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A woman’s body has been pulled from the River Severn after a 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder, police revealed today. Search crews discovered the body of a woman ‘in her 20s’ in Worcester as forensic officers searched a house nearby. Officers investigated a trail of what appears to be bloody splattered along … Read more
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder as police investigate a trail of blood found along a road. Three sites in Worcester have been cordoned off as search teams comb the River Severn for a woman’s body. A house is being searched by police and forensic experts found what appear to be … Read more
Disturbing images reveal dead birds floating in the River Severn as 60 of Worcester’s 300 swans have been wiped out by bird flu. The city’s emblematic swan population has decreased by one fifth as the River Severn has been filled with carcasses, leading locals to rename it a ‘swan graveyard’. Wildlife experts fear the number of swan deaths … Read more
The NHS was founded in 1948 by Prime Minister Clement Attlee’s Labour Government as part of a huge overhaul of public services in the UK. It was formed out of a long-held belief in Britain that healthcare should be free at the point of delivery regardless of wealth or status, with the atrocities suffered in … Read more
The Severn Bridge was closed and hundreds of homes were hit by power cuts this morning as Storm Aiden barrelled into the UK with gusts of up to 75mph and torrential downpours. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for high wind and rain across swathes of the UK as the first named storm … Read more
We boarded the ‘Edward Elgar’ at Gloucester Docks, landlubbers almost childishly happy to be on the water in fine autumnal weather — and the crew seemed happy to greet us. We were the first people to board the boat since the dreaded virus confined us to barracks, so there was a sense of liberation all … Read more
Giant 27-inch horn belonging to an extinct species of wild cattle that roamed Britain 5,000 years old is discovered in the River Severn estuary Horn was found protruding from the sand and was spotted by two brothers After freeing the relic the brothers realised it likely was extremely rare Preliminary analysis indicates this specific horn is around 5,000 … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Water firm Severn Trent stays liquid through pandemic By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:57 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 4 April 2020 Hygiene has become a central plank in the fight against coronavirus and Government initiatives seem to be bearing fruit. Severn Trent supplies more … Read more
Flood defences were finally breached in Bewdley last night after the Worcestershire town held out for days against the rising levels of the River Severn. Photographs taken at Beale’s Corner in the riverside town, which straddles the Severn north of Worcester, show flood water pouring over the top of temporary barriers erected in the wake of Storm … Read more
Residents in areas of Shropshire were urged to evacuated today as the River Severn rose to all-time high levels amid severe flooding after more than 400 tonnes of water per second rushed down towards Shrewsbury. Large parts of the county are already underwater, with many access roads closed, and things could get worse with the … Read more