Main section - https://dudleylive.co.uk Your Dudley. Your News. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:53:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://dudleylive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/cropped-DUDLEY-32x32.jpg Main section - https://dudleylive.co.uk 32 32 England’s new Covid variant: should we be worried? https://dudleylive.co.uk/englands-new-covid-variant-should-we-be-worried/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 22:58:51 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=15894 Dr Zania Stamataki sets out the key factors … and says there is no need to panic

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]]> Scrap rapid Covid tests in England’s care homes, experts urge https://dudleylive.co.uk/scrap-rapid-covid-tests-in-englands-care-homes-experts-urge/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 07:43:19 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=15500 Figures from Liverpool programme reveal lateral flow tests missed 30% of those with a high viral load

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]]> Snow and ice forecast to hit parts of UK towards end of week https://dudleylive.co.uk/snow-and-ice-forecast-to-hit-parts-of-uk-towards-end-of-week/ Thu, 03 Dec 2020 21:35:58 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=15488 Travel disruption expected as warnings issued for Scotland, north of Belfast, Lake District and Pennines

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]]> Is long Covid contagious and can children get it?: your questions answered https://dudleylive.co.uk/is-long-covid-contagious-and-can-children-get-it-your-questions-answered/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:46:29 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=15373 You put your long Covid questions to us. Here are the answers

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]]> UK motorists more likely to speed during spring lockdown, data shows https://dudleylive.co.uk/uk-motorists-more-likely-to-speed-during-spring-lockdown-data-shows/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 22:11:10 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=15173 Proportion of drivers exceeding 60mph increased from 10% to 17% from April to June

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]]> Has Britain’s second largest city reached breaking point? https://dudleylive.co.uk/has-britains-second-largest-city-reached-breaking-point/ Sun, 22 Nov 2020 21:02:26 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=15041 Covid-19 has dealt a heavy blow to Birmingham’s glitzy city centre led by retail – and it’s revealing other deep fault lines

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]]> Unions call for frontline UK workers to be prioritised for Covid vaccine https://dudleylive.co.uk/unions-call-for-frontline-uk-workers-to-be-prioritised-for-covid-vaccine/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:15:16 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=14971 Unite wants key workers included alongside elderly and healthcare staff in early stages of immunisation

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]]> Met police told 40% of recruits must be from BAME backgrounds https://dudleylive.co.uk/met-police-told-40-of-recruits-must-be-from-bame-backgrounds/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:42:40 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=14449 London mayor Sadiq Khan and police force agree target as part of major race action plan

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]]> Welsh move to cancel GCSE and A-level exams puts pressure on No 10 https://dudleylive.co.uk/welsh-move-to-cancel-gcse-and-a-level-exams-puts-pressure-on-no-10/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:39:20 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=14388 No plans to follow Wales, says Johnson spokesman, as unions say England is ‘lagging behind’

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]]> Extra bank holiday announced for Queen’s 2022 platinum jubilee https://dudleylive.co.uk/extra-bank-holiday-announced-for-queens-2022-platinum-jubilee/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 10:16:01 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=14386 Government confirms four-day weekend to mark the Queen’s 70-year reign

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