Where’s next for Tier Three? 6MILLION people living in the West Midlands, North East and West Yorkshire could be dragged into toughest lockdown within days to contain Covid-19 Means 14million people across England could be living under toughest Covid-controlling curbs by weekend In the West Midlands, Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton at … Read more
Police officers are spending too much time ‘policing relationships’ in domestic abuse and harassment complaints instead of fighting crime, West Midlands chief constable warns West Midlands Police has received 30,000 domestic abuse reports since April Chief Constable David Thompson said ‘very small proportion,’ end up in court He questioned whether the force’s role was ‘impacting’ … Read more
Boris Johnson’s plans to introduce tough new lockdown measures in England were going down to the wire on Saturday as discussions between No 10 and local leaders continued late into the evening. Millions of people in the Midlands and the North are facing travel bans and the shutting of pubs, with local communities tasked with … Read more
Birmingham faces looming lockdown as West Midlands mayor admits city-wide restrictions now ‘very likely’ as symptom-tracking app warns infections ARE rising across the UK West Midlands mayor Andy Street said tougher restrictions were ‘looking likely’ Birmingham’s case rate has jumped to 69 per 100,000, up from 30 a week ago Local leaders in Birmingham are … Read more
Three-year-old girl is found dead in West Midlands flat – as man and woman both aged 21 are arrested on neglect and ill-treatment charges Kaylee-Jayde Priest found by police at a property in Kingshurst, West Midlands Her step-father Dan Gregory, 22, told of his devastation at his daughter’s death Police arrested two suspects, both 21, … Read more
McDonald’s closes branch in West Midlands after five employees tested positive for coronavirus Branch in Sandwell near Birmingham temporarily closed after positive cases McDonald’s said decision made considering recent rise in cases in local area Fast food chain added it is unsure when the branch will reopen to customers By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Pictured: Girl, three, who died after being run over outside her home on a Midlands street – as her family remember their ‘beautiful angel’ Briya Kaur Gill was hit by a black Skoda in Warwickshire at 5.45pm on Friday The girl was rushed to hospital but died from her injuries on Saturday evening A 32-year-old woman … Read more
Neighbours describe hearing ‘blood-curdling screams’ as attacker ‘with two knives’ stabbed two paramedics on house call – as man is Tasered and arrested Emergency workers called to Ashmore area of Wolverhampton at 12.15pm Paramedics sent out an emergency alert that they had been stabbed in the house Police officers were called to the scene and … Read more
The coronavirus reproduction ‘R’ rate – the average number of people each patient infects – is still hovering around the dreaded level of one in three regions in England. Rising above one would cause infections to grow exponentially The coronavirus’s reproduction ‘R’ rate is still on the brink of spiralling out of control in three … Read more
Fears Rolls-Royce will cut up to 4,500 jobs in the East Midlands as it grapples with the fallout of Covid crisis By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 17 June 2020 Rolls-Royce could cut up to 4,500 jobs in the East Midlands as it grapples … Read more