Around the web: Motorist guilty of causing deathpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
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Updates from 12 April to 18 April
Around the web: Motorist guilty of causing deathpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
Man denies involvement in Elgar medals theftpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
Among the items taken were a signed photo and Elgar's Grand Cross of The Royal Victorian Order.
Read MoreShopping centre giant slashes rents in revival bidpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
BBC Business NewsHammerson, owner of Birmingham's Bullring, is to cut rents for its retail tenants by 30% as it aims to recover from a year of lockdowns.
Image source, GettyThe firm's UK boss Mark Bourgeois said it had been a "challenging" period when it had tried to "share the pain" with retailers forced to shut.
Non-essential shops in England and Wales reopened on Monday.
Hammerson said footfall had been stronger than the week after the first lockdown ended in June.
Car park becomes dance floor for lockdown pairpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
Sue Whitehead and Geoff Shaw decided to bubble together during lockdown to keep dancing.
Read MoreTrespasser causes rail delayspublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
BBC News TravelA trespasser on the railway between Birmingham New Street and Aston has meant all lines are blocked.
Trains running between these stations may be delayed or cancelled.
Routes between Four Oaks and Redditch and between Wolverhampton / Birmingham New Street and Walsall are affected.
The fear of illness making people quit jobs and move homepublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
People who obsessively worry about their health have often been dismissed at hypochondriacs. But for some, coronavirus has fuelled a rise in a debilitating mental health condition known as health anxiety.
In March 2020, Ben quit his job as a bus driver and moved out of his family home in Birmingham after becoming anxious about Covid-19.
"I would wake up and check to see if my body was okay," he says.
"I gave myself symptoms all the time - if I was tired I'd be completely convinced I had it. I was scared to go to the shops. I just avoided going out and seeing any people at all. It's all about the 'what if' rather than the reality… and no-one can ever tell you that you'll be fine."
'Overwhelming' response at hospice charity shopspublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
Image caption, Shoppers are back in the Dougie Mac stores
A Stoke-on-Trent hospice charity had a record day of trading this week, after its fundraising shops were allowed to re-open.
The Douglas Macmillan Hospice said the response has been "overwhelming”.
Its shops had been shut for five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Over the last year, the hospice, known locally as Dougie Mac, has lost £2m in revenue.
On Monday this week, the hospice shops recorded more than £21,000 in takings.
Quote MessageLast year, we were closed for 23 weeks across 19 shops. The shops contribute 30% of our total running costs of our hospice.
Liz Clarke, Head of Retail
Dispersal orders issued to stop late night racingpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
Dispersal orders are to be introduced in parts of Worcestershire following reports of late night car racing.
Vehicles have been gathering for planned meetings at various locations in Worcester before moving on to Droitwich, police said.
The vehicles are then driven at dangerous speeds, attracting large groups of spectators leaving people living nearby "concerned, intimidated and distressed," said West Mercia Police.
- In Worcester, the dispersal notice covers the A4440 between the island at the junction of Dugdale Drive and the junction of the A44 including surrounding areas, the industrial estate and the car parks of nearby food outlets.
- In Droitwich, the dispersal notice covers the A442 between Big Bear Island and the Westlands Island and the surrounding area including parts of the Berry Hill Industrial Estate and the car parks of nearby retail outlets.
The orders come into force at 18:00 making it an offence for anyone to return to a specific area for up to 48 hours.
Extra officers would be out patrolling the areas, the West Mercia force added.
First glimpse of Philip's custom Land Rover hearsepublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
The Duke of Edinburgh oversaw modifications to the car, which will carry his coffin at Saturday's funeral.
Read MoreMan given hospital order over 'brutal' killingpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
Kenneth McDermid struck Wendy Morse over the head 12 times with a heavy object.
Read MoreFinal piece of metro extension track welded into placepublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
The last piece of track has been welded into place on the tram lines running along Broad Street to Five Ways in Birmingham.
Image source, Midland Metro Alliance
Image source, Midland Metro AlliancePassenger services to a new terminus on Hagley Road should be on track to start later this year, said Midland Metro Alliance.
Image source, Midland Metro AllianceQuote MessageThis is a significant stage in the project as it means that we are ever closer to unlocking the many benefits the extension will bring to every part of our region, whilst other extensions to the East of Birmingham and from Wednesbury to Brierley Hill in the Black Country continue at pace as part of a wider transport plan for the West Midlands.
Michael Anderson, Projects Director for West Midlands Metro
Call for more CCTV in park after woman attackedpublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
A nurse who uses the park to get to work at the nearby hospital wants better security.
Read MoreDarren Moore contracts pneumonia after Covid-19published at 13:08 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
BBC SportFormer Baggies boss Darren Moore is suffering from pneumonia triggered by Covid-19.
Moore said he had "blood clots on the lungs and extreme discomfort".
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 46-year-old, currently in charged at Sheffield Wednesday, returned to the Owls' Middlewood Road training ground on Monday having completed the required coronavirus isolation period.
However, he is now away from the club again to recover.
The Land Rover hearse Prince Philip designedpublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
The vehicle, which he had repainted in military green, will convey his coffin to the funeral on Saturday.
Read MoreWoman left with serious injuries after stabbingpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
A woman has been left with serious injuries after she was stabbed in the back.
Image source, GoogleThe 33-year-old was attacked at an address in Farndon Road, Birmingham on Wednesday afternoon by a 24-year-old man who is known to her, said West Midlands Police.
She remains in hospital with potentially life-changing injuries, the force added.
The man from the city is set to appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court later charged with attempted murder.
In pictures: The royal family and Jaguar Land Roverpublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
At his funeral on Saturday a modified Land Rover Defender will carry the Duke of Edinburgh's coffin from the State Entrance of Windsor Castle to St George's Chapel.
The duke along with the Queen had a long association with Jaguar Land Rovers, with the duke granting his Royal Warrant to the company 40 years ago.
These pictures are from the Press Association archive.
Media caption, Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and the Land Rover
Shots fired at propertypublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
Shots have been fired at a house in the Small Heath area of Birmingham.
Image source, GoogleA front door in Palace Road was shot at just before 03:00.
The house was occupied at the time but no-one was hurt, West Midlands Police said,
Any witnesses are being urged to come forward.
Around the web: Police plea ahead of weekend pub visitspublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
From the Express and Star today:
Woman dies after car crashes with lorrypublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
A woman has died after a car crashed with a lorry on the A50 in Staffordshire.
The woman was found in a critical condition by paramedics but she was confirmed dead at the scene, the ambulance service said.
The crash happened shortly before 18:30 on the eastbound carriageway by Blythe Bridge.
A second patient from the car, a man, was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
'Families need cannabis prescriptions support'published at 10:16 British Summer Time 16 April 2021
MPs and peers are calling for funding for families forced to buy medicinal cannabis for their children privately.
Image source, Hannah DeaconThe treatment was made legal with a prescription in 2018 for those with an "exceptional clinical need".
The change in law came about after the high profile cases of Warwickshire's Alfie Dingley and Billy Caldwell, who had both been denied access to cannabis oil to treat their rare forms of epilepsy.
A spokesman for the Department of Health and Social Care said: "We sympathise with every patient and every family courageously confronting life with hard-to-treat conditions."
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