Anaesthetist who admitted working for two hospitals at the same time keeps his NHS job

A shamed intensive care doctor who faced career ruin after he illicitly pocketed extra cash by secretly working at two hospitals at the same time has been allowed back to work after the NHS said it needed his help to treat Covid 19 patients. Consultant anaesthetist John Bleasdale, 54, had been suspended from duty for … Read more

Birmingham, Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon unveil pavement markings for social distancing

Towns and cities including Birmingham and Leamington Spa are introducing two-way pedestrian lanes and pavement markings to keep shoppers two metres as people return to the high street. Business improvement districts have been working on making town and city centres safe for shoppers in advance of a further easing of lockdown measures.  In Birmingham, a … Read more

Tragic past of ‘torso in the woods’ victim who dropped out of university before being killed

A homeless woman who was sawn in half at a refuge had ended her dream of becoming a paramedic after dropping out of university and falling into drugs, it can today be revealed by MailOnline. Phoenix Netts, whose charred and dismembered body was found in suitcases dumped in a Gloucestershire forest, is believed to have … Read more

First picture of woman found ‘chopped in half’ and torso dumped in suitcases in Forest of Dean 

A woman whose charred and dismembered body was found in suitcases dumped in a forest was today named as 28-year-old Phoenix Netts. The young woman was killed at a women’s refuge in Birmingham where she had been living for a number of months. Police fear she had been ‘sawed in half’ before being burned. Gareeca … Read more

Hilarious moment policeman watches young men having impromptu exercise session

Moment 18 covidiots start ‘exercising’ when policeman spots them chatting outside a supermarket, leaving him baffled A group of men pretended to be doing exercise as a police officer approached   The scene was captured in Birmingham outside a Lifestyle Express supermarket As a policeman approaches a man can be heard shouting ‘high knees everyone’ By … Read more

Pictured: Married father charged after woman’s dismembered body was found stuffed in two suitcases

A man charged by police after a woman’s dismembered body was discovered in suitcases dumped in the Forest of Dean has today been pictured for the first time. Married father-of-two Mahesh Sorathiya, 38, from Wolverhampton was held by officers after the human remains were found inside two bags on Tuesday night.  Gareeca Conita Gordon, 27, … Read more

Woman, 27, is charged with murder and a 38-year-old man with assisting an offender

A woman, 27, has been charged with murder and a 38-year-old man with assisting an offender after a woman’s dismembered body was found stuffed into two suitcases in the Forest of Dean on Tuesday. Gareeca Conita Gordon, 27, of Birmingham, will appear before Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court via video link on Saturday accused of killing the … Read more

‘Abattoir murder scene’ found during house raid after woman’s body found stuffed into suitcases

Police have raided properties in Birmingham and Wolverhampton as they race to identify a woman whose body was cut up into pieces and stuffed into suitcases.   A woman in her 20s and a man in his 30s were found on the English-Welsh border in the Forest of Dean with the suitcases containing the human torso … Read more