Summary

  • Hundreds more NHS maternity cases under review

  • Theatre consults on job cuts due to Covid-19

  • PC charged with causing death by dangerous driving

  • Human remains found in 'murdered' mother search

  • Special constable hit by car dies months later

  • Updates on Friday 10 July

  1. Why I'm giving truffles away for freepublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    With restaurants only just starting to open, Mike Collison is struggling to sell his £30k harvest.

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  2. Sibley lasts just four balls on test returnpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    BBC Sport

    After a long wait for the return of test cricket, Warwickshire's Dominic Sibley lasted just four balls before being bowled for 0.

    He left a ball from West Indies bowler Shannon Gabriel and the ball hit his off stump.

    Dom SibleyImage source, Getty Images

    There was a delayed start to the day because of rain and England were 1-1 when the rain returned at Southampton.

  3. Parents of junior doctor with Covid-19 took 'quite a hit'published at 14:40 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    Clare Lissaman
    BBC News

    A junior doctor who lives with her parents said they were forced to self-isolate and miss work after she contracted coronavirus.

    Captain Hina Morjaria, an Army reservist from Kidsgrove, said her parents had to employ temporary staff to keep their pharmacy business afloat and took “quite a hit” financially.

    Captain MorjariaImage source, MOD

    The Royal Stoke doctor said she tried to self-isolate in the house but her parents also became ill.

    "Whilst I started to get unwell and that passed over about four or five days and then my parents started to show symptoms and it hit my dad really badly even though he is relatively fit,” she said.

    Captain Morjaria, 27, recently appeared in a publicity drive encouraging other NHS staff to consider a part-time military career.

  4. Fire destroys 500-year-old 'magnificent' oakpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    Footage shows the remains of an oak tree thought to be 500 years old after it was destroyed in a fire.

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  5. People in West Mids less likely to work from homepublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    According to new figures, people living in the West Midlands have been less likely to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic than any other part of the UK

    A study by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that across the UK in April, 46.6% of people in employment did some work at home, mainly as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.

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    Women were slightly more likely to do some work at home than men, while people aged 16 to 24 were less likely to do some work from home than those in older age groups.

    Occupations requiring higher qualifications and more experience were more likely to provide homeworking opportunities than elementary and manual occupations, according to statisticians.

  6. Is sexism behind beauty salons' continued closure?published at 13:52 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    Hairdressers and pubs are open again but beauty salons are not. Are they being taken less seriously?

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  7. Murder victim, 25, named by policepublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    George Loveridge died at a house in Wellington on Saturday morning.

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  8. LDRS: Plans to double size of quarry approvedpublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    Local Democracy Reporting Service

    Here are three of the stories covered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service in Warwickshire today:

    • Plans to double the size of Kingsbury Quarry in Dosthill have been approved allowing clay to be extracted from the site for the next 33 years.
    • A toilet for people with multiple learning difficulties is going to be created in Rugby Central shopping centre, at a cost of £60,000.
    • A temporary classroom at High Meadows Community School in Coleshill will be moved, after complaints from neighbours.
  9. Man charged after paramedics stabbedpublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    The crew were hurt after being called to check on the welfare of a man at his home in Wolverhampton.

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  10. Crewe sign Accrington striker Zanzalapublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    Crewe Alexandra sign Accrington Stanley striker Offrande Zanzala on a one-year deal.

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  11. Man injured in machete attackpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    A man has been treated for hand injuries after being attacked with a machete in Burton upon Trent.

    Staffordshire Police said officers were called to Goodman Street at about 18:50 on Monday and the 41-year-old man was taken to Queen's Hospital, but later discharged.

  12. School renames house after BLM protestspublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    BBC Shropshire

    The name of one of the four houses at the Habadasher's Adams' Grammar School in Newport is being changed, following the Black Lives Matter protests.

    Clive House was named after Robert Clive, the Shropshire-born Major General who played a leading role in establishing British colonial rule in India.

    Adams' Grammar SchoolImage source, Google

    The school has decided to change the name after consulting staff, past and current pupils and parents.

    It received more than 800 responses and head teacher Gary Hickey said the renaming would contribute, "in a small but useful way, to recognising the injustices inflicted on ethnic minority communities."

    A new name will be chosen in the autumn and the school has also committed to teaching more black history.

    Clive of IndiaImage source, Getty Images

    Shropshire Council will discuss the possible removal of Clive of India's statue from Shrewsbury Square at a meeting a week tomorrow.

  13. Ex-BNP councillor stands down as deputy mayorpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    Melanie Baddeley was due to become Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, but said she received abuse online.

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  14. County Championship cancelled until 2022published at 11:32 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    The Rugby Football Union confirms that County Championship will not be played again until 2022.

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  15. Junior army doctor treated father for coronavirus at homepublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    Clare Lissaman
    BBC News

    A junior doctor at Royal Stoke University Hospital has told how she looked after her father at home when he became seriously ill with coronavirus.

    Hina Morjaria, 27, an Army reservist who is completing her foundation training at the hospital, said he became ill days after she tested positive for Covid-19.

    Captain MorjariaImage source, MOD

    Captain Morjaria, who lives with her parents in Stoke-on-Trent, cared for him after he was diagnosed with bilateral covid-pneumonia after having a chest x-ray.

    “He is usually really outgoing and really happy and has a huge hobby with his electrical gadgets and stuff but he was just staring into thin air and he dropped 11kg because he was eating teaspoons of food a day. It was shocking to see,” she said.

    Captain Morjaria closely monitored his blood pressure and fluid intake and used her mobile phone to track the oxygen levels in his blood.

    She later began taking him on “walks down to the garden” but said he was now much better and was "making lots of dad jokes" again.

  16. Woakes waiting to hear about England placepublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    BBC Sport

    Warwickshire's Chris Woakes is one of five England pace bowlers waiting to hear who will take up three places in the side to face the West Indies.

    The first test match, in Southampton, will start later this morning and England decided to delay their team announcement until the coin toss is made

    Chris WoakesImage source, Getty Images

    James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood are also vying for a spot in the team.

    Woakes' Warwickshire teammate Dom Sibley is expected to open the batting for England.

  17. Camp-fire blamed for destruction of ancient oakpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    An unattended camp-fire was responsible for destroying an ancient tree in the Malvern HIlls, Hereford and Worcester Fire Service has said

    The Whiteleaved Oak, in a valley between Chase End Hill and Ragged Stone Hill, was believed to be about 500 years old.

    The Whiteleaved OakImage source, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service

    The tree was named as one of the UK's trees of the year in 2014.

  18. Man suffers serious head injury in road rage attackpublished at 09:36 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    A 27-year-old man has been treated for a serious head injury after been hit with a glass bottle in a road rage attack in Warwick.

    Warwickshire Police said it happened on Saturday evening, on the slip road of the M40.

    M40 slip roadImage source, Google

    The force said two cars pulled over and one couple got out of their car to attack another couple.

  19. Second attempt to hold Comic Con abandonedpublished at 09:13 British Summer Time 8 July 2020

    The Wales Comic Con event, due to be held at Telford International Centre next month, has been cancelled because of coronavirus.

    A statement from the organiser said existing ticket holders will automatically be transferred to a new date next year and details would be announced soon.

    Boba Fett

    It was originally planned for April, with guests including Val Kilmer, John Barrowman and the cast of the sci-fi series Firefly.

    The event has previously been held in Wrexham, but moved to Telford's International Centre because it needed a bigger venue.