Birmingham

Birmingham police tell shoppers not to give money to beggars

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Police tell shoppers not to give money to beggars because they are not homeless and are earning £200 a day Career beggars in Birmingham are feared to be exploiting public’s generosity  West Midlands Police have told businesses to move on ‘nuisance’ beggars Sgt Hanif Ullah wrote to traders warning them against non-homeless beggars  By Jack … Read more

Anti-viral coating that kills coronavirus in SECONDS ‘could be on the market in weeks’

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Self-cleaning and anti-viral doorknobs that are able to kill the coronavirus in seconds could be a reality in the coming weeks.  Dr Felicity de Cogan of the University of Birmingham revealed today that engineers are creating surfaces capable of rapidly neutralising the SARS-CoV-2 virus.  Speaking at an online press conference, Dr de Cogan said the … Read more

Drug addict, 34, is jailed for seven years after tricking elderly into letting her into their homes

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Drug addict, 34, is jailed for seven years after befriending elderly victims and tricking them into letting her into their homes where she carried out violent robberies Kurline Scott, 34, preyed on trusting pensioners to steal cash in Birmingham On other occasions she turned violent and once kicked down a woman’s door She pleaded guilty … Read more

Man fighting for life after gunman shot him ‘eight times’ in front of his terrified girlfriend

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Man, 28, is fighting for life after a gunman forced his way into his home and shot victim ‘eight times’ in front of his terrified girlfriend A gunman forced his way into a 28-year-old man’s house on Friday evening Neighbours described the ‘bang, bang, bang’ of eight shots that were fired  The man was rushed … Read more

TalkTalk is DOWN for thousands of users across Britain

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TalkTalk and BT are both DOWN for thousands of users across Britain as customers complain of being unable to access the internet 95 per cent of issues reported by TalkTalk customers are related to the internet It appears the outage is nationwide and affecting thousands of users across UK   By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 10:36 … Read more

Mother slams huge crowds at Blackpool beach despite travelling 125 MILES to get there

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Mother slams huge crowds at Blackpool seafront for ‘risking everything’ during lockdown – despite travelling 125 MILES to get there A Birmingham mother decided to take her children on a 215 mile trip the beach The unnamed 27-year-old then filmed crowds and criticised a lack of distancing  Weeks prior the woman became a viral hit … Read more

We remember memories at specific times ‘due to the oscillation of brainwaves’  

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The formation and retrieval of memories in the brain is a phenomenon which is scarcely understood, principally due to the complexity of the human mind.  However, scientists now think they know how humans learn and store these moments in their memory bank.  According to a team of researchers from the University of Birmingham, it is … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Government mothballs another FOUR NHS Nightingales

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Five of the Nightingale hospitals opened across Britain to urgently boost the NHS‘s intensive care capacity during the coronavirus pandemic are now on standby. The flagship location in London was already mothballed earlier this month, while sites in Birmingham, Bristol, Harrogate and Tyne and Wear are also closed.  They have hardly been used during the crisis, … Read more