Summary

  • Updates from Monday 11 January to Sunday 17 January

  1. Storm Christoph: Flooding in the West Midlandspublished at 09:08 GMT 21 January 2021

    Counties brace as warnings are issued across the region amid road closures and rescues from cars.

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  2. Storm Christoph brings disruption to North Westpublished at 07:09 GMT 21 January 2021

    Latest updates from North West England at Storm Christoph brings snow, rain, evacuations and disruption.

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  3. The 20-year-old making thousands in lockdownpublished at 06:33 GMT 21 January 2021

    Ben Gulliver saw a chance to make money, selling items people struggled to get in the pandemic.

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  4. Homes evacuated as Storm Christoph brings floodingpublished at 21:48 GMT 20 January 2021

    More than 2,000 properties in Manchester are affected as police warn some occupants will have Covid.

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  5. Storm brings flooding and travel disruptionpublished at 19:02 GMT 20 January 2021

    Roads and rail lines are affected and river levels are likely to remain high with rain forecast.

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  6. Covid-19: Parents die within days of each otherpublished at 15:21 GMT 20 January 2021

    Katie Tong, of Shrewsbury, said goodbye to her father via video call days after her mother died.

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  7. Murderer claimed partner 'fell down the stairs'published at 15:08 GMT 20 January 2021

    A pathologist found Darren Constantine's account of events did not match Julie Webb's injuries.

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  8. Identical twin, 96, dies after contracting Covidpublished at 13:18 GMT 20 January 2021

    Doris Hobday's family say they are "totally heartbroken" to lose her in this way.

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  9. Mum developed cancer after wrong smear resultpublished at 10:39 GMT 20 January 2021

    A hospital apologises to Rachael Foley after she underwent a hysterectomy following the error.

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  10. Smear-test delays prompt calls for DIY screeningpublished at 08:39 GMT 20 January 2021

    Delays to smear tests in lockdown prompt cervical cancer charities to call for home-testing kits.

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  11. Further delay to city car charges 'not tolerated'published at 22:05 GMT 19 January 2021

    The government demands Birmingham's Clean Air Zone launches in June, the council leader says.

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  12. Hundreds of troops deployed to Covid-hit hospitalspublished at 20:24 GMT 19 January 2021

    Four hundred members of the armed forces will work alongside doctors in the Midlands and London.

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  13. Cocaine and vodka binge driver killed pedestrianpublished at 14:56 GMT 19 January 2021

    Gemma Clout is jailed after she struck father-of-five Patrick Moore during a trip to buy cigarettes.

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