birminghammail--2020-09-26--Covid-19 rates double in two Black Country areas & rise elsewhere

Coronavirus case rates have doubled in two areas of the Black Country with steep rises in the other two boroughs .
Sandwell has the highest case rate with 109.9 per 100,000 people ( 361 cases ) in the seven days to September 22 ( the latest data ) up from 56 per 100k a week ago ( 184 cases ) .
While Walsall ’ s case rate has more than doubled on a week from 37.1 per 100k ( 106 cases ) to 77.4 per 100k this week ( 221 cases ) .
Wolverhampton – which is now under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 74 cases per 100k ( 195 ) , up from 47.8 ( 126 ) cases and is narrowly behind Walsall ’ s latest rate , where there are no enhanced restrictions .
While Dudley too has seen rates rise from 27.4 per 100k ( 88 cases ) to 44.5 in the week to September 22 ( 143 cases ) .
The figures , for the seven days to September 22 , are based on tests carried out in laboratories ( pillar one of the Government 's testing programme for health and care workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homes ) and in the wider community ( pillar two ) .
Data for the most recent three days ( September 23-25 ) has been excluded as it is incomplete and likely to be revised .
In Bolton , 696 new cases were recorded in the seven days to September 22 - the equivalent of 242.0 per 100,000 people .
Bolton continues to record the highest rate in England , up from 197.5 in the seven days to September 15 .
Burnley has the second highest rate , up from 113.6 to 233.9 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Merseyside is in third place , where the rate has risen from 125.3 to 230.7 , with 348 new cases .
Birmingham is in 23 rd place with 144.3 cases per 100k ( 1,648 ) up from 80 ( 914 cases ) .
While Sandwell is 32 nd , Walsall 42 nd , Wolverhampton 46 th and Dudley 70 th .
Other areas recording sharp increases in their seven-day rates include : - Newcastle upon Tyne ( up from 74.0 to 208.7 , with 632 new cases ) - Halton ( up from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases ) - Liverpool ( up from 124.5 to 227.3 with 1,132 new cases ) - Pendle ( up from 91.2 to 192.2 with 177 new cases ) - Sunderland ( up from 75.6 to 173.9 , with 483 new cases ) The list has been calculated by the PA news agency and is based on Public Health England data published on September 25 on the Government 's coronavirus dashboard .
Here is the list in full .
From left to right , it reads : name of local authority ; rate of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ September 22 ; number ( in brackets ) of new cases recorded in the seven days to September 22 ; rate of new cases in the seven days to September 15 ; number ( in brackets ) of new cases recorded in the seven days to September 15 .
The area with the lowest rate in the country is Torridge in North Devon which has had no cases in the past week – down from 7 the week before .
The full list of rates are : Bolton 242.0 ( 696 ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 208 ) , 113.6 ( 101 ) Knowsley 230.7 ( 348 ) , 125.3 ( 189 ) Liverpool 227.3 ( 1132 ) , 124.5 ( 620 ) Newcastle upon Tyne 208.7 ( 632 ) , 74.0 ( 224 ) Blackburn with Darwen 207.1 ( 310 ) , 110.2 ( 165 ) Halton 206.3 ( 267 ) , 100.5 ( 130 ) South Tyneside 199.4 ( 301 ) , 126.5 ( 191 ) Bury 195.3 ( 373 ) , 119.9 ( 229 ) Pendle 192.2 ( 177 ) , 91.2 ( 84 ) Manchester @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 515 ) Preston 184.4 ( 264 ) , 142.5 ( 204 ) Hyndburn 183.9 ( 149 ) , 146.8 ( 119 ) Rochdale 175.4 ( 390 ) , 94.9 ( 211 ) Oldham 175.0 ( 415 ) , 119.8 ( 284 ) Sunderland 173.9 ( 483 ) , 75.6 ( 210 ) Wirral 156.5 ( 507 ) , 113.3 ( 367 ) Bradford 154.1 ( 832 ) , 101.7 ( 549 ) Gateshead 153.9 ( 311 ) , 85.6 ( 173 ) St. Helens 151.2 ( 273 ) , 104.1 ( 188 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 209 ) Salford 149.9 ( 388 ) , 103.9 ( 269 ) Birmingham 144.3 ( 1648 ) , 80.0 ( 914 ) Sefton 143.6 ( 397 ) , 67.3 ( 186 ) Rossendale 141.3 ( 101 ) , 134.3 ( 96 ) Tameside 140.8 ( 319 ) , 98.9 ( 224 ) Wigan 122.6 ( 403 ) , 62.4 ( 205 ) Leicester 118.0 ( 418 ) , 88.1 ( 312 ) North Tyneside 115.4 ( 240 ) , 52.4 ( 109 ) Leeds 113.3 ( 899 ) , 81.8 ( 649 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 35.7 ( 115 ) Sandwell 109.9 ( 361 ) , 56.0 ( 184 ) Hartlepool 104.6 ( 98 ) , 44.8 ( 42 ) Kirklees 100.7 ( 443 ) , 74.8 ( 329 ) Oadby and Wigston 89.5 ( 51 ) , 105.2 ( 60 ) Calderdale 84.7 ( 179 ) , 47.8 ( 101 ) Craven 84.0 ( 48 ) , 50.8 ( 29 ) Fylde 81.7 ( 66 ) , 38.4 ( 31 ) Trafford 80.5 ( 191 ) , 48.9 ( 116 ) Middlesbrough 79.4 ( 112 ) , 30.5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 418 ) , 40.6 ( 215 ) Walsall 77.4 ( 221 ) , 37.1 ( 106 ) Stockport 77.4 ( 227 ) , 49.1 ( 144 ) Solihull 74.4 ( 161 ) , 69.8 ( 151 ) West Lancashire 74.4 ( 85 ) , 43.7 ( 50 ) Wolverhampton 74.0 ( 195 ) , 47.8 ( 126 ) Sheffield 72.0 ( 421 ) , 42.9 ( 251 ) Blackpool 69.6 ( 97 ) , 48.8 ( 68 ) Barrow-in-Furness 65.6 ( 44 ) , 52.2 ( 35 ) Rotherham 65.2 ( 173 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 238 ) , 34.5 ( 128 ) Rugby 63.3 ( 69 ) , 59.7 ( 65 ) Stockton-on-Tees 61.8 ( 122 ) , 27.4 ( 54 ) Chorley 60.9 ( 72 ) , 44.8 ( 53 ) Ribble Valley 59.1 ( 36 ) , 29.6 ( 18 ) Luton 58.7 ( 125 ) , 23.9 ( 51 ) South Ribble 57.8 ( 64 ) , 48.7 ( 54 ) Redbridge 55.4 ( 169 ) , 44.6 ( 136 ) Selby 54.1 ( 49 ) , 54.1 ( 49 ) Wakefield 53.4 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cheshire West and Chester 51.3 ( 176 ) , 28.0 ( 96 ) Barking and Dagenham 51.2 ( 109 ) , 31.9 ( 68 ) Richmondshire 50.3 ( 27 ) , 14.9 ( 8 ) Wyre 50.0 ( 56 ) , 55.3 ( 62 ) York 49.9 ( 105 ) , 33.7 ( 71 ) Redcar and Cleveland 49.6 ( 68 ) , 16.0 ( 22 ) Blaby 48.3 ( 49 ) , 71.9 ( 73 ) Nuneaton and Bedworth 45.4 ( 59 ) , 26.2 ( 34 ) Doncaster 45.2 ( 141 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 44.5 ( 143 ) , 27.4 ( 88 ) Charnwood 44.1 ( 82 ) , 43.0 ( 80 ) Harrogate 43.5 ( 70 ) , 18.0 ( 29 ) High Peak 43.2 ( 40 ) , 45.3 ( 42 ) Darlington 43.1 ( 46 ) , 23.4 ( 25 ) Hambleton 42.6 ( 39 ) , 31.7 ( 29 ) Tower Hamlets 42.2 ( 137 ) , 22.2 ( 72 ) Nottingham 40.9 ( 136 ) , 29.4 ( 98 ) Slough 40.8 ( 61 ) , 17.4 ( 26 ) Cheshire East @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 92 ) South Staffordshire 40.0 ( 45 ) , 24.9 ( 28 ) Amber Valley 39.8 ( 51 ) , 21.1 ( 27 ) Newham 39.6 ( 140 ) , 26.3 ( 93 ) Lincoln 39.3 ( 39 ) , 17.1 ( 17 ) Derby 38.9 ( 100 ) , 26.0 ( 67 ) Bedford 38.7 ( 67 ) , 17.9 ( 31 ) Hillingdon 38.1 ( 117 ) , 21.5 ( 66 ) Waltham Forest 37.9 ( 105 ) , 26.4 ( 73 ) Barnsley 37.7 ( 93 ) , 24.7 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 10.4 ( 8 ) Havering 37.4 ( 97 ) , 27.7 ( 72 ) Scarborough 36.8 ( 40 ) , 28.5 ( 31 ) North Warwickshire 36.8 ( 24 ) , 12.3 ( 8 ) Wyre Forest 36.5 ( 37 ) , 22.7 ( 23 ) Exeter 36.5 ( 48 ) , 9.9 ( 13 ) Erewash 36.4 ( 42 ) , 11.3 ( 13 ) St Albans 36.4 ( 54 ) , 36.4 ( 54 ) Stoke-on-Trent 36.3 ( 93 ) , 32.8 ( 84 ) Newark and Sherwood 35.9 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Worcester 35.6 ( 36 ) , 13.8 ( 14 ) North Lincolnshire 35.4 ( 61 ) , 18.0 ( 31 ) Hertsmere 35.3 ( 37 ) , 41.0 ( 43 ) Harborough 35.2 ( 33 ) , 26.7 ( 25 ) Broxbourne 35.0 ( 34 ) , 39.1 ( 38 ) Lancaster 34.2 ( 50 ) , 23.3 ( 34 ) Epping Forest 34.2 ( 45 ) , 19.0 ( 25 ) Southwark 33.6 ( 107 ) , 18.5 ( 59 ) Runnymede 33.5 ( 30 ) , 29.1 ( 26 ) Broxtowe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 33 ) Corby 33.2 ( 24 ) , 23.5 ( 17 ) Ealing 33.1 ( 113 ) , 21.9 ( 75 ) Brent 32.4 ( 107 ) , 21.8 ( 72 ) Bolsover 32.3 ( 26 ) , 31.0 ( 25 ) Ashfield 32.1 ( 41 ) , 23.5 ( 30 ) Oxford 31.5 ( 48 ) , 21.6 ( 33 ) Stafford 31.3 ( 43 ) , 30.6 ( 42 ) Redditch 30.5 ( 26 ) , 12.9 ( 11 ) Tamworth 30.0 ( 23 ) , 26.1 ( 20 ) Haringey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 63 ) Carlisle 29.4 ( 32 ) , 5.5 ( 6 ) Enfield 29.4 ( 98 ) , 25.5 ( 85 ) West Lindsey 29.3 ( 28 ) , 19.9 ( 19 ) Hinckley and Bosworth 29.2 ( 33 ) , 24.7 ( 28 ) Gravesham 29.0 ( 31 ) , 9.4 ( 10 ) Worthing 28.9 ( 32 ) , 20.8 ( 23 ) Cannock Chase 28.8 ( 29 ) , 20.8 ( 21 ) Harrow 28.7 ( 72 ) , 22.3 ( 56 ) North East Derbyshire 28.6 ( 29 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 64 ) , 26.3 ( 59 ) Bromsgrove 28.0 ( 28 ) , 23.0 ( 23 ) South Derbyshire 28.0 ( 30 ) , 16.8 ( 18 ) Bexley 27.8 ( 69 ) , 11.7 ( 29 ) Lichfield 27.7 ( 29 ) , 22.0 ( 23 ) Islington 27.6 ( 67 ) , 17.7 ( 43 ) Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 27.6 ( 158 ) , 10.3 ( 59 ) South Lakeland 27.6 ( 29 ) , 11.4 ( 12 ) East Riding of Yorkshire 27.6 ( 94 ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 ) , 23.8 ( 26 ) Hounslow 27.3 ( 74 ) , 36.8 ( 100 ) Castle Point 26.6 ( 24 ) , 28.8 ( 26 ) Copeland 26.4 ( 18 ) , 19.1 ( 13 ) Gloucester 26.3 ( 34 ) , 10.1 ( 13 ) Barnet 26.3 ( 104 ) , 22.0 ( 87 ) Wychavon 26.3 ( 34 ) , 9.3 ( 12 ) Wandsworth 26.1 ( 86 ) , 20.0 ( 66 ) North West Leicestershire 26.1 ( 27 ) , 4.8 ( 5 ) Rushcliffe 26.0 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hammersmith and Fulham 25.9 ( 48 ) , 21.1 ( 39 ) North Somerset 25.6 ( 55 ) , 15.3 ( 33 ) Waverley 25.3 ( 32 ) , 7.9 ( 10 ) Peterborough 25.2 ( 51 ) , 17.3 ( 35 ) Shropshire 25.1 ( 81 ) , 10.8 ( 35 ) Telford and Wrekin 25.0 ( 45 ) , 11.1 ( 20 ) Watford 24.9 ( 24 ) , 24.9 ( 24 ) Lambeth 24.8 ( 81 ) , 22.1 ( 72 ) Allerdale 24.5 ( 24 ) , 13.3 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , 12.8 ( 9 ) East Staffordshire 24.2 ( 29 ) , 25.9 ( 31 ) Westminster 24.1 ( 63 ) , 16.8 ( 44 ) Hackney and City of London 23.7 ( 69 ) , 26.8 ( 78 ) Plymouth 23.7 ( 62 ) , 17.9 ( 47 ) Three Rivers 23.6 ( 22 ) , 12.9 ( 12 ) Central Bedfordshire 23.6 ( 68 ) , 16.3 ( 47 ) Surrey Heath 23.5 ( 21 ) , 7.8 ( 7 ) Basildon 23.5 ( 44 ) , 15.5 ( 29 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 13.7 ( 24 ) Stratford-on-Avon 23.1 ( 30 ) , 12.3 ( 16 ) Harlow 23.0 ( 20 ) , 18.4 ( 16 ) Wellingborough 22.6 ( 18 ) , 16.3 ( 13 ) Newcastle-under-Lyme 22.4 ( 29 ) , 17.8 ( 23 ) Great Yarmouth 22.1 ( 22 ) , 19.1 ( 19 ) Windsor and Maidenhead 21.8 ( 33 ) , 40.9 ( 62 ) Adur 21.8 ( 14 ) , 17.1 ( 11 ) Warwick 21.6 ( 31 ) , 18.8 ( 27 ) Sutton 21.3 ( 44 ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 39 ) , 15.8 ( 29 ) Kingston upon Thames 20.8 ( 37 ) , 16.3 ( 29 ) Uttlesford 20.8 ( 19 ) , 9.9 ( 9 ) Derbyshire Dales 20.7 ( 15 ) , 8.3 ( 6 ) Bracknell Forest 20.4 ( 25 ) , 22.0 ( 27 ) Greenwich 20.1 ( 58 ) , 17.7 ( 51 ) North East Lincolnshire 20.1 ( 32 ) , 7.5 ( 12 ) Spelthorne 20.0 ( 20 ) , 24.0 ( 24 ) Chesterfield 20.0 ( 21 ) , 13.3 ( 14 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 17 ) Cheltenham 19.8 ( 23 ) , 12.9 ( 15 ) Milton Keynes 19.7 ( 53 ) , 12.2 ( 33 ) Camden 19.6 ( 53 ) , 20.7 ( 56 ) Rochford 19.5 ( 17 ) , 12.6 ( 11 ) Bristol , City of 19.0 ( 88 ) , 11.4 ( 53 ) Bournemouth , Christchurch and Poole 19.0 ( 75 ) , 16.4 ( 65 ) Lewisham 19.0 ( 58 ) , 17.0 ( 52 ) Eden 18.8 ( 10 ) , 13.1 ( 7 ) Welwyn Hatfield @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21 ) Kettering 18.7 ( 19 ) , 25.5 ( 26 ) Stroud 18.3 ( 22 ) , 4.2 ( 5 ) Staffordshire Moorlands 18.3 ( 18 ) , 17.3 ( 17 ) Elmbridge 18.3 ( 25 ) , 10.2 ( 14 ) Portsmouth 18.1 ( 39 ) , 8.8 ( 19 ) Kingston upon Hull , City of 18.1 ( 47 ) , 7.3 ( 19 ) North Kesteven 18.0 ( 21 ) , 17.1 ( 20 ) Kensington and Chelsea 17.9 ( 28 ) , 26.3 ( 41 ) Gedling 17.8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Thurrock 17.8 ( 31 ) , 9.8 ( 17 ) Bromley 17.8 ( 59 ) , 13.5 ( 45 ) Tunbridge Wells 17.7 ( 21 ) , 12.6 ( 15 ) Bath and North East Somerset 17.6 ( 34 ) , 9.3 ( 18 ) Daventry 17.5 ( 15 ) , 12.8 ( 11 ) East Hertfordshire 17.4 ( 26 ) , 10.7 ( 16 ) Croydon 17.3 ( 67 ) , 12.2 ( 47 ) Reading 17.3 ( 28 ) , 7.4 ( 12 ) Stevenage 17.1 ( 15 ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 24 ) , 8.5 ( 12 ) Bassetlaw 17.0 ( 20 ) , 8.5 ( 10 ) Tandridge 17.0 ( 15 ) , 11.3 ( 10 ) Tonbridge and Malling 16.6 ( 22 ) , 8.3 ( 11 ) West Berkshire 16.4 ( 26 ) , 6.3 ( 10 ) Canterbury 16.3 ( 27 ) , 8.5 ( 14 ) South Kesteven 16.1 ( 23 ) , 19.7 ( 28 ) South Hams 16.1 ( 14 ) , 2.3 ( 2 ) Colchester 15.9 ( 31 ) , 7.2 ( 14 ) Wokingham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 ) Richmond upon Thames 15.7 ( 31 ) , 15.2 ( 30 ) Malvern Hills 15.2 ( 12 ) , 12.7 ( 10 ) Epsom and Ewell 14.9 ( 12 ) , 14.9 ( 12 ) South Northamptonshire 14.8 ( 14 ) , 10.6 ( 10 ) Medway 14.7 ( 41 ) , 7.9 ( 22 ) Southampton 14.7 ( 37 ) , 9.5 ( 24 ) Fareham 14.6 ( 17 ) , 6.9 ( 8 ) Merton 14.5 ( 30 ) , 16.5 ( 34 ) Ryedale 14.4 ( 8 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 18 ) , 17.4 ( 22 ) East Northamptonshire 13.8 ( 13 ) , 15.9 ( 15 ) Rushmoor 13.7 ( 13 ) , 18.0 ( 17 ) Melton 13.7 ( 7 ) , 11.7 ( 6 ) Dacorum 13.6 ( 21 ) , 9.0 ( 14 ) Chiltern 13.6 ( 13 ) , 11.5 ( 11 ) North Hertfordshire 13.5 ( 18 ) , 18.7 ( 25 ) Guildford 13.4 ( 20 ) , 10.1 ( 15 ) South Gloucestershire 13.3 ( 38 ) , 16.5 ( 47 ) Vale of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 11.0 ( 15 ) Swindon 13.1 ( 29 ) , 8.6 ( 19 ) Basingstoke and Deane 13.0 ( 23 ) , 3.4 ( 6 ) Boston 12.8 ( 9 ) , 5.7 ( 4 ) Cambridge 12.8 ( 16 ) , 7.2 ( 9 ) Test Valley 12.7 ( 16 ) , 10.3 ( 13 ) Cherwell 12.6 ( 19 ) , 18.6 ( 28 ) Mendip 12.1 ( 14 ) , 13.8 ( 16 ) Aylesbury Vale 12.0 ( 24 ) , 11.0 ( 22 ) Horsham 11.8 ( 17 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 11.7 ( 21 ) , 7.8 ( 14 ) Tewkesbury 11.6 ( 11 ) , 9.5 ( 9 ) Dartford 11.5 ( 13 ) , 16.0 ( 18 ) Reigate and Banstead 11.4 ( 17 ) , 16.8 ( 25 ) Hart 11.3 ( 11 ) , 8.2 ( 8 ) Huntingdonshire 11.2 ( 20 ) , 10.1 ( 18 ) Chelmsford 11.2 ( 20 ) , 7.8 ( 14 ) Arun 11.2 ( 18 ) , 10.6 ( 17 ) King 's Lynn and West Norfolk 10.6 ( 16 ) , 4.6 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , 9.4 ( 47 ) South Cambridgeshire 10.1 ( 16 ) , 9.4 ( 15 ) Rutland 10.0 ( 4 ) , 10.0 ( 4 ) Ashford 10.0 ( 13 ) , 4.6 ( 6 ) Sevenoaks 9.9 ( 12 ) , 5.0 ( 6 ) East Lindsey 9.9 ( 14 ) , 12.7 ( 18 ) Hastings 9.7 ( 9 ) , 7.6 ( 7 ) West Suffolk 9.5 ( 17 ) , 17.9 ( 32 ) Brighton and Hove 9.3 ( 27 ) , 22.3 ( 65 ) South Oxfordshire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12 ) East Hampshire 9.0 ( 11 ) , 9.0 ( 11 ) Sedgemoor 8.9 ( 11 ) , 7.3 ( 9 ) Crawley 8.9 ( 10 ) , 6.2 ( 7 ) Folkestone and Hythe 8.8 ( 10 ) , 6.2 ( 7 ) Torbay 8.8 ( 12 ) , 1.5 ( 2 ) Ipswich 8.8 ( 12 ) , 7.3 ( 10 ) Maidstone 8.7 ( 15 ) , 5.8 ( 10 ) Lewes 8.7 ( 9 ) , 3.9 ( 4 ) Eastbourne 8.7 ( 9 ) , 6.7 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , 7.9 ( 12 ) Broadland 8.4 ( 11 ) , 6.1 ( 8 ) West Oxfordshire 8.1 ( 9 ) , 9.9 ( 11 ) Mole Valley 8.0 ( 7 ) , 6.9 ( 6 ) Swale 8.0 ( 12 ) , 14.0 ( 21 ) Braintree 7.9 ( 12 ) , 6.6 ( 10 ) Breckland 7.9 ( 11 ) , 9.3 ( 13 ) Fenland 7.9 ( 8 ) , 6.9 ( 7 ) East Devon 7.5 ( 11 ) , 4.8 ( 7 ) Chichester 7.4 ( 9 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Holland 7.4 ( 7 ) , 3.2 ( 3 ) Herefordshire , County of 7.3 ( 14 ) , 13.5 ( 26 ) Gosport 7.1 ( 6 ) , 5.9 ( 5 ) Forest of Dean 6.9 ( 6 ) , 12.7 ( 11 ) Tendring 6.8 ( 10 ) , 4.8 ( 7 ) Mid Suffolk 6.7 ( 7 ) , 6.7 ( 7 ) Babergh 6.5 ( 6 ) , 3.3 ( 3 ) Somerset West and Taunton 6.4 ( 10 ) , 3.2 ( 5 ) East Suffolk 6.4 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dorset 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Coronavirus case rates have doubled in two areas of the Black Country with steep rises in the other two boroughs.
Sandwell has the highest case rate with 109.9 per 100,000 people (361 cases) in the seven days to September 22 (the latest data) up from 56 per 100k a week ago (184 cases).
While Walsall’ s case rate has more than doubled on a week from 37.1 per 100k (106 cases) to 77.4 per 100k this week (221 cases).
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Wolverhampton – which is now under the tougher no household mixing restrictions – had 74 cases per 100k (195), up from 47.8 (126) cases and is narrowly behind Walsall’s latest rate, where there are no enhanced restrictions.
While Dudley too has seen rates rise from 27.4 per 100k (88 cases) to 44.5 in the week to September 22 (143 cases).
The figures, for the seven days to September 22, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government's testing programme for health and care workers, ill patients and residents in care homes) and in the wider community (pillar two).
Data for the most recent three days (September 23-25) has been excluded as it is incomplete and likely to be revised.
In Bolton, 696 new cases were recorded in the seven days to September 22 - the equivalent of 242.0 per 100,000 people. Bolton continues to record the highest rate in England, up from 197.5 in the seven days to September 15. Burnley has the second highest rate, up from 113.6 to 233.9 with 208 new cases.
Knowsley in Merseyside is in third place, where the rate has risen from 125.3 to 230.7, with 348 new cases.
Birmingham is in 23 rd place with 144.3 cases per 100k (1,648) up from 80 (914 cases).
While Sandwell is 32 nd , Walsall 42 nd , Wolverhampton 46 th and Dudley 70 th .
Other areas recording sharp increases in their seven-day rates include:
- Newcastle upon Tyne (up from 74.0 to 208.7, with 632 new cases)
- Halton (up from 100.5 to 206.3, with 267 new cases)
- Liverpool (up from 124.5 to 227.3 with 1,132 new cases)
- Pendle (up from 91.2 to 192.2 with 177 new cases)
- Sunderland (up from 75.6 to 173.9, with 483 new cases)
The list has been calculated by the PA news agency and is based on Public Health England data published on September 25 on the Government's coronavirus dashboard.
Here is the list in full. From left to right, it reads: name of local authority; rate of new cases in the seven days to September 22; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to September 22; rate of new cases in the seven days to September 15; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to September 15.
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The area with the lowest rate in the country is Torridge in North Devon which has had no cases in the past week – down from 7 the week before.
The full list of rates are:
Bolton 242.0 (696), 197.5 (568)
Burnley 233.9 (208), 113.6 (101)
Knowsley 230.7 (348), 125.3 (189)
Liverpool 227.3 (1132), 124.5 (620)
Newcastle upon Tyne 208.7 (632), 74.0 (224)
Blackburn with Darwen 207.1 (310), 110.2 (165)
Halton 206.3 (267), 100.5 (130)
South Tyneside 199.4 (301), 126.5 (191)
Bury 195.3 (373), 119.9 (229)
Pendle 192.2 (177), 91.2 (84)
Manchester 185.6 (1026), 93.2 (515)
Preston 184.4 (264), 142.5 (204)
Hyndburn 183.9 (149), 146.8 (119)
Rochdale 175.4 (390), 94.9 (211)
Oldham 175.0 (415), 119.8 (284)
Sunderland 173.9 (483), 75.6 (210)
Wirral 156.5 (507), 113.3 (367)
Bradford 154.1 (832), 101.7 (549)
Gateshead 153.9 (311), 85.6 (173)
St. Helens 151.2 (273), 104.1 (188)
Warrington 150.0 (315), 99.5 (209)
Salford 149.9 (388), 103.9 (269)
Birmingham 144.3 (1648), 80.0 (914)
Sefton 143.6 (397), 67.3 (186)
Rossendale 141.3 (101), 134.3 (96)
Tameside 140.8 (319), 98.9 (224)
Wigan 122.6 (403), 62.4 (205)
Leicester 118.0 (418), 88.1 (312)
North Tyneside 115.4 (240), 52.4 (109)
Leeds 113.3 (899), 81.8 (649)
Northumberland 112.9 (364), 35.7 (115)
Sandwell 109.9 (361), 56.0 (184)
Hartlepool 104.6 (98), 44.8 (42)
Kirklees 100.7 (443), 74.8 (329)
Oadby and Wigston 89.5 (51), 105.2 (60)
Calderdale 84.7 (179), 47.8 (101)
Craven 84.0 (48), 50.8 (29)
Fylde 81.7 (66), 38.4 (31)
Trafford 80.5 (191), 48.9 (116)
Middlesbrough 79.4 (112), 30.5 (43)
County Durham 78.9 (418), 40.6 (215)
Walsall 77.4 (221), 37.1 (106)
Stockport 77.4 (227), 49.1 (144)
Solihull 74.4 (161), 69.8 (151)
West Lancashire 74.4 (85), 43.7 (50)
Wolverhampton 74.0 (195), 47.8 (126)
Sheffield 72.0 (421), 42.9 (251)
Blackpool 69.6 (97), 48.8 (68)
Barrow-in-Furness 65.6 (44), 52.2 (35)
Rotherham 65.2 (173), 40.3 (107)
Coventry 64.1 (238), 34.5 (128)
Rugby 63.3 (69), 59.7 (65)
Stockton-on-Tees 61.8 (122), 27.4 (54)
Chorley 60.9 (72), 44.8 (53)
Ribble Valley 59.1 (36), 29.6 (18)
Luton 58.7 (125), 23.9 (51)
South Ribble 57.8 (64), 48.7 (54)
Redbridge 55.4 (169), 44.6 (136)
Selby 54.1 (49), 54.1 (49)
Wakefield 53.4 (186), 33.3 (116)
Cheshire West and Chester 51.3 (176), 28.0 (96)
Barking and Dagenham 51.2 (109), 31.9 (68)
Richmondshire 50.3 (27), 14.9 (8)
Wyre 50.0 (56), 55.3 (62)
York 49.9 (105), 33.7 (71)
Redcar and Cleveland 49.6 (68), 16.0 (22)
Blaby 48.3 (49), 71.9 (73)
Nuneaton and Bedworth 45.4 (59), 26.2 (34)
Doncaster 45.2 (141), 29.2 (91)
Dudley 44.5 (143), 27.4 (88)
Charnwood 44.1 (82), 43.0 (80)
Harrogate 43.5 (70), 18.0 (29)
High Peak 43.2 (40), 45.3 (42)
Darlington 43.1 (46), 23.4 (25)
Hambleton 42.6 (39), 31.7 (29)
Tower Hamlets 42.2 (137), 22.2 (72)
Nottingham 40.9 (136), 29.4 (98)
Slough 40.8 (61), 17.4 (26)
Cheshire East 40.6 (156), 23.9 (92)
South Staffordshire 40.0 (45), 24.9 (28)
Amber Valley 39.8 (51), 21.1 (27)
Newham 39.6 (140), 26.3 (93)
Lincoln 39.3 (39), 17.1 (17)
Derby 38.9 (100), 26.0 (67)
Bedford 38.7 (67), 17.9 (31)
Hillingdon 38.1 (117), 21.5 (66)
Waltham Forest 37.9 (105), 26.4 (73)
Barnsley 37.7 (93), 24.7 (61)
Brentwood 37.7 (29), 10.4 (8)
Havering 37.4 (97), 27.7 (72)
Scarborough 36.8 (40), 28.5 (31)
North Warwickshire 36.8 (24), 12.3 (8)
Wyre Forest 36.5 (37), 22.7 (23)
Exeter 36.5 (48), 9.9 (13)
Erewash 36.4 (42), 11.3 (13)
St Albans 36.4 (54), 36.4 (54)
Stoke-on-Trent 36.3 (93), 32.8 (84)
Newark and Sherwood 35.9 (44), 15.5 (19)
Worcester 35.6 (36), 13.8 (14)
North Lincolnshire 35.4 (61), 18.0 (31)
Hertsmere 35.3 (37), 41.0 (43)
Harborough 35.2 (33), 26.7 (25)
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Epping Forest 34.2 (45), 19.0 (25)
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Runnymede 33.5 (30), 29.1 (26)
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Oxford 31.5 (48), 21.6 (33)
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Redditch 30.5 (26), 12.9 (11)
Tamworth 30.0 (23), 26.1 (20)
Haringey 29.8 (80), 23.5 (63)
Carlisle 29.4 (32), 5.5 (6)
Enfield 29.4 (98), 25.5 (85)
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Hinckley and Bosworth 29.2 (33), 24.7 (28)
Gravesham 29.0 (31), 9.4 (10)
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Lichfield 27.7 (29), 22.0 (23)
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Waverley 25.3 (32), 7.9 (10)
Peterborough 25.2 (51), 17.3 (35)
Shropshire 25.1 (81), 10.8 (35)
Telford and Wrekin 25.0 (45), 11.1 (20)
Watford 24.9 (24), 24.9 (24)
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Derbyshire Dales 20.7 (15), 8.3 (6)
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Stroud 18.3 (22), 4.2 (5)
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Kensington and Chelsea 17.9 (28), 26.3 (41)
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Reading 17.3 (28), 7.4 (12)
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birminghammail--2020-09-26--Bus flasher jailed for 'touching himself' on public transport

A bus flasher who performed a sex act witnessed by teenage girls has been jailed .
Paul Sardaru was locked up for a year for five incidents on public transport in July .
The 35-year-old , of Mount Pleasant , Handsworth , was seen performing an act by two teenagers at a bus stop on July 9 .
He was then linked to another three reports where he was seen touching himself on the rail and Metro network .
Sardaru was tracked down to a bus stop in Handsworth and arrested minutes before a public appeal to find him was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eight days he had broken a bail restriction banning him from public transport by boarding a bus in Birmingham .
He was sentenced to five separate jail sentences , to run concurrently , and handed a ten-year sexual offences notification requirement .
He was also ordered to pay £156 victim surcharge .
Insp Rachel Crump , head of the Safer Travel policing team , said : “ This is a great result which really demonstrates the value of both West Midlands Police and British Transport Police teams working together to capture an individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transport network .
“ Our officers and staff worked efficiently and collaboratively , and by sharing intelligence it meant that Sardaru was caught and that the public and staff are safer without him on the transport network .
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A bus flasher who performed a sex act witnessed by teenage girls has been jailed.
Paul Sardaru was locked up for a year for five incidents on public transport in July.
The 35-year-old, of Mount Pleasant, Handsworth, was seen performing an act by two teenagers at a bus stop on July 9.
He was then linked to another three reports where he was seen touching himself on the rail and Metro network.
Sardaru was tracked down to a bus stop in Handsworth and arrested minutes before a public appeal to find him was due to be launched.
But within eight days he had broken a bail restriction banning him from public transport by boarding a bus in Birmingham.
He was sentenced to five separate jail sentences, to run concurrently, and handed a ten-year sexual offences notification requirement.
He was also ordered to pay £156 victim surcharge.
Insp Rachel Crump, head of the Safer Travel policing team, said: “This is a great result which really demonstrates the value of both West Midlands Police and British Transport Police teams working together to capture an individual that was causing substantial distress on the transport network.
“Our officers and staff worked efficiently and collaboratively, and by sharing intelligence it meant that Sardaru was caught and that the public and staff are safer without him on the transport network.”


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Dean Smith issues intriguing Aston Villa transfer message

Dean Smith has revealed Aston Villa 's sporting director Johan Lange `` has got his finger on the pulse '' ahead of next week 's transfer deadline on October 5 .
The head coach detailed how he 's still looking for one or possibly two new signings following this week 's departure of Mbwana Samatta who left permanently to Fenerbahce .
Smith said : `` We ’ re always looking in the market , we ’ re probably one short in the squad at the moment so we ’ ll keep looking at that .
`` Things change very quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s seven days left until the window shuts internationally , another seven days domestically .
`` Our sporting director at the moment has got his finger on the pulse , hopefully we might get one more in and maybe a couple more out . ''
One player who wo n't be coming to Villa Park is Nice midfielder Wylan Cyprien .
The 25-year-old was touted with a move to B6 by Sky Sports on Friday but BirminghamLive has been informed that 's simply not the case .
Villa are , though , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ competition for the likes of John McGinn and Conor Hourihane , while Smith has n't ruled out signing an attack-minded player - whether that be a winger or a new striker .
`` There ’ s a number of positions , obviously Ally ( Samatta ) going out , you look at the forward line , but also midfield as well .
`` We ’ ll see if there ’ s one who can fit both for us . ''
Smith , meanwhile , believes new signing Bertrand Traore can play as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be available .
On Friday , BirminghamLive learned of a development involving Milot Rashica with talks stalling over wage demands .
Villa have been linked with loan moves for Ross Barkley and Ruben-Loftus Cheek , too .
Staying with Smith 's transfer update , Jota , Orjan Nyland and Lovre Kalinic could be three players shipped out before transfer deadline day .
Frederic Guilbert , meanwhile , is willing to fight for his future at Villa Park and is expected to stay .
Looking ahead to Fulham , Smith added : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I thought they played very well against Leeds United .
They went 4-1 down and made a sterling job of coming back and nearly got back into it in the end .
`` They ’ re after their first points of the season .
We know what it ’ s like coming up after play-off success , you have a short time to actually celebrate getting up and getting the team ready for the start of the season .
`` Scott ( Parker ) will be looking at our game , I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get three points .
It will be a difficult place to go , as always , but we feel we ’ re in decent form at the moment and very tough to beat . ''

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Dean Smith has revealed Aston Villa's sporting director Johan Lange "has got his finger on the pulse" ahead of next week's transfer deadline on October 5.
The head coach detailed how he's still looking for one or possibly two new signings following this week's departure of Mbwana Samatta who left permanently to Fenerbahce.
Smith said: "We’re always looking in the market, we’re probably one short in the squad at the moment so we’ll keep looking at that.
"Things change very quickly in football. I think there’s seven days left until the window shuts internationally, another seven days domestically.
"Our sporting director at the moment has got his finger on the pulse, hopefully we might get one more in and maybe a couple more out."
One player who won't be coming to Villa Park is Nice midfielder Wylan Cyprien. The 25-year-old was touted with a move to B6 by Sky Sports on Friday but BirminghamLive has been informed that's simply not the case.
Villa are, though, in the hunt for a midfielder to provide competition for the likes of John McGinn and Conor Hourihane, while Smith hasn't ruled out signing an attack-minded player - whether that be a winger or a new striker.
"There’s a number of positions, obviously Ally (Samatta) going out, you look at the forward line, but also midfield as well.
"We’ll see if there’s one who can fit both for us."
Smith, meanwhile, believes new signing Bertrand Traore can play as a No.9 should Ollie Watkins or Keinan Davis not be available. On Friday, BirminghamLive learned of a development involving Milot Rashica with talks stalling over wage demands. Villa have been linked with loan moves for Ross Barkley and Ruben-Loftus Cheek, too.
Staying with Smith's transfer update, Jota, Orjan Nyland and Lovre Kalinic could be three players shipped out before transfer deadline day. Frederic Guilbert, meanwhile, is willing to fight for his future at Villa Park and is expected to stay.
Looking ahead to Fulham, Smith added: "It will be another big task. I thought they played very well against Leeds United. They went 4-1 down and made a sterling job of coming back and nearly got back into it in the end.
"They’re after their first points of the season. We know what it’s like coming up after play-off success, you have a short time to actually celebrate getting up and getting the team ready for the start of the season.
"Scott (Parker) will be looking at our game, I think, and eying it as an opportunity to get three points. It will be a difficult place to go, as always, but we feel we’re in decent form at the moment and very tough to beat."


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Two men shot and another stabbed as masked thugs surround car in city attack

Two men were shot and another stabbed when masked thugs surrounded a car in Bordesley Green .
A police manhunt is underway after the violent attack on Denbigh Street , shortly before 9pm last night , Friday , September 25 .
Three men were in a car on the usually-quiet residential street , when they were surrounded by a gang armed with a gun and knives .
The gang , all wearing masks , opened fire on the trio , hitting two of them in the arms .
The third man was stabbed .
The gang was then thought to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vehicles .
No arrests have yet been made but enquiries are under way .
Today , a police cordon remains in place at the scene , next to a children 's play area and close to Bordesley Green Girls ' School .
A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said : `` We ’ re investigating after three men were injured after being attacked in Denbigh Street , Bordesley Green , at around 8.45pm yesterday ( 25 September ) .
`` They were in a car when a group of masked men - armed with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` A man in his 30s and another in his 20s suffered gunshot wounds to their arms ; while another suffered stab injuries to his arm .
Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening .
`` The attackers fled in up to three vehicles and enquiries are ongoing to identify them .
`` CCTV is being examined and anyone with information can contact us via Live Chat , or by calling 101 .
Quote 20BW/232481T/20 . ''

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Two men were shot and another stabbed when masked thugs surrounded a car in Bordesley Green.
A police manhunt is underway after the violent attack on Denbigh Street, shortly before 9pm last night, Friday, September 25.
Three men were in a car on the usually-quiet residential street, when they were surrounded by a gang armed with a gun and knives.
The gang, all wearing masks, opened fire on the trio, hitting two of them in the arms.
The third man was stabbed.
The gang was then thought to have escaped in up to three separate vehicles.
No arrests have yet been made but enquiries are under way.
Today, a police cordon remains in place at the scene, next to a children's play area and close to Bordesley Green Girls' School.
A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said: "We’re investigating after three men were injured after being attacked in Denbigh Street, Bordesley Green, at around 8.45pm yesterday (25 September).
"They were in a car when a group of masked men - armed with a gun and knives - surrounded them.
"A man in his 30s and another in his 20s suffered gunshot wounds to their arms; while another suffered stab injuries to his arm. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
"The attackers fled in up to three vehicles and enquiries are ongoing to identify them.
"CCTV is being examined and anyone with information can contact us via Live Chat, or by calling 101. Quote 20BW/232481T/20."


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Airline easyJet rejects bombshell claim it is 'hanging by a thread'

Low-cost airline easyJet has denied claims it is 'hanging by a thread ' - just a year after the collapse of rival tour operator Thomas Cook .
Pilots ' union representative and easyJet captain Martin Entwisle was reported to have warned the airline could cut back significantly on its schedule because of damage caused by the pandemic .
It flies to destinations around Europe from several UK airports , including Birmingham , Manchester , Glasgow and Bristol .
According to the BBC , Mr Entwisle said the company was in a dire situation in another potential blow to the travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The comments were made in a recording obtained by the broadcaster following a meeting between the union and easyJet bosses , including chief finance officer Andrew Findlay .
Balpa rep Mr Entwisle is heard telling his colleagues : `` I think the easiest way to put it is that the company is hanging by a thread .
The situation is dire .
`` If we do n't have a good summer next summer and make a considerable amount of money , we really are going to be out of a job .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ presentation from union officials during negotiations to save jobs at the airline .
Balpa claimed it had reached agreement with easyJet to avoid any compulsory redundancies , with 1,500 pilots opting for part-time working .
Earlier this year , the airline announced it was closing its bases at Newcastle and two London airports , Southend and Stansted , and in May confirmed it was shedding around 4,500 posts across Europe .
However , easyJet hit back claiming the claims were not an accurate reflection of the meeting .
In a statement to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recording does not reflect what easyJet or its chief financial officer said .
We have been clear the whole industry has been impacted by the pandemic , however , easyJet has taken a prudent approach to capacity and the right actions on cash preservation .
`` The airline continues to keep all liquidity options under review , but no decisions have been taken .
`` Winter flying is always significantly lower than summer and easyJet will continue with its prudent and dynamic approach to capacity over the winter .
No decisions have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in due course . ''
The pilots ' union claim came 12 months after holiday giant Thomas Cook collapsed last September with the loss of 9,000 jobs and leaving thousands of holidaymakers stranded overseas .
Since the start of the pandemic , more than 30,000 jobs have been lost at UK airlines , according to the industry body Airlines UK .
There have also been cuts that have been made by airports , baggage handlers , travel agents and tour operators .

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Low-cost airline easyJet has denied claims it is 'hanging by a thread' - just a year after the collapse of rival tour operator Thomas Cook.
Pilots' union representative and easyJet captain Martin Entwisle was reported to have warned the airline could cut back significantly on its schedule because of damage caused by the pandemic.
It flies to destinations around Europe from several UK airports, including Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Bristol.
According to the BBC, Mr Entwisle said the company was in a dire situation in another potential blow to the travel industry already decimated by the coronavirus crisis.
The comments were made in a recording obtained by the broadcaster following a meeting between the union and easyJet bosses, including chief finance officer Andrew Findlay.
Balpa rep Mr Entwisle is heard telling his colleagues: "I think the easiest way to put it is that the company is hanging by a thread. The situation is dire.
"If we don't have a good summer next summer and make a considerable amount of money, we really are going to be out of a job."
The warning was part of a presentation from union officials during negotiations to save jobs at the airline.
(Image: PA)
Balpa claimed it had reached agreement with easyJet to avoid any compulsory redundancies, with 1,500 pilots opting for part-time working.
Earlier this year, the airline announced it was closing its bases at Newcastle and two London airports, Southend and Stansted, and in May confirmed it was shedding around 4,500 posts across Europe.
However, easyJet hit back claiming the claims were not an accurate reflection of the meeting.
In a statement to the BBC, easyJet said: "The recording does not reflect what easyJet or its chief financial officer said. We have been clear the whole industry has been impacted by the pandemic, however, easyJet has taken a prudent approach to capacity and the right actions on cash preservation.
"The airline continues to keep all liquidity options under review, but no decisions have been taken.
"Winter flying is always significantly lower than summer and easyJet will continue with its prudent and dynamic approach to capacity over the winter. No decisions have been taken and we will update the market in due course."
The pilots' union claim came 12 months after holiday giant Thomas Cook collapsed last September with the loss of 9,000 jobs and leaving thousands of holidaymakers stranded overseas.
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 30,000 jobs have been lost at UK airlines, according to the industry body Airlines UK.
There have also been cuts that have been made by airports, baggage handlers, travel agents and tour operators.


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Judas Priest star says he was a panto dame 'trying to make music for everybody'

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has revealed what it 's like to be a famous gay singer in the macho world of heavy metal .
Interviewed by the Rev Richard Coles on Radio 4 's Saturday Live , Halford admitted his image in Judas Priest was `` Like a big gay heavy metal pantomine dame thing ... '' But I will always be a yam yam for life from Walsall .
The programme was being co-hosted by BCU lecturer Marverine Cole , from Kings Heath , who told Rob her husband was from Walsall and she had n't been able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ either .
Rob said : `` ( Heavy metal ) was a very alpha dominated kind of experience ... but I felt the music was for everybody , male , female , LGBTQ , everybody .
`` The music loud and tough and brash and that 's how you had to be .
`` I had to hide that side of me for the longest time .
`` The irony was that as we went through the 80s , there I was decked head to toe in leather , whips and chains , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as strong and tough as the music sounded , but there 's there 's definitely some irony there . ''
Earlier this year , Halford recorded a special message for West Midlands Police to thank them for their work during the early stages of the pandemic which you can see in the video above .
Having been born in 1951 , Halford said he used to read the papers and note that people were being sent to prison for being gay .
`` I still think that 's a struggle for a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we live in , '' he said .
`` Particularly for me as a young guy I was figuring things out .
`` It was difficult .
I read the papers like everybody else and it was about this gay man and that gay man being thrown into jail just because they were a gay guy .
`` That 's not the best terms to try to understand yourself as a person .
`` Is that going to happen to me ?
`` There was a terrible oppression and persecution , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world today .
`` We have a long , long way to go before we get complete equality .
`` These are the things that affect you as a young person and start you on this journey of self-discovery and particularly to do with your sexual identity . ''
Halford was talking from Phoenix , Arizona but said he always looked forward to returning to his Walsall bolthole .
`` I am a yam yam for life , '' he said .
`` I 've still got my little place in Walsall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cheque and that 's the place I go back to when I 'm in the UK .
`` It puts down a root for you ... it 's my real true home and I ca n't wait to get back there because Arizona is way top of the league with the Covid thing . ''
Rob said he had been a recovering alcoholic for more than 35 years having come to realise it was not giving him the strength to do things like he thought drink and drugs were at the time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throw away .
Looking back at his childhood detailed in a new book out this week called Judas Priest 50 Heavy Metal Years , he praised a teacher for listening to him sing in a class .
`` She made me turn round to the class and to sing again .
`` Then she took me into the next class and let me sing again .
`` I was living and breathing heavy metal before the music ever came to be .
`` I would leave my home on the Beechdale Estate and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thomas School in Bloxwich and go past these pig iron works that were just pouring out these fumes with pieces of grit that would get in your eyes and clothes .
`` You had to hold your breath while you ran over the canal to get to class .
`` I 've often wondered if that 's where the metal got to me first .
It was in my blood so to speak .
`` Even at school you would be working at your desk and the stamp pressing machine in the building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steam presses that would be coming down and the would literally be shaking the desks when you were trying to write . ''
Judas Priest have long been slated to appear as the support band on the Ozzy Osburne No More Tears 2 tour .
Earlier this week , BirminghamLive highlighted how tickets were still on sale for the October 31 Halloween show - which has left ticket-holding fans mystified about how it can possibly go ahead under the current lockdown restrictions .
First announced in November 2017 , the Birmingham date has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 and February 14 , 2020 because of Aston-born Ozzy 's health problems .
Rob was n't asked about the tour directly , but he told Radio 4 : `` But all kinds of music give us escapism take us away from different places especially if we are having troubles and difficulties and also for pure joy doing the great things we do together .
`` Particularly live - please we 'll bring that back to us because we miss each other tremendously .
`` We are praying for those moments to come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''

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Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has revealed what it's like to be a famous gay singer in the macho world of heavy metal.
Interviewed by the Rev Richard Coles on Radio 4's Saturday Live, Halford admitted his image in Judas Priest was "Like a big gay heavy metal pantomine dame thing...
"But I will always be a yam yam for life from Walsall.
The programme was being co-hosted by BCU lecturer Marverine Cole, from Kings Heath, who told Rob her husband was from Walsall and she hadn't been able to take the town out of him either.
Rob said: "(Heavy metal) was a very alpha dominated kind of experience... but I felt the music was for everybody, male, female, LGBTQ, everybody.
"The music loud and tough and brash and that's how you had to be.
"I had to hide that side of me for the longest time.
"The irony was that as we went through the 80s, there I was decked head to toe in leather, whips and chains, studs and handcuffs.
(Image: West Midlands Police - Twitter)
"Our image as strong and tough as the music sounded, but there's there's definitely some irony there."
Earlier this year, Halford recorded a special message for West Midlands Police to thank them for their work during the early stages of the pandemic which you can see in the video above.
Having been born in 1951, Halford said he used to read the papers and note that people were being sent to prison for being gay.
"I still think that's a struggle for a lot of people, regardless of the times that we live in," he said.
"Particularly for me as a young guy I was figuring things out.
"It was difficult. I read the papers like everybody else and it was about this gay man and that gay man being thrown into jail just because they were a gay guy.
"That's not the best terms to try to understand yourself as a person.
"Is that going to happen to me?
"There was a terrible oppression and persecution, as there still is in some parts of the world today.
"We have a long, long way to go before we get complete equality.
"These are the things that affect you as a young person and start you on this journey of self-discovery and particularly to do with your sexual identity."
Halford was talking from Phoenix, Arizona but said he always looked forward to returning to his Walsall bolthole.
"I am a yam yam for life," he said.
"I've still got my little place in Walsall that I bought with my first royalty cheque and that's the place I go back to when I'm in the UK.
"It puts down a root for you... it's my real true home and I can't wait to get back there because Arizona is way top of the league with the Covid thing."
Rob said he had been a recovering alcoholic for more than 35 years having come to realise it was not giving him the strength to do things like he thought drink and drugs were at the time, but they were crutches he had to throw away.
Looking back at his childhood detailed in a new book out this week called Judas Priest 50 Heavy Metal Years, he praised a teacher for listening to him sing in a class.
"She made me turn round to the class and to sing again.
"Then she took me into the next class and let me sing again.
"I was living and breathing heavy metal before the music ever came to be.
"I would leave my home on the Beechdale Estate and walk over the canals to Richard C Thomas School in Bloxwich and go past these pig iron works that were just pouring out these fumes with pieces of grit that would get in your eyes and clothes.
"You had to hold your breath while you ran over the canal to get to class.
"I've often wondered if that's where the metal got to me first. It was in my blood so to speak.
"Even at school you would be working at your desk and the stamp pressing machine in the building next to the school had these giant steam presses that would be coming down and the would literally be shaking the desks when you were trying to write."
Judas Priest have long been slated to appear as the support band on the Ozzy Osburne No More Tears 2 tour.
Earlier this week, BirminghamLive highlighted how tickets were still on sale for the October 31 Halloween show - which has left ticket-holding fans mystified about how it can possibly go ahead under the current lockdown restrictions.
First announced in November 2017, the Birmingham date has already been postponed from February 9, 2019 and February 14, 2020 because of Aston-born Ozzy's health problems.
Rob wasn't asked about the tour directly, but he told Radio 4: "But all kinds of music give us escapism take us away from different places especially if we are having troubles and difficulties and also for pure joy doing the great things we do together.
"Particularly live - please we'll bring that back to us because we miss each other tremendously.
"We are praying for those moments to come back as soon as we possibly can."


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Aston Villa handed double boost for Fulham, Engels back training

Aston Villa are training at Bodymoor Heath this morning as they prepare to face off with Fulham on Monday evening .
Dean Smith 's side are fresh from two victories within four days following wins against Sheffield United and Bristol City in Premier League and Carabao Cup respectively .
Bertrand Traore lit up Ashton Gate on Thursday and is in line to make his Premier League debut for Villa at Craven Cottage on Monday - that 's despite taking a painful whack in midweek .
Elsewhere , Ezri Konsa was a bit of a concern against Sheffield United as he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clutching his gluteus ( bum muscle ) .
Ahead of Premier League game No.2 for Villa , here 's a round-up of the injury issues and what 's been said : Target return date : He 'll be fine for Fulham on Monday ( September 28 ) .
Konsa 's back now after feeling a twinge during the 1-0 win over Sheffield United .
What 's Dean Smith said : `` Ezri 's was n't a hamstring .
He had a strain in his glutes which he 's had treatment on over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ training today . ''
Target return date : Fulham on Monday ( September 28 ) .
Pushing for a start but might be on the bench after his 70-minute debut at Bristol .
What 's Dean Smith said : `` Bert 's fine .
He picked up a whack to the ankle but he 's training today .
It ’ s not too early [ for his first league start ] , he ’ s trained really well , he looks fit and he certainly made a good start . ''
Target return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today ( September 26 ) .
Could be in line to play against Stoke on Thursday ( October 1 ) .
What 's Dean Smith said : `` Bjorn 's back .
He 's got his first day on the grass with us today . ''
Injury : Knee ligament damage sustained in the 2-1 victory at Burnley on Janaury 1 , 2020 .
Target return date : January 2021 .
Wesley returned from Brazil last week to continue rehabilitation back at Bodymoor Heath .
What 's he said : `` I did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( of the injury ) .
I was having a good time , scoring goals , I did n't want to know at that time .
`` The doctor explained to me that I broke my ligaments .
I kept crying every day , worried , I would even play ball again .
But my family supported me . ''
What 's Dean Smith said : `` He is back now with us but is not back training in any shape or form .
The swelling has gone down on his knee now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he suffered .
`` We believed it was going to be a 12-month injury and nothing has told us otherwise yet .
He is getting full range into it and hopefully he will be back as soon as possible . ''
Injury : Knee ligament damage sustained in the 2-1 victory at Burnley on Janaury 1 , 2020 .
What 's he said : `` It 's a difficult one to pinpoint .
I think the start of the season , unfortunately , has come too soon .
When lockdown happened I earmarked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's landed a little fortunately with the fixtures , not playing the first week ( due to Man City postponement ) .
We 've only got three league games up until the international break .
At the minute I 've got my eye set on that , whether the medics agree I 'm not so sure .
`` That certainly gives me enough time , it 's eight-and-a-half weeks from now to get right and , fingers crossed , we 'll see how it plays out . ''
What 's Dean Smith said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought he was my best signing ; his knowledge of the Premier League , his character , his personality around the place has been really helpful .
`` We lost him at a really important stage on New Year 's Day , with his injury it will be great to have him back . ''

Aston Villa take on Leeds United in the Premier League on Friday night as they look to put right the wrongs of their last outing.
It was an evening to forget at Villa Park last weekend as Unai Emery's side fell out of the FA Cup at the third round stage again thanks to defeat by League Two side Stevenage. Villa looked to be control of the game at 1-0 up. but two late goals turned the game on it's head.
Villa have had a boost this week with the news that full-back Alex Moreno has completed a transfer from Real Betis, and it seems that he could make his debut in the clash against Leeds. The club are looking to bring more players in before the end of the transfer window.
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The squad however did have a couple of blows against Stevenage with Matty Cash and Ludwig Augustinsson picking up injuries, while Leander Dendoncker's red card means that he will serve a suspension. Three other Villa players in Tyrone Mings, Aaron Ramsey and Leon Bailey are also walking a suspension tightrope against Leeds.
Here is a look at the latest around the Villa squad ahead of the visit of Jesse Marsch's side:
Alex Moreno
Possible reason for absence: International clearance
The left-back completed his move from Real Betis this week, but it now seems that he will be available to make his debut against Leeds, with the club that confirming on their website.
What Emery has said: "Not sure. Not sure yet. Hopefully we have some news about him and maybe it's a positive."
John McGinn
Reason for absence: Hamstring
McGinn has missed the last three games in all competitions due to a hamstring strain, and is set to be on the sidelines again vs Leeds.
What Emery has said: “John is continuing his progress."
Possible return date: Vs Leicester City (Feb 4)
Matty Cash
Reason for absence: Groin
The full-back hobbled off in the defeat against Stevenage last weekend.
What Emery has said: "Matty Cash is a doubt for tomorrow."
Possible return date: Vs Southampton (Jan 21)
Leander Dendoncker
Reason for absence: Suspension
The defender will serve his one-match suspension against Leeds after being shown a red card in the loss against Stevenage.
Possible return date: Vs Southampton (Jan 21)
Ludwig Augustinsson
Injury: Ankle
The full-back has been told he can find another club in January, but will miss the game against Leeds after being forced off the pitch with an ankle injury vs Stevenage.
Possible return date: Vs Southampton (Jan 21)
Jed Steer
Injury: Achilles tendon
Possible return date: N/A
What Emery has said: "Jed is starting to train with us in one or two weeks."
Diego Carlos
Injury: Achilles
Possible return date: N/A
What Emery has said: "Diego is getting better, but it will be a month or two before he is with us."
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birminghammail--2020-09-26--Strict new coronavirus restrictions affecting more than 17 million people

More than a quarter of the UK population will be living under extra coronavirus restrictions when new measures on socialising come into force in parts of the country .
A ban on households mixing in each other ’ s homes came into effect at midnight in Wigan , Stockport , Blackpool and Leeds .
Residents in those areas are also advised not to meet people outside their household or bubble in any other settings including bars , shops or parks .
It comes as the UK recorded its highest single-day figure of coronavirus cases , with 6,874 lab-confirmed cases .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ swathes of the West Midlands , north-west England , West Yorkshire , the North East and parts of west Scotland .
A ban on households mixing indoors was extended across Northern Ireland earlier this week , while Cardiff and Swansea will go into local lockdown from 6pm on Sunday , the Welsh Government has confirmed .
People will not be able to enter or leave the areas without a reasonable excuse .
They will not be able to meet indoors with anyone they do not live with , with extended households suspended .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be living under stricter rules will rise above 17 million .
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there had been an “ acceleration of Covid-19 cases across the country , especially in the North West and the North East ” .
“ Working alongside our scientific and public health experts and local leaders , we are prepared to take swift and decisive action to reduce transmission of the virus and protect communities .
“ I recognise the burden and impact these additional measures have on our daily lives but we must act collectively and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes as all London boroughs were added to the Government ’ s list of areas of concern following a rise in cases in the city .
The new status means the capital could receive extra testing and other help such as engagement with high-risk groups as a result of rising Covid-19 cases .
Meanwhile , infectious disease modelling expert Professor Graham Medley warned there would be 100 coronavirus deaths a day in a few weeks ’ time .
Prof Medley , who attends meetings of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Today programme that the new restrictions would not stop the deaths but would prevent the toll getting even higher .
“ A level of 10,000 ( cases ) we are seeing now means that in three or four weeks we are going to see 100 deaths a day .
“ In order to stop that process increasing again , we need to make sure that transmission comes down now because that doubling time will carry on .
The things we do now will not stop 100 people dying a day but they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He also said he had “ never heard ” the 10pm curfew for hospitality discussed during Sage meetings .

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More than a quarter of the UK population will be living under extra coronavirus restrictions when new measures on socialising come into force in parts of the country.
A ban on households mixing in each other’s homes came into effect at midnight in Wigan, Stockport, Blackpool and Leeds.
Residents in those areas are also advised not to meet people outside their household or bubble in any other settings including bars, shops or parks.
It comes as the UK recorded its highest single-day figure of coronavirus cases, with 6,874 lab-confirmed cases.
Restrictions are already in force across large swathes of the West Midlands, north-west England, West Yorkshire, the North East and parts of west Scotland.
A ban on households mixing indoors was extended across Northern Ireland earlier this week, while Cardiff and Swansea will go into local lockdown from 6pm on Sunday, the Welsh Government has confirmed.
People will not be able to enter or leave the areas without a reasonable excuse. They will not be able to meet indoors with anyone they do not live with, with extended households suspended.
The total number of people set to be living under stricter rules will rise above 17 million.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there had been an “acceleration of Covid-19 cases across the country, especially in the North West and the North East”.
“Working alongside our scientific and public health experts and local leaders, we are prepared to take swift and decisive action to reduce transmission of the virus and protect communities.
“I recognise the burden and impact these additional measures have on our daily lives but we must act collectively and quickly to bring down infections.”
(Image: Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
It comes as all London boroughs were added to the Government’s list of areas of concern following a rise in cases in the city.
The new status means the capital could receive extra testing and other help such as engagement with high-risk groups as a result of rising Covid-19 cases.
Meanwhile, infectious disease modelling expert Professor Graham Medley warned there would be 100 coronavirus deaths a day in a few weeks’ time.
Prof Medley, who attends meetings of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the new restrictions would not stop the deaths but would prevent the toll getting even higher.
“A level of 10,000 (cases) we are seeing now means that in three or four weeks we are going to see 100 deaths a day.
“In order to stop that process increasing again, we need to make sure that transmission comes down now because that doubling time will carry on. The things we do now will not stop 100 people dying a day but they will stop that progressing much higher.”
He also said he had “never heard” the 10pm curfew for hospitality discussed during Sage meetings.


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Live updates as city street shut after two men shot and another stabbed

A Bordesley Green street has been shut after two men were shot and another stabbed when violence flared overnight .
@ @ @ @ @ area off Bordesley Green Road , is sealed off - with a police van parked @ @ @ @ @ Pictures show a cordon in place next to a children 's play area and outside @ @ @ @ @ .
West Midlands Police confirmed three men were in a car when a group of @ @ @ @ @ a gun and knives - surrounded them .
We have a reporter on their way @ @ @ @ @ is a breaking news story and we will bring you more details as they unfold @

newsdesk@birminghamlive.co.uk (Jane Tyler, Charlotte Paxton)

A Bordesley Green street has been shut after two men were shot and another stabbed when violence flared overnight.
Denbigh Street, a residential area off Bordesley Green Road, is sealed off - with a police van parked up at the scene.
Pictures show a cordon in place next to a children's play area and outside a row of terraced houses.
West Midlands Police confirmed three men were in a car when a group of masked men - armed with a gun and knives - surrounded them.
We have a reporter on their way to the scene.
This is a breaking news story and we will bring you more details as they unfold.


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Warning 'you're next' for more Covid measures unless rules obeyed

Residents in a Black County borough have been warned to follow the stricter Government lockdown guidance or risk facing tougher restrictions .
While restrictions have been increased across the country this week , Dudley has so far escaped the tougher measures introduced in Birmingham , Sandwell , Solihull and now Wolverhampton .
In those areas household mixing inside a home or in a garden is banned .
It comes after an increase in case rates across the Midlands with Birmingham the highest at 107.6 per 100,000 ( from 79.9 ) , then Sandwell at 81.9 ( from 56.2 per 100k @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 69.8 per 100k ) , and Wolverhampton at 55.7 cases ( from 48.1 ) per 100k .
Dudley currently has the lowest rate in the Black Country at 35.6 cases per 100k , but it has jumped up from 26.8 per 100k .
Walsall too has seen a huge rise from 36.3 cases to 60 per 100k .
The leader of Dudley Council , Coun Patrick Harley , said cases were rising in the borough , like many areas in the country , and residents would soon be unable to meet people from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ controlled .
He urged residents to take ‘ every precaution ’ to help prevent the spread of the deadly disease in the coming days .
This includes staying two metres from others where possible , wearing a face covering public transport , shopping or in enclosed public spaces and washing hands regularly .
Coun Harley said : “ While Dudley ’ s figures remain below those of our neighbouring authorities , it ’ s only through each and every one of us taking action to prevent further spread of this disease that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay outside of local lockdown measures .
“ Household transmission has been identified as the main cause of the increase in cases in our region , so keeping to the rule of six is essential if we are to avoid being forced to introduce local restrictions across Dudley borough .
“ These restrictions include being unable to mix with people from other households at home or in your garden so I urge everyone to follow the rules .
“ We all have a role to play in slowing the spread of Covid , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are so simple – wash your hands regularly , keep a safe distance from others , limit your contact with other people and wear a face covering .
“ These are not difficult things to do but unless we all step up and take responsibility for ourselves and our communities , we will continue to see rates increase .
We are in this together and we need to take action together .
”

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Residents in a Black County borough have been warned to follow the stricter Government lockdown guidance or risk facing tougher restrictions.
While restrictions have been increased across the country this week, Dudley has so far escaped the tougher measures introduced in Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull and now Wolverhampton.
In those areas household mixing inside a home or in a garden is banned.
It comes after an increase in case rates across the Midlands with Birmingham the highest at 107.6 per 100,000 (from 79.9), then Sandwell at 81.9 (from 56.2 per 100k), Solihull at 67.9 (from 69.8 per 100k), and Wolverhampton at 55.7 cases (from 48.1) per 100k.
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Dudley currently has the lowest rate in the Black Country at 35.6 cases per 100k, but it has jumped up from 26.8 per 100k. Walsall too has seen a huge rise from 36.3 cases to 60 per 100k.
The leader of Dudley Council, Coun Patrick Harley, said cases were rising in the borough, like many areas in the country, and residents would soon be unable to meet people from outside their household if Covid-19 was not controlled.
He urged residents to take ‘every precaution’ to help prevent the spread of the deadly disease in the coming days.
This includes staying two metres from others where possible, wearing a face covering public transport, shopping or in enclosed public spaces and washing hands regularly.
Coun Harley said: “While Dudley’s figures remain below those of our neighbouring authorities, it’s only through each and every one of us taking action to prevent further spread of this disease that we as a borough, can hope to stay outside of local lockdown measures.
“Household transmission has been identified as the main cause of the increase in cases in our region, so keeping to the rule of six is essential if we are to avoid being forced to introduce local restrictions across Dudley borough.
“These restrictions include being unable to mix with people from other households at home or in your garden so I urge everyone to follow the rules.
“We all have a role to play in slowing the spread of Covid, and the steps we can all take are so simple – wash your hands regularly, keep a safe distance from others, limit your contact with other people and wear a face covering.
“These are not difficult things to do but unless we all step up and take responsibility for ourselves and our communities, we will continue to see rates increase. We are in this together and we need to take action together.”


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Coronavirus cases up more than 50 per cent in city

Coronavirus cases rocketed by more 50 per cent in a week in Birmingham , according to new data .
Public Health England figures , analysed by the Press Association , showed 1,648 new cases were recorded in the seven days to September 22 , the equivalent of 144.3 per 100,000 people .
A total of 914 were recorded in the seven days to September 15 , a rate of 80 per 100,000 .
Data for the most recent three days , September 23 to 25 , was excluded as it is incomplete and likely to be changed .
On Friday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hold in inner city communities - with Sparkhill emerging as a worrying hotspot .
Seventy positive cases were identified in Sparkhill in the past seven days alone .
It 's the biggest hotspot yet - but clusters of cases have also developed in other inner city areas , with at least 40 new cases each in Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East , Alum Rock , Hall Green North , Moseley , North Edgbaston and Bromford and Hodge Hill .
The figures , for the seven days to September 22 , are based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the Government 's testing programme , and in the wider community , pillar two .
In Bolton , 696 new cases were recorded in the seven days to September 22 - the equivalent of 242.0 per 100,000 people .
The town continued to record the highest rate in England , up from 197.5 in the seven days to September 15 .
Burnley had the second highest rate , up from 113.6 to 233.9 with 208 new cases .
Knowsley was in third place , where the rate rose from 125.3 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Newcastle upon Tyne , up from 74.0 to 208.7 , with 632 new cases • Halton , up from 100.5 to 206.3 , with 267 new cases • Liverpool , up from 124.5 to 227.3 with 1,132 new cases • Pendle , up from 91.2 to 192.2 with 177 new cases • Sunderland , up from 75.6 to 173.9 , with 483 new cases The list was calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on September 25 on the Government 's coronavirus dashboard .

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Coronavirus cases rocketed by more 50 per cent in a week in Birmingham, according to new data.
Public Health England figures, analysed by the Press Association, showed 1,648 new cases were recorded in the seven days to September 22, the equivalent of 144.3 per 100,000 people.
A total of 914 were recorded in the seven days to September 15, a rate of 80 per 100,000.
Data for the most recent three days, September 23 to 25, was excluded as it is incomplete and likely to be changed.
On Friday, BirminghamLive reported that coronavirus was taking hold in inner city communities - with Sparkhill emerging as a worrying hotspot.
Seventy positive cases were identified in Sparkhill in the past seven days alone.
It's the biggest hotspot yet - but clusters of cases have also developed in other inner city areas, with at least 40 new cases each in Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath East, Alum Rock, Hall Green North, Moseley, North Edgbaston and Bromford and Hodge Hill.
The figures, for the seven days to September 22, are based on tests carried out in laboratories, pillar one of the Government's testing programme, and in the wider community, pillar two.
In Bolton, 696 new cases were recorded in the seven days to September 22 - the equivalent of 242.0 per 100,000 people.
The town continued to record the highest rate in England, up from 197.5 in the seven days to September 15.
Burnley had the second highest rate, up from 113.6 to 233.9 with 208 new cases.
Knowsley was in third place, where the rate rose from 125.3 to 230.7, with 348 new cases.
Other areas recording sharp increases in seven-day rates included:
Newcastle upon Tyne, up from 74.0 to 208.7, with 632 new cases
Halton, up from 100.5 to 206.3, with 267 new cases
Liverpool, up from 124.5 to 227.3 with 1,132 new cases
Pendle, up from 91.2 to 192.2 with 177 new cases
Sunderland, up from 75.6 to 173.9, with 483 new cases
The list was calculated by the PA news agency based on Public Health England data published on September 25 on the Government's coronavirus dashboard.


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Holidaymakers face £200 bill for private coronavirus tests

Holidaymakers who need a negative coronavirus test to be let into their destination have been told to pay rather than expect an NHS freebie .
A test costs between £99 and £200 per person , and the move aims to free up the already over-burdened health service .
Official advice is that only those who have symptoms should get tested , reports the Manchester Evening News .
Anyone needing to take a test for travel purposes has been advised to find their nearest private centre .
But they are also warned to check it will meet the entry requirements of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government in Cyprus requires arrivals from the UK to obtain a negative result within 72 hours of travel , despite the island being included on the list of nations exempt from UK quarantine restrictions .
A statement on the Foreign , Commonwealth and Development Office website states : `` You should not use the NHS testing service to get a test in order to facilitate your travel to another country .
You should arrange to take a private test .
`` The UK government guide to testing for Covid 19 contains useful links @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the words ‘ COVID testing near me ’ will bring up many private and local testing facilities ( fees can vary ) .
`` You may want to check with the relevant Embassy that the test you decide on meets the entry requirements for the country in question . ''
Some PCR ( swab ) testing facilities are already advertising `` fit to fly '' test and certificates upon a negative result .
The government is urging that only those with symptoms should be requesting a test to free up the NHS Test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need it .

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Holidaymakers who need a negative coronavirus test to be let into their destination have been told to pay rather than expect an NHS freebie.
A test costs between £99 and £200 per person, and the move aims to free up the already over-burdened health service. Official advice is that only those who have symptoms should get tested, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Anyone needing to take a test for travel purposes has been advised to find their nearest private centre.
But they are also warned to check it will meet the entry requirements of the destination they are visiting.
Different countries have separate guidelines.
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The government in Cyprus requires arrivals from the UK to obtain a negative result within 72 hours of travel, despite the island being included on the list of nations exempt from UK quarantine restrictions.
A statement on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office website states: "You should not use the NHS testing service to get a test in order to facilitate your travel to another country. You should arrange to take a private test.
"The UK government guide to testing for Covid 19 contains useful links and further information. Internet search of the words ‘COVID testing near me’ will bring up many private and local testing facilities (fees can vary).
"You may want to check with the relevant Embassy that the test you decide on meets the entry requirements for the country in question."
Some PCR (swab) testing facilities are already advertising "fit to fly" test and certificates upon a negative result.
The government is urging that only those with symptoms should be requesting a test to free up the NHS Test and Trace service for those that really need it.


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Covid-19 vaccine - this is who will get it first

A provisional list of priority groups set to be given any successful coronavirus vaccine has been released by the government .
Discussions have been ongoing to decide who should get the potentially life-saving jab first .
An independent report by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation , has outlined the potential deployment of any safe and effective vaccine , should one be authorised for use in the UK .
Potential priority ratings are based on preliminary information on the vaccines in development , and provisional timelines for vaccine availability , and is subject to change , reports the LiverpoolEcho @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criteria would most likely result in faster delivery and better uptake among those at the highest risk .
The details of any vaccine and other factors will decide whether health and social care workers should be prioritised above , alongside , or below , those at highest risk from Covid-19 .
A provisional ranking of priority will be : • all those 80 years of age and over and health and social care workers • all those 75 years of age and over • all those 70 years of age and over • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over • all those 60 years of age and over • all those 55 years of age and over • all those 50 years of age and over • rest of the population ( priority to be determined ) This could change substantially if the first available vaccines were not considered suitable for , or effective in , older adults .
Meanwhile , a Chinese pharmaceutical company has said the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide .
Yin Weidong , the chief executive of SinoVac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Food and Drug Administration to sell CoronaVac there if it passes its third and final round of testing in humans .
He said : `` At the very beginning , our strategy was designed for China and for Wuhan .
Soon after that in June and July we adjusted our strategy , that is to face the world .
`` Our goal is to provide the vaccine to the world , including the US , EU and others . ''
Tough regulations have previously blocked the sale of Chinese vaccines in the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but Mr Yin claimed these could be eased .

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A provisional list of priority groups set to be given any successful coronavirus vaccine has been released by the government.
Discussions have been ongoing to decide who should get the potentially life-saving jab first.
An independent report by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, has outlined the potential deployment of any safe and effective vaccine, should one be authorised for use in the UK.
Potential priority ratings are based on preliminary information on the vaccines in development, and provisional timelines for vaccine availability, and is subject to change, reports the LiverpoolEcho.
The committee agreed a simple age-based criteria would most likely result in faster delivery and better uptake among those at the highest risk.
The details of any vaccine and other factors will decide whether health and social care workers should be prioritised above, alongside, or below, those at highest risk from Covid-19.
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A provisional ranking of priority will be:
older adults’ resident in a care home and care home workers all those 80 years of age and over and health and social care workers all those 75 years of age and over all those 70 years of age and over all those 65 years of age and over high-risk adults under 65 years of age moderate-risk adults under 65 years of age all those 60 years of age and over all those 55 years of age and over all those 50 years of age and over rest of the population (priority to be determined)
This could change substantially if the first available vaccines were not considered suitable for, or effective in, older adults.
Meanwhile, a Chinese pharmaceutical company has said the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide.
Yin Weidong, the chief executive of SinoVac, vowed to apply to the US Food and Drug Administration to sell CoronaVac there if it passes its third and final round of testing in humans.
He said: "At the very beginning, our strategy was designed for China and for Wuhan. Soon after that in June and July we adjusted our strategy, that is to face the world.
"Our goal is to provide the vaccine to the world, including the US, EU and others."
Tough regulations have previously blocked the sale of Chinese vaccines in the US, EU, Japan and Australia - but Mr Yin claimed these could be eased.


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Coronavirus cases rocket with highest daily total for months

The coronavirus pandemic is picking up apace in Worcestershire once again with this week recording the highest daily total since May .
Cases fell month-on-month in the county , from the peak in April ( 1,275 ) to July ( 88 ) .
But now they are back on an upward trend with 175 in August and 464 in the county already in September .
There were 147 positive cases in Worcestershire in the first week of this month ( September 1 to 7 ) , then a dip to 109 ( to September 14 ) , believed to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests .
But cases jumped again with 162 in the week to September 21 and another 46 in the last three days , with those figures believed to be incomplete .
On Monday ( September 21 ) the county recorded 48 cases , the highest daily total since May 19 .
The last 11 days have seen 234 cases – more than any monthly total since May .
Big case rises have been recorded in Worcester , which has seen rates more than double since last week and the week before .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had 35 positives , from 16 in the week to September 14 , and 14 in the week to September 7 .
The city had the joint highest number of weekly positive Covid cases .
Wychavon , which includes Evesham , Droitwich and Pershore , had 35 positives to September 21 , up from 14 in the week to September 14 , and close to the 40 the area recorded in the first week of the month .
Wyre Forest , which has Kidderminster , Stourport and Bewdley , saw rates continue a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , then 24 to September 24 and now 32 positives to September 21 .
Worryingly the district has had 17 more cases in total on September 22 and 23 combined .
Bromsgrove had the next highest number of Covid cases – with 26 in the week to September 21 – but these are similar to the levels the area has experienced this month with 29 recorded to September 14 and 33 to September 7 .
Redditch saw a slight rise in Covid positives with 21 in the week to September 21 , from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first week of the month .
Malvern Hills appeared to have steadied with 13 cases to September 21 , similar to the 12 recorded to September 14 and well down from the 33 recorded in the first week of the month .
Bromsgrove has had the county 's highest total number of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began with 674 , followed by Wychavon with 562 , Wyre Forest with 524 , Worcester with 510 , Redditch 495 and Malvern Hills with 302 .
In total Worcestershire has had 3,067 positive Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more death at Worcestershire ’ s hospitals A death where a patient has tested positive for Covid-19 was recorded at a Worcestershire Acute Hospitals site on September 18 , the first Covid death since August 26 and previous to that there was a death on July 27 .
The last Covid-related death at a Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust was on June 1 .
Total Covid deaths at Worcestershire hospitals is 308 – 280 at the acute sites and 28 at health and care venues .
The latest Office for National Statistics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where there is any mention of Covid-19 on the death certificate – indicates there were no Covid-related deaths in the week to September 11 ( week 37 ) in Worcestershire .
The total Covid-related deaths registered of Worcestershire residents remains at 530 , where Covid-19 is mentioned anywhere on the death certificate .
Of those 134 were of Bromsgrove residents , Wyre Forest has had 115 Covid deaths , Wychavon 111 , Worcester 63 , Redditch 60 and Malvern Hills 47 .
Nationally there were 9,811 deaths ( of any cause ) in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the five-year-average , with Covid-19 accounting for one per cent of all deaths in England and Wales .
It was the second lowest weekly number of Covid-19 deaths since week 12 , but 21 deaths up on the previous week .
Figures released by the Department of Health and Social Care indicate hundreds of positive and potential positive cases are being missed by the NHS Test and Trace system in Worcestershire .
Between May 28 and September 9 , 501 of 620 people with confirmed Covid-19 transferred to the contact tracing system were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cent of the total but 119 people were not contacted and their contacts have been missed too .
In addition 1,375 'non-complex close contacts ' were identified and although 904 of those were contacted , one third were being missed - some 471 people who should be self-isolating .
Worcestershire ’ s Director of Public Health has been asked to comment but has yet to come back to Worcestershire Live .

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The coronavirus pandemic is picking up apace in Worcestershire once again with this week recording the highest daily total since May.
Cases fell month-on-month in the county, from the peak in April (1,275) to July (88). But now they are back on an upward trend with 175 in August and 464 in the county already in September.
Testing latest
There were 147 positive cases in Worcestershire in the first week of this month (September 1 to 7), then a dip to 109 (to September 14), believed to have been caused with problems for people getting tests.
But cases jumped again with 162 in the week to September 21 and another 46 in the last three days, with those figures believed to be incomplete.
On Monday (September 21) the county recorded 48 cases, the highest daily total since May 19. The last 11 days have seen 234 cases – more than any monthly total since May.
Big case rises have been recorded in Worcester, which has seen rates more than double since last week and the week before. In the week to September 21 the area had 35 positives, from 16 in the week to September 14, and 14 in the week to September 7. The city had the joint highest number of weekly positive Covid cases.
Wychavon, which includes Evesham, Droitwich and Pershore, had 35 positives to September 21, up from 14 in the week to September 14, and close to the 40 the area recorded in the first week of the month.
Wyre Forest, which has Kidderminster, Stourport and Bewdley, saw rates continue a rise upwards from 15 to September 7, then 24 to September 24 and now 32 positives to September 21. Worryingly the district has had 17 more cases in total on September 22 and 23 combined.
Bromsgrove had the next highest number of Covid cases – with 26 in the week to September 21 – but these are similar to the levels the area has experienced this month with 29 recorded to September 14 and 33 to September 7.
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Redditch saw a slight rise in Covid positives with 21 in the week to September 21, from 14 to September 14 and 12 in the first week of the month.
Malvern Hills appeared to have steadied with 13 cases to September 21, similar to the 12 recorded to September 14 and well down from the 33 recorded in the first week of the month.
Bromsgrove has had the county's highest total number of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began with 674, followed by Wychavon with 562, Wyre Forest with 524, Worcester with 510, Redditch 495 and Malvern Hills with 302.
In total Worcestershire has had 3,067 positive Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.
One more death at Worcestershire’s hospitals
A death where a patient has tested positive for Covid-19 was recorded at a Worcestershire Acute Hospitals site on September 18, the first Covid death since August 26 and previous to that there was a death on July 27.
The last Covid-related death at a Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust was on June 1.
Total Covid deaths at Worcestershire hospitals is 308 – 280 at the acute sites and 28 at health and care venues.
The latest Office for National Statistics Covid deaths data – which shows deaths where there is any mention of Covid-19 on the death certificate – indicates there were no Covid-related deaths in the week to September 11 (week 37) in Worcestershire.
The total Covid-related deaths registered of Worcestershire residents remains at 530, where Covid-19 is mentioned anywhere on the death certificate.
Of those 134 were of Bromsgrove residents, Wyre Forest has had 115 Covid deaths, Wychavon 111, Worcester 63, Redditch 60 and Malvern Hills 47.
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Nationally there were 9,811 deaths (of any cause) in week 37 – 5.4 per cent above the five-year-average, with Covid-19 accounting for one per cent of all deaths in England and Wales.
It was the second lowest weekly number of Covid-19 deaths since week 12, but 21 deaths up on the previous week.
Test and Trace missing hundreds of potential positives
Figures released by the Department of Health and Social Care indicate hundreds of positive and potential positive cases are being missed by the NHS Test and Trace system in Worcestershire.
Between May 28 and September 9, 501 of 620 people with confirmed Covid-19 transferred to the contact tracing system were contacted. That’s 81 per cent of the total but 119 people were not contacted and their contacts have been missed too.
In addition 1,375 'non-complex close contacts' were identified and although 904 of those were contacted, one third were being missed - some 471 people who should be self-isolating.
Worcestershire’s Director of Public Health has been asked to comment but has yet to come back to Worcestershire Live.


birminghammail--2020-09-26--Venue fined £10k after 120 wedding revellers attend huge party

A Midland venue has been fined £10,000 after police found 120 revellers at a wedding party .
The huge gathering was staged in defiance of the coronavirus rules which ban gatherings of more than six .
Police were called at around 4.45pm on Friday September 25 to reports of a post-wedding party taking place at Stafford Park in Telford .
Chief Supt Paul Moxley , of West Mercia Police , said : “ The majority of our communities are adhering to the new COVID legislation and laws and are acting very responsibly .
`` It is therefore unacceptable that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rules and as a consequence a £10,000 fine was given to the organisation hosting the wedding party in Telford today .
“ It is believed that around 120 people were attending the event in Stafford Park , all of whom left the venue when we attended and spoke to them .
Therefore no fixed penalty notices were given to the guests .
“ We are taking a robust enforcement approach towards those who choose to intentionally break the law and in order to help suppress the virus and protect everyone , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be given a fine .
Anyone with concerns of COVID breaches can report these online on the West Mercia Police website under the section Tell Us About https : //www.westmercia.police.uk/

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A Midland venue has been fined £10,000 after police found 120 revellers at a wedding party.
The huge gathering was staged in defiance of the coronavirus rules which ban gatherings of more than six.
Police were called at around 4.45pm on Friday September 25 to reports of a post-wedding party taking place at Stafford Park in Telford.
Chief Supt Paul Moxley, of West Mercia Police, said: “The majority of our communities are adhering to the new COVID legislation and laws and are acting very responsibly.
"It is therefore unacceptable that a minority of people are continuing to disregard the rules and as a consequence a £10,000 fine was given to the organisation hosting the wedding party in Telford today.
“It is believed that around 120 people were attending the event in Stafford Park, all of whom left the venue when we attended and spoke to them. Therefore no fixed penalty notices were given to the guests.
“We are taking a robust enforcement approach towards those who choose to intentionally break the law and in order to help suppress the virus and protect everyone, where people are clearly breaching the regulations they will be given a fine.
Anyone with concerns of COVID breaches can report these online on the West Mercia Police website under the section Tell Us About https://www.westmercia.police.uk/