Summary

  • Updates from Monday 10 August to Sunday 16 August

  1. Blaze engulfs Birmingham plastics factorypublished at 21:43 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    More than 100 firefighters are at the fire which is sending black smoke across Birmingham.

    Read More
  2. Baby born with rare tumour saved by medicspublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    The tumour on Kayleigh Deaville's neck threatened to block her airways so had to be removed at birth.

    Read More
  3. Glos and Warwickshire game in balancepublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    All results are possible at Bristol with Gloucestershire 197-6, a lead of 160 over Warwickshire, at stumps on day three.

    Read More
  4. Farm's Covid-19 outbreak 'successfully contained'published at 19:06 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    Up to 134 crop pickers at the farm in Mathon tested positive, prompting health officials to step in.

    Read More
  5. End of live updates for Mondaypublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    If there are further updates on the fire in Tyseley, Birmingham, you'll be able to see them here through the night.

    Otherwise, we will be back with live updates for the West Midlands from 08:00 tomorrow.

  6. Tyseley fire: Smoke seen from Worcestershirepublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    Allen Cook
    BBC News

    We told you the plume of smoke from the industrial fire in Tyseley, Birmingham, could be seen for miles away and here are some of the photos to prove that.

    These were taken in Kings Heath, Stirchley and Cofton Hackett, near Bromsgrove:

    Smoke seen in Kings HeathImage source, Peter Turland
    Image caption,

    Kings Heath

    StirchleyImage source, Phil Banting
    Image caption,

    Stirchley

    Cofton Hackett, near BromsgroveImage source, Peter Bentley
    Image caption,

    Cofton Hackett, near Bromsgrove

  7. Large fire breaks out at industrial estatepublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    Smoke from the blaze could be seen as far away as Bromsgrove.

    Read More
  8. Tyseley fire: Surrounding roads congestedpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    There's heavy congestion in the area around the fire at the Tyseley Industrial Estate this evening.

    West Midlands Network said, external the A41 Warwick Road and the A34 Stratford Road were severely affected and bus services also faced delays

    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of twitter post
    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post 2

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of twitter post 2
  9. Wales' Chester joins Stoke from Villapublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    Wales defender James Chester joins Stoke City from Aston Villa on a permanent basis after signing an initial one-year deal.

    Read More
  10. Tyseley fire: Residents urged to stay indoorspublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    This video has been tweeted by the Hazardous Area Response Team with West Midlands Ambulance Service who said they were at the fire in Tyseley, Birmingham.

    Ten fire engines have been sent to the blaze at Seeleys Park industrial estate:

    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of twitter post
  11. Police officer injured as dragged by carpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    The car moved away as the officer looked into a window, pulling him along a road in Sparkhill.

    Read More
  12. Smoke plume seen across citypublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    The huge plume of smoke has been seen across Birmingham.

    We've seen tweets of it being seen from Birmingham Airport, Solihull, Edgbaston, Sparkbrook and many other areas:

    The smokeImage source, Montgomery Street Cooperative
    The smokeImage source, @EvanD
  13. 'Lot of calls' over huge industrial blazepublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    The fire service says it is getting a lot of calls, external about the huge fire at the Tyseley Industrial Estate, Birmingham, this afternoon.

    Ten fire engines have been sent and the plume of smoke is being seen and tweeted about for miles around.

    Media caption,

    Big fire breaks out at industrial estate

  14. Watch: Flames erupt from industrial estate firepublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    We've had this video of the fire at the Tyseley Industrial Estate, Birmingham, this afternoon shared with us by Sam Hughes:

    Media caption,

    A large fire has broken out Tyseley Industrial Estate, Birmingham, on Monday afternoon.

  15. 'Shock' at woman's death following boat crashpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    Jane Walker, 52, died after the boat she was on collided with a water bike.

    Read More
  16. Fire is at industrial estatepublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    Ten fire engines have been sent to the scene of the blaze in Birmingham, West Midlands Fire Service said., external

    It described it as a severe fire at the Tyseley Industrial Estate and urged residents to keep their windows and doors shut.

    The smokeImage source, @simonbangs
    The smokeImage source, @JamesClarke75
  17. Travellers' site given all clear from Covid-19published at 17:33 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    Tests at a travellers' site in Craven Arms in Shropshire have confirmed all of its residents are now free of infection.

    Twenty nine people had tested positive at Long Lane. Shropshire Council and Public Health England Midlands say all have now completed their self-isolation.

    Road sign on the way in to Craven ArmsImage source, Google

    As of Monday 10 August, almost 400 people in the wider community have taken up the offer of testing, but no further positive cases have been identified.

    Shropshire Council says testing is still available for residents, regardless of whether they have symptoms.

  18. Smoke plume seen for miles in Birminghampublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    The huge plume of smoke is being seen for miles around in Birmingham.

    We are still waiting for official confirmation of what's happened from West Midlands Fire Service.

    The smoke
    SmokeImage source, John Hayes
  19. Burst pipe causes 'a river' outside flooded homespublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 10 August 2020

    Shabnam Sama says about 40 families were affected and now residents are mopping up.

    Read More