A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of a pedestrian in Quarry Bank, Dudley. Salma Rafique, aged 27, was fatally struck by a car on Thorns Road at around 8pm on 29 September last year. She sustained severe injuries and was tragically pronounced dead at […]
Two teenagers have been arrested following an armed robbery at a house in Netherton, Dudley, late last night. The incident occurred around 11 pm at an address on Racemeadow Crescent. A gang armed with weapons broke into the property, stealing electrical items and footwear before fleeing the scene. Police quickly apprehended two suspects, a 16-year-old […]
A total of 35 drivers were dealt with for various traffic offences during a successful targeted road safety operation in Lye, Dudley, police have confirmed. The operation, led by the Lye and Amblecote Neighbourhood Team in collaboration with the Traffic Unit, formed part of the ongoing Multi-Agency Road Operation (MARSO). The initiative brought together officers […]
Storm Darragh follows on from a period of unsettled and squally conditions. The large area of low pressure is expected to bring a period of strong winds to much of the UK. Heavy rain will also be a feature of Storm Darragh with the heaviest rainfall expected to be focussed in the northern and western […]
Friday morning saw the arrival of milder conditions in the west, and these will extend east across the rest of the country by Saturday morning. Further rain across the north and west will move gradually east but hazy sunshine will hold in the east where temperatures remain nearer average in the afternoon. Do you have […]
Ahead of Storm Bert, wintry showers will continue to impact parts of the UK on Friday, particularly exposed areas in the north. As a brief ridge of high pressure moves in though, Friday will bring a drier and brighter end to the week. It will still feel very chilly, with maximum temperatures of just 7 […]
A northerly airflow is continuing to subdue temperatures for the UK, with sub-zero figures likely for many over the next few nights and low single figures in the day for many. A number of Met Office National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued for snow and ice, with the highest accumulations of snow likely over […]
Monday night saw sub-zero temperatures for much of the UK, reaching as low as -11.2°C at Braemar in Aberdeenshire. Snowfall has also begun, with 12cm of lying snow reported at Watnall, Nottinghamshire on Tuesday morning as an Arctic airmass continues to influence the UK’s weather. Warnings issued Met Office National Severe Weather Warnings for snow […]
An Arctic maritime airmass already over northern Britain spreads southwards into the rest of the UK on Tuesday, in wake of an Atlantic low clearing into northwestern Europe. Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for snow and ice are currently in place from Monday to Wednesday, affecting parts of Scotland, the whole of Northern Ireland, and parts of […]
To begin with, high pressure remains in charge, bringing cloudy conditions for many with the possibility of fog overnight. Patchy fog in northern England and Scotland at first this afternoon, but otherwise a fairly mild picture with a mixture of cloud and sunshine 🌤️ Most places remaining dry however the odd spot of drizzle is […]