Community
Dudley Bedazzle art group gets £2,000 funding boost to tackle loneliness
Bedazzle's 10-week art programme in Dudley has received a £2,000 grant from GreenSquareAccord's Community Impact Fund to support adults facing loneliness and isolation.
Business
State pensioners born before 1960 could get £514 boost next April
State pensioners born before 1960 could see payments rise by 4.1% next April, adding £514 a year under the triple lock, based on latest wage growth data.
Culture
Jah Wobble brings Metal Box Rebuilt in Dub to Stourbridge
Former Public Image Ltd bassist Jah Wobble will perform at Katie Fitzgerald's in Stourbridge on October 3 with his band The Invaders Of The Heart, playing Metal Box Rebuilt in Dub shows.
Politics
New hotel and Airbnb stay tax powers for mayors under Burnham
Mayors in England could gain powers to charge a nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb stays under new Labour plans, with Angela Rayner expected to outline the change on Thursday.
Transport
Sport
Health
Five DWP PIP Timms Review recommendations revealed
Five emerging recommendations from the DWP Timms Review into PIP have been revealed, including in-kind support and faster terminal illness claims, ahead of the final report this autumn.
Tax-free childcare threshold could rise to £150k
A new report suggests raising the HMRC tax-free childcare threshold from £100k to £125k or £150k, or staggering the withdrawal of free childcare, costing £210m by 2030.
Midlands patients face deliberate 14-week waits for surgery
NHS boards in Birmingham, Worcestershire and Shropshire have introduced minimum waits of up to 16 weeks for non-urgent surgeries, a BMJ investigation found.
Brum men's healthy life expectancy just 53 in Druids Heath
Men in Druids Heath, Birmingham have a healthy life expectancy of just 53 years, one of the lowest in England, according to new data.
Public backs PIP protection as DWP cuts loom, Scope says
A new British Social Attitudes survey shows 49% of people want more DWP disability benefit spending, with only 7% favouring cuts, as the government awaits the PIP review.
UK Geography Quiz: How Well Do You Know Britain?
Rivers, mountains, capitals and landmarks across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Test your knowledge of UK geography from Land's End to Ben Nevis.
