All news by author: Jamie Brassington

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Full list of passport rules for TUI, easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair and British Airways
Brits flying with TUI, easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair and British Airways are being warned to check their passports and ID cards before heading on holidays to the likes of Spain, Portugal, France and more
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Police officer seriously injured in hit-and-run after pulling driver over
A police officer based in Walsall has suffered serious leg injuries in a hit-and-run incident in the West Midlands today where they were trying to speak to a driver before the person sped off
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Inside little-known UK town that is so nice 'it's like living on holiday'
Not only is the town in Shropshire highly-rated, but it's also surrounded by lots of green spaces, offering plenty of scenic walks including The Wrekin
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Cost of living payments worth £250 to be paid from next week - see who can claim
Residents in the West Midlands, specifically Dudley, could be eligible for a £250 cost of living payment to help with everyday expenses this winter
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Abandoned house plagued by rats and 6ft weeds finally sells after 17 years
The home, in Great Wyrley, Staffordshire was in such a state of disrepair that it led to numerous complaints from neighbouring residents and it was purchased by a third party at an auction earlier this month for £120,000
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Meet 'UK's youngest paranormal investigator', 8, who talks to ghosts through app
Bobby Horton, aged just eight, claims to use a smartphone app to talk to spirits and ghosts, following in the footsteps of other family members in investigating the paranormal
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Body never found as man crushed to death 'within seconds' by industrial shredder
David Willis died after he fell into an industrial shredder in Wolverhampton, with his company Timmins Waste Services (TWS) and manager Brian Timmins accused of 'systematic failures' and facing charges over his death
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Locals in UK's second most desirable area say it's a 'dump' despite house prices
A recent study revealed Sandwell in the West Midlands is the second most desirable place to live in the UK, where house prices have skyrocketed over the past decade
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Terrifying moment boy, 11, has 'gun held to head in masked raid on family home'
CCTV shows the gang of masked thieves raiding the family home in Walsall, West Midlands, before attempting to make off with a Range Rover but having to flee on foot
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'I run 500-year-old haunted pub where ghosts keep messing with workmen'
Ye Olde Leathern Bottel is one of the oldest pubs in the UK - and it's got a few spooky stories attached to it, with the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin said to have once hidden there
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'Dapper' dog in a button-up shirt taken off woman who 'wasn't looking after it'
British Transport Police had an unusual encounter on Friday when a well-dressed dog in a smart blue shirt had to be rescued - after its owner was failing to look after it adequately.
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'Ghost' heard saying 'are we friends?' in eerie 'spirit box' recording in hotel
Five hundred-year-old Castle Bromwich Hall in Birmingham is said to be so haunted that paranormal hunters claimed ghosts were “opening and closing doors for them on command”
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Once 'lovely' street now has yobs setting fire to homes 'nearly every day'
The cul-de-sac in Dudley, West Midlands, has become a target for vandals and arsonists after the council vacated half the homes in plans to build social housing
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Dead dog carried into vets in B&M bag after suffering 'horrific stab wounds'
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A dog in Oldbury, the West Midlands was already dead from multiple 'horrific' stab wounds when it was brought to a vet in a B&M shopping bag by a man who did not leave his details
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British region on 'UFO alert' with '42 sightings' reported in 12 months
The South East, North West and South West still come out on top on the unearthly sightings chart for 2022 but the West Midlands is spiking after UFO researchers compiled last year's data
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Pregnant mum took cocaine before driving to McDonald's and getting pulled over
Pregnant Sarah Adnams, 36, was driving home from McDonald's in Lightwood, Stoke, when she was pulled over by roadside police and later found to have taken cocaine
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Driver, 23, killed young mum in crash after speeding at 100mph to 'show off'
Hashim Aziz, 23, had taken his brother's Audi A3 to drive his cousins for a meal, before speeding to about 100mph before smashing into mum Baljinder Kaur Moore's Vauxhall Corsa