Pearl Food Distribution in Birmingham has been fined over £60,000 for unsafe work practices

Birmingham warehouse fined over £60,000 for unsafe working practices

A food warehouse has been fined £60,000 after pleading guilty to four offences under health and safety legislation at Birmingham Magistrates Court yesterday. Birmingham City Council prosecuted Pearl Food Distribution Ltd – based at Unit 33 Middlemore Industrial Estate, Middlemore Road, Birmingham – after a safety inspector saw an employee raised up on a pallet balanced…

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Birmingham Airport will be used as a mortuary as coronavirus deaths in the region escalate

CORONAVIRUS: Mortuary set up at Birmingham Airport underway as death toll expected to rise

Work has started on a temporary mortuary site at Birmingham Airport in preparation for a predicted rise in the number of fatalities from coronavirus. The site – the UK’s third largest airport outside London – will initially be able to accommodate 1,500 deaths as usual mortuary provisions reach capacity, but will expand to hold more.

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Christchurch massacre: British mosque calls for solidarity as several vigils planned for victims

The people of Birmingham are to host emergency vigils today to show solidarity with the victims and families of the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. Anti-racism organisations have joined forces with Birmingham mosques to stand resilient in the face of Islamophobia, following a terror attack on hundreds of worshippers at a mosque in Christchurch, New…

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The Guru Nanak Gurdwara has described the vandalism of the Sikh soldier statue in Smethwick as "despicable"

Sikh temple describes vandalism of new Indian soldier statue as “despicable and cowardly act”

The management of a Sikh temple who last weekend unveiled a brand new statue to commemorate the contributions of South Asian soldiers during the First World War, have described its recent vandalism as a “despicable and cowardly act”. Despite only being unveiled on Sunday, the 10ft bronze statue has already been vandalised, with graffiti appearing on the monument last night.

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The Lions of the Great War statue has been vandalised, only a week after being unveiled

Brand new statue honouring Sikh soldiers vandalised, only a week after being unveiled

A brand new statue of a Sikh soldier, unveiled last week to commemorate the contributions of Sikhs during the First World War, has been vandalised. Graffiti which has appeared on the monument displays the words ‘Sepoys no more’. Sepoys was a term used by the British Indian Army to describe a low-ranking cavalry trooper, many of…

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