UKHSA has confirmed a case of influenza A(H5N1) in a person in the West Midlands region. Bird-to-human transmission of avian influenza is rare and has previously occurred a small number of times in the UK. The person acquired the infection on a farm, where they had...
A boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in Birmingham. From West Midlands Police: The boy, 14, was arrested after a 12-year-old boy was found with serious injuries near Scribers Lane, Hall Green shortly after 3pm on Tuesday (21...
The UK’s gas storage is under pressure this winter as the UK battles both extreme cold and high gas prices. The ongoing colder-than-usual conditions in the UK combined with the end of Russian gas pipeline supplies through Ukraine on 31 December 2024 has meant that gas...
Police have launched an investigation into a collision on the A1 in Lincolnshire which has tragically claimed the life of a baby boy. Police were called to a report that a yellow Honda Jazz had left the road about 500 yards from the Spittlegate junction of the...
Credit: RSPCA Cymru Appeal launched by the RSPCA after three dead dogs were found in plastic bags in Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydfil. Animal Rescue Officer (ARO) Kirsty Morgan, who collected the bodies, said: “The vet estimates they had been deceased a couple of days and...
