Isabelle Bates

4 days ago | birminghammail.co.uk | Isabelle Bates

The man is wanted by police following the attempted burglariesPolice want to speak to this man(Image: Staffordshire Police)Police have shared an appeal for information following a spate of attempted burglaries around the Lichfield area. A man attempted to break into five houses in the early hours of Tuesday, May 6. ‌He targeted properties on Main Street in Alrewas between 1am and 3.30am, police said.

4 days ago | birminghammail.co.uk | Isabelle Bates

Black CountryBilstonFirefighters are working at the scene on Marbury Drive and Lunt PlaceA general view of Marbury Drive and Lunt Place in Bilston(Image: Google)Firefighters were called to a blaze in Wolverhampton in the early hours with locals warned to 'avoid the area.'West Midlands Fire Service sent four fire crews to a blaze on Marbury Drive and Lunt Place in Bilston. ‌An update shared just after 4am asked locals to keep windows and doors closed as emergency personnel worked at the scene.

4 days ago | birminghammail.co.uk | Isabelle Bates

A 50m cordon was put in place in the car park at the hospitalA general view of Kidderminster General Hospital(Image: Google)A hospital has issued an update after a cordon was put in place following an 'explosion'. A 50 metre scene was taped off in Kidderminster General Hospital's car park yesterday, Friday, May 9, following the incident. ‌Police and fire crews attended to the scene but the hospital remained open throughout.

4 days ago | birminghammail.co.uk | Isabelle Bates

Philip Walter told police he had 'loads of money' but judge said he preyed on 'vulnerable and desperate'Philip Walter(Image: IMLT/Police)This is the face of a loan shark who preyed on desperate people for his own gain. Philip Walter was jailed for 30 months after making thousands of pounds in profit by exploiting the ‘financially vulnerable’. ‌The 47-year-old appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Thursday, May 8, after admitting illegal lending and money laundering charges.

5 days ago | birminghammail.co.uk | Isabelle Bates

The UK Health Security Agency has warned that a cough lasting more than three weeks could be an indicator of tuberculosis (TB), a deadly disease that was rife in Victorian Britain The UK Health Security Agency has shared a warning to people who have had a cough for more than three weeks.(Image: PA) The UK Health Security Agency is sounding the alarm over persistent coughs lasting more than three weeks, which could be an indication of tuberculosis (TB)—a potentially serious infection primarily...