Boris Johnson completes Tory election hat-trick as Andy Street romps to victory in the West Midlands to add to wins in the Hartlepool by-election and Tees Valley mayoral vote and pile more misery on Labour Conservative Andy Street romped home to remain mayor of the West Midlands It came after win in the Hartlepool by-election … Read more
Woman in her 80s is killed by two escaped dogs which got into her garden and attacked her as man, 43, is arrested in Birmingham Police confirmed reports that a woman had been killed by two dogs on Friday The 80-year-old woman suffered serious injuries in her Rowley Regis garden West Midlands Police said she was … Read more
Serving police officer and former constable with West Midlands Police both charged with misconduct over ‘relationships with women on duties’ Charges authorised against PC Anthony Ritchie and ex-officer Steven Walters Ritchie, 43, alleged to have formed an inappropriate relationship with a woman Walters, 52, engaged in sexual activity with a woman during course of his … Read more
A sister of one of the victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings is campaigning to become the new West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner. Julie Hambleton’s shopkeeper sister Maxine Hambleton, 18, was one of the 21 people who died when the IRA set off in two public houses in the city centre in November 1974. … Read more
A father-of-one died in a hit-and-run incident a day after attending his step-father’s funeral. Darren ‘Daz’ Whitehouse, 43, was walking his dog near to his home in Tipton, West Midlands, when he was struck as he attempted to cross St Mark’s Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident, which took place … Read more
A cheating butcher who swindled customers today refused to say sorry and defended owning a fleet of luxury cars. Matthew Butler, 50, was caught rigging his scales with coins so he could overcharge his customers. MailOnline can reveal Butler has a classic Porsche Carrera, Bentley, an Audi, Mercedes and black pick-up truck parked outside his … Read more
West Midlands Police officer is under investigation after footage showed him punching man in face as he was pinned to ground in handcuffs during arrest The West Midlands Police officer was filmed punching the man during an arrest Victim was pinned to the ground in handcuffs when the officer struck his face Footage shows bystanders screaming … Read more
Twenty four elderly residents have died after an outbreak of Covid-19 at a Hampshire care home, while a second care home tragedy in the Midlands has left nine dead. The residents at Pemberley House care home, Basingstoke, died in the last few weeks following the virus outbreak earlier this month, in what is one of the worst … Read more
Norton Motorcycles opening new headquarters and ‘advanced manufacturing facility’ in Solihull thanks to multi-million investment from new owners Norton was founded in Birmingham in 1898 by James Lansdowne Norton The group’s former headquarters were in Castle Donington, Leicestershire Norton fans have included Clint Eastwood, Keanu Reeves, and Che Guevara By Harry Wise For This Is … Read more
Two NHS trusts in the Midlands will start delivering coronavirus vaccines round-the-clock from Thursday, it was claimed today. University Hospitals Birmingham and Sherwood Forest Hospitals in Nottinghamshire have been chosen to pilot the 24/7 method to see if it could work on a national level, the Health Services Journal reports. It’s not clear which of the trusts’ … Read more