The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
The UK’s biggest LGBT festival has postponed its event into the autumn as coronavirus sweeps across the country. Birmingham Pride has announced it will not take place as planned on May 23rd and 24th.
As the government responds to short term financial fears of millions of UK workers due to the coronavirus crisis, self-employed freelancers react with shock as they feel ignored by the government’s suggestion to ‘sign on’. While worried about paying the bills, or keeping a roof over their heads, the government has responded with a minimum living wage…
West Midlands Ambulance Service are recruiting new 111 callers to help bolster the response to the coronavirus outbreak. The Trust, which runs the call centre, confirmed there will be extra investment to recruit more call handlers to deal with the increase in demand.
Hollywood star Idris Elba has confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus and gone into self-isolation. The British actor has took to social media to say he feels okay and currently has no obvious symptoms, but has been isolated since he found out that he may have been exposed to the virus.
As the first coronavirus death in Wales is announced, it brings the total number of UK deaths to fifty three – with over 1,543 people in the country positively diagnosed with COVID-19. Along with the Welsh fatality reported today, it has also been announced that a man died in Salisbury Hospital after contracting COVID-19. Of the positively diagnosed,…
Hospital visiting times across Birmingham and the Black Country have been restricted until further notice due to the coronavirus crisis. In a bid to curb the threat of coronavirus Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust have terminated visiting to certain hospital wards and other hospitals in the region are following suit.
The country’s biggest anti-racism demonstration has been put on hold as government sources suggest the UK could ban large gatherings, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As the coronavirus outbreak intensifies, Stand Up To Racism has called of its march and rally in London, which was due to take place on Saturday 21st March to mark UN…
Organisers have confirmed this Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Birmingham has been cancelled amid coronavirus concerns. The Birmingham St. Patrick’s Day parade, which was due to take on Sunday 15th March, has been cancelled only two days before the big parade along Digbeth High Street in the city’s Irish quarter.
An annual flagship comic convention due to be held in Birmingham next weekend has been dropped, following the postponement and cancellation of several events due to be held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). Following a pattern of large gatherings being shelved across the region in response to the current coronavirus pandemic spreading across the world,…
The Indian government has implemented harsh travel restrictions, banning all visas for a month in the wake of coronavirus fears. Indian officials have also confirmed that visa-free travel which is afforded to overseas Indian citizens will also be revoked until April 15th 2020. The restrictive process will begin on Friday (March 13).