
Annabal Bagdi
Senior Reporter at Birmingham Mail
Senior reporter @birmingham_live/@blackcountry. Ex @snapagency @ExpressandStar & @TheOxfordMail. GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2016. Brummie.
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3 days ago |
birminghammail.co.uk | Annabal Bagdi |Ruby Flanagan
Linzi, 35, from Sheffield, had racked up over £1,300 in energy debt over a year but was able to clear it thanks to a little-known cost of living scheme(Image: Linzi)A mum-of-two from Sheffield has divulged how an obscure cost of living programme bestowed her a complimentary £350 to settle her £1,300 energy arrears.
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6 days ago |
birminghammail.co.uk | Martin Naylor |Annabal Bagdi
Wendy Gill, 61, transferred money from a school bank account to her ownWendy Gill at Nottingham Crown Court in 2024A fraudster who swindled more that £77,000 from a primary school has been told she has to pay back all of her ill-gotten gains. Wendy Gill abused her position and 'betrayed' colleagues at a Midlands school to pocket the huge amount of cash over six years. Now, she has to sell her home in order to raise the funds and hand all the money back.
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1 week ago |
birminghammail.co.uk | Samantha Downes |Annabal Bagdi
Families are being warned of a mistake they could make when passing down propertyParents are being warned their children could still face a hefty tax bill despite the crucial seven-year inheritance tax rule. HMRC's inheritance tax (IHT) rules mean if someone gifts large amounts of money or property up to seven years before their death, the inheritance tax portion of the estate will no longer be affected. But there are circumstances where that is not the case.
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1 week ago |
birminghammail.co.uk | Annabal Bagdi
Ian Smith, 62, died in hospital after contracting CoronavirusA paedophile who was locked up for abusing young children has died behind bars. Convicted sex offender Ian Smith was serving a 21-year jail term at HMP Stafford when he died from Covid. He was admitted to hospital after vomiting and suffering from a high temperature. But the prisoner - who had received Covid vaccinations - died three days later.
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1 week ago |
birminghammail.co.uk | Annabal Bagdi
Sonia Simkins ran Hawes Lane Surgery before it closed after a bankruptcy order was made against herA GP practice manager who failed to pay more than £75,000 into her employees' pension funds has been handed a seven-year director ban. Sonia Simkins deducted money from staff wages but failed to pay it into an NHS pension scheme. The 54-year-old contributed just £1,722 into the pension funds for her staff working at Hawes Lane Surgery, in Rowley Regis.
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