Summary

  • Updates from Monday 11 January to Sunday 17 January

  1. Motorcycle showroom opens as vaccine centrepublished at 07:19 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2021

    The owner of the dealership, in Crewe, has cleared out more than 100 bikes to make space.

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  2. Residents rescued by boat after further floodingpublished at 21:01 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Families are moved by boat, with warnings in place in Worcestershire and Herefordshire.

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  3. Flood defences 'worked' as storm swept across townpublished at 20:59 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Environment Secretary George Eustice claims issues with drainage caused flooding in Northwich.

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  4. Fifteen die at care home after Covid-19 outbreakpublished at 20:21 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    More than 30 staff members at Perry Manor nursing home have also tested positive for coronavirus.

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  5. Roads and schools shut as river bursts bankspublished at 20:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Two people are rescued from a building as water levels rise and towns and villages flood.

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  6. Football 'a young man's game' - Edwardspublished at 18:49 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Shrewsbury Town's former Wolves and Wales midfielder Dave Edwards admits he may retire at the end of the season..

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  7. Peaky Blinders set becomes Covid vaccination hubpublished at 18:43 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Injections are to be delivered at Black Country Living Museum where the series has in part been filmed.

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  8. Region's Covid admissions reach record levelspublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    The West Midlands region has the highest rate of coronavirus hospital admissions in England.

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  9. Anger over slow vaccination roll-outpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Fewer people have had their first vaccine dose in Shropshire than anywhere else in England.

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  10. Boy, 15, dies after group attack in streetpublished at 16:09 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    A 14-year-old boy is suspected of murder over "inconceivable violence" before Keon Lincoln's death.

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  11. Care workers ferried through floodspublished at 14:15 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Volunteers have been ferrying care staff through floods to elderly clients in Shrewsbury.

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  12. Warwickshire name Robinson as new coachpublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Warwickshire name former England women and Sussex head coach Mark Robinson as their new men's first-team coach.

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  13. Snow and ice warning issuedpublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Snow and icy conditions could be on their way for the West Midlands on top of the heavy rain which has caused flooding this week.

    The Met Office has, external issued a yellow warning for ice and snow for the whole region from 16:00 today until 10:30 on Saturday.

    Area covered by warningImage source, Met Office
  14. Couple deny six-year-old boy's murderpublished at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Arthur died from a head injury after being found injured at his home in Shirley in June.

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  15. Residents warned of risk of more floodingpublished at 09:43 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    People in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire are being warned more of the counties could see flooding over the next couple of days.

    People rescued and ferried to and from homes in HerefordImage source, Kathryn Taylor

    While the forecast is for drier weather on Friday, the Environment Agency still has dozens of flood warnings, external in place across the three counties, along with a handful in Staffordshire and Warwickshire.

    With river levels still rising downstream as water from this week's rain makes its way through the system, the agency says some places may not see a peak until Saturday.

    Dozens of roads in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire were closed on Thursday due to flooding and three families were rescued by boat in Hereford.

    Clare Dinnis, Environment Agency area director for the West Midlands, said they would closely monitor rivers over the next couple of days.

    "The good news is that we're not expecting the extreme levels that we've seen particularly last year, but this is a significant flood and... some homes have already been affected."

  16. Grandfather swallowed sewage in flood escapepublished at 08:49 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    Chris Spencer was treated in hospital after swallowing sewage water while escaping his flooded home.

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  17. Weather: Mainly dry and chillypublished at 08:23 Greenwich Mean Time 22 January 2021

    BBC Weather

    It will be chilly but bright today with sunny spells.

    There's a risk of the odd shower this afternoon, though, and it will be moderately windy. High: 6C/43F.

    Childs ErcallImage source, BBC Weather Watcher JaneJ
    Image caption,

    This morning in Childs Ercall, Shropshire

    One or two showers might happen this evening too, but overnight things will turn drier with clear spells and a risk of fog later. Low: -2C/28F.

    You can get the latest forecast for your area at any time by going to the BBC Weather website.

  18. Main roads closed as storm brings floodingpublished at 21:01 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    People are rescued as Shropshire faces floods in the wake of Storm Christoph.

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  19. Evacuations amid Storm Christoph floods and snowpublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    Severe flood warnings remain in place in England and Wales, as further rain is expected next week.

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  20. Mosque becomes UK's first to offer Covid vaccinepublished at 19:07 Greenwich Mean Time 21 January 2021

    The imam, Sheikh Nuru Mohammed, hopes the centre will dispel false information about the vaccination.

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