Summary

  • Updates from Monday 10 February to Sunday 16 February

  1. Thousands of medicine deliveries missed by firmpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    Nearly 10,000 medicine deliveries were missed, leading to hospital treatment for some patients.

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  2. Family of 12 ducklings saved from drainpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    The family of 12 ducklings are reunited with an anxious mother duck after they fell into a drain.

  3. Air quality risk 'low' after recycling plant firepublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    Firefighters remain on the scene at Greenway Polymers in Ketley after a blaze broke out last month.

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  4. Man 'blocks mother's way and asks to buy baby'published at 09:04 British Summer Time 14 May 2021

    He blocks the woman's path and tries to unbuckle the child’s restraints as she walked with her pram.

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  5. William and Kate make mental health visit to citypublished at 20:41 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    The royal couple heard about the support young people in the city have needed during lockdown.

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  6. Officer 'surprised' Iraq veteran was not sectionedpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    A police officer tells an inquest Lance Shingler said it was "all over" days before an overdose.

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  7. Lees hits 99 as Durham defy pacy Pearspublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    Alex Lees makes 99 as Durham battle to 246 all out against Worcestershire at Chester-le-Street, Josh Tongue taking 5-38.

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  8. Two in court accused of teen's moped murderpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    The men were allegedly in a car that chased Liam Mooney on a moped, causing it to crash, police say.

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  9. E-fit released in search for abandoned baby's mumpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    Baby George was only a few hours old when he was found wrapped in a blanket at a park in April.

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  10. Two men jailed for shotgun barber shop shootingpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    They shot their victim in a dispute over a car accident and caused him life-changing injuries.

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  11. Indian variant Covid cases found in Nuneatonpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    A "small number of cases" are discovered in the Abbey Ward area, public health bosses say.

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  12. Photographer's sight loss inspires projectpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    Seeing in Isolation explores life from the perspective of visually impaired people.

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  13. Spate of caravan thefts in countypublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    There's been a spate of caravan thefts in north Staffordshire.

    Two were taken from a storage facility in Bignall End on 7 May and another two were taken on 9 May - one from a farm near Newcastle-under-Lyme and the other from a farm near Biddulph.

    Staffordshire Police carImage source, Staffordshire Police

    Staffordshire Police Chief Inspector Mark Thorley said: "Caravan thieves often scout for desirable vans in the day before returning to steal them at night, so I also ask residents to keep an eye out for suspicious behaviour."

  14. The NHS Covid legacy - long waits and lives at riskpublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    Nearly a third of hospitals sees long waits balloon, as NHS warned backlog will take years to tackle.

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  15. Long Covid: 'I've never been ill like this'published at 11:59 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    A specialist clinic has been set up in Birmingham to explore the effects of long Covid.

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  16. More than 130 mice rescued from same housepublished at 11:42 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    The RSPCA is looking for new homes for them, following the discovery in Atherstone.

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  17. Weather: More rain forecast todaypublished at 08:16 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    BBC Weather

    We're forecast more light rain, but it's going to stay warm, with temperatures up to 15C (59F) in parts of the West Midlands.

    The rain is expected to clear by the evening and tomorrow is likely to be dry.

    But after that we're due another week of rain.

  18. Police expand use of drug that reverses overdosespublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

    But officers' representatives are concerned the roles of police and paramedics are becoming blurred.

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