Summary

  • Another loan for Birmingham Airport

  • Woman critically injured in taxi crash

  • Man charged with murder after woman's body found in river

  • Fire on 14th floor of tower block

  • Updates from Friday 12 February

  1. Killer diet pill seller loses conviction appealpublished at 08:52 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021

    Eloise Parry, 21, from Shrewsbury, died in 2015 after taking dinitrophenol (DNP) capsules.

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  2. Your pictures: Images of otter family capturedpublished at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021

    Vanessa Pearce
    BBC News

    A family of otters - one of the UK's most elusive mammals - has been pictured in a Worcestershire river.

    OttersImage source, Matthew Lissimore
    OttersImage source, Matthew Lissimore

    Wildlife photographer Matthew Lissimore tweeted us, external the pictures he took whilst out walking near the River Arrow.

    OttersImage source, Matthew Lissamore

    "[I] couldn't believe my luck", he said.

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  3. Community funding drive saves youth clubpublished at 08:32 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021

    More than £13,600 is raised through donations, a cake sale and yoga session to keep the club open.

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  4. Weather: Mostly dry and brightpublished at 08:19 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021

    BBC Weather

    It'll be mostly dry with plenty of sunshine, we'll see highs of 9C/48F, before some heavy rain moves in tonight.

    You can find more local forecasts at BBC Weather.

    WalsallImage source, Tippytoes
  5. Tributes to ex-principal who died with Covid-19published at 21:51 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Gareth Jones was principal at Ormiston Meridian Academy before retiring in 2019.

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  6. Arrest after reports of man brandishing hammerpublished at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    A man has been arrested after police were called to reports of a man brandishing a hammer in Birmingham city centre.

    A hammer was recovered by officers after the incident at 16:45 on Broad Street.

    It's unclear at this stage if anyone was hurt or threatened or any property damaged, said West Midlands Police.

  7. Tribute to man fatally stabbed in streetpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Marian Savu was attacked in the early hours and pronounced dead at the scene.

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  8. Plans for 240 home scheme submittedpublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Local Democracy Reporting Service
    Tom Davis

    Final details have been submitted for 240 homes near Tile Hill station in Coventry.

    Housing plansImage source, Coventry City Council

    Land situated west of Cromwell Lane was removed from the green belt and allocated for 240 homes in the council’s Local Plan in 2017, with outline permission for 240 homes approved in 2018.

    An application has now been submitted for the plot, which is split in two by the Grade-II listed farmhouse Westwood Farm in the middle, which remains unaffected.

    The southern side will be developed by St Philips Homes and provide a mixture of 58 three and four-bed detached houses, each with two parking spaces and a garage. The northern parcel of land will be developed by Spitfire Homes and create 182 homes across a range of detached, semi-detached, and terraces, as well as apartments.

  9. Thumbs up for boy who called 999 for mumpublished at 17:11 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Oakley Hughes used his mum's thumb to unlock her phone when she passed out after a fall.

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  10. Child 'dragged across floor' at children's homepublished at 16:47 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    The home's provider has been told to improve by Ofsted after inspectors found "serious shortfalls".

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  11. New bike hire scheme launched in West Midlandspublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    The venture will expand to places including Birmingham, Coventry and Walsall in the next few months.

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  12. 'I dread using public toilets' - Heather Fisher on life with alopeciapublished at 15:53 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Team GB rugby player Heather Fisher says she "dreads" using public toilets as she is frequently mistaken for a man because of her alopecia.

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  13. Naga Munchetty: It’s time to talk about racepublished at 14:51 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Naga Munchetty travelled across the UK to understand what race and racism means today.

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  14. Rail line reopens to passengers after derailmentpublished at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    A railway line has reopened six months after a train derailed and burst into flames, spilling 330,000 litres of diesel.

    Derailment

    The southern end of the Heart of Wales line was closed following the "major incident" in Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, on 26 August.

    Network Rail said it took 37,500 hours of work to protect the environment and repair the line which runs from Shrewsbury to Swansea.

    On Monday passenger and freight services will resume.

  15. In pictures: Back to school in Birminghampublished at 13:47 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Year 11 students have been arriving back at Jewellery Quarter Academy in Birmingham as pupils across England return to school for the first time in two months as part of the first stage of lockdown easing.

    DanteImage source, PA Media
    School testingImage source, PA Media
    School testingImage source, PA Media

    Covid tests introduced at schools are voluntary - and there have been warnings from school leaders that getting parental consent has been the biggest difficulty.

    Face masks are expected to be worn in secondary school classrooms, where social distancing is not possible, at least for the remaining weeks of this term.

  16. Two hurt as shots fired in 'violent disorder'published at 13:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Officers are continuing to investigate "violent disorder" in Coventry over the weekend when a man and a teenage boy were injured after shots were fired.

    Archal CloseImage source, Google

    West Midlands Police said officers were deployed to Achal Close in the city at about 00:20 on Sunday.

    A 29-year-old man was taken to hospital with leg injuries, police said, and the 17-year-old boy self-presented at hospital later with hand and chest wounds, which are not thought serious.

    No arrests have been made, police said, but patrols have been stepped up.

  17. Murder arrest after man fatally stabbedpublished at 12:36 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    The man, who was believed to have been in his late teens, died after being found with stab injuries.

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  18. Sisters 'excited' to return to schoolpublished at 12:19 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Sisters Tia, Scarlett and Imogen are among thousands of pupils returning to school in Birmingham today.

    Tia said she was "excited" to be returning to school "because I get to see my friends and do all my favourite activities".

    Media caption,

    Sisters 'excited' to return to school

  19. Force gets slice of funding to tackle violence hotspotspublished at 11:16 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    West Midlands Police is to get a share of government money to target violence hotspots.

    Police officer

    The £30m funding is being allocated in a bid to crack down on murders, knife crime and other serious offences.

    The money is being made available to forces in parts of England and Wales "most affected by serious violence", according to the Home Office.

    In the past two years £100m of such funding has resulted in more than 100,000 weapons being seized and has seen thousands of hours of police activity like increased patrols and searches, the Home Office said.

  20. Extended rail timetable introduced as schools returnpublished at 10:53 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March 2021

    Extra rail services have been introduced as more pupils return to schools and colleges across England.

    West Midlands Trains is one of the companies boosting capacity, with additional carriages introduced to some services.

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