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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
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
MBE-winning Kinky Boots star’s brother and his friend are revealed as pair shot dead in Range Rover in West Midlands industrial estate Will Henry, 31, and Brian McIntosh, 29, were shot dead on an industrial state The friends were found in a Range Rover with gunshots wounds to the chest Mr Henry is the brother … Read more
All night PONG! Mystery stench leaves thousands holding their noses across the Midlands… but authorities vow to get to the bottom of it The smell was reported across a 50-mile area across the west Midlands last night It was described as ‘like bad vomit’ on social media which was awash with jokes Sandwell Council says … 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
A seven-year-old schoolgirl is raking in hundreds of pounds after launching an antique bottle shop in her parents’ back garden. Betsy-Mae Lloyd, from Wednesbury in the West Midlands, opened her business from a Victorian-style play shed after digging up thousands of old bottles at landfill sites. The primary school pupil has been flogging the antique bottles, … 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
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