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Denise Lewis said she felt very humble as she collected her damehood and paid tribute to the strong and loving women in her life her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.The 2000 Olympic heptathlon champion said the honour is particularly special because it is for her achievements away from track and field and means everything that her mother Joan got to see it.

Older people are being urged to check whether they are eligible for Pension Credit as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) joins forces with charities and broadcasters to raise awareness of a scheme worth as much as 3,500 a year per person.Nearly 1.4 million people in Britain of state pension age and on a low income already receive the state payout to help with their daily living costs but more than 800,000 more could be missing out, according to MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis, meaning that approximately 1.7bn in help is going unclaimed every year.

Lone child refugees stranded in Sudan could be forced to travel to the UK in small boats because British ministers are not helping those entitled to family reunion to escape the fighting, charities have warned.Asylum seekers granted refugee status in the UK are able to apply to bring their spouse, children or younger siblings one of the few safe and legal routes open to refugees.

A resident at a care home has seen her teenage dream come true after getting her first tattoo.Helen Allen, 77, a resident at Care UK's Foxland Grange home in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, has always wanted a tattoo since admiring one her late partner Keith Mitchell, a biker, had.Thanks to an initiative set up by the team at Foxland Grange, where a Wishing Tree was installed which allows residents to suggest ideas for new things they would like to explore, Ms Allen's dream became a reality.

Three men accused of killing footballer Cody Fisher inside a Birmingham nightclub have entered not guilty pleas to charges of murder and affray.Kami Carpenter, 21; Remy Gordon, 22; and 18-year-old Reegan Anderson are all accused of murdering Mr Fisher shortly before midnight on Boxing Day last year at the Crane nightclub in Digbeth.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A lynchpin figure in a cross-Channel operation charging 18,500 a head to smuggle people in lorries into the UK spent his illicit cash on 1,000 Louboutin trainers and building a house in his native Vietnam.

Manchester United continue their push for the Premier League top four with a trip to face Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday.The two sides met just a couple weeks ago at Wembley in a tense FA Cup Semi-final battle, with neither team scoring over 120 minutes and United only advancing via penalty shootout victory.

Here is a list of provisional declaration times for the elections taking place on Thursday in England, with results expected from the early hours on Friday.The list contains all 230 local authorities with elections, and is arranged alphabetically.Some timings are based on previous elections, and all times are subject to change.

Britain's railway services are being decimated by strike action on Tuesday and Wednesday.Half of all lines are closed and trains are only operating between 7.30am and 6.30pm.Here is a breakdown of each operator's plan for strike days:  Avanti West Coast There is one train per hour in both directions between London Euston and each of Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Preston.

The rail industry is warning that barely a fifth of services will run during two 48-hour strikes that will affect services for most of next week.The train strikes will run on Tuesday and Wednesday (13th & 14th), and between Friday and Saturday (16th & 17th) - but services on Thursday 15th December are also going to be affected, especially in the morning.

The Home Office has been accused of putting the lives of a heavily pregnant woman and her three-year-old daughter at risk as they remain stranded in Sudan while waiting for a UK visa.The family have been waiting more than a year for their documents to be issued, with the mother, who is almost nine months pregnant, trying to shield her daughter from the violence on the streets of Khartoum, the capital.

Two universities have threatened striking academics that they will be docked all of their pay indefinitely in a move that has been described by a union as brutalising staff into submission.The University and College Union (UCU) claims record numbers of its members, at 150 higher education institutions across the UK, went on strike on Thursday and Friday.

Passengers are being warned to check before they travel on Thursday 16th and Saturday 18th March, due to strike action called by the RMT union.Although the RMT called off a strike with Network Rail, they are still in dispute with the train operating companies, and those strikes are still going ahead.

The BBC plans would create 11 investigative reporting teams across the country while increasing its daily online news provision in 43 areas (Image: PA) The CEO of Newsquest, the country's leading local news publisher, has criticised plans for the BBC to increase its online local news output across the UK.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A Catholic priest has accused the Government of censoring the streets of the UK and attempting to criminalise silent prayer after being cleared of charges claiming he intimidated service users near an abortion clinic.

Police have named the 23-year-old victim of a stabbing on the dancefloor of a nightclub in Birmingham on Boxing Day, as his heartbroken family paid tribute to their best friend.Cody Fisher was attacked in the Crane venue in Adderley Street, Digbeth, just before 11.45pm, West Midlands Police said.He had been on a night out with friends when he was approached by a group of people and stabbed, according to the force.

The last line of defence against the cost of living crisis is under threat as churches and other community hubs could be forced to close their doors because of spiralling bills and shrinking donations, two UK elder statesmen have said.Former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown and ex-archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams say: The UK's faith and voluntary sectors find themselves as precarious as the people they are helping.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The UK was rocked by an earthquake on Friday night, with people reporting shaking from south Wales to the West Midlands.The British Geological Survey said the quake, which had a depth of 3.6km (2.2 miles), happened at 11.59pm on Friday.

AC Milan have travelled to London to face Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg of the round of sixteen tie in the UEFA Champions League.Milan go into the game with a slight advantage at 1-0 but without the away goals anymore, the tie can swing right open at any moment.Stefano Pioli's men were stunned by a 2-1 loss to Fiorentina this weekend which halted their four game winning streak and of clean sheets.

The BBC has apologized after lewd noises were played on air during the broadcaster's live coverage of an FA Cup match, apparently via a mobile phone that a someone playing a prank had hidden in the studio.The noises interrupted the coverage presented by former England striker Gary Lineker before the match between Wolverhampton and Liverpool at Molineux Stadium on Tuesday.

It is the dementia care complex with the air of The Truman Show.Residents shop in a mini mart, hang out at the Cup Above cafe, get spruced up at Cutters Hair and Beauty.There is even a crazy golf course.Woodside Care Village in Warwick is staged like a town centre in miniature, with benches and a fountain, cafe tables and front doors to homes styled as either town, country or classical.

A serving police officer found guilty of assaulting a man accused of failing to pay bus fare will spend Christmas behind bars after being jailed for three months.Pc Neville Bridgewood, of West Midlands Police, was convicted after a two-day trial at Birmingham Magistrates' Court last month, the force said.

A fund to help support people fleeing abusive relationships has been launched by TSB.People will be able to get support payments of 50 to 500, depending on their need, paid into a TSB bank account that only the claimant can access.The amounts paid will be based on individual needs and will assist people with the cost of essentials such as travel, clothing and toiletries.

Fire investigators have said they believe a major blaze which destroyed several derelict factory buildings in Wolverhampton was started deliberately.A major incident was declared on Monday, with more than 100 firefighters tackling the overnight blaze which disrupted rail services and led to the evacuation of homes.

A major incident has been declared, with more than 100 firefighters tackling a huge overnight blaze which has torn through several derelict factories, leading to the evacuation of homes.The fire on a site off Lower Horseley Fields in Wolverhampton, which is near houses and railway lines, also saw all trains stopped shortly after it was reported at about 9pm on Monday, West Midlands Fire Service said.

A blunder at a lab which saw thousands of positive Covid-19 cases reported as negative could have led to the deaths of 20 people, according to new estimates.The error at the Wolverhampton lab meant that around 39,000 PCR tests were reported as negative when they should have been positive between September 2 and October 12 2021  mostly in the south-west of England.

Costumes and collectors' items belonging to comedian Sir Norman Wisdom and Forces Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn are set to go under the hammer.Among the items being sold at West Sussex auction house Toovey's on December 1 is Sir Norman's Gump Suit made by W Snape and Son in Wolverhampton in June 1956.Sir Norman wore the suit, complete with its original cap, shirt and tie, in his first five films for the Rank Organisation, including Up In The World in 1956 and Just My Luck a year later.

Pet owners are turning to crowdfunding to pay vets' bills as spiralling inflation leaves them facing impossible choices between the basics of living and care for their cats and dogs.On crowdfunding platform GoFundMe, the number of people citing the cost of living as they fundraise for animal care is 50 times greater this year than last, rising from two to 100.

Creative businesses in England will be given 17.5 million in funding, the Government has announced.The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said on Friday that six regions outside London will receive 1.275 million through the Create Growth Programme.Businesses across the areas will also be able to apply to a new 7 million investment fund to fuel their expansion.

The menu is short and sweet, just like this small restaurant.143 Main St, BT33 0LX; 028 4375 1211 Coco, Belfast There's roast beef on offer, but the Sunday menu here mostly dances between the Med and southeast Asia  even traditionalists will waver in the face of hot and sour lobster soup, crisp lamb breast salad and cherry clafoutis.