Community
Wandsworth weighs 160% council tax rise, £800 Band D hike
Wandsworth Council, run by Conservatives, plans a 160% council tax increase for Band D homes from April, adding roughly £800 to annual bills after government granted uncapped rise permission.
Business
Mums launch affordable soft play hire business Kiddies' Kits
Two Birmingham mums started Kiddies' Kits, a bespoke soft play and toy hire business, after struggling to find affordable party options for their babies' first birthdays.
Culture
Wolverhampton in 1980: Nostalgic Photos Show Retro City Life
Step back to 1980 Wolverhampton with nostalgic archive photos revealing everyday life, shops, and streets. See how the city has changed.
Politics
DWP contacts Pension Credit claimants for bank statement reviews
DWP has started contacting Pension Credit claimants for case reviews, asking some for bank statements to verify correct payment amounts.
Sport
Health
Bromsgrove woman's fundraising plea to save mum
Laura Potter, 35, from Bromsgrove, has launched a crowdfunder to pay for her mum Christine's cancer treatment in Germany after losing her dad and brother to the disease.
Woman claims NHS dismissed miscarriage symptoms
Jodie Evans, 22, from Wolverhampton, says doctors told her bleeding was normal and she could wait five weeks for a scan, before she paid for a private scan that revealed her baby had died.
Deferred Pensioners Excluded from Labour Tax Break
State pensioners who defer their payments will be excluded from Labour's tax waiver, potentially losing hundreds annually, warns LCP.
PIP could rise to £800 a month in October Budget
PIP is set to rise to a maximum of £800 a month from April 2027, as new Chancellor John Healey prepares to deliver his first Budget on October 28.
DWP confirms top 20 psychiatric conditions for PIP as 1.5m claim
DWP data reveals 1.5 million PIP claimants receive support for psychiatric disorders. The Timms Review may reform eligibility, affecting conditions like mixed anxiety and depressive disorders, autism, and learning disabilities.
General Knowledge Quiz: Test Yourself
A mixed bag of brain-teasers covering science, literature, maths and famous Britons. From Shakespeare to Brunel, see how many of these general knowledge questions you can crack.
