6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (330+ words) John Lewis is urgently recalling 10 asbestos-contaminated products - with shoppers warned to "stop using immediately". John Lewis, which has branches in Birmingham, has urgently recalled 10 novelty items that are believed to be “asbestos-contaminated”. John Lewis has urgently recalled 10 Sophie Allport novelty…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (352+ words) From next month, a new Vaping Products Duty begins under the Labour Party government. Vapers may find themselves £137 out of pocket every year when it comes into force on October 1. From next month, a new Vaping Products Duty begins under…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (239+ words) Emergency services were sent to land off Strawberry lane in Cheslyn Hay after reports of a child in cardiac arrest, now confirmed as a three-month-old baby girl, but sadly nothing could be done to save her(Image: Chase TV ) A…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (279+ words) Residents living on one side of a Birmingham village are statistically healthier than their neighbours just across the boundary, according to government data. On paper, Rubery is split down the middle when it comes to health standards, according to findings…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (780+ words) Charlotte (R) with sister, Liv (L)(Image: Charlotte Casey) "The life expectancy with this condition is 36 - and obviously I'm only 25," Charlotte Casey says. The mum to two young children, from Bromsgrove, is living with a rare condition slowly robbing her of - just…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (885+ words) Father-of-two Michael Collins, 41, feared he would die young after tipping the scales at more than 23 stone A Midland chef who “ballooned” to more than 23 stone after years of binge eating lost a third of his weight after fearing he would…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (376+ words) Helen Whately, a Conservative Party MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, reached out in the Commons The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed how ADHD, anxiety and depression is "defined" for people who want to claim Personal Independence Payments…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (307+ words) The UK's main disability benefit is currently under review Households who claim Personal Independence Payments (PIP) have been sent a major update over possible cuts to the benefit. PIP is currently under review, with recommendations for its future to be…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (799+ words) Tom Hopcroft (pictured with Beth & Steve Hopcroft) will hike over 800km to raise money for Brain Tumour Research A Birmingham man is trekking 840km across the Spanish Pyrenees to raise research funds into the disease that killed his father. Stephen Hopcroft, who…...