Choc full of fun: Discovering that a family day out to Cadbury World with its ‘beanmobile’ ride and 4D cinema (plus lots of free chocolate) is the sweetest of tickets Joanna Tweedy and her chocolate-loving brood visited Cadbury World on Birmingham’s south-west fringes Formerly a Cadbury factory – this tourist attraction offers ‘the most delicious … Read more
British, 29, is arrested after ‘BITING off part of fellow passenger’s EAR in air rage attack’ moments after their flight from Birmingham touched down in Majorca Assault took place shortly after the plane landed in Majorca from Birmingham The Briton had been denied alcohol on Thursday evening’s flight, police said Police were speaking to the … Read more
Birmingham park visitor in critical condition in hospital after being found in lake used by fisherman A woman is in critical condition in hospital after being pulled from a lake in a park Emergency services rushed to Pype Hayes Park in Birmingham this afternoon An air ambulance was seen in the park, but it is … Read more
Birmingham police patrolling tough new coronavirus restrictions today have been told to find real criminals after failing to find any social distancing flouters. Officers from West Midlands Police bragged about cruising through Birmingham city centre in a so-called ‘Covid car’ which was ‘sent to investigate reports of breaches of social distancing laws designed to keep … Read more
Britons seeking a coronavirus swab in Twickenham have been told to pretend they’re from Aberdeen in order to jump the queue – amid growing anger over the Government’s testing ‘shambles’. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has urged the public to not ‘game the system’ by changing their postcodes when requesting a test. But a glitch, revealed … Read more
Christians plan new Eternal Wall national prayer monument built with a million bricks that will be same height as Nelson’s Column and dwarf the Angel of the North Building on the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, near Coleshill, will start in 2021 The 169ft tall monument near Birmingham will be built with one million bricks … Read more
Birmingham‘s outbreak has spread in households, said the city’s health chief – as he compared spreading covid to ‘passing the biscuits’ – while Leeds council leader said the ‘rule of six’ will help bring cases down. Dr Justin Varney, Director of Public Health in Birmingham, said the city was facing a number of small clusters … Read more
Andy Street said he had been permitted to read out a statement headed ‘Ban on household mixing in Birmingham, Sandwell and Solihull’ Birmingham has been hit by a new lockdown as people are banned from mixing with anyone outside their own household from Tuesday. West Midlands mayor Andy Street said he had been permitted to … Read more
Dr David Rosser, chief executive at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, said hospital admissions for Covid were growing exponentially The number of coronavirus patients being admitted to hospital in Birmingham is doubling every week, fuelling fears the city could be next to be hit with a local lockdown. Seven people are fighting for their lives in … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon warned that the R rate could be as high as 1.5 north of the border as she announced that a planned easing of restriction would not be going ahead from next week.