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'If we don't stop this, they'll start on the rest in Walsall'

Walsall Council removed other two sites because they would impact adjoining nature conservation sites

HMRC confirms 1.8 million letters being dispatched to 5 groups of household

Simple assessment is a way for HMRC to collect tax it cannot take automatically through a taxpayer’s tax code or a self-assessment tax return.

HMRC confirms VAT refund change for thousands of taxpayers in shake-up

All non-UK businesses that are members of a VAT group must submit their own claim for any UK VAT they incur

DWP Warm Home Discount could be increased to £300 amid rising bills

The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has set out a seven-point winter rescue plan for the Chancellor in a formal Budget submission

DWP confirms major change for all households with £1,000 or less in pension pot

DWP has launched a consultation to “address the small pots problem” in the defined contribution market.

All of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour supporting acts quit after Macklemore dropped

Lawyer warns anyone with side-hustle 'you're running a business'

If you are selling goods or services with the intention of making a profit, you are automatically considered to be a sole trader

Children among at least 19 killed as damaged building collapses in Gaza City

Children among at least 14 killed as damaged building collapses in Gaza City

Children among at least 12 killed as damaged building collapses in Gaza City

7 people Derbyshire police would like a quiet word with

Anyone with information is asked to contact the police

Huge council update over wrangle at new Nuneaton town centre college

It will be known as the Grayson Place Campus

Tributes paid to 'true legend' Dumbarton dad killed by mini on M8

"You were a true legend. Fly high up there, bro."

Shock as police make filthy find in knife amnesty bin next to busy Sheffield road

Two PCSOs had to clean the bin and restored it to its proper use

'There is still everything to fight for' - MP shares update on Rustington hospital

‘There is still everything to fight for’ amid a campaign to reopen a hospital in Rustington, an MP has said.

Man's body found washed up on rocks at West Kirby Marine Lake

The man's death is being treated as unexplained

Missing child who vanished from playground 'won't respond to his name' as new image released

Noah was last seen in a playground in Suffolk where he became separated from a family member before running off down an alleyway

DWP £25 Cold Weather Payments could be replaced with new handout

The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has set out a seven-point winter rescue plan for the Chancellor in a formal Budget submission

Come-back gig is Matt's first Chichester headline show

Chichester date

Police continue search for missing non-verbal autistic three-year-old boy in Suffolk

The missing boy became separated from a relative after visiting a playground

New elected leader of Hartlepool Council set to 'build on good work' of predecessor after resignation

Councillors in Hartlepool have elected Reform's Dave Bruce as the new Leader of Hartlepool Council :: It follows the departure of the party's Graham Harrison

'Paint mistake ruined my walls – knowing 1 tip could have avoided disaster'

A first-time homeowner shared how a simple paint tape error ruined her walls, as she urged other people not to make the same mistake as her during renovations...

'Just the start': Inflation up by 3.1 per cent as petrol and diesel prices soar

Surging fuel prices helped drive UK inflation higher again last month, according to official figures.

ITV 70 Up viewers 'bawling' over 'heartbreaking' series as 7 Up kids return

70 Up has returned to ITV for one final time, as the groundbreaking social experiment reaches its final chapter and viewers are left in tears