Kidney patients are twice as likely to die from Covid in findings that show 3million people are at ‘extreme risk’ Doctors said 48 per cent of those with new kidney problems died from Covid-19 But in those who did not suffer the issue only 21 per cent succumbed to the virus As many as 372 … Read more
Shocking moment impatient driver speeds along the pavement on the wrong side of road to beat the traffic Dashcam footage shows the silver convertible Renault Megane mounting kerb Car speeds along the residential street in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham Oncoming vehicles continue to drive towards it – narrowly avoiding collision By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Five students are in quarantine after taking used coronavirus swab tests which were mistakenly handed out as part of a local testing scheme, a fellow undergraduate said today. Seven households in Selly Oak, Birmingham were given the used kits as part of Birmingham City Council’s ‘drop and collect’ service on Tuesday. Students were ‘shocked and worried’ … Read more
A shisha bar has been fined £10,000 after police body-cam footage captured hundreds of people crammed inside the venue. Workers at Kasablanca Shisha Lounge in Birmingham can be seen trying to close the shutters on officers as they arrived at the premises on September 30. The nightspot also turned their music off and told customers … Read more
A black quantity surveyor is suing a consultancy firm for race discrimination claiming she was held back for promotion in favour of her white colleges. Shannice Richards-Hargreaves worked for project and programme management consultancy Faithful+Gould in Birmingham and then London. She told an employment tribunal that white associate director Dervla Duffy – who worked in the … Read more
England’s second biggest police force has been accused of jeopardising lives after a notebook packed with confidential intelligence on gangs was stolen from a police car. The information includes details of West Midlands police operations and a list of people associated or in the orbit of gangs. The notebook remains missing more than four months … Read more
Virtual reality objects you can FEEL just like on Star Trek’s holodeck move a step closer thanks to new ‘universal law of touch’ Birmingham researchers studied ‘Rayleigh waves’ generated from skin touch They found these waves are picked up by the body’s touch receptor cells The way the waves interact has led to the creation … Read more
A group of Birmingham University students – who’ve all tested positive for Covid – say they feel like they’ve been ‘caged’ after being forced to self-isolate in their student digs for two weeks. Second year students Zack Cohen, Louis Shaw, Rafi Jacobs, Michael Abram – all from North London but studying at the Midlands University – … Read more
Further proof that vitamin D could protect people from coronavirus emerged today after a study found adults deficient in the nutrient are more at risk of catching the disease. Seventy-two per cent of NHS workers who were lacking in the ‘sunshine vitamin’ also tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies — a sign of previous infection. This compared to … Read more
Scientist is fined £105 for taking part in eco protests at printing site that cost publishers £1.2m Dr Janna Goldstein was among more than 50 activists who blockaded print plant Protest took place in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, to highlight ‘climate crisis’ The illegal protest prevented 1,100 retailers from receiving newspapers By Andrew Levy For The Daily … Read more