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State pensioners urged to unplug 5 household appliances as energy bills soar

Energy specialists have highlighted the silent household appliances that you should switch off to make significant savings on your energy bills.

Business Secretary 'no' to Jaguar Land Rover bailout with 4,000 jobs under threat

Jaguar Land Rover is expected to announce a major redundancy programme on Monday, with 4,000 job losses to be spread over two years, as the Business Secretary rules out a government bailout

Housing estate revamp and Ryebank Fields fury amongst latest planning developments in Greater Manchester

These are all the planning developments progressing with councils across Greater Manchester this week

Edinburgh man pronounced dead after emergency services called to scene

Our thoughts are with his family

Family pay tribute to ‘deeply loved’ Staffordshire ‘stabbing’ victim as third ‘murder’ arrest made

The victim of a suspected 'stabbing' incident has been named as a further murder arrest is made

Live updates as air ambulance touches down near North Staffordshire golf course

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Coventry city centre e-bike riders failing to comply with pedestrian zone cycling ban

A council study found three quarters of e-bike riders flouted regulations requiring them to dismount and walk through Coventry's pedestrian precincts, as the city looks to renew its Public Spaces Protection Order

M60 traffic LIVE as lanes shut after crash with two mile tailbacks and 45 minute delays

There are long queues through Trafford

Little wonder the NI Secretary decided not to make a decision... even Houdini couldn’t find a way out of Garvaghy impasse

Chris Bryant is in good company in being stumped by one of unionism’s biggest grievances

Inside North Staffordshire nursery praised by Ofsted

Biddulph Kindergarten opened in 2024

Fears Staffordshire community will be swallowed up by new 70-home estate

It is the Staffordshire Green Belt

Nationwide wants defibrillator and bleed kit outside Staffordshire branch

A planning application has been lodged

Exciting new bar and events space to open in Leeds

A month-long party is planned to launch the new opening

Live updates as police swarm Stoke-on-Trent supermarket

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Double tragedy for BBC NI following deaths of former journalist Stephen Walker and newsroom ‘mother’ Sharon Bradford

Mr Walker authored biographies of both John Hume and David Trimble

Tributes paid following death of former BBC journalist Stephen Walker: ‘We are all heartbroken, but grateful for his life so well and fully lived’

Mr Walker authored biographies of both John Hume and David Trimble

Stallholders worried about being put on second floor of major new market development

It's one of several concerns and the council says it's listening

Life at county town market where footfall and customer service is key

Carmarthenshire Council is confident that a £41m regeneration project nearby will help local businesses

Officer suffers facial injuries following headbutt

Orchard Park woman looked after cash for drugs enterprise

She provided a safe house for cash and drugs imported from India

Grass verge mower catches fire near A38

There was also flooding to the town hall

Gardai investigating fatal hit-and-run appeal for information about car

'A new way of thinking about the economy of rural Wales is long overdue'

Columnist Dylan Jones-Evans argues rural Wales is not simply somewhere to preserve, subsidise or visit

'Extensive damage' caused to Bangor home in early-morning arson attack

Police are asking for anyone who noticed anything suspicious to get in contact