Tribute to 'popular' woman as police probe deathpublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Sarah Hopkins was a bright, funny and intelligent girl and passionate about animals, her family say.
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Tribute to 'popular' woman as police probe deathpublished at 13:15 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Beechmere fire: Residents set to get £60k donated cashpublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Phil McCann
Cheshire Political Reporter, BBC NewsResidents who lost their homes in a fire at a retirement complex in August are a step closer to getting a share of nearly £60,000 raised for them.
Image source, Cheshire Fire and Rescue ServiceApartments at Beechmere, Crewe, were destroyed in a blaze which left 150 mainly older people homeless.
The donations are being held by the town council which last night voted to transfer the cash to landlord Your Housing.
The move will be subject to a written agreement which stipulates the cash will be divided equally between the residents.
Blaze face cup play-off against Manchester Stormpublished at 13:01 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Coventry Blaze say they see tonight's pla-yoff against Manchester Storm as their "biggest game of the season so far".
The winner will claim a place in the quarter finals of the Challenge Cup and Coventry have home advantage thanks to the point they gained in their 5-4 overtime defeat to Guildford Flames.
Image source, Scott WigginsIf the score is tied after the end of regulation time, there will be continuous overtime until there is a winner.
New Aston Martin unveiledpublished at 12:51 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Aston Martin has launched its first ever sports utility vehicle, but it is being built in South Wales, not at its headquarters at Gaydon in Warwickshire.
The Welsh Government pledged millions of pounds of public money to attract the carmaker to the Vale of Glamorgan and the St Athan plant is set to employ 750 people when fully operational.
Image source, Aston Martin LagondaThe DBX will be the first to be made at the South Wales site and Aston Martin said the plant has the capacity to produce 4,000 of the vehicles a year.
A "female advisory board" has been involved in the development of the vehicle, which is the firm's first full-size five-seater and will cost £158,000.
Around the web: Sex attack kids left in same schoolpublished at 12:37 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Here are three stories from the Hereford Times today:
- Sex attack kids left in same school, external
- 100 free burgers as restaurant reopens, external
- Final public appearance for Bishop, external
Shoppers' cars block ambulancepublished at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceNew parking restrictions could be imposed on three Telford streets which are clogged with cars belonging to shoppers.
Hollinswood and Randlay Parish Council has been told an ambulance was unable to get to a patient on one of the roads and bin lorries have also been obstructed on Dallamoor, Deercote and Whitworth Drive.
Image source, GoogleParish clerk Katrina Baker said “Over the last four or five months we have had lots of issues on our estates" and told member Telford and Wrekin Council has been looking at a number of problem streets, because it is taking over parking enforcement at the end of January.
Quote MessageOur issue there is people visiting the town centre and using that shortcut just because they don’t want to pay the parking charges there."
Katrina Baker, Hollinswood and Randlay parish clerk
Delayed DIY SOS show to feature Bromsgrove womanpublished at 12:06 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
DIY SOS tonight will feature a woman with cerebral palsy, from Bromsgrove, and show efforts to build a two-storey extension to her home.
Karis Lane is just 27 but had been facing the prospect of having to live in a care home, if her home couldn't be adapted to make it wheelchair-friendly.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe show was due to have been shown earlier this month, but was pushed back to make way for a Brexit documentary, causing the host, Nick Knowles to tweet, external "Think it’s been bumped for more politics ‘cos what we need right now is more politics and less community right?"
Six checked over after 'CS spray' let off in pubpublished at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Fire crews say there was "a strong chemical smell" which was "effectively" dealt with.
Read MoreFamily pay tribute as police continue to investigate deathpublished at 11:49 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
The family of a 25-year-old woman who died in Upton-upon-Severn at the weekend have described her as "a popular, well known and well-liked member of Upton-upon-Severn's community".
Sarah Hopkins was found unresponsive in Causeway Lane on Saturday. West Mercia Police is investigating and waiting for her cause of death to be established.
Image source, Family photoA 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and has since been released on bail.
Her family said she was "a bright, funny and intelligent girl with a beautifully sarcastic sense of humour" who loved being "bold and colourful and expressed it through her clothes and body art".
The family statement added: "It is tragic to know that Sarah was at the beginning a fresh positive chapter in her life having recently started a wonderful new relationship."
Thomas returning to Sixways as forwards coachpublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
The former Welsh international flanker Jonathan Thomas is returning to Worcester, to be their new forwards coach.
The 36-year-old will see out the rest of the season with his current club, Bristol, before coming back to Sixways, where he made 44 appearances.
Image source, Getty ImagesThomas was capped 67 times for Wales between 2003 and 2011 and has recently been forwards coach for the Barbarians.
Around the web: Theatregoers caught up in chemical alertpublished at 11:26 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Birmingham LiveThe headlines from the Birmingham Live website:
A500 lorry fire: Work under way to remove wreckagepublished at 11:09 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsWork's now under way on the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent to clear away the remains of the lorry after the fire at about 04:30 today.
Highways England said , externalthe northbound side's still closed as teams use diggers to remove the burnt remains:
Image source, Highways England
Image source, Highways EnglandHealthier food and breakfast boost pubs and restaurantspublished at 10:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
BBC Business NewsPubs and pub restaurants operator Mitchells & Butlers has reported a 36.2% rise in pre-tax profits to £177m for the 12 months up to the end of September.
The firm runs brands like All Bar One, O'Neill's, Harvester and Toby Carvery.
Image source, Mitchells and ButlersLike-for-like sales rose 3.5%, with food sales up by 3.4%, while drink sales climbed by 3.2%.
The Birmingham-based firm said despite challenges like rising costs facing the restaurant industry, its pubs were doing well, because people still wanted to eat out during social occasions, despite weak consumer confidence.
Sales were up due to a growth in demand for breakfast, and an increasing desire by consumers to eat healthier food than five years ago, meaning that they wanted high quality food made using superior ingredients and sourcing, and were willing to pay a higher price for it.
A500 lorry fire: 'No hazardous goods on vehicle'published at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio StokeThe lorry fire this morning on the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent didn't involved any hazardous goods, police have confirmed.
They and the fire service were called just before 04:30 to the carriageway in Cliffe Vale.
The northbound side remains shut due to damage to the carriageway and Highways England's said congestion on the route's back to J15 of the M6., external
'One in five children in food poverty'published at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Local Democracy Reporting ServiceMore than one in five children in Shropshire are living in food poverty, a charity has estimated.
The Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance will present a report to members of a Shropshire Council committee next week. It says: “Low wages combined with a high rate of part-time and insecure work makes it difficult for many households to keep pace with the increases in the cost of living."
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Food Poverty Alliance also said people in rural communities who don't have their own transport are finding their options for buying food limited.
While it said there are no official statistics, it estimated 27,000 families in the county are affected.
Gas released at pub 'suspected to be tear gas'published at 10:26 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Allen Cook
BBC NewsGas released from a cylinder in the basement of a pub's suspected to have been tear gas or something similar, the fire service has said.
Six people were treated for breathing difficulties after emergency services were called to The Moon Under Water pub on Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, last night.
West Midlands Fire Service said no-one was seriously hurt and police were now probing the cause, adding the substance was suspected to be CS spray, also known as tear gas, or similar., external
Counter-terrorism police make arrestpublished at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
A man's been arrested in Walsall by counter-terrorism police, external on suspicion of breaching his licence conditions.
The 36-year-old was detained today at an address in the town.
West Midlands Police said the licence conditions were made following the man's release from prison in 2017 after being convicted of terrorism offences in 2016.
Bristol coach Thomas to rejoin Warriorspublished at 10:05 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Bristol forwards coach Jonathan Thomas is to rejoin Worcester in the same role, to be replaced at Ashton Gate by John Muldoon.
Read MoreA500 lorry fire: Congestion throughout Stoke-on-Trentpublished at 09:54 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Tim Wedgwood
BBC NewsThese are the remains of the lorry after the fire on the A500 in Stoke-on-Trent this morning.
The northbound side of the route's still shut , externalat Shelton New Road with surrounding roads heavily congested.
Bus firm First Potteries said, external all its services were now "severely delayed" by the impact of the closure.
Staffordshire Police said nobody was hurt in the fire and people have told BBC Radio Stoke they heard explosions during the blaze.
Around the web: Lorry blaze closes city routepublished at 09:45 Greenwich Mean Time 20 November 2019
Stoke-on-Trent LiveA few of the stories making the headlines on Stoke-on-Trent Live:
