Summary

  • Updates from Monday 17 to Sunday 23 August

  1. Murder arrests as man dies after 'savage' assaultpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Two men and a woman are suspected over the attack in a park which left Anthony Bird with a broken neck.

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  2. Four deny murdering NHS workerpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    David Gomoh was stabbed to death days after his father died from contracting Covid-19.

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  3. Coronavirus cases among DPD staff rise to 31published at 14:47 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    The number of Sandwell DPD depot workers with coronavirus has risen to 31.

    Sandwell Council announced an outbreak last week after 19 workers tested positive.

    Further tests on staff at the parcel delivery site in Oldbury were carried out.

    DPD site in OldburyImage source, Google

    The authority says testing is complete and all workers with the virus are self-isolating at home.

    The risk of viral transmission from parcels is "extremely low," the council says, adding the company is "taking all the necessary steps to make sure employees who need to isolate are doing so".

  4. Man jailed for mum and stepdad's 'horrific' murderpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    The judge ordered Chana - who he said showed no remorse - to serve a minimum of 36 years in jail.

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  5. Student 'over the moon' at Taylor Swift donationpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    A London-based student says her dreams have come true after a donation to fund her at university.

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  6. Campers take refuge in car amid Storm Ellen chaospublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Johnny O'Shea
    BBC News Online

    People camping around the south west had a rough night, as Storm Ellen brought strong winds and heavy rain.

    At the Tencreek Holiday Park near Looe, a number of campers took refuge on the floor of the clubhouse after their tents were ravaged by the storm in the early hours.

    Darryl Smith said his tent was damaged beyond repair, as he and his family chose to decamp to their car at about 03:00.

    He said: "We were just concerned about keeping the kids safe." He added they may have to travel home to Coventry today if they can't find anywhere else to stay for the weekend.

    Tent damageImage source, Darryl Smith
  7. No action against ex-police chief over shootingpublished at 12:38 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Steven Heywood was accused of misleading an inquiry into the police shooting of a man in Cheshire.

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  8. Boiler house at Rugeley Power Station demolishedpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Footage shows the building reduced to rubble in a controlled explosion.

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  9. Boys' 'lucky escape' after river rescuepublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Three boys have had a "lucky escape" after getting into trouble in the River Avon in Warwick,.

    Crews were called to rescue the boys, who had jumped into a weir and were struggling in the fast-flowing water.

    While two had been able to get themselves out, the fire service said one boy was still missing when they arrived at the scene on Thursday evening and was found "safe but shaken" further up the river.

    The fire service's area manager, Paul Morley, urged parents to talk to children about the dangers of open water.

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  10. Coronavirus: Concerns about return to the 'dark days of spring'published at 08:47 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Officials in Birmingham are concerned the city could face tougher restrictions and even a lockdown, following a rise in coronavirus infection rates.

    BirminghamImage source, PA Media

    Birmingham City Council leader Ian Ward said the increase was “extremely concerning” and urged residents to pull together to prevent a return to the “dark days of spring".

    Dr Mike Tildesley - an associate professor in infection modelling at the University of Warwick - said it was possible the city could go into lockdown if cases signifcantly increased.

    "What form those measures take is still a little bit difficult to tease out," he said.

    "The key thing as well is we could see decisions being made very rapidly," he added.

    "If you're going to have the most effectiveness of any kind of control policy you need to make a decision quickly - so we could find that actually it's announced and brought into force extremely rapidly if cases are going up."

    The infection rate is currently 30.7 people out of every 100,000 people for the week ending 16 August. That compares to 22.4 for the week before.

  11. Weather warning for strong windspublished at 08:23 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds across the country today.

    Yellow weather warning for wind across the UKImage source, Met Office

    It is expected to lead to some travel disruption and potential power outages in the area.

    There are already reports the gusts have led to fallen trees across the region, with West Mercia Police urging drivers to take extra care on the roads.

    The latest updates on the weather warning and advice from the Met Office can be found on their website., external

  12. Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC News

    Welcome to our live service for Friday.

    We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.

    We love to hear from you so share your news, thoughts and photos of the area with us via email, Twitter, external and Facebook., external

  13. 'If I am the only black glass blower, why?'published at 02:50 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Chris Day, who thinks he is the UK's only black glass blower, has an exhibition in London.

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  14. Brewery gets 1,000 applicants for one jobpublished at 02:25 British Summer Time 21 August 2020

    Data reveals vacancy adverts are down by 59% compared with last summer, with some areas down 80%.

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  15. Taylor Swift donates £23,000 to student in UKpublished at 22:57 British Summer Time 20 August 2020

    A London-based Portuguese student has had her "dreams come true" after the gift to fund her at university.

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  16. Four charged with murder after street attackpublished at 20:13 British Summer Time 20 August 2020

    Reece Cox was found with serious head injuries outside a pub and pronounced dead at the scene.

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  17. Son guilty of murdering mother and stepfatherpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 20 August 2020

    Anmol Chana played pool in a pub after the "horrendous attack" at his mother's home, police say.

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  18. Live updates across the West Midlandspublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 20 August 2020

    Live updates have now finished for the day.

    We'll be back with you from 08:00 on Friday.

  19. Cars crushed by fallen trees at holiday resortpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 20 August 2020

    One woman says her car and seven others were damaged overnight in the Italianate resort of Portmeirion.

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  20. Strong winds warning for Fridaypublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 20 August 2020

    A Met Office warning, external has been issued for strong winds on Friday.

    The yellow warning, covering the whole of the West Midlands, warns of strong winds between 04:00 and 18:00 tomorrow.

    It could lead to some travel disruption and some temporary power disruption, the Met Office says.

    A map of the weather warning areaImage source, Met Office