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“I’ve got coronavirus!” shouts shoplifter as he coughs and spits at staff in Birmingham

Staff ReporterMarch 26, 2020April 8, 202001 mins

West Midlands Police have charged a man with assault following claims he spat and coughed at shop staff in Stetchford while shouting “I’ve got coronavirus”. Police officers were called to the B&M store located at Stechford Retail Park at 3.45pm on Wednesday 25th March 2020 after reports that a suspected shoplifter had been detained in…

Empty shelves in a Birmingham supermarket recently, following panic buying due to coronavirus fears

Birmingham supermarket shelves left bare as coronavirus panic-buying continues

Denise JamesMarch 19, 2020April 8, 202001 mins

Birmingham’s supermarkets have been left mostly bare as customer panic buying continues due to the coronavirus threat. In what has been unprecedented during peacetime and outside of the annual Christmas chaos, shops are not only rationing items they still have in stock, but also completely selling out of others – with dry foods and toiletries being on the top of…