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. Woman's body found in river 'murder' searchpublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    A man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody, West Mercia Police says.

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  2. Wolves not discussed protective headwear for Jimenezpublished at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport

    Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo says the issue of Raul Jimenez wearing headgear when he is allowed to return from his fractured skull has yet to be discussed.

    Former Chelsea keeper Petr Cech wore headgear after a similar incident, although, as a forward, it might not be so straightforward for Jimenez.

    "It has not been discussed," said Nuno. "It’s in everybody’s mind but before then we still have a lot of procedures to follow and training to do - then we will assess the situation.

    "Hopefully it will not be required. But it’s there, it could be a solution, but not for now."

    Raul JimenezImage source, Getty Images

    Jimenez still cannot train with his team-mates but manager Nuno said the striker had been given the green light to increase his workload.

    "The consultation was really positive," said Nuno. "He is allowed to increase his intensity but he is still working by himself and is not close to being with the main group yet.

    "The issue is contact, especially heading. He is not allowed to have contact yet."

  3. Next phase of HS2 rail network gets green lightpublished at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    Legislation needed to clear the next stage of the controversial project has passed through Parliament.

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  4. Worcester murder probe: Woman's body found in riverpublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021
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    The body of a woman in her 20s has been found in the River Severn.

    West Mercia Police had been searching an area around Worcester as part of a murder investigation and said the search has now been concluded.

    It said the body was found last night.

    Det Ch Insp Dean Jones said the woman's family had been informed, but formal identification had yet to take place.

    A 24-year-old man was arrested yesterday and remains in police custody. The force said it was not looking for anybody else in connection with the incident.

  5. Your photos: Another cold and frosty daypublished at 13:34 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    BBC Weather Watchers

    This cold spell is forecast to continue until the weekend and the BBC Weather Watchers have been sharing more of their frosty photos today.

    These ones were taken around Dudley, Clee Hill and Coalbrookdale.

    DudleyImage source, Anna L
    Clee HillImage source, Skye
    Coalbrookdale iciclesImage source, Liam Ball
  6. Warriors centre dropped for Six Nations matchpublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    BBC Sport

    The Worcester Warriors centre Ollie Lawrence has been dropped from England's 23-man squad for the Six Nations match against Italy on Saturday.

    He was in the side which lost 6-11 against Scotland at Twickenham and only touched the ball once before being replaced.

    Ollie LawrenceImage source, Getty Images

    Mako Vunipola, Kyle Sinckler, Courtney Lawes and George Ford all return for the Italy game.

  7. Man jailed for serious assault on young childpublished at 12:10 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    The child suffered "significant bruising, swelling to the face, eyes and ears", police say.

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  8. Sibley welcomes return of test match crowdspublished at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    BBC Radio WM Sport

    Warwickshire's Dominic Sibley is looking forward to playing in front of spectators again, when England play the second test match against India in Chennai.

    The game, which starts on Saturday, will be open to half its normal capacity.

    Dominic SibleyImage source, Getty Images

    England's players have got used to playing without a crowd and Sibley said: "It feels like a long time since we last had one."

    England go in to the game with a 1-0 lead in the four-test series.

  9. Plans to turn Beatties building into 300 flatspublished at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    The landmark building was bought by private investors after House of Fraser said it was relocating.

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  10. Work to repair flood-damaged road surface on holdpublished at 11:49 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    Work to improve the surface of the Wharfage in Ironbridge won't resume for at least another couple of months.

    Telford and Wrekin council said water levels were still too high to continue with the repairs, which are needed because of the damage caused by the buckling of the flood barriers during last year's floods.

    Damage to roadImage source, Telford and Wrekin Council

    Yesterday Telford and Wrekin Council wrote to the government to ask for more permanent barriers to be installed in Ironbridge.

  11. New partnership to improve maternity servicespublished at 11:25 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    A partnership has been formed to help Shropshire's hospitals improve maternity services.

    They will be working with the Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust for the next 12 to 18 months and will focus on a range of areas, including leadership, working practices, patient experience and gathering and reporting evidence.

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    The hospitals already have a similar arrangement with the University Hospitals of Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and that will continue.

    Last year an investigation into avoidable deaths in Shropshire's maternity wards criticised the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust..

  12. Card shop racks up £18k in fines for refusing to closepublished at 11:06 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    A card and book shop in Droitwich has been given fines totalling £18,000 for repeatedly breaking lockdown rules by staying open.

    All non-essential stores have been told to close, but Grace Cards and Books refused and was given a £10,000 Fixed Penalty Notice last Wednesday.

    That was on top of fines of £1,000, £2,000 and £4,000 it has received since the start of lockdown, also for staying open.

    And it was also fined £1,000 for breaking Covid regulations in November.

    CardsImage source, Getty Images

    Wychavon District Council said it was not looking into the possibility of further action, including a forced closure or court action.

    The authority said the business had argued that as it sells items offered by shops still allowed to trade, including newspapers and confectionary, it should be allowed to stay open.

    But the council said that as its core business was selling cards and gifts, that exemption didn't apply.

  13. Badly parked cars blocking gritterspublished at 10:22 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    Gritters in Worcestershire have been struggling to get down some roads because they have been blocked by badly parked cars.

    Worcestershire County Council said in some cases they were parked on both sides of the street and roads in Worcester and Redditch had to be left untreated as a result.

    Gritter
  14. Lockdown-flouting card shop faces £18,000 of finespublished at 10:02 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    The owners claim it is an "essential" shop because it sells icing and confectionery.

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  15. Garage fire leads to caravan park evacuationpublished at 10:01 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    Residents on a caravan park were evacuated earlier due to a fire in a garage.

    Fire crews were sent to the park in Hinksford, near Wombourne, Staffordshire.

    They said, external a fifth of the garage unit was on fire when they arrived and residents living nearby left their caravans before their arrival.

    A 71-year-old man was taken to hospital after breathing in smoke.

  16. Pirelli 'to cut 80 jobs' at Burton upon Trent sitepublished at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    Tyre giant Pirelli is proposing to cut 80 jobs at its site in Burton upon Trent, union Unite says.

    A downturn in the market during the pandemic means the firm's department which makes bespoke tyres is facing closure.

    The union criticised the company for not using the government's Job Retention Scheme and furloughing workers, rather than "pushing ahead" with redundancies.

    Pirelli tyreImage source, Getty Images

    "Unite is bitterly disappointed that the Pirelli bosses have started to consult on redundancies in Burton upon Trent, rather than furlough the workers concerned for the maximum time possible," regional officer Rick Coyle said.

    “This is another hammer blow adding to the jobs misery in the town. Well-paid, skilled jobs are extremely hard to find."

    Pirelli told BBC News that a decline in new car registrations in the UK and a fall in car usage had led to the firm needing to "reorganise one department".

    The company was now consulting with Unite, the spokesman added.

  17. About 1,400 vaccination appointments unused in Shropshirepublished at 09:21 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    BBC Radio Shropshire

    About 1,400 vaccination appointments went unused at the Telford International Centre on Tuesday.

    The leader of Telford and Wrekin Council, Labour's Shaun Davies, said vaccinators were sent home early as a result, because there wasn't enough for them to do.

    Covid jabsImage source, Getty Images

    Mr Davies wants to move towards "large scale vaccinations of over 65s" and include more care and health workers as well as other vulnerable groups.

    So far the county has concentrated on vaccinating the top four priority groups.

    The Shropshire and Telford Clinical Commission Groups said there had been no official guidance from NHS England about moving on to the next priority groups.

    They also said there was no concern over vaccine supply.

  18. Mitchell to combine cricket with PCA rolepublished at 09:03 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    Worcestershire opener Daryl Mitchell is to combine playing cricket with a new increased role within the PCA.

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