Woods rejoins Millwall from Stokepublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
Millwall re-sign midfielder Ryan Woods from Stoke City on loan for the 2020-21 season, the final year of his Potters contract.
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Woods rejoins Millwall from Stokepublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
Woman dies in M6 crashpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
A woman's died after her car was involved in a crash with two lorries on the M6 this morning.
The collision happened on the northbound side just before 09:00 between J9 and J10, near Walsall, the ambulance service said. , external
The woman had suffered several serious injuries and died at the scene.
Two lorry drivers, who were checked over, were discharged at the scene.
The northbound side of the M6 has been shut at J9 for about five hours.
M6 closure: 'I’ve moved about a mile in three hours'published at 13:45 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
BBC News TravelLong delays around the M6 in Walsall are hampering drivers having to divert off the motorway after a multi-vehicle crash earlier today.
Highways England said its staff were working hard, external to get the route reopened, but all the traffic having to come off the carriageway at J9 is causing "considerable" delays.
The organisation was responding on Twitter after users @MrAaron_Rea said , externalhe had move a mile in three hours and @MissSShaw said, external they were stationary and several cars had young children in.
There's also congestion on the southbound side as Highways England said , externaldrivers were slowing down to look at the collision on the other side of the M6.
Homeless charity preparing to reopen after lockdownpublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
Tabor House, which provides accommodation for homeless people, said it was preparing to reopen its doors today.
Based in Digbeth, it has transformed its open plan living area into Perspex "pods", with capacity reduced from 11 beds to eight to allow for social distancing.
Guests are being split into those who work and those who don’t, with new cleaning regimes and phased communal meals introduced.
The facility’s opening hours have also been extended so that guests can remain at Tabor House all day, rather than leaving every morning and returning in the evening.
Image source, Tabor HouseChristy Acton, from Tabor House, was part of a team brought together to support more than 50 rough sleepers during an 11-week lockdown period, as part of the “everyone in” policy, which saw hundreds of rough sleepers moved off the streets and into hotels, hostels and temporary accommodation.
"At the start of lockdown, quick action had to be taken to ensure that the city’s rough sleepers were provided with safe accommodation to aid self-isolation," she said.
"Since March, we have seen five Tabor House residents moved into their own accommodation, as well as a further 30 across the community.”
M6 closure 'will be for some time'published at 13:05 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
BBC News TravelThe M6 northbound near Walsall will be shut "for some time yet" after a crash, the ambulance service said.
Image source, Highways EnglandThe emergency services were called to the motorway between J9 and J10 just after 09:00 and said two lorries and a car were involved.
Just before 13:00, the ambulance service said, external the advice from Highways England was to find an alternative route.
Around the web: Two hurt in trouble outside pubpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
Birmingham LiveThe Birmingham Live website's stories today include:
Heavy congestion around Walsall with M6 closedpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
BBC News TravelDrivers are facing heavy congestion on roads around Walsall and Wednesbury with the M6 still closed northbound.
Image source, Highways EnglandThe carriageway was shut just after 09:00 as police responded to a serious crash involving several vehicles between J9 and J10.
Highways England said the northbound side remained closed, external with long delays and congestion stretching back on both the M6 and M5.
Several National Express bus services were also facing delays of up to 40 minutes in the area., external
Building gutted by huge blazepublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
More fire crews are leaving the site of a huge blaze, external at a derelict house in Solihull as investigators move in to establish what caused it.
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End of twitter postThe building on Clock Lane, Bickenhill, near Birmingham Airport, has been completely gutted judging by photos released by West Midlands Fire Service.
At its height, 30 firefighters battled the blaze from 21:40 last night.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceQuarantine: Family set to lose £1,000 on cancelled flightspublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
A family is set to lose £1,000 after deciding to cancel their holiday to Spain next month.
Image source, PA MediaWith people arriving back in the UK from Spain having to self-isolate for 14 days, Sarah Hepworth, from Bromsgrove, said they couldn't go on the trip.
She told BBC Hereford and Worcester they had been due to go on 8 August but coming back with the added quarantine would have overlapped with her children returning to school.
"It's hard because the children were looking forward to it after having to stay in for such a long time and then have this very last minute, it's a real pain."
Mrs Hepworth added their holiday insurance wouldn't cover the cancellation so their only hope would be if the airline cancelled the flights.
M6 drivers 'stuck for more than two hours' after crashpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
BBC News TravelThe M6 remains closed northbound at J9 for Wednesbury to J10 for Wolverhampton after the earlier crash involving several vehicles.
Trapped traffic has now been released, Highways England says, external, with some drivers reporting they had been stuck for more than two hours.
Around the web: Driver 'abandoned children' after crashpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
These stories are from the Worcester News today:
Spain quarantine 'very unfair' on Balearic touristspublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
A quarantine on people arriving in the UK from Spain should have been more targeted to specific parts of the mainland, a holidaymaker in Majorca's told the BBC.
Image source, ReutersThe new coronavirus travel rule was announced on Saturday evening following a spike in the number of new cases in Spain this week.
Fran Thomas, from Ledbury, Herefordshire, is currently on holiday with her family in the Balearic Island of Majorca and is due home tomorrow.
"I completely accept we took a risk, we came on holiday during a pandemic, I completely understand that, I accept it."
But she added: "They've had very few cases here compared with other areas of mainline Spain so it seems very unfair they've included the Balearics and the Canary Islands."
Bullets found after reports of gun-shotspublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
Two men have been arrested after reports of gun-shots in Birmingham.
Two bullets were found in Kelsall Croft and Sherborne Grove after the shots were heard on Saturday afternoon.
West Midlands Police said, external no-one is thought to have been hurt.
The two men, 24 and 26, were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Final gas cylinder set for slow trekpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
The last of several huge gas tanks is going to make its way across Staffordshire over the next few days.
Image source, Staffordshire PoliceSince June, the county's police force, external has been escorting the loads from the Cheshire border through to Warwickshire at a speed of about 5mph.
They have erpeatedly led to long tailbacks, but more surprisingly have also become something of a tourist attraction, with people snapping photos of themselves next to the huge structures.
Officers said this would be the fourth and final week, external with the giant oxygen tank set to travel from Talke to Strongford, south of Stoke-on-Trent, today., external
Around the web: Decline in police charging suspectspublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
A few of the morning headlines from the Express and Star:
M6 closed northbound after crashpublished at 10:03 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
BBC News TravelThe M6 northbound has been shut near Walsall after a crash involving two lorries and a car.
Three people were hurt and being treated by paramedics, the ambulance service said., external
The route's been closed from J9, for Wednesbury, to J10, for Wolverhampton, , externaland Highways England said it was working to get trapped traffic moved.
Fire crews scaled back at large derelict house blazepublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
The number of firefighters battling a huge blaze at a derelict house in Solihull has been scaled back.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServiceWest Midlands Fire Service had sent six fire appliances to the property in Clock Lane, Bickenhill, close to Resorts World and Birmingham Airport, at 21:40 last night.
By about 08:30, they said they were scaling back from 30 firefighters to 15 and would be investigating what caused the blaze.
Image source, West Midlands Fire ServicePositive Covid-19 cases expected to rise at caravan parkpublished at 09:28 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
BBC ShropshireThe number of positive coronavirus cases at a caravan park site in Shropshire is expected to rise, health expects have warned.
Image source, GoogleOn Sunday, Shropshire Council said , external21 people had tested positive at Craven Arms following an initial two positive cases last week.
A testing site has been set up at a nearby business park and those living on the park have been told to self-isolate with their families.
A playground and outdoor gym on nearby Newington Way has been temporarily closed to help stop transmission, and the council said it had been arranging the delivery of food, prescriptions and essential supplies for residents.
100 staff 'at risk of redundancy' at Birmingham museumspublished at 09:06 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
About 100 staff are at risk of redundancy at a museums trust that runs nine sites across Birmingham.
Birmingham Museums Trust revealed it is consulting on job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Its venues include Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, pictured, Thinktank, Aston Hall and Sarehole Mill.
Bosses said despite a public campaign which has raised £25,000, "without significant additional funding our charity faces a challenging future".
Weather: Showers all daypublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 27 July 2020
There'll be outbreaks of showers today, with gusty winds, and the rain could be heavy at times with a small chance of thunder and lightning. High: 21C/70F.
Image source, Mrs BagginsImage caption, Rain in Bromyard, Herefordshire, this morning
Windy this evening with a few showers before turning largely dry and clear overnight. Low: 11C/52F.
You can keep up-to-date on the forecast for your area by going to the BBC Weather website.
