-old missing abd believed to be miles from home
Popular UK restaurant with 45 locations announces shock closure
The company - which has 45 sites across the country including two in Birmingham - announced the sad news to customers
Liverpool student, 17, named after being found dead in lake
Libya-born student Ashamekh Bortata was found dead in a lake near Chirk Castle, Wrexham, with an inquest opened into his death and provisional cause given as drowning
£1,000 alert to UK households over two-metre garden rule
Households can be fined up to £1,000 if they fall foul of laws restricting the height of their hedges
Car 'hit 80mph' before Walsall crash as trio arrested
Drugs, weapons, and cash were recovered from the car
Solihull woman arrested in connection with Warwickshire ‘murder’
A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the death of a man, which is being investigated as a 'murder' with three including a man from Birmingham and womand an boy charged with the offence
UK pet brand used by over 100,000 customers a year collapses into administration
It has officially entered administration after 27 years in business.
Rapist who attacked woman over five-year period jailed
A man has been convicting of raping and sexually assaulting a woman in a Staffordshire town over a five-year period
OVO, Octopus, E.ON and more paying up to £1700 to help with energy bills
There is a range of support being offered by energy suppliers as fears of price rises grow
Armed police swarm Oldbury street after crash
West Midlands Police has appealed for anyone with information to come forward
Unregulated Christian school in Birmingham shut down as staff banned after 'minibus crash'
Principal Patricia Ekhuemelo and business manager Sylvia Sams have been handed prohibition orders
Anger towards Birmingham Council mounts as estate's regeneration hit by further delay
Birmingham City Council says it remains committed to the scheme despite recently confirming a delay
Martin Lewis says certain UK households qualify for £252 tax-free boost
The money saving expert has issued advice to households on how they can claim an extra £252
Lidl set to open 50 new stores creating 2,000 new jobs across the UK
These are all set to open this summer
Birmingham man charged after 'stolen' car stopped in city street
A man has been charged with a string of driving offences after a 'stolen' was pursued and stopped in a road in Birmingham city centre