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A woman has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning after a man was found in cardiac arrest.

Staffordshire Police officers were called by the ambulance service to a property in Rowhurst Crescent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, at 16:45 GMT on Sunday.

The man in his 30s was taken to hospital where he was in a critical condition, the force said.

A 43-year-old woman from Newcastle-under-Lyme was arrested and remains in police custody.

The force said she was arrested on suspicion of "section 23 offences", or maliciously administering poison, as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm., external

Emma Lou, 10, won a national competition to design the mascot for the 2022 games.

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Areema Nasreen was one of the youngest NHS workers to die of Covid-19 at the start of the pandemic.

Operators in northern England and the Midlands get grant as they continue with low passenger numbers.

Photographer Andrew Fusek Peters says perfect weather was also needed for the dramatic shots.

Trevor Johnson, a porter at New Cross Hospital, died at the hospital he worked at in October.

Oliver Banfield's victim says she thought he was "fulfilling a violent cop movie fantasy".

Steelworks have nearly been completed at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham City Council says.

The stadium in Perry Barr, will host the opening and closing ceremonies as well as athletics events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The steelworks will be finished by next week, the council said, with work to add fixtures and fittings underway.

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Councillor Ian Ward, leader of Birmingham City Council, said: "This is an exciting milestone and it's testament to the hard work and efforts of all involved that we have made such progress despite the challenges of delivery during the Covid-19 pandemic.

"We can now clearly see what the new stadium will look like when complete."

The stadium is due to be finished by Spring next year.

Some patients at a Shropshire hospital will be allowed visitors under new rules.

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) had to restrict all visiting for patients in November in line with national guidance in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

But, from Monday, limited visiting will resume for long stay patients on the Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries (MCSI) and Sheldon Ward, the general medicine and rehabilitation ward

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Patients will be allowed one named visitor who must book their visits with the ward.

Visitors will need to wear face masks at all times and will be provided with a surgical face mask by the trust on arrival.

Stacey Keegan, chief nurse at RJAH, said: "We have been monitoring the situation very closely and feel that now is the right time to allow some visitors back on site.

"It's the right thing to do, especially for our most vulnerable patients who will really benefit from contact with their families."

Sir Lenny Henry wrote to Sonny, eight, thanking him for his "brilliant idea".

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• No Covid patients in intensive care at Shropshire's two main hospitals for 'first time in over a year', external
• Some visitors allowed at Shropshire hospital as rules ease next week, external
• Row over rotting windows on Telford housing estate, external

An off-duty firefighter has been praised after helping to save a child who was trapped inside a house.

Russ Jones rushed to a blaze at a house on Farren Road in Northfield, Birmingham on Thursday.

There, he discovered the occupant's son was missing inside.

After spotting a curtain moving in the front room, he found the boy lying on the floor by a front room window, and smashed the glass with a rock to enable him to lean in and pull the boy to safety.

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The boy was treated for minor injuries by West Midlands Ambulance colleagues and then transferred to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

The fire has since been found to have started accidentally

Mr Jones, who has been a firefighter for 24 years, said: "As soon as I saw the fire and was told a young child missing in the property, I had to do something.

"Without my firefighting kit there it was too dangerous for me to enter the property, so I had to find a way of trying to locate the boy and rescue him. I’m just so grateful I did and that he is OK."

The British car is now considered a classic, sought after across the world.

Residents say an odour from a landfill site in Staffordshire is causing them to feel ill.

William Kingham, 15, died at the scene in Solihull on 23 November 2020.

Designs for a coronavirus memorial garden have been released by Birmingham City Council.

The council is developing a proposal to work with local communities on a series of gardens across the city, in recognition of how the virus has affected all parts of Birmingham.

The central feature is a pebble bed that would give communities the opportunity to write the name of someone lost in the pandemic on one of the stones.

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Council leader Ian Ward said: "The last year has been a time of grief and heartbreak for too many people in Birmingham as communities and neighbourhoods right across the city have experienced loss and tragedy and it's important to remember and pay tribute.

"Our initial designs are an excellent starting point and will help us develop ideas in partnership with the people of Birmingham."

Joshua Molnar is cleared of having a knife in public after a review of the case by prosecutors.

The convicted youth claimed he acted in self-defence when he killed Nasir Patrice in January last year.