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Chancellor John Healey has announced 20 million households in council tax bands A-D in England will receive a 拢100 "household energy payment" in his first Budget. Reaction: bbc.in/4yJBGWk
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Fundraiser's 150-mile walk for club anniversary bbc.in/47MnyAM

Fundraiser's 150-mile walk Wolves stadium for anniversary

Manny Singh Kang will walk for 60 hours around the Molineux Stadium to raise money for Dementia UK.

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Celebrity Traitors' Joe Lycett's tribute to viral TikTok nan bbc.in/47JDq7a

Celebrity Traitors: Joe Lycett's tribute to viral TikTok Tonteg gran

Anne Hughes found fame after being hoisted into the air after getting caught in shop shutters.

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'Games volunteers will give veterans warm welcome' bbc.in/3Wd0KHU

Birmingham 2027 Invictus Games needs 2,000 volunteers next summer

A quarter of the roles will be given to residents of Birmingham and the West Mids organisers say.

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Anton Du Beke's little-known Wolverhampton link bbc.in/4dYFLyK

Anton Du Beke's little-known Wolverhampton link

Du Beke said he is "very excited" to return, after revealing his little-known history with the city.

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Why people in Frankfurt think Brummies are so friendly bbc.in/4ilbMSD

Inside the portal bringing Birmingham and Frankfurt face to face

A digital portal in Birmingham is helping residents chat face-to-face with people in Frankfurt.

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Heat and sun sparks 'supercharged' wine year bbc.in/4BxizBG

Heat and sun sparks 'supercharged' wine year in the Midlands

The Midland Press Urban Winery is based under the Moor Street Station railway line in Birmingham.

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'William knows his stuff about Villa' bbc.in/4zXsnDo

'William knows his stuff about Aston Villa', says podcast host

Prince William revealed he posts anonymously online about his beloved football team, Aston Villa.

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ACOTAR fans put real life on hold for latest release bbc.in/4swkZfN

A Court of Splintered Harmony fans queue for new Sarah J. Maas book

Some fans take the week off to read the latest instalment of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series.

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Five arrested on bus after teenager stabbed bbc.in/4jFbMzm

Five people arrested on bus after teenager stabbed in Yardley

Five people remain in custody and will be questioned on suspicion of attempted murder.

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MPs call on city Greens to disown Zionism motion bbc.in/4BvAF6S

MPs call for Birmingham Greens to disown Zionism motion

MPs say the power sharing coalition must end if Green party members do not denounce the motion.

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Family tribute to 'kind' dad killed in Lidl crash bbc.in/4zcDxnL

Family tribute to 'kind' dad killed in Wolverhampton Lidl crash

His family said said it was "unimaginable how we will navigate life without him by our side".

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Couple find love aged 88 in retirement village bbc.in/4eXfDo6

Widowed couple found love at Sutton Coldfield retirement village

Barbara Thompson, 88, and Fred Jenkins, 88, unexpectedly found love again after the death of their spouses.

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New 拢25m major health hub set for Bilston bbc.in/48i3xCk

New 拢25m major health hub set for Bilston

It is hoped, if approved, the new diagnostic centre would improve access to medical tests and scans.

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Student inspired by strongman legend lifts double gold bbc.in/4e3u7Tb

Powerlifting golds for Keele student inspired by strongman

Hasan Amjad took up powerlifting after watching videos of former world's strongest man Eddie Hall.

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Budget hopes for struggling first-time buyers bbc.in/47GQudC

Budget hopes for first-time buyers struggling to save deposits

Aspiring homeowners say rent, rising costs and house prices are delaying plans to buy.

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Whistleblower 'ignored' by surgeon Ian Paterson bbc.in/4i9pp8L

Whistleblower 'ignored' by disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson

An inquest into Marie Pinfield hears a statement from a whistleblower who has since died.

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Driver guilty of murder after Diwali hit-and-run bbc.in/4dYcaW1

Driver guilty of murder after Diwali hit-and-run in Wolverhampton

Jashan Singh is found guilty of murdering married father Navpreet Singh from Wolverhampton.

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"Some days he, just to even talk was an effort, let alone sing, and I don't know how he did it." Sharon Osbourne has revealed that Ozzy was sometimes struggling to even speak, let alone sing in the run up to his final concert last year. Interview: bbc.in/4ertiUg
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Lucky escape as tree falls on car in storm bbc.in/4yMjc7U

Lucky escape as tree falls on car in Streetly during Storm Austen

Barry Boustead says it is very lucky that no one was injured during the incident.

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