Eleanor Lawson

West Midlands

Journalist at BBC News

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Coroner rejects surgeon's opioid claim

1 day ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawson

Coroner rejects Paterson's opioid claimEleanor LawsonPA MediaJudge Richard Foster has rejected Ian Paterson's theory that Elaine Morris died of opioid overdoseA coroner has rejected a suggestion by jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson that one of his patients died of an opioid overdose. The disgraced doctor told an inquest into the death of Elaine Morris on Tuesday that he was concerned her official cause of death - carcinomatosis and breast carcinoma - was incorrect.
Two more inquests open for jailed surgeon Ian Paterson's patients

2 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Eleanor Lawson

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, The inquests of Judith Ingham, 60, and Pearl Tatlow, 75, were opened by the coroner on TuesdayA further two inquests have been opened into the deaths of former patients of jailed surgeon Ian Paterson, bringing the total number of inquests to 63. The coroner, Judge Richard Foster, opened hearings into the deaths of Judith Ingham, aged 60, and Pearl Tatlow, 75, on Tuesday morning.
Two more inquests open for jailed surgeon Ian Paterson's patients

2 days ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawson

Two more inquests for jailed surgeon's patientsEleanor LawsonPA MediaThe inquests of Judith Ingham, 60, and Pearl Tatlow, 75, were opened by the coroner on TuesdayA further two inquests have been opened into the deaths of former patients of jailed surgeon Ian Paterson, bringing the total number of inquests to 63. The coroner, Judge Richard Foster, opened the inquests into the deaths of Judith Ingham, aged 60, and Pearl Tatlow, 75, on Tuesday morning.
World Craft City status for Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

3 days ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawson

World Craft status for city's jewellery tradeEleanor LawsonAnne-Marie HayesBirmingham has officially been recognised as a World Craft City, one of just eight in EuropeBirmingham's global influence in jewellery making has been recognised by being granted World Craft City Status.
Skydive to fund domestic violence refuges

4 days ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawson

Skydive to fund domestic violence refugesEleanor LawsonBlack Country Women's AidBlack Country Women's Aid said it was forced to turn away over two thirds of requests for refuge last yearThe boss of a Birmingham-based IT firm is jumping out of an aircraft to help a local charity build 10 safe houses for families fleeing domestic violence. Neil Bayliss, CEO of Hubtel IT, is doing a skydive in support of Black Country Women's Aid's The Key to a New Life campaign.
Teams search for missing father after boat capsizes at Draycote Water

6 days ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawson

Dad missing after boat capsizes on reservoir with sonEleanor LawsonBBCThe man was on board a boat with his teenage son when it capsized, police confirmEmergency services are still searching for a father after a boat capsized at a Warwickshire reservoir on Thursday afternoon. The man was on board the boat with his teenage son at Draycote Water near Rugby when it capsized, Warwickshire Police said.
Man reunited with wedding ring after Lichfield railway drop

1 week ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawson

Man reunited with wedding ring after railway dropEleanor LawsonNetwork RailBen Harris has been reunited with his wedding ring after losing it from on top of a railway bridgeA man has spoke of his relief after being reunited with his wedding ring after losing it on the railway, a week before his first wedding anniversary. Ben Harris was walking through Lichfield over the late May bank holiday with his wife, Daisy, their 11-month old son George, and friends.
Firefighters tackle Brierley Hill industrial blaze

1 week ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawson

Firefighters tackle industrial estate blazeEleanor LawsonSuppliedFirefighters were called to Canalside Industrial Estate in Brierley Hill on Thursday afternoonFirefighters have been tackling a blaze at a commercial premises in the Black Country. West Midlands Fire Service said it was called to an incident at Canalside Industrial Estate, Wedgbury Way, Brierley Hill, at about 14:37 BST on Thursday.
Murder investigation launched after Wednesbury fire

1 week ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawson

Murder investigation launched after fireEleanor LawsonBBCFirefighters were called to Holyhead Road, Wednesbury, in the early hours of Sunday 11 MayA murder investigation has been launched after an 82-year-old man died following a house fire in Wednesbury. Police were called to the scene on Holyhead Road in the early hours of 11 May, where four people were left seriously injured, including John Edwards who died in hospital on Sunday.
Man jailed for Andrew Flamson killing dies in prison

1 week ago | bbc.com | Eleanor Lawson

Man jailed over drug debt killing dies in prisonEleanor LawsonWest Midlands PoliceSamuel Henneberry was one of four men convicted of killing Andrew Flamson in a hit-and-run in Coventry over a drugs debtA man convicted of killing a father-of-one in a hit-and-run following a row over a longstanding drugs debt has died in prison. Samuel Henneberry, 64, was one of four men jailed for killing Andrew Flamson, who was struck by a car on Grosvenor Road, Coventry, in July 2022.