Fourth victim of fatal crash namedpublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
Three teens and a 21-year-old died after a car hit a tree in Kingswinford, Dudley, last week.
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Fourth victim of fatal crash namedpublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
Paediatric cases diverted two days a weekpublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
Michele Paduano
Health correspondent, BBC Midlands TodayChildren who need emergency treatment are being diverted from Heartlands Hospital two days a week.
Instead, ambulances are transporting them to Birmingham Children's Hospital.
University Hospital Birmingham says the move is to protect Heartlands' A&E department which is under intense pressure.
Image source, GoogleA spokesman for the trust said: "Monday and Tuesday are peak times in the emergency department at Heartlands, support from Birmingham Children's Hospital takes off some of that pressure."
West Midlands Ambulance Service said the divert would be in place from 15.00 to 22.00 BST both days.
East Midlands hospitals see rise in Covid-19 patientspublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
David Pittam
BBC News OnlineHospitals in some parts of the East Midlands are reporting a sharp rise in Covid-19 patients.
The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS trust said, external it has seen a "significant" increase in admissions and in response is asking visitors not to attend except in specific circumstances.
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS trust said, external it has seen "one of" its highest rises in the past 24 hours.
The trust, which is caring for 131 people including nine at Bassetlaw Hospital, warned patients this "means everything takes a little longer and makes everything just that bit harder" and urged them to follow guidance.
Image source, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustMeanwhile, the medical director of Nottingham's two main hospitals said the number of inpatients is increasing, although demand on critical care is less than in April this year.
Prison inmates' letters laced with drugspublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
More than 300 pages of "solicitors letters" were laced with drugs and sent to inmates during a prison's Covid-19 lockdown.
The letters, marked as being from inmates' legal teams, were intercepted at HMP Birmingham in June.
Staff's efforts emerged in a report on standards since an inspector called the prison the worst he had ever seen.
Now a watchdog hopes improvements during the virus will help reshape the prison's future.
'Mocked' Mini Metro turns 40 and finds new fanspublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
John Bray
BBC NewsThere are about 300 cars at the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire - but only one is adorned with 1,000 signatures.
The significance of that vehicle, tucked away alongside some of the greatest cars ever produced in Britain, is revealed by its number plate.
R100 END was the last Metro built at the Longbridge factory in Birmingham, and the signatures on its paintwork are from the men and women that helped to produce it.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Metro launch, and an online exhibition , externalhas been created by the British Motor Museum to celebrate a car that divided opinion.
Read more about the Metro and the growing affection from younger fans here on the BBC website.
Around the web: Spike in drug poisoning deathspublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
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Some young offenders 'not in education'published at 09:34 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
Sophie Madden
BBC NewsA service dealing with young offenders has been told to improve "at pace" after 11% of its under-16s were found not to be in education.
Image source, Getty ImagesMore than half of the children known to the Birmingham Youth Offending Service (YOS) were not in mainstream education, an inspection by HM Inspectorate of Probation found.
The service was rated as "requires improvement".
Birmingham Children's Trust, which runs the YOS, said improvements had begun.
Hospital moves to reassure Welsh patientspublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
BBC Radio ShropshirePeople living in Wales but who have appointments at a hospital in Shropshire are being reassured they will still be able to get treatment.
Image source, PA MediaFrom Friday, Wales will go into a "short, sharp" national lockdown until 9 November.
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital is in Gobowen, Oswestry, near the Welsh border.
The hospital said travelling for appointments and treatment would be allowed under the lockdown., external
Weather: Showers to startpublished at 08:18 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
Showers this morning before it turns mainly dry with sunny spells but still with the odd chance of a shower. High: 17C/63F.
Clear spells this evening before turning cloudy with rain moving in from the south. Low: 12C/54F.
You can keep up-to-date on your local forecast by going to the BBC Weather website.
Inmates sent 330 pages of drugs-laced letterspublished at 00:03 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
The material, purportedly from prisoners' legal teams, was intercepted by HMP Birmingham staff.
Read More'Mocked' Metro turns 40 and finds new fanspublished at 00:02 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
A new exhibition celebrates an "everyday" car that has divided opinion since 1980.
Read MoreYouth offending service told to improvepublished at 00:01 British Summer Time 20 October 2020
Inspectors found 11% of under-16s known to the service were not receiving any education.
Read MoreWolves win at Leeds a 'massive result'published at 23:25 British Summer Time 19 October 2020
Wolves' win at Leeds United, which moves them into sixth in the Premier League, was a "massive result" according to defender Conor Coady.
Read MoreCrews tackle 'deliberate' blaze at disused schoolpublished at 20:25 British Summer Time 19 October 2020
Birmingham City Council has spent thousands keeping the vacant Baverstock school safe from vandals.
Read MoreWest Brom & Burnley play out first 0-0published at 20:12 British Summer Time 19 October 2020
West Brom and Burnley play out the first goalless draw in the Premier League this season, with both teams still searching for a first win.
Read MoreFamily 'devastated' after teens die in crashpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 19 October 2020
An 18-year-old passenger died on Saturday, becoming the fourth to die after the Skoda hit a tree.
Read More'Fish pass' viewing gallery being createdpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 19 October 2020
BBC Midlands TodayWork is well under way in Worcestershire to create an underwater fish viewing gallery.
It's being constructed in Worcester at Diglis Weir on the Severn (pictured above), where a fish pass is being built, so people can see the salmon migrating.
It's all part of a £20m improvement scheme for the river which was announced two years ago.
Nearby, a similar pass has been completed at Bevere weir (pictured below), to help migratory fish like salmon and shad to reach their spawning grounds.
Image source, Skynique Film Company'Urban explorers' fined for breaking Covid restrictionspublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 19 October 2020
Eight people who claimed to be urban explorers in an old pub have been fined by police for breaking Covid-19 restrictions.
Image source, GoogleThe group were found on Sunday night after reports of suspicious activity at the Travellers Rest site in Leekbrook, near Leek, Staffordshire Police said., external
The Staffordshire Moorlands is currently in tier one – medium alert and the force said they had come from Macclesfield, Cheshire, which is currently in tier two – high alert.
They were given penalty notices for breaking the "rule of six" restriction.
Fire breaks out at derelict schoolpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 19 October 2020
Dozens of firefighters are tackling a fire at a derelict school in Birmingham this evening.
Image source, GoogleEight fire engines and 40 firefighters were called at 16:00 to the former Baverstock Academy on Baverstock Road, Druid's Heath, the fire service said. , external
The school has been shut since 2017.
Catalytic converters taken from vehicles at hospitalpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 19 October 2020
Three men have been arrested after catalytic converters were stolen from vehicles parked at a hospital.
Image source, PAWest Mercia Police said two vehicles were targeted at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester on 12 October.
The men, all from Leicestershire, have been arrested and bailed.
Ch Insp Gareth Morgan said: "We take the theft of catalytic convertibles very seriously and know what a devastating effect these crimes can have on individuals within our community."
