Summary

  • Updates from Monday 26 July to Sunday 1 August

  1. Eskinazi stars in first Middlesex winpublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Stevie Eskinazi hits 130 as Middlesex earn their first One-Day Cup win, while Somerset and Lancashire go top of their groups.

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  2. Murder case police identify stabbing victimpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Police said they could not trace any family of Brahane Yordanos who was found on Saturday.

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  3. Listen: Premiership Speedway - Wolverhampton Wolves v Peterborough Pantherspublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Listen to BBC Radio WM commentary of Wolverhampton Wolves v Peterborough Panthers in the Speedway Premiership.

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  4. Midlands Live: Breaking news and local storiespublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    The latest news, sport, travel and weather from across the West Midlands and south Cheshire.

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  5. Flooding concern for Pride and Prejudice parkpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    Lyme Park, famous for Colin Firth's "wet shirt scene", says it remains at risk after a 2019 flood.

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  6. Arrest as man dies in city centre attackpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 1 August 2021

    The 33-year-old died in hospital after being assaulted in Birmingham city centre.

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  7. Worcestershire agree to release Wesselspublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 31 July 2021

    Worcestershire release batsman Riki Wessels from his contract because they want to give more chances to young players.

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  8. Crowds turn out in tribute walk to cot death babypublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 31 July 2021

    A charity walk from London to Altrincham is held for Lara Maddocks, who died during a family holiday.

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  9. Search for man after woman's body found at housepublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 31 July 2021

    The body of a 19-year-old woman was found at a house in Birmingham on Saturday.

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  10. Olympics presenter proud of accent amid criticismpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 31 July 2021

    Lord Jones criticised Londoner Alex Scott for "her very noticeable inability to pronounce her 'g's".

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  11. Vaccine push sees jabs at circus and festivalspublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 31 July 2021

    Pop-up vaccine clinics are opening to encourage more people to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

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  12. Callum Baker-Osborne: Tributes paid to 'hero' teenpublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 31 July 2021

    The 18-year-old went missing from a group that got into difficulty off the Dorset coast.

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  13. Waste collections suspended as staff self-isolatepublished at 08:55 British Summer Time 31 July 2021

    The city council says the decision has "not been taken lightly" and should last for only a week.

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  14. Our coverage across the weekpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 30 July 2021

    We'll be back from 08:00 on Monday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather, but keep an eye here for more updates before then.

  15. Cycling plan given £2m in Games legacy movepublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 30 July 2021

    Plans to get more people cycling as part of the legacy of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have been boosted by £2m from the Department for Transport.

    The Cycling for Everyone project aims to work with disadvantaged communities to help more people get on a bike.

    Funding has come from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Active Travel Legacy Package announced today.

    Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) said it would now work with partners to develop Cycling for Everyone projects and activities, ready to roll them out ahead of next year’s Games.

    Mayor Andy Street and Cllr Ian Ward at the launch of the draft Commonwealth Games Transport PlanImage source, Transport for the West Midlands

    Councilor Ian Ward, WMCA portfolio holder for transport and leader of Birmingham City Council, said: “When Birmingham was awarded the Commonwealth Games, we wanted to ensure it would have a positive impact on all communities.

    "This is even more important now as we emerge from the pandemic which has hit some communities harder than others."

  16. Road improvement works begin in Shrewsburypublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 30 July 2021

    Road improvement work is under way in Shrewsbury.

    Shropshire Council said it's part of the Shrewsbury Integrated Transport Package (SITP) programme, and has begun on both Barker Street and St Austin’s Street.

    It will involve removing concrete kerbs and tarmac footways and replacing them with granite kerbs and Yorkstone paving, to tie in with areas previously refurbished through the town centre.

    St Austin’s Street looking towards Barker StreetImage source, Google

    Councillor Steve Charmley, deputy leader and portfolio holder for Highways, said: “This is part of a large programme of works which have been undertaken to enhance the public realm in Shrewsbury town centre and is part of a £12m, externally-funded improvement project for the town to improve the roads, footpaths, street furniture and cycle infrastructure.

    “There will be some disruption and we thank people for their understanding while all this important work is carried out."

    The work is expected to be completed by the end of August , and there will be a one way closure on Barker Street and Bridge Street, with a local diversion route via Roushill, Mardol and Claremont Street.

  17. Covid-19: Michael Gove criticised over vaccine commentspublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 30 July 2021

    BBC Midlands Today

    Ministers are being urged not to start a "blame game" over Covid vaccinations as efforts continue in Birmingham to encourage people to get one.

    Mashkura Begum

    Concerns have grown over the past few months about an apparent hesitancy from some people in black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) communities to have the Covid-19 vaccine.

    This week, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said people who turn down a Covid vaccination are "selfish".

    Mashkura Begum (pictured) is chair of Saathi House, a community group working to try and improve awareness and break down barriers like language.

    She feels they are making progress but said comments like Mr Gove's are counter-productive.

    "I think that language is not helpful because that blame game starts. I think it is about education and awareness to show the importance of it," she said.

  18. Silverdale stink: Work delayed to further cover landfillpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 30 July 2021

    Work to cover more of a landfill at the centre of complaints over odours has been delayed.

    Entry to Walleys Quarry

    The Environment Agency (EA) said, external the firm running Walleys Quarry in Silverdale, Staffordshire, had planned to use a new technology to cover the sides of the landfill.

    Work was due to begin in July but the agency said the material has not yet arrived from the USA and has asked the owner to draw up a revised plan for the work.

    The community in Silverdale has long been campaigning for action over pungent smells from the quarry.

    Thousands of complaints have been logged this year with the EA recording 645 for the week up to 29 July.

  19. Hospital merger plan to cut urology waiting listpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 30 July 2021

    Local Democracy Reporting Service
    Gurdip Thandi

    Urology services in Wolverhampton and Walsall are going to be merged under plans to cut a huge waiting list.

    Walsall Manor HospitalImage source, Google

    Officials from Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust told a City of Wolverhampton Council meeting the teams at New Cross and Manor hospitals would be combined.

    Councillors heard 481 people in Wolverhampton with minor conditions have waited more than a year for urology services.

    Under the plans, emergency cases and some elective inpatient care from both areas will be carried out at Wolverhampton’s New Cross.

    Day care cases for lesser conditions will move to Walsall Manor instead of being treated in Wolverhampton or Cannock.

    Paul Cook, clinical lead for urology at New Cross, said the move would lead to 400 more operations each year and about 1,200 more out-patient procedures and appointments at New Cross.

  20. M5 delays of up to an hour due to overturned lorrypublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 30 July 2021

    Earlier we told you about a closure of the M5 at Bromsgrove due to an accident.

    There are now delays of up to an hour around junction four of the motorway, and Highways England says it is due to an overturned lorry.

    Recovery of the vehicle is expected to take some time, it adds.

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