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 š¤ļø Most places remaining dry however the odd spot of drizzle is […]
Dr Debbie Hemming is a Met Office scientist who oversaw the projects. She said: āA couple of years ago Met Office staff voted for The Wildlife Trusts to become our corporate charity. āBuilding on this success and popularity of this relationship many of our colleagues ā including climate scientists ā realised they could use their […]
High pressure is continuing the largely dry theme weāve seen through much of November so far, albeit with some more persistent rain likely for parts of western Scotland from Friday. According to early provisional Met Office figures up to 11 November, sunshine has been in short supply so far, with 8.3 hours of sunshine accounting […]
In response to ongoing community concerns, police in Dudley conducted a targeted operation on Thursday, 7th November, to tackle anti-social behaviour linked to off-road bikes. Officers from the Brierley Hill Neighbourhood Team, alongside traffic and off-road bike units, seized four vehicles, including an off-road bike, for offences involving no insurance or licences. A quantity of […]
From today, 26 October 2024, employers across the UK are now legally required to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, following a new duty introduced to promote safer working environments. The Equality and Human Rights Commission and Acas have published guidance to help employers develop appropriate policies and procedures to meet […]
As of 22 October (week 42), influenza positivity – the rate of laboratory confirmed flu cases – among school children aged 5 to 14 years is higher than any other age group, at a weekly average positivity rate of 5.7% compared with a whole population weekly average of 2.5%. All school-aged children, up to and […]
Four members of a county lines drugs gang operating in Dudley have been jailed for a combined total of more than 20 years. Sajad Hussain, Shahoon Qurban, Stacey Bryan, and Michael Hill were all involved in selling heroin and crack cocaine to known drug users in the area. Using the āH line,ā the gang sent […]
A 27-year-old woman who died following a stabbing at Bescot Stadium railway station on Sunday 20 October has been named by police as her family pay tribute to their much-loved daughter, sister, aunty, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend. Officers were called to Bescot Stadium railway station just after 11:25pm on Sunday 20 October to reports […]
The biggest cause of disruption was revealed to be heavy rain stopping people getting to work on time or going out, with more than a third (36%) of those surveyed affected. Issues with public transport, slipping on ice, and power cuts have also impacted almost one in five people. Last weekend, the Met Office issued […]
Firm offered advice on early resolution to customersā IVA debt solutions despite not being licensed to provide financial or debt advice A company which claimed to help customers reach an early resolution to their Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs), but instead exposed them to the risk of their debt solution failing, has been closed down. McKenzie […]
