A West Midlands Police chief has stood by the decision to issue seven £200 lockdown fines to people paying respects to 1974 IRA Birmingham bombing victims. The force came under fire after two West Midlands MPs said it had been ‘morally wrong’ to issue the fines following an anniversary convoy on November 21 last year. … Read more
Over-80s face gruelling trips to vaccination hubs to get inoculated against Covid-19… or an agonising wait for a unit to open nearer to home Around 130,000 invites were sent out to those aged over 80 at the weekend Several have complained about the long journeys they are expected to make NHS says if they are … Read more
Boris Johnson wants to open 50 mass vaccination centres across the country within weeks to help hit his target of offering vaccines to nearly 14 million people by the middle of next month. There are already around 700 vaccination sites across the country, with seven national centres opening this week to turbo-charge efforts to get jabs to millions of … Read more
New mutant strain of coronavirus that is surging through Britain is more contagious because it replicates in the throat, says study Birmingham University study found Covid variant patients had ‘high viral loads’ Swabs taken from throat of those with latest strain had higher levels of Covid Michael Kidd, who lead study, said findings could explain how … Read more
Bowel cancer sufferers could soon be spared surgery that leaves them needing a stoma bag for the rest of their lives. Following pioneering research by NHS experts, thousands will be offered a two-part treatment, which involves a short, sharp burst of radiotherapy, followed by a 60-minute op involving no external incisions. Patients can be free … Read more
Two thugs, both 20,who battered a wheelchair-bound pensioner, 69, to death to steal £100 face life in prison Robert Morrison, 69, was brutally attacked at flat in Kings Heath, Birmingham Pensioner died of pneumonia, contracted due to his fractured ribs from beating Ian Knowles and Ismaila Mohamed, both 20, facing life in prison for his … Read more
Universities in Sheffield and Manchester have become the first to scrap student accommodation fees during lockdown – after furious undergraduates threatened ‘rent strikes’ across the UK. The National Union of Students (NUS) has insisted it is ‘unacceptable’ that little support has been made available for those who travelled home for the holidays and have since … Read more
Horrifying moment teenager, 18, smashed her mother’s car into her ex and his 16-year-old new girlfriend in ‘uncontrollable rage’ – as she is jailed for more than three years Lydia Baya, 18, had ploughed into ex-boyfriend, 19, and girl, 16, in Birmingham She then crashed the Renault Captur into a bus stop, injuring two pedestrians … Read more
A gang behind one of the UK’s largest car ‘chop shop’ scams who stole 117 cars have been ordered to pay back more than £1million of their ill-gotten gains. Mohammed Nadeem, Nadeem Arshad, Zahir Hussain and Amaan Zameer were jailed for a total of 23 years at Birmingham Crown Court in December 2019. Three of … Read more
Should have used the Sat Nav! Tram station is forced to close after black TAXI is left abandoned on tracks Bizarre footage shows moment police attempt to remove the taxi from tram line The incident took place on the Snow Hill stop in Birmingham, West Midlands Footage of the rescue attempt was captured by a passerby, … Read more