A man has been seriously injured by a falling tree branch in Staffordshire.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it had received a 999 call at 12:51 to Stapenhill Gardens, Main Street, Burton-upon-Trent, where crews found colleagues from the fire service working to release the man from underneath the large branch.

Paramedics gave the man advanced trauma care on scene before he was airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further emergency care.

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Everyone who has even one miscarriage should be offered tailored help and support, experts say.

The charges follow the death of Fidel Glasgow, grandson of The Specials singer Neville Staple.

Amarvir Powar's DPD van crashed through a barrier on an elevated roundabout in West Bromwich.

There have been 18 cases linked to The Cake Crew factory identified in Shropshire.

The 74-year-old banged his head and was left "freezing cold" after entering the river on Sunday.

A teenage cyclist has been seriously injured in a collision with a car.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was called to Coombes Lane in Longbridge, Birmingham at 21:56 on Tuesday.

Bystanders were treating the boy when paramedics arrived, it said.

“Following emergency treatment at the scene by ambulance staff, he was then transported to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for further assessment," a spokesperson said.

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Hollywood actor David Harewood travels back to his native Birmingham to look at his city's Blitz story. During the war, Birmingham's factories were crucial to war production, and although the city was heavily bombed, much of the destruction was kept secret. David uncovers this story and talks to victims of the Blitz. He also goes up in a small plane to recreate the German bombing raids - from the sky, he is able to see that the house where he grew up in Small Heath was sandwiched between two major targets.

Afshan Haque and her husband lose two relatives in one day as the country's Covid crisis deepens.

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Plans have been put forward to move and expand a county's A&E department.

The multi-million-pound work would see the relocation of the A&E department at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester and the creation of a new ‘emergency village’ on the site.

The plans, which have now been submitted to Worcester City Council for consideration, were drawn up after £15 million was made available to Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust for improvements in urgent care facilities in the city.

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A dedicated children’s A&E department will also be built.

Public consultation on the plans ends on May 18.

Balvinder Gahir died from "catastrophic" injuries at her home in Leamington Spa on 24 August 2020.

The John Munroe Hospital in Leek, Staffordshire, is rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission.

Francesca Scott, 33, denies perverting the course of justice after an alleged double murder.

Firefighters expect to be at the scene of the blaze for more than a week.

The Canal and River Trust says the man who died after being assaulted was a member of its team.

A second man is charged with murdering Bashir Mohamed who was "a strong pillar of the community".

A total of six schools have now been closed following a fire at a recycling plant.

It comes two days after a fire at the Greenway Polymers sent smoke into the air.

Telford & Wrekin Council said remote learning is being provided for pupils at Shortwood Primary School, The Linden Centre, Meadows Primary School, Newdale Primary School, Lawley Primary School and Lawley Village Academy.

Puddleducks nursery is also closed.

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Public Health England has advised people in the area to contact NHS 111 if they suffer any symptoms caused by the smoke, which can irritate airways, skin and eyes and cause coughing, wheezing breathlessness and chest pain.

Chemicals in smoke can also worsen health problems like asthma and heart conditions so people should carry their medication, it said.

Herefordshire Council pledges to make changes after a judge said it "utterly failed" three children.