birminghammail--2020-09-04--Hundreds sign petition against 800 homes on green belt land

Hundreds of people have signed a petition against plans to allocate green belt land near Tamworth for 800 new homes .
Lichfield District Council ’ s ‘ vision for Fazeley ’ in its Local Plan Review reveals a provision for 924 new dwellings , 124 through existing commitments and 800 as part of a strategic allocation located to the south west of Mile Oak junction .
The plans for the land were slammed last December as “ yet another case of dumping housing ” on the town ’ s border .
The petition , which was launched last week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed by more than 830 people .
“ If allowed to happen it would destroy wildlife in over 130 acres of local countryside , increase traffic , pollution and carbon emissions at a time of climate change emergency in Staffordshire , ” it states .
“ Lichfield District Council has so far ignored objections to the plan from hundreds of local residents , Fazeley Town Council and Tamworth Borough Council that were made during the preferred options consultation.
” Objectors argue 800 new homes would be “ completely disproportionate ” to the size @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would increase the local population by more than 50 per cent .
They say the “ exceptional circumstances ” necessary to develop on green belt land in this case do not exist , and local roads would not be able to cope with more traffic pointing to the A453 , which is “ often heavily congested ” .
Those who have backed the petition want Lichfield District Council to “ remove the site allocation of land west of Mile Oak from the Regulation 19 version of the Local Plan , start meaningful engagement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alternative sites for growth that are not on Tamworth ’ s border ” .
Alex Farrell , leader of Fazeley Town Council , has backed the campaign .
He said : “ I am really pleased to see the community rallying together to send a message to Lichfield District Council that dumping 800 houses at Mike Oak simply isn ’ t acceptable .
“ I ’ m happy to support this campaign and I hope the voices of the residents are heard and the plans are reconsidered . ''
In response , Cllr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for visitor economy and local plan , said : “ Lichfield District Council in fulfilling its legally-required duties in preparing a Local Plan that delivers sustainable development for its towns and villages to meet future needs .
The Preferred Options version of the Local Plan is part of this process .
“ We undertook consultation on our Preferred Options document , which we held between 29 November 2019 and 24 January 2020 , and the petition clearly gives us further understanding of local feeling towards this proposal .
“ Our Local Plan review @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bringing together the evidence base to inform its deliverability and sustainability .
“ One of the important studies that will inform the local plan review will be a traffic study .
The impact of Covid-19 has meant this has needed to be put back , because when the traffic study is undertaken , it needs to reflect normal traffic volumes .
“ This will inform us of whether local roads can or can not cope with the traffic that would arise from any development .
“ It is important to allow communities to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help them become more sustainable .
“ This is why our Preferred Options document identified , amongst the four strategic sites , the possibility of growth in Fradley , Whittington , as well as at Fazeley , Mile Oak and Bonehill .
“ We know Fazeley , Mile Oak and Bonehill lack important services and facilities , particularly those related to health and wellbeing .
“ If our local plan review does conclude development should be allowed we would be looking for the development and developer contributions to bring forward infrastructure , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the site ; high speed broadband for each property as well as the creation of sustainable transport in the area such as bus , cycle and walking ; a neighbourhood centre and community hub ; as well as a network of green spaces and sports pitches and play spaces .
“ Throughout the rest of 2020 we will be studying the evidence as it becomes available to us .
“ This will help us understand if the possible growth of Fazeley , Mile Oak and Bonehill is appropriate or not.
” The petition @ @ @ @ @

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Hundreds of people have signed a petition against plans to allocate green belt land near Tamworth for 800 new homes.
Lichfield District Council’s ‘vision for Fazeley’ in its Local Plan Review reveals a provision for 924 new dwellings, 124 through existing commitments and 800 as part of a strategic allocation located to the south west of Mile Oak junction.
The plans for the land were slammed last December as “yet another case of dumping housing” on the town’s border. The petition, which was launched last week, opposes the scheme and has already been signed by more than 830 people.
“If allowed to happen it would destroy wildlife in over 130 acres of local countryside, increase traffic, pollution and carbon emissions at a time of climate change emergency in Staffordshire,” it states.
“Lichfield District Council has so far ignored objections to the plan from hundreds of local residents, Fazeley Town Council and Tamworth Borough Council that were made during the preferred options consultation.”
Objectors argue 800 new homes would be “completely disproportionate” to the size of Mile Oak and Fazeley, and would increase the local population by more than 50 per cent.
They say the “exceptional circumstances” necessary to develop on green belt land in this case do not exist, and local roads would not be able to cope with more traffic pointing to the A453, which is “often heavily congested”.
Those who have backed the petition want Lichfield District Council to “remove the site allocation of land west of Mile Oak from the Regulation 19 version of the Local Plan, start meaningful engagement with the local community, and allocate alternative sites for growth that are not on Tamworth’s border”.
Alex Farrell, leader of Fazeley Town Council, has backed the campaign.
He said: “I am really pleased to see the community rallying together to send a message to Lichfield District Council that dumping 800 houses at Mike Oak simply isn’t acceptable.
“I’m happy to support this campaign and I hope the voices of the residents are heard and the plans are reconsidered."
In response, Cllr Iain Eadie, Lichfield's cabinet member for visitor economy and local plan, said: “Lichfield District Council in fulfilling its legally-required duties in preparing a Local Plan that delivers sustainable development for its towns and villages to meet future needs. The Preferred Options version of the Local Plan is part of this process.
“We undertook consultation on our Preferred Options document, which we held between 29 November 2019 and 24 January 2020, and the petition clearly gives us further understanding of local feeling towards this proposal.
“Our Local Plan review is still going through the phase of bringing together the evidence base to inform its deliverability and sustainability.
“One of the important studies that will inform the local plan review will be a traffic study. The impact of Covid-19 has meant this has needed to be put back, because when the traffic study is undertaken, it needs to reflect normal traffic volumes.
“This will inform us of whether local roads can or cannot cope with the traffic that would arise from any development.
“It is important to allow communities to grow, particularly our smaller settlements, to help them become more sustainable.
“This is why our Preferred Options document identified, amongst the four strategic sites, the possibility of growth in Fradley, Whittington, as well as at Fazeley, Mile Oak and Bonehill.
“We know Fazeley, Mile Oak and Bonehill lack important services and facilities, particularly those related to health and wellbeing.
“If our local plan review does conclude development should be allowed we would be looking for the development and developer contributions to bring forward infrastructure, including: a new primary school on the site; high speed broadband for each property as well as the creation of sustainable transport in the area such as bus, cycle and walking; a neighbourhood centre and community hub; as well as a network of green spaces and sports pitches and play spaces.
“Throughout the rest of 2020 we will be studying the evidence as it becomes available to us.
“This will help us understand if the possible growth of Fazeley, Mile Oak and Bonehill is appropriate or not.”
The petition can be viewed here.


birminghammail--2020-09-04--Harry and Meghan 'did not tell the Queen about £75m Netflix deal'

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry did not tell Queen about their Netflix deal before it was revealed to the world 's media a source has claimed .
Speaking to the Sun newsaper , a source said : `` Harry did not inform the Queen about the Netflix deal . ''
Earlier this week The Queen 's grandson and his wife announced they had signed an agreement - said to be worth £75million - with streaming platform Netflix to produce a series of films and documentaries .
Yet according to The Sun , the monarch was not informed directly about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added that the Queen would not have approved .
The source said : “ Her Majesty is all too aware of the pitfalls of when senior royals embark on lucrative projects - Prince Edwards ’ production flop and some of the deals Sarah Ferguson has signed over the years to name a few .
Her view is simple , the Royals are not for sale and danger surrounds high-profile roles outside of the institution itself.
`` It follows a report in The Mirror that royal aides would pore over details of the pair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new commercial ventures would be `` subject to discussion '' with the palace .
The source said : “ Harry and Meghan did leave as working members of the family with everyone ’ s best wishes and it is sincerely hoped they find the happiness that appeared to be lacking in their lives .
“ However , it goes without saying any deals they are making will be scrutinised by the royal household .
`` Under the terms of their deal to forego their royal duties , they agreed any commercial deals would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal with Netflix , any speaking engagements or other corporate work are examples . ''
This week , the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said in a statement : `` Through our work with diverse communities and their environments , to shining a light on people and causes around the world , our focus will be on creating content that informs but also gives hope .
`` As new parents , making inspirational family programming is also important to us , as is powerful storytelling through a truthful and relatable lens . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reach will help us share impactful content that unlocks action . ''
The couple are still paying back the £2.4million owed to the UK taxpayer for refurbishments to Frogmore Cottage - their UK residence before quitting as senior royals .
The source added : `` Both the Royal Family and senior courtiers will be aware of how this looks to the public , especially as the couple have not yet paid back the £2.4million they promised to refund to the taxpayer for Frogmore Cottage , which will be their UK base .
”

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry did not tell Queen about their Netflix deal before it was revealed to the world's media a source has claimed.
Speaking to the Sun newsaper, a source said: "Harry did not inform the Queen about the Netflix deal."
Earlier this week The Queen's grandson and his wife announced they had signed an agreement - said to be worth £75million - with streaming platform Netflix to produce a series of films and documentaries.
Yet according to The Sun, the monarch was not informed directly about the couple's new venture.
The source added that the Queen would not have approved.
The source said: “Her Majesty is all too aware of the pitfalls of when senior royals embark on lucrative projects - Prince Edwards’ production flop and some of the deals Sarah Ferguson has signed over the years to name a few. Her view is simple, the Royals are not for sale and danger surrounds high-profile roles outside of the institution itself. "
It follows a report in The Mirror that royal aides would pore over details of the pair's deal - after they agreed any new commercial ventures would be "subject to discussion" with the palace.
The source said: “Harry and Meghan did leave as working members of the family with everyone’s best wishes and it is sincerely hoped they find the happiness that appeared to be lacking in their lives.
“However, it goes without saying any deals they are making will be scrutinised by the royal household.
"Under the terms of their deal to forego their royal duties, they agreed any commercial deals would be subject to discussion.
“This deal with Netflix, any speaking engagements or other corporate work are examples."
This week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said in a statement: "Through our work with diverse communities and their environments, to shining a light on people and causes around the world, our focus will be on creating content that informs but also gives hope.
"As new parents, making inspirational family programming is also important to us, as is powerful storytelling through a truthful and relatable lens."
They added that Netflix's "unprecedented reach will help us share impactful content that unlocks action."
The couple are still paying back the £2.4million owed to the UK taxpayer for refurbishments to Frogmore Cottage - their UK residence before quitting as senior royals.
The source added: "Both the Royal Family and senior courtiers will be aware of how this looks to the public, especially as the couple have not yet paid back the £2.4million they promised to refund to the taxpayer for Frogmore Cottage, which will be their UK base.”


birminghammail--2020-09-04--Aston Villa to prepare for Premier League season with Arsenal clash

Dean Smith 's pre-season preparations for the upcoming 20/21 Premier League season will ramp up tomorrow .
The Villa will @ @ @ @ @ in a friendly clash tomorrow afternoon .
That 's according to PA journalist Mark Mann-Bryans @ @ @ @ @ will face the Gunners on Saturday .
The Villans have played two training matches so @ @ @ @ @ City and beating Wycombe Wanderers .
Sign up for our Villa newsletter with your email @ @ @ @ @ top of the page or click here Jack Grealish , Douglas Luiz , Mbwana Samatta @ @ @ @ @ Mings and others played a part in the previous matches , with Smith keeping a @ @ @ @ @ New signing Matty Cash could be a part of the upcoming friendly game , due @ @ @ @ @ doors .
Grealish - as well as Mings - will miss out on Villa 's @ @ @ @ @ his recent call-up to the England setup , but carries a slight injury into tomorrow @ @ @ @ @ Iceland .

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Dean Smith's pre-season preparations for the upcoming 20/21 Premier League season will ramp up tomorrow.
The Villa will face Mikel Arteta's Arsenal in a friendly clash tomorrow afternoon.
That's according to PA journalist Mark Mann-Bryans, who reports that Villa will face the Gunners on Saturday.
The Villans have played two training matches so far - drawing with Bristol City and beating Wycombe Wanderers.
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Jack Grealish, Douglas Luiz, Mbwana Samatta, John McGinn, Tyrone Mings and others played a part in the previous matches, with Smith keeping a keen eye on proceedings.
New signing Matty Cash could be a part of the upcoming friendly game, due to take place behind closed doors.
Grealish - as well as Mings - will miss out on Villa's match with Arsenal due to his recent call-up to the England setup, but carries a slight injury into tomorrow's Nations League clash with Iceland.


birminghammail--2020-09-04--Man jailed after attempting to break into home yards from his own

A would-be burglar has been jailed for trying to break into a home in his own neighbourhood .
James Bahakam was jailed for 19 months after he was spotted trying to raid a home in Heathy Rise , Woodgate .
West Midlands Police said the 35-year-old , who lived just around the corner in Leathy Avenue , went armed with a screwdriver on March 19 this year .
He had entered a back garden and was trying to force a patio door open when he was spotted by neighbours .
They called 999 and he was arrested after a chase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court last Tuesday ( September 1 ) .
West Midlands Police posted details on its Birmingham Police Facebook page - praising neighbours for catching Bahakam in the act .
The post said : `` James Bahakam of Lye Avenue in Birmingham was jailed for 19 months this week after attempting to get into a home in the city just before the national coronavirus lockdown was announced .
`` Bahakam was caught by alert neighbours in Heathy Rise after he went armed with a screwdriver on Thursday 19 March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ house on the road which was only minutes from his own property .
`` The 35-year-old had entered a back garden and was in the middle of trying to force a patio door open when nearby residents called 999 .
`` He tried to run away , but was arrested down the road and appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday , September 1 .
This was some really great work by those who live in the area , well done ! ''

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A would-be burglar has been jailed for trying to break into a home in his own neighbourhood.
James Bahakam was jailed for 19 months after he was spotted trying to raid a home in Heathy Rise, Woodgate.
West Midlands Police said the 35-year-old, who lived just around the corner in Leathy Avenue, went armed with a screwdriver on March 19 this year.
He had entered a back garden and was trying to force a patio door open when he was spotted by neighbours.
They called 999 and he was arrested after a chase on suspicion of attempted burglary.
He was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court last Tuesday (September 1).
West Midlands Police posted details on its Birmingham Police Facebook page - praising neighbours for catching Bahakam in the act.
The post said: "James Bahakam of Lye Avenue in Birmingham was jailed for 19 months this week after attempting to get into a home in the city just before the national coronavirus lockdown was announced.
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"Bahakam was caught by alert neighbours in Heathy Rise after he went armed with a screwdriver on Thursday 19 March, to try and break into a house on the road which was only minutes from his own property.
"The 35-year-old had entered a back garden and was in the middle of trying to force a patio door open when nearby residents called 999.
"He tried to run away, but was arrested down the road and appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday, September 1. This was some really great work by those who live in the area, well done!"


birminghammail--2020-09-04--Birmingham City's transfer window and what's still to come

Birmingham City have been both active and relatively frugal in the transfer market so far – and they have just over a month to complete Aitor Karanka ’ s squad .
Blues have so far brought six new faces to St Andrew ’ s , five free transfers and the exciting Jonathan Leko , who cost £1million from near neighbours West Bromwich Albion .
The frees have seen the club indulge their liking for all things Spanish , just as they did last summer looking for value in Segunda Division , whilst also underpinning those relative unknown quantities with some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returning Jon Toral , has a foot in both camps and of all the new arrivals will be viewed with the most affection after his stunning loan spell in 2015/2016 .
However , that won ’ t be the end of the recruitment – at least two more players will arrive – with potentially the need for three or four and Blues have until mid-October to secure them .
The international transfer window closes on October 5 ( 11pm ) , although it ’ s worth noting a domestic-only window between Premier League @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 ( 5pm ) .
Blues writer Brian Dick assesses what ’ s been done , what remains to do and who Blues might go for .
Karanka started his squad building within a few days of arriving – by signing his former Middlesbrough lieutenant on a free transfer .
The 32-year-old was offered a new deal at The Riverside but opted for a reunion with the coach with whom he won promotion to the Premier League .
A two-year deal , with the option of a third the former Wolves man can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centre half and adds experienced depth alongside Harlee Dean and Marc Roberts .
The most striking thing from his pre-season outings has been how vocal he is – combined with a fine display at Spurs , which points to plenty of life in the old dog .
Known to all Blues fans and loved by many after a scintillating season on loan from Arsenal when he was a 21-year-old with the world at his talented , play-making feet .
To be honest that ’ s been the highlight of a career that seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after two injury-plagued years at troubled Hull .
Even among all the off-field agitations and on-field struggles Toral ’ s quality shone through – when his fitness troubles allowed it .
He ’ s back in his happy place to try and rediscover himself , on a low-risk one-year plus an option deal .
A rejuvenated Toral could be the signing of the summer , if not – that ’ ll be sad for both parties but not ruinous for Blues .
It ’ ll be interesting to see if Karanka views him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Dan Crowley or as part of an enticing partnership with Crowley .
Of all the new faces , Sanchez ’ s is the least familiar , having played virtually all his career in the Spanish second tier – most recently with Elche , whom he helped to promotion into La Liga .
Ostensibly a left-footed winger the 27-year-old can fulfil a variety of attacking positions , either on the flanks or in the middle and he comes to Blues having knocked back an approach from fellow promotion candidates Huesca .
Inevitably , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Alvaro Gimenez , one lacking the necessary appetite to be a success in the Championship , the other sufficient ability , Sanchez must prove he has both .
On paper he seems ready made to partner Jeremie Bela on the sides of a 4-2-3-1 set-up , certainly Karanka seems to rate him .
“ He is this kind of versatile player which for me is really important because I like to change the shape , even in the games or from one game to another game – he will fit perfectly for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ ll be back off his hols next week and ready to get stuck into the three year , plus and option , contract that could keep him at Blues until 2024 .
The only player on whom a fee has been lavished – but potentially one with the largest upside .
The 21-year-old has been the rising star of the West Brom academy for nearly a decade only to find his development slowed by a serious knee injury on loan with Charlton last December .
That – and Albion ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meant opportunities at The Hawthorns would be limited going forward , which will hopefully be to Blues ’ advantage .
A solid comeback campaign should at least see him retain his value – anything better and Blues could have struck gold .
Leko is fast , elusive and can play wide or through the middle – the suggestion coming out of Wast Hills is that he ’ s viewed more as a striker/second forward , than a winger – so he ’ ll have to start delivering goals and assists when he returns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a month to go but you can usually add on one or two more before seeing tangible results .
The goalkeeper arrives from Espanyol , having been their back up in what turned out to be a relegation season from La Liga .
Indeed the 26-year-old has only made a handful of appearances since playing in the Spanish third tier in 2015/2016 and clearly views this move as an opportunity to kickstart a career that begun working with Karanka in the Real Madrid academy .
He looked solid in the game at Spurs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good communication and reasonably comfortable with what little Tottenham threw at him .
It ’ s difficult not to wonder how he ’ ll deal with the aerial onslaught so typical of Championship matches , crosses flying in , packed six-yard boxes on set-pieces , strikers ‘ leaving a bit ’ on him .
So far , so good .
Like Friend , another of Karanka ’ s Riverside recruits .
He ’ ll bring experience to the middle of the park – and is another good communicator .
The 31-year-old will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ challenge at this stage of his career – but comes to contend in a packed central midfield cordon .
He ’ s a decent distributor who reads the game extremely well and will be a steadying presence in what could shape up to be a low block midfield in a 4-2-3-1 .
Only the small matter of Jude Bellingham – the best prospect the club has produced in half a century , for the small matter of £25million .
The generational talent goes to Borussia Dortmund with the blessing of his fellow supporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shirt number was all a bit ‘ extra ’ .
Let ’ s hope he comes back one day to reclaim it .
It ’ ll be sad not to see the 17-year-old continue his development at St Andrew ’ s – but in truth the fee was not something at which any Championship club could turn up their nose .
Let ’ s hope part of it allows Karanka to make one ‘ splashy ’ signing .
Wes Harding has also been sold to Rotherham , where he ’ ll get the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is craving , while a host of familiar faces left on frees a few weeks ago .
It ’ s a particular shame that Jacques Maghoma wasn ’ t given the public send-off his dedicated deserved .
Villalba and Gimenez are pursuing their careers in Spain , while Connal Trueman and Remeao Hutton have been sent out on loan to League One and League Two respectively .
Another goalkeeper and striker are absolutely essential .
The untested Prieto is the only senior goalkeeper at the club and Karanka has confirmed his intention to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in , among others , Neil Etheridge and Dillon Phillips – but are playing it cool , allowing both to stew on the benches at Cardiff and Charlton to see how that affects their financial demands .
Both are in the final years of their deals and at 30-years-old Etheridge could be looking to next summer for a free agent pay day as enters the later stages of his career .
Phillips , meanwhile , is five years younger and impressed everyone with his Player of the Season displays for the Addicks last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knocked back .
Their managers , Neil Harris and Lee Bowyer , have suggested neither will play putting Blues in a relatively strong position .
Trouble is , as insouciant and disinterested as they claim to be , everyone knows they need a date for the prom .
Perhaps they will end up asking someone else entirely .
The other glaring weakness is up front where Lukas Jutkiewicz , who has missed most of pre-season with a quad injury , is the sole senior striker .
The old warhorse isn ’ t getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has set career highs for goals in the last two seasons so he ’ s clearly adding something to his game – but needs support .
Everyone knows that too , particularly Karanka who noted : “ It is true Jutkiewicz can ’ t play again another 50 games alone .
We need to manage him , we know how important he is for the team but he will need help.
” There could yet be mileage in a return for Scott Hogan , hopefully the pre-lockdown version , though for all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should not – and are not – focusing all their attention on the Aston Villa man .
Leko will help , Adan George could well start the season against Cambridge but Jutkiewicz needs one , arguably two , other options .
Elsewhere rekindling interest in Jake Clarke-Salter has been discussed at various points this summer , though young , English , left-sided centre halves , particularly ones with pace and ball-playing ability , are not cheap .
Perhaps the cost and Friend ’ s arrival have tipped the balance against a move .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Harding gone , Maxime Colin does not have a senior back-up beyond Josh Dacres-Cogley .
Expect a plethora of the club ’ s development prospects to be sent out on loan .
That process has worked wonders for Steve Seddon , who after a season battling at either end of the League One table with AFC Wimbledon and Portsmouth , has turned him into a man .
The likes of Geraldo Bajrami , Caolan Boyd-Munce and Jack Concannon might find the oxygen of regular football away from Wast Hills , while raw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would benefit hugely from a spell in the Seddon Programme .
In the first team squad attention inevitably focuses on the most congested area of the squad – central midfield where Clayton joins Gary Gardner , Ivan Sunjic , David Davis and Maikel Kieftenbeld , to say nothing of Boyd-Munce , the rising Ryan Stirk and the long-term injured Josh McEachran and set-piece Colossus Agus Medina in an intense competition for places .
Sunjic could be the rock around which Karanka builds his team – unless he is cherry-picked , while Gardner finished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offer in whichever system Karanka opts for .
Kieftenbeld and Davis both have a year left on their current contracts and Blues might be tempted to realise any residual value , not that you ’ d write off either of the squad ’ s dogs of war .
What has Karanka said ?
“ I am really pleased because the players who are coming is because they want to join us , they want to participate in this nice aim and in this nice club .
I think all of them are doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more players will come – we are not in a hurry , we have four , five , six weeks to bring players in and to send players out .
“ When you are calm and when you know you are in the right place you are not in a hurry , you just need to do the right things .
”

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Birmingham City have been both active and relatively frugal in the transfer market so far – and they have just over a month to complete Aitor Karanka’s squad.
Blues have so far brought six new faces to St Andrew’s, five free transfers and the exciting Jonathan Leko, who cost £1million from near neighbours West Bromwich Albion.
The frees have seen the club indulge their liking for all things Spanish, just as they did last summer looking for value in Segunda Division, whilst also underpinning those relative unknown quantities with some good, old Championship know-how.
The returning Jon Toral, has a foot in both camps and of all the new arrivals will be viewed with the most affection after his stunning loan spell in 2015/2016.
However, that won’t be the end of the recruitment – at least two more players will arrive – with potentially the need for three or four and Blues have until mid-October to secure them.
The international transfer window closes on October 5 (11pm), although it’s worth noting a domestic-only window between Premier League and EFL clubs runs up until October 16 (5pm).
Blues writer Brian Dick assesses what’s been done, what remains to do and who Blues might go for.
What’s happened so far?
George Friend
Karanka started his squad building within a few days of arriving – by signing his former Middlesbrough lieutenant on a free transfer.
The 32-year-old was offered a new deal at The Riverside but opted for a reunion with the coach with whom he won promotion to the Premier League.
A two-year deal, with the option of a third the former Wolves man can play left back but has migrated to centre half and adds experienced depth alongside Harlee Dean and Marc Roberts.
The most striking thing from his pre-season outings has been how vocal he is – combined with a fine display at Spurs, which points to plenty of life in the old dog.
Jon Toral
Known to all Blues fans and loved by many after a scintillating season on loan from Arsenal when he was a 21-year-old with the world at his talented, play-making feet.
To be honest that’s been the highlight of a career that seems to be at something of a crossroads after two injury-plagued years at troubled Hull.
Even among all the off-field agitations and on-field struggles Toral’s quality shone through – when his fitness troubles allowed it.
(Image: Birmingham City FC/bcfc.com)
He’s back in his happy place to try and rediscover himself, on a low-risk one-year plus an option deal. A rejuvenated Toral could be the signing of the summer, if not – that’ll be sad for both parties but not ruinous for Blues.
It’ll be interesting to see if Karanka views him as first choice, a back up for Dan Crowley or as part of an enticing partnership with Crowley.
Ivan Sanchez
Of all the new faces, Sanchez’s is the least familiar, having played virtually all his career in the Spanish second tier – most recently with Elche, whom he helped to promotion into La Liga.
Ostensibly a left-footed winger the 27-year-old can fulfil a variety of attacking positions, either on the flanks or in the middle and he comes to Blues having knocked back an approach from fellow promotion candidates Huesca.
Inevitably, after the failed experiments with Fran Villalba and Alvaro Gimenez, one lacking the necessary appetite to be a success in the Championship, the other sufficient ability, Sanchez must prove he has both.
On paper he seems ready made to partner Jeremie Bela on the sides of a 4-2-3-1 set-up, certainly Karanka seems to rate him.
“He is this kind of versatile player which for me is really important because I like to change the shape, even in the games or from one game to another game – he will fit perfectly for us,” the head coach said.
He’ll be back off his hols next week and ready to get stuck into the three year, plus and option, contract that could keep him at Blues until 2024.
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Jonathan Leko
The only player on whom a fee has been lavished – but potentially one with the largest upside.
The 21-year-old has been the rising star of the West Brom academy for nearly a decade only to find his development slowed by a serious knee injury on loan with Charlton last December.
That – and Albion’s elevation to the Premier League, meant opportunities at The Hawthorns would be limited going forward, which will hopefully be to Blues’ advantage.
A solid comeback campaign should at least see him retain his value – anything better and Blues could have struck gold.
Leko is fast, elusive and can play wide or through the middle – the suggestion coming out of Wast Hills is that he’s viewed more as a striker/second forward, than a winger – so he’ll have to start delivering goals and assists when he returns.
By his own estimation he has a month to go but you can usually add on one or two more before seeing tangible results.
Andres Prieto
The goalkeeper arrives from Espanyol, having been their back up in what turned out to be a relegation season from La Liga.
Indeed the 26-year-old has only made a handful of appearances since playing in the Spanish third tier in 2015/2016 and clearly views this move as an opportunity to kickstart a career that begun working with Karanka in the Real Madrid academy.
He looked solid in the game at Spurs, very good with his feet, good communication and reasonably comfortable with what little Tottenham threw at him.
It’s difficult not to wonder how he’ll deal with the aerial onslaught so typical of Championship matches, crosses flying in, packed six-yard boxes on set-pieces, strikers ‘leaving a bit’ on him. So far, so good.
Adam Clayton
Like Friend, another of Karanka’s Riverside recruits. He’ll bring experience to the middle of the park – and is another good communicator.
The 31-year-old will be enlivened at the prospect of a fresh challenge at this stage of his career – but comes to contend in a packed central midfield cordon.
He’s a decent distributor who reads the game extremely well and will be a steadying presence in what could shape up to be a low block midfield in a 4-2-3-1.
Anyone left?
Only the small matter of Jude Bellingham – the best prospect the club has produced in half a century, for the small matter of £25million.
The generational talent goes to Borussia Dortmund with the blessing of his fellow supporters and ex-team-mates – even if the retired/reserved shirt number was all a bit ‘extra’. Let’s hope he comes back one day to reclaim it.
It’ll be sad not to see the 17-year-old continue his development at St Andrew’s – but in truth the fee was not something at which any Championship club could turn up their nose. Let’s hope part of it allows Karanka to make one ‘splashy’ signing.
Wes Harding has also been sold to Rotherham, where he’ll get the chance for the regular football his career is craving, while a host of familiar faces left on frees a few weeks ago. It’s a particular shame that Jacques Maghoma wasn’t given the public send-off his dedicated deserved.
Villalba and Gimenez are pursuing their careers in Spain, while Connal Trueman and Remeao Hutton have been sent out on loan to League One and League Two respectively.
No. 1 priority
Another goalkeeper and striker are absolutely essential.
The untested Prieto is the only senior goalkeeper at the club and Karanka has confirmed his intention to add another option.
Blues are interested in, among others, Neil Etheridge and Dillon Phillips – but are playing it cool, allowing both to stew on the benches at Cardiff and Charlton to see how that affects their financial demands.
Both are in the final years of their deals and at 30-years-old Etheridge could be looking to next summer for a free agent pay day as enters the later stages of his career.
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Phillips, meanwhile, is five years younger and impressed everyone with his Player of the Season displays for the Addicks last term. Middlesbrough have had a bid knocked back.
Their managers, Neil Harris and Lee Bowyer, have suggested neither will play putting Blues in a relatively strong position. Trouble is, as insouciant and disinterested as they claim to be, everyone knows they need a date for the prom.
Perhaps they will end up asking someone else entirely.
The other glaring weakness is up front where Lukas Jutkiewicz, who has missed most of pre-season with a quad injury, is the sole senior striker.
The old warhorse isn’t getting any faster or younger, though impressively he has set career highs for goals in the last two seasons so he’s clearly adding something to his game – but needs support.
Everyone knows that too, particularly Karanka who noted: “It is true Jutkiewicz can’t play again another 50 games alone. We need to manage him, we know how important he is for the team but he will need help.”
There could yet be mileage in a return for Scott Hogan, hopefully the pre-lockdown version, though for all their recent gif-ing triumphs the recruiting team should not – and are not – focusing all their attention on the Aston Villa man.
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Leko will help, Adan George could well start the season against Cambridge but Jutkiewicz needs one, arguably two, other options.
Elsewhere rekindling interest in Jake Clarke-Salter has been discussed at various points this summer, though young, English, left-sided centre halves, particularly ones with pace and ball-playing ability, are not cheap. Perhaps the cost and Friend’s arrival have tipped the balance against a move.
It’s interesting to note that with Harding gone, Maxime Colin does not have a senior back-up beyond Josh Dacres-Cogley.
The departure lounge
Expect a plethora of the club’s development prospects to be sent out on loan. That process has worked wonders for Steve Seddon, who after a season battling at either end of the League One table with AFC Wimbledon and Portsmouth, has turned him into a man.
The likes of Geraldo Bajrami, Caolan Boyd-Munce and Jack Concannon might find the oxygen of regular football away from Wast Hills, while raw prospects like Jayden Reid and Zach Jeacock would benefit hugely from a spell in the Seddon Programme.
In the first team squad attention inevitably focuses on the most congested area of the squad – central midfield where Clayton joins Gary Gardner, Ivan Sunjic, David Davis and Maikel Kieftenbeld, to say nothing of Boyd-Munce, the rising Ryan Stirk and the long-term injured Josh McEachran and set-piece Colossus Agus Medina in an intense competition for places.
Sunjic could be the rock around which Karanka builds his team – unless he is cherry-picked, while Gardner finished the campaign strongly and has plenty to offer in whichever system Karanka opts for.
Kieftenbeld and Davis both have a year left on their current contracts and Blues might be tempted to realise any residual value, not that you’d write off either of the squad’s dogs of war.
What has Karanka said?
“I am really pleased because the players who are coming is because they want to join us, they want to participate in this nice aim and in this nice club. I think all of them are doing really well.
“For sure, more players will come – we are not in a hurry, we have four, five, six weeks to bring players in and to send players out.
“When you are calm and when you know you are in the right place you are not in a hurry, you just need to do the right things.”


birminghammail--2020-09-04--Birmingham coronavirus rate rises again as city faces crucial few days

Friday 's update of the rolling seven-day rate of new cases of Covid-19 for every local authority area in England shows the rate in Birmingham has risen again .
The city now has 34 cases per 100,000 people , having risen from 31 .
It comes as the city 's hospitals chief has urged people to heed warnings after a 'very worrying ' rise in infections and deaths .
In East Staffordshire , the figure has risen from 4 cases per 100,000 people to 26.7 , with rises in Coventry ( from 13 cases to 17 per 100k ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per 100k ) and Walsall ( from ten cases to 14 cases per 100,000 people ) .
Newcastle-under-Lyme and other parts of Staffordshire - including Stoke-on-Trent - have experienced dips .
Redditch has recorded a plunge from 36 cases to just ten , while Dudley , Lichfield and Wolverhampton have cases between 12 and ten per 100,000 people .
The figures , for the seven days to September 1 , are based on tests carried out in laboratories ( pillar one of the Government 's testing programme ) and in the wider community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people .
Data for the most recent three days ( September 2-4 ) has been excluded as it is incomplete and likely to be revised .
The list has been calculated by the PA news agency and is based on Public Health England data published on September 4 on the Government 's coronavirus online dashboard .
Here is the list in full .
From left to right , it reads : name of local authority ; rate of new cases in the seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in brackets ) of new cases recorded in the seven days to September 1 ; rate of new cases in the seven days to August 25 ; number ( in brackets ) of new cases recorded in the seven days to August 25 .

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Friday's update of the rolling seven-day rate of new cases of Covid-19 for every local authority area in England shows the rate in Birmingham has risen again.
The city now has 34 cases per 100,000 people, having risen from 31. It comes as the city's hospitals chief has urged people to heed warnings after a 'very worrying' rise in infections and deaths.
University Hospitals Birmingham chief executive David Rosser called the coming week "a critical time".
In East Staffordshire, the figure has risen from 4 cases per 100,000 people to 26.7, with rises in Coventry (from 13 cases to 17 per 100k), Solihull (from eight cases to 12 per 100k) and Walsall (from ten cases to 14 cases per 100,000 people).
Newcastle-under-Lyme and other parts of Staffordshire - including Stoke-on-Trent - have experienced dips.
Redditch has recorded a plunge from 36 cases to just ten, while Dudley, Lichfield and Wolverhampton have cases between 12 and ten per 100,000 people.
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The figures, for the seven days to September 1, are based on tests carried out in laboratories (pillar one of the Government's testing programme) and in the wider community (pillar two).
The rate is expressed as the number of new cases per 100,000 people.
Data for the most recent three days (September 2-4) has been excluded as it is incomplete and likely to be revised.
The list has been calculated by the PA news agency and is based on Public Health England data published on September 4 on the Government's coronavirus online 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 1; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to September 1; rate of new cases in the seven days to August 25; number (in brackets) of new cases recorded in the seven days to August 25.
Top 20
Bolton 92.2 (265), 18.8 (54)
Rossendale 71.3 (51), 16.8 (12)
Pendle 69.5 (64), 58.6 (54)
Bradford 63.2 (341), 42.8 (231)
Oldham 61.2 (145), 56.9 (135)
Blackburn with Darwen 54.8 (82), 55.4 (83)
South Tyneside 50.3 (76), 19.9 (30)
Rochdale 45.4 (101), 33.7 (75)
Tameside 45.0 (102), 27.8 (63)
Manchester 44.9 (248), 42.0 (232)
Salford 42.5 (110), 27.0 (70)
Corby 40.2 (29), 41.5 (30)
Preston 39.1 (56), 30.0 (43)
Burnley 38.2 (34), 34.9 (31)
Hertsmere 38.1 (40), 9.5 (10)
Trafford 35.0 (83), 26.1 (62)
Birmingham 34.5 (394), 25.9 (296)
Leeds 34.4 (273), 26.1 (207)
Wirral 33.3 (108), 18.2 (59)
Bury 31.4 (60), 30.9 (59)
Rest of West Midlands:
East Staffordshire 26.7 (32), 4.2 (5)
Sandwell 21.6 (71), 26.2 (86)
Newcastle-under-Lyme 18.5 (24), 20.9 (27)
Coventry 17.5 (65), 13.5 (50)
Stoke-on-Trent 15.6 (40), 21.5 (55)
Walsall 14.7 (42), 10.9 (31)
Solihull 12.9 (28), 8.3 (18)
Dudley 12.4 (40), 8.4 (27)
Lichfield 12.4 (13), 4.8 (5)
Redditch 10.6 (9), 36.4 (31)
Wolverhampton 10.3 (27), 15.2 (40)
Bromsgrove 10.0 (10), 6.0 (6)
Worcester 9.9 (10), 4.0 (4)
North Warwickshire 9.2 (6), 3.1 (2)
Shropshire 8.0 (26), 7.4 (24)
Nuneaton and Bedworth 7.7 (10), 10.0 (13)
Rugby 7.3 (8), 4.6 (5)
Staffordshire Moorlands 7.1 (7), 10.2 (10)
Wychavon 6.2 (8), 7.0 (9)
Stafford 5.8 (8), 4.4 (6)
Warwick 5.6 (8), 5.6 (8)
Wyre Forest 4.9 (5), 6.9 (7)
Stratford-on-Avon 4.6 (6), 6.1 (8)
Malvern Hills 3.8 (3), 6.4 (5)
South Staffordshire 3.6 (4), 5.3 (6)
Telford and Wrekin 2.8 (5), 5.6 (10)
Cannock Chase 1.0 (1), 6.0 (6)


birminghammail--2020-09-04--'Significant' outbreak of Covid in Birmingham as 56 asylum seekers test positive

Fifty-six asylum seekers have been moved out of a Birmingham hostel after testing positive in a 'significant outbreak ' of coronavirus at the facility .
Speaking at a West Midlands Combined Authority ( WMCA ) briefing today ( September 4 ) , council leader Ian Ward confirmed that several residents at the Stone Road hostel in Edgbaston had contracted Covid-19 during the past few weeks .
And he added that the council is now working with the Home Office and Public Health England , among others , to ensure the safety of residents and staff at the facility .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been closed .
Last week Councillor Ward announced that Birmingham would not be accepting any more asylum seekers while the city remained on the government 's national watchlist , though he also raised concerns about the conditions that many asylum seekers were being housed in in the city , particularly at the Stone Road facility .
And he revealed that 56 residents at the facility had been confirmed Covid-positive , with all of those with the virus moved to another location .
`` Fifty-six is the number that I have for the number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centre that have tested positive , '' he said .
`` The city council is now working very closely with Public Health England , the Home Office , SERCO , the Home Office 's contractor , and Urban Housing the sub-contractor of SERCO , to implement appropriate measures to ensure the safety of residents , staff and the wider community .
`` Those residents that have tested positive at the Stone Road facility have now been moved to alternative accommodation where they can safely self-isolate and socially distance , and be better supported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ underway , and is being carried out in the relevant languages of affected residents . ''
During the meeting it was also revealed that the rate of infection in Birmingham has now risen above 30 for the first time since the city was placed onto the national watchlist , prompting fears of a local lockdown .
However Cllr Ward said that this was not being considered at the moment , adding that he expected the measures being introduced by the council to work in halting the virus .
`` We ’ re continuing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and we remain an area of enhanced support , '' he said .
`` We are using the measures that are now available to us , particularly around direction orders , to keep on top of the virus numbers .
There are no plans at the moment for a lockdown , either of the city or of any part of the city .
`` Indeed I remain sceptical that you could apply a lockdown to part of the city , because I think then the messaging would become so confused that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stopping listening to all of the advice completely .
`` So we ’ re not going down that route at the moment , and our discussions with government this week indicate that the government continue to be confident that the measures we are taking will get us back on top of these numbers . ''

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Fifty-six asylum seekers have been moved out of a Birmingham hostel after testing positive in a 'significant outbreak' of coronavirus at the facility.
Speaking at a West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) briefing today (September 4), council leader Ian Ward confirmed that several residents at the Stone Road hostel in Edgbaston had contracted Covid-19 during the past few weeks.
And he added that the council is now working with the Home Office and Public Health England, among others, to ensure the safety of residents and staff at the facility.
It has been reported that the hostel has been closed.
Last week Councillor Ward announced that Birmingham would not be accepting any more asylum seekers while the city remained on the government's national watchlist, though he also raised concerns about the conditions that many asylum seekers were being housed in in the city, particularly at the Stone Road facility.
And he revealed that 56 residents at the facility had been confirmed Covid-positive, with all of those with the virus moved to another location.
"Fifty-six is the number that I have for the number of residents at the Stone Road asylum centre that have tested positive," he said.
"The city council is now working very closely with Public Health England, the Home Office, SERCO, the Home Office's contractor, and Urban Housing the sub-contractor of SERCO, to implement appropriate measures to ensure the safety of residents, staff and the wider community.
"Those residents that have tested positive at the Stone Road facility have now been moved to alternative accommodation where they can safely self-isolate and socially distance, and be better supported.
"Contact tracing is now also underway, and is being carried out in the relevant languages of affected residents."
During the meeting it was also revealed that the rate of infection in Birmingham has now risen above 30 for the first time since the city was placed onto the national watchlist, prompting fears of a local lockdown.
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However Cllr Ward said that this was not being considered at the moment, adding that he expected the measures being introduced by the council to work in halting the virus.
"We’re continuing to monitor the situation very very closely, and we remain an area of enhanced support," he said.
"We are using the measures that are now available to us, particularly around direction orders, to keep on top of the virus numbers. There are no plans at the moment for a lockdown, either of the city or of any part of the city.
"Indeed I remain sceptical that you could apply a lockdown to part of the city, because I think then the messaging would become so confused that we’d run the risk of people stopping listening to all of the advice completely.
"So we’re not going down that route at the moment, and our discussions with government this week indicate that the government continue to be confident that the measures we are taking will get us back on top of these numbers."


birminghammail--2020-09-04--Harborne doctor jailed for stalking TV star Levison Wood

A doctor has been jailed for 13 months for a three-month stalking campaign against TV explorer and documentary-maker Levison Wood that left him so fearful he decided to sell his home .
Fiza Jabeen , 36 , from Harborne in Birmingham , began sending what were described as `` explicit and unpleasant '' messages to the explorer on his Instagram and Twitter accounts in April of this year .
She also began obsessively contacting the former paratrooper 's friends , family and his ex-partner on social media and by email despite being handed a restraining order .
Jabeen , previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was eventually taken into custody after travelling to Mr Wood 's home in Richmond .
Kingston Crown Court heard she had intercepted the celebrity as he was walking his dog in nearby Bushy Park and asked if she could come to his house for a cup of tea and to use the internet .
Mr Wood made a name for himself through his documentaries and books about his epic hitchhiking journeys spanning several continents .
Most recently he appeared in the Channel 4 series Walking With Elephants , which saw him follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Botswana 's elephants on their 650-mile journey .
Jabeen admitted one offence of harassment and an offence of stalking at Westminster Magistrates ' Court on July 15 .
During her campaign , Mr Wood , who is originally from Staffordshire , complained on social media about the abuse he was receiving from Jabeen and revealed he had contacted West Midlands Police after she threatened his parents .
On June 9 , Jabeen was made the subject of a restraining order from Birmingham & Solihull Magistrates ' Court banning her from contacting Mr Wood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a month later after attending Mr Wood 's home near Hampton Court Palace on July 10 after locating his address on Companies House .
In a statement , Mr Wood said he felt he was `` constantly looking over his shoulder '' and he was concerned for both his own and his family 's safety as a result of Jabeen 's actions .
He continued : `` By her own admission she is obsessed and her actions demonstrate that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants . ''
Mr Wood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ listed house up for sale - which has featured in several interior design magazines - so that Jabeen can not track him down again .
Jailing Jabeen for 13 months , Judge Georgina Kent said : `` In essence , Mr Levison Wood is someone who has a high media profile .
`` From April of this year you were contacting him on social media and some of that contact was explicit and unpleasant . ''
She continued : `` Stalking has an extremely detrimental impact on the victims , their family and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ability to get on with their lives without fear that someone is going to pop up at any time and cause them harm or embarrassment . ''
Fiona Dunkley , for Jabeen , told the court that despite having a successful career , her client had been brought up as a devout Muslim and had no experience of male relationships .
`` She describes her interaction with men as being very teenage-like and her reaction to the complainant as being like a teenage crush , '' she said .
`` She does n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , having never had an emotional interaction with a man . ''
Ms Dunkley added that Jabeen had given up work in late 2019 to care for her terminally-ill mother who passed away in March this year .
Since she has been in prison , Jabeen has refused contact with her family , the court heard .

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A doctor has been jailed for 13 months for a three-month stalking campaign against TV explorer and documentary-maker Levison Wood that left him so fearful he decided to sell his home.
Fiza Jabeen, 36, from Harborne in Birmingham, began sending what were described as "explicit and unpleasant" messages to the explorer on his Instagram and Twitter accounts in April of this year.
She also began obsessively contacting the former paratrooper's friends, family and his ex-partner on social media and by email despite being handed a restraining order.
Jabeen, previously a paediatrician at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, was eventually taken into custody after travelling to Mr Wood's home in Richmond.
Kingston Crown Court heard she had intercepted the celebrity as he was walking his dog in nearby Bushy Park and asked if she could come to his house for a cup of tea and to use the internet.
Mr Wood made a name for himself through his documentaries and books about his epic hitchhiking journeys spanning several continents.
Most recently he appeared in the Channel 4 series Walking With Elephants, which saw him follow on foot the largest annual migration of Botswana's elephants on their 650-mile journey.
Jabeen admitted one offence of harassment and an offence of stalking at Westminster Magistrates' Court on July 15.
During her campaign, Mr Wood, who is originally from Staffordshire, complained on social media about the abuse he was receiving from Jabeen and revealed he had contacted West Midlands Police after she threatened his parents.
On June 9, Jabeen was made the subject of a restraining order from Birmingham & Solihull Magistrates' Court banning her from contacting Mr Wood.
But she breached the order only a month later after attending Mr Wood's home near Hampton Court Palace on July 10 after locating his address on Companies House.
In a statement, Mr Wood said he felt he was "constantly looking over his shoulder" and he was concerned for both his own and his family's safety as a result of Jabeen's actions.
He continued: "By her own admission she is obsessed and her actions demonstrate that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants."
Mr Wood said he has put his Grade II listed house up for sale - which has featured in several interior design magazines - so that Jabeen cannot track him down again.
Jailing Jabeen for 13 months, Judge Georgina Kent said: "In essence, Mr Levison Wood is someone who has a high media profile.
"From April of this year you were contacting him on social media and some of that contact was explicit and unpleasant."
She continued: "Stalking has an extremely detrimental impact on the victims, their family and friends, their mental wellbeing and their ability to get on with their lives without fear that someone is going to pop up at any time and cause them harm or embarrassment."
Fiona Dunkley, for Jabeen, told the court that despite having a successful career, her client had been brought up as a devout Muslim and had no experience of male relationships.
"She describes her interaction with men as being very teenage-like and her reaction to the complainant as being like a teenage crush," she said.
"She doesn't really know how to control her emotions, having never had an emotional interaction with a man."
Ms Dunkley added that Jabeen had given up work in late 2019 to care for her terminally-ill mother who passed away in March this year.
Since she has been in prison, Jabeen has refused contact with her family, the court heard.


birminghammail--2020-09-04--Speeding Porsche driver avoids jail after killing cyclist on country lane

A former RAF pilot who was speeding in a Porsche has kept his freedom despite killing a cyclist in a crash days before Christmas .
David McSkimming was doing 59mph and ignored warning signs to slow down as he took a bend on the 40mph-limit Eastcote Lane in Solihull just before noon on December 22 , 2018 .
The back end of the blue Boxster slid and veered across the road , smashed into a tree , span and hit cyclist Anthony Satterthwaite , who was travelling in the opposite direction .
The Solihull 51-year-old , a family man and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thrown into the air before landing and becoming trapped beneath the convertible .
He was pronounced dead at the scene .
McSkimming , 53 , of Gainsborough Crescent , Knowle , was today , Friday , September 4 , handed a suspended six-month prison sentence at Birmingham Crown Court after admitting a charge of causing death by careless driving .
He sat for long periods of the hearing with his eyes closed , head bowed and hand covering his face as Mr Satterthwaite 's family emotionally spoke of their utter devastation .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : `` The events of that fateful day will haunt me forever '' .
She said she ran after being informed of his death because she `` could not comprehend '' it .
She also recalled the `` screams of horror '' at breaking the news to her husband 's parents and the ordeal of formally identifying him in the morgue on Christmas Eve .
Mrs Satterthwaite said : `` He was a very good person , funny , loving and incredibly clever .
He was highly respected as a Jaguar Land Rover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his funeral which is a testament to how popular he was .
It is such a waste of a wonderful person 's life whose passing was avoidable . ''
She added : `` I go to bed on my own , I wake up on my own .
I live a very lonely life now .
I no longer know what it feels like to have no worries and have the inner peace I had before .
I long to turn over in bed and see him - it was just a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her husband was an `` incredibly strong cyclist '' - for Solihull Cycling Club - and it was 'ironic ' he was killed while doing something to keep fit , healthy and pro-long his life .
The victim 's father Lou said his son had `` created an exceptional career '' at JLR , for which he had gained a number of safety patents and earned awards .
He added : `` We are still finding it extremely difficult to come to terms with life without Anthony , the fact that he died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give him comfort , to hold his hand and say goodbye hurts so much .
We are left with this terrible sadness , a sadness like no other .
Our hearts are totally broken . ''
Mr Satterthwaite 's teenage daughter Emma spoke of how a `` massive part of my life is now missing '' .
While his son George said his father was `` in the wrong place at the wrong time '' and the thought of never seeing him again `` truly devastates me '' .
McSkimming had his 15-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the crash and had been on the way to play racketball .
Madhu Rai , prosecuting , said a collision report could not determine whether he had maintained his approximate speed of 59mph when leaving the bend , had slowed down or even increased in speed .
She said it was theoretically `` possible '' for the bend to have been negotiated at 66mph before a car would lose control , adding the Porsche slid because of McSkimming 's `` harsh control '' .
Ms Rai added : `` The police arrived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They asked him how he felt .
The defendant 's response was : ' I feel low , my heart is in my boots for the person I have just killed ' . ''
Martin Butterworth , defending , said McSkimming was of previous `` impeccable '' character with `` genuine '' remorse who had now `` ruined '' a 30-year career as a commercial airline pilot , having previously been in the RAF .
He told the court his own car was a diesel Volkswagen Passat but he took his wife 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because it was the vehicle most `` conveniently parked '' .
Mr Butterworth said : `` He is not , despite what might be inferred from his occupation and nature of the car , some sort of extravagant man or driver .
He is not the sort of man to take any sort of risk .
His occupation produces a wholly risk-averse individual .
He would certainly not risk his own son . ''
He added : `` It was a momentary loss of control brought about by a momentary act of carelessness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wall QC , told McSkimming : `` It 's obvious but worth saying no punishment I can pass could restore Mr Satterthwaite to his family , any sentence will seem wholly inadequate .
My task is to pass the appropriate penalty for what you did . ''
He added : `` When you lost control of the vehicle you could not then avoid the collision .
But I ca n't ignore the fact this misjudgement was made while you were speeding on a damp road .
You were not driving within the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or by the road .
The effect of your actions were devastating . ''
Judge Wall announced the sentence would be suspended for two years after taking into account his remorse , previous good character , guilty plea and the fact that immediate imprisonment would be detrimental to his own son , who had suffered psychologically since the crash , the court heard .
McSkimming must carry out 250 hours of unpaid work and 25 days of rehabilitation activity .
He was also banned from driving for two years and must pay court @ @ @ @ @ @

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A former RAF pilot who was speeding in a Porsche has kept his freedom despite killing a cyclist in a crash days before Christmas.
David McSkimming was doing 59mph and ignored warning signs to slow down as he took a bend on the 40mph-limit Eastcote Lane in Solihull just before noon on December 22, 2018.
The back end of the blue Boxster slid and veered across the road, smashed into a tree, span and hit cyclist Anthony Satterthwaite, who was travelling in the opposite direction.
The Solihull 51-year-old, a family man and award-winning Jaguar Land Rover manager, was thrown into the air before landing and becoming trapped beneath the convertible. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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McSkimming, 53, of Gainsborough Crescent, Knowle, was today, Friday, September 4, handed a suspended six-month prison sentence at Birmingham Crown Court after admitting a charge of causing death by careless driving.
He sat for long periods of the hearing with his eyes closed, head bowed and hand covering his face as Mr Satterthwaite's family emotionally spoke of their utter devastation.
The victim's wife Wendy told the court: "The events of that fateful day will haunt me forever".
She said she ran after being informed of his death because she "could not comprehend" it.
She also recalled the "screams of horror" at breaking the news to her husband's parents and the ordeal of formally identifying him in the morgue on Christmas Eve.
Mrs Satterthwaite said: "He was a very good person, funny, loving and incredibly clever. He was highly respected as a Jaguar Land Rover brakes engineer, over 200 people came to his funeral which is a testament to how popular he was. It is such a waste of a wonderful person's life whose passing was avoidable."
She added: "I go to bed on my own, I wake up on my own. I live a very lonely life now. I no longer know what it feels like to have no worries and have the inner peace I had before. I long to turn over in bed and see him - it was just a horrible dream."
Mrs Satterthwaite said her husband was an "incredibly strong cyclist" - for Solihull Cycling Club - and it was 'ironic' he was killed while doing something to keep fit, healthy and pro-long his life.
The victim's father Lou said his son had "created an exceptional career" at JLR, for which he had gained a number of safety patents and earned awards.
He added: "We are still finding it extremely difficult to come to terms with life without Anthony, the fact that he died alone with no-one from the family to give him comfort, to hold his hand and say goodbye hurts so much. We are left with this terrible sadness, a sadness like no other. Our hearts are totally broken."
Mr Satterthwaite's teenage daughter Emma spoke of how a "massive part of my life is now missing". While his son George said his father was "in the wrong place at the wrong time" and the thought of never seeing him again "truly devastates me".
McSkimming had his 15-year-old son in the car at the time of the crash and had been on the way to play racketball.
Madhu Rai, prosecuting, said a collision report could not determine whether he had maintained his approximate speed of 59mph when leaving the bend, had slowed down or even increased in speed.
She said it was theoretically "possible" for the bend to have been negotiated at 66mph before a car would lose control, adding the Porsche slid because of McSkimming's "harsh control".
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Ms Rai added: "The police arrived and saw the defendant being treated. They asked him how he felt. The defendant's response was: 'I feel low, my heart is in my boots for the person I have just killed'."
Martin Butterworth, defending, said McSkimming was of previous "impeccable" character with "genuine" remorse who had now "ruined" a 30-year career as a commercial airline pilot, having previously been in the RAF.
He told the court his own car was a diesel Volkswagen Passat but he took his wife's Boxster on the morning of the crash because it was the vehicle most "conveniently parked".
Mr Butterworth said: "He is not, despite what might be inferred from his occupation and nature of the car, some sort of extravagant man or driver. He is not the sort of man to take any sort of risk. His occupation produces a wholly risk-averse individual. He would certainly not risk his own son."
He added: "It was a momentary loss of control brought about by a momentary act of carelessness."
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Passing sentence, Judge Mark Wall QC, told McSkimming: "It's obvious but worth saying no punishment I can pass could restore Mr Satterthwaite to his family, any sentence will seem wholly inadequate. My task is to pass the appropriate penalty for what you did."
He added: "When you lost control of the vehicle you could not then avoid the collision. But I can't ignore the fact this misjudgement was made while you were speeding on a damp road. You were not driving within the law. You also ignored warning signs on or by the road. The effect of your actions were devastating."
Judge Wall announced the sentence would be suspended for two years after taking into account his remorse, previous good character, guilty plea and the fact that immediate imprisonment would be detrimental to his own son, who had suffered psychologically since the crash, the court heard.
McSkimming must carry out 250 hours of unpaid work and 25 days of rehabilitation activity. He was also banned from driving for two years and must pay court costs and a victim surcharge.


birminghammail--2020-09-05--Aston Villa transfer news and rumours as Villa launch Wilson bid

Hello and welcome to LIVE Aston Villa coverage from BirminghamLive on Saturday , September 5 .
We will be keeping you informed on all the key developments across today as Villa 's transfer window gathers pace and the new season draws closer .
We will be adding all the latest Villa news , views and rumours to our live blog throughout the day , with new signings and transfers continually linked to the club .
Matty Cash has arrived from Nottingham Forest to become the club 's first senior signing of the window .
Brentford striker Ollie Watkins remains a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have n't yet been able to force through a deal .
Bournemouth 's Callum Wilson is also on Villa 's radar as they chase multiple attacking reinforcements .
Manchester United 's back-up goalkeeper Sergio Romero has also been touted for a move to Villa Park for around £10 million , with Smith keen to add cover given Tom Heaton 's long lay-off .
Last week we heard from Smith down at Villa 's training camp in Wales , and he said of new arrivals : `` Wheels are in motion , that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sit down with Johan ( Lange ) and strategically plan what we are going to do . ''
So stay with us for today 's transfer blog and be sure to check back for all the latest Villa transfer news and opinion .

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Hello and welcome to LIVE Aston Villa coverage from BirminghamLive on Wednesday, September 9.
We will be keeping you informed on all the key developments across today as Villa's transfer window gathers pace and the new season draws closer.
We will be adding all the latest Villa news, views and rumours to our live blog throughout the day, with new signings and transfers continually linked to the club.
Matty Cash arrived from Nottingham Forest to become the club's first senior signing of the window and Brentford striker Ollie Watkins completed his £28m switch to Villa Park on Wednesday.
Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has also been touted for a move with Dean Smith keen to add cover given Tom Heaton's long lay-off.
So stay with us for today's transfer blog and be sure to check back for all the latest Villa transfer news and opinion.


birminghammail--2020-09-05--Plea to city's Covid-19 survivors to save lives as plasma donors

An urgent plea for plasma donors to come forward in Birmingham has been made following a spike in positive Covid-19 cases .
NHS Blood and Transplant ( NHSBT ) has appealed for convalescent donors , who have recovered from coronavirus , to potentially save the lives of those who currently have the virus .
It said antibody levels are at their highest soon after recovery and a successful trial will enable convalescent plasma to be an additional line of protection during any potential second wave of infection .
Figures reveal Covid-19 city cases rose from 280 to 360 between August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asylum seekers tested positive for the virus at a Birmingham hostel earlier this week .
`` We need people in Birmingham to offer to donate now so we are ready to potentially provide an additional line of protection during any second wave , '' said an NHS Blood and Transplant spokesperson .
“ Birmingham has seen an increase in positive cases in recent weeks .
We urgently need as many people as possible who have recovered to donate , to help us make as much progress as possible now .
“ We especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because they have higher antibody levels .
Donating plasma is safe and easy and you could save lives.
” It said a plasma donation takes about 45 minutes , with your body usually replacing the plasma donated between 24 and 48 hours .
Convalescent plasma can be collected at 23 centres across the country , including the Birmingham Blood Donor Centre , at New Street .
If you ’ ve had coronavirus , please offer to donate by calling or 0300 123 23 23 or visiting www.nhsbt.nhs.uk

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An urgent plea for plasma donors to come forward in Birmingham has been made following a spike in positive Covid-19 cases.
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has appealed for convalescent donors, who have recovered from coronavirus, to potentially save the lives of those who currently have the virus.
It said antibody levels are at their highest soon after recovery and a successful trial will enable convalescent plasma to be an additional line of protection during any potential second wave of infection.
Figures reveal Covid-19 city cases rose from 280 to 360 between August 24 and August 31, while 56 asylum seekers tested positive for the virus at a Birmingham hostel earlier this week.
"We need people in Birmingham to offer to donate now so we are ready to potentially provide an additional line of protection during any second wave," said an NHS Blood and Transplant spokesperson.
“Birmingham has seen an increase in positive cases in recent weeks. We urgently need as many people as possible who have recovered to donate, to help us make as much progress as possible now.
“We especially need men who have recovered to donate because they have higher antibody levels. Donating plasma is safe and easy and you could save lives.”
It said a plasma donation takes about 45 minutes, with your body usually replacing the plasma donated between 24 and 48 hours.
Convalescent plasma can be collected at 23 centres across the country, including the Birmingham Blood Donor Centre, at New Street.
If you’ve had coronavirus, please offer to donate by calling or 0300 123 23 23 or visiting www.nhsbt.nhs.uk


birminghammail--2020-09-05--Black Country properties up for grabs for as little as £5k

Getting on the property ladder can be expensive - but you can buy a home for as little as £5,000 in the Black Country .
As fans of Homes Under the Hammer will know , one of the best places to bag a bargain is at auction .
Luckily , there is a bumper one on the way - and you can take part from the comfort of your sofa .
Bond Wolfe Auctions is hosting the UK ’ s largest-ever remote bidding , live-streamed auction on Wednesday , September 16 , featuring a record-breaking 214 lots .
Gurpreet Bassi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said : “ While some houses have low guide prices because of their need for repairs or renovation , they can provide the perfect opportunity for those working with a limited budget to get on the property ladder.
” An end-terraced house in Prosser Street , Wolverhampton , is among those going under the hammer with a £5,000 guide price .
The three-bed property - pictured above - comes with a gas fired central heating system and UPVC double glazing .
It also boasts a back garden and an attic room with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three-bedroomed , mid-terraced property in Blackacre Road is also listed with a guide price of £5,000 , offering gardens front and rear , gas-fired central heating and double glazing .
For those who fancy the challenge of self-build , there are also plots of land among the lots , including land to the rear of Eaton Crescent , with guide price of £10,000 , Property hunters in Walsall will find a three-bedroomed , semi-detached house in Arrow Road with a guide price of £10,000 .
The home has front and rear gardens , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There is also a three-bedroomed , end-terraced house in Oakland Road up for grabs with a guide price of £14,000 to £19,000 , however it is also in need of repair work .
Meanwhile , a guide price of £19,000 to £24,000 has been set for a three-bedroomed , mid-terraced house in Dibble Road , in Smethwick - although this in need of improvement works throughout .
At the other end of the scale , a three bedroom detached house in Hales Lane , Smethwick , is still a bargain with its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offering gardens , a garage and three bedrooms – one with en suite shower room and WC .
Other properties on offer range from a former neighbourhood police base in the Bilston to an ex-library in Walsall .
Mr Bassi added : “ We really will be setting new levels of achievement in the UK auctions sector with our sale on September 16 , as never before have so many different lots been available for a remote bidding sale .
“ It will offer an unprecedented opportunity for those looking for a property @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 200 lots online.
” Many of the properties featured in Bond Wolde Auctions ’ sale have virtual tours available , and more details are available at www.bondwolfeauctions.com .
The auction starts at 9am and will be live-streamed via Bond Wolfe Auctions ’ website with remote bidding by proxy , telephone or internet only .
Anyone interested in the auction or with properties for sale in future auctions should contact enquiries @ bondwolfeauctions.com , or call 0121 312 1212

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Getting on the property ladder can be expensive - but you can buy a home for as little as £5,000 in the Black Country.
As fans of Homes Under the Hammer will know, one of the best places to bag a bargain is at auction.
Luckily, there is a bumper one on the way - and you can take part from the comfort of your sofa.
Bond Wolfe Auctions is hosting the UK’s largest-ever remote bidding, live-streamed auction on Wednesday, September 16, featuring a record-breaking 214 lots.
Gurpreet Bassi, chief executive of Bond Wolfe Auctions, said: “While some houses have low guide prices because of their need for repairs or renovation, they can provide the perfect opportunity for those working with a limited budget to get on the property ladder.”
An end-terraced house in Prosser Street, Wolverhampton, is among those going under the hammer with a £5,000 guide price.
The three-bed property - pictured above - comes with a gas fired central heating system and UPVC double glazing.
It also boasts a back garden and an attic room with en suite.
(Image: Bond Wolfe Auctions)
In Dudley, a three-bedroomed, mid-terraced property in Blackacre Road is also listed with a guide price of £5,000, offering gardens front and rear, gas-fired central heating and double glazing.
For those who fancy the challenge of self-build, there are also plots of land among the lots, including land to the rear of Eaton Crescent, with guide price of £10,000,
Property hunters in Walsall will find a three-bedroomed, semi-detached house in Arrow Road with a guide price of £10,000.
The home has front and rear gardens, gas-fired central heating and partial double glazing.
(Image: Bond Wolfe Auctions)
There is also a three-bedroomed, end-terraced house in Oakland Road up for grabs with a guide price of £14,000 to £19,000, however it is also in need of repair work.
Meanwhile, a guide price of £19,000 to £24,000 has been set for a three-bedroomed, mid-terraced house in Dibble Road, in Smethwick - although this in need of improvement works throughout.
At the other end of the scale, a three bedroom detached house in Hales Lane, Smethwick, is still a bargain with its guide price of £69,000 to £74,000, offering gardens, a garage and three bedrooms – one with en suite shower room and WC.
(Image: Bond Wolfe Auctions)
Other properties on offer range from a former neighbourhood police base in the Bilston to an ex-library in Walsall.
Mr Bassi added: “We really will be setting new levels of achievement in the UK auctions sector with our sale on September 16, as never before have so many different lots been available for a remote bidding sale.
“It will offer an unprecedented opportunity for those looking for a property bargain, with access to more than 200 lots online.”
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Many of the properties featured in Bond Wolde Auctions’ sale have virtual tours available, and more details are available at www.bondwolfeauctions.com.
The auction starts at 9am and will be live-streamed via Bond Wolfe Auctions’ website with remote bidding by proxy, telephone or internet only.
Anyone interested in the auction or with properties for sale in future auctions should contact enquiries@bondwolfeauctions.com, or call 0121 312 1212


birminghammail--2020-09-05--How West Brom fans can watch Brighton pre-season friendly live

West Brom conclude their pre-season preparations with a trip to Premier League rivals Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday afternoon @ @ @ @ @ Seagulls at the AMEX Stadium eight days before their top flight campaign kicks off with @ @ @ @ @ at The Hawthorns .
No Albion fans will be permitted entry to the ground for @ @ @ @ @ will be able to watch the match via a live stream that is being provided @ @ @ @ @ Make sure you do n't miss a thing - click here to sign up to @ @ @ @ @ broadcasting the friendly match , as Slaven Bilic goes up against former Baggie Graham Potter @ @ @ @ @ MyAlbion TV .
Any fans who wish to view the game , which kicks off @ @ @ @ @ up and create an account on the Brighton website for free .
You can visit @ @ @ @ @ the relevant details by clicking here .

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West Brom conclude their pre-season preparations with a trip to Premier League rivals Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday afternoon.
The Baggies tackle the Seagulls at the AMEX Stadium eight days before their top flight campaign kicks off with the entertaining of Leicester City at The Hawthorns.
No Albion fans will be permitted entry to the ground for obvious reasons - but they will be able to watch the match via a live stream that is being provided by the home club.
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Brighton are broadcasting the friendly match, as Slaven Bilic goes up against former Baggie Graham Potter, via their in-house channel MyAlbion TV.
Any fans who wish to view the game, which kicks off at 2pm, can sign up and create an account on the Brighton website for free.
You can visit the website and find all the relevant details by clicking here.


birminghammail--2020-09-05--Wolves 'in pole position' to land €20m defender Jean-Clair Todibo

Wolverhampton Wanderers are at the front of the queue to sign Barcelona centre back Jean-Clair Todibo , according to reports in Spain .
Nuno Espirito Santo has yet to see a senior player sign this summer , despite making his desire to improve the squad clear .
One area that the Wolves boss is believed to be keen to upgrade is in the centre of his defence .
Both Romain Saiss and Leander Dendoncker , midfielders by trade , were used in the back three for much of the season – with Ryan Bennett ’ s future lying away from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have both been linked with the defender in recent months , with the Foxes making contact over a potential move .
And now Spanish news outlet Sport ( via Sport Witness ) have claimed that Wolves are ‘ in pole position ’ to land Todibo this summer .
Barcelona are desperate to offload some of their squad players and after spending a season on-loan with Schalke , he looks unlikely to break into Ronald Koeman ’ s XI .
The report suggests that the La Liga giants are looking for between €20m and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After signing for Schalke in January , Todibo made 10 appearances , with injuries limiting his chances in the Bundesliga .
With just over a week until the new season kicks off , Wolves are the only Premier League who have yet to sign a player for the senior squad .

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Wolverhampton Wanderers are at the front of the queue to sign Barcelona centre back Jean-Clair Todibo, according to reports in Spain.
Nuno Espirito Santo has yet to see a senior player sign this summer, despite making his desire to improve the squad clear.
One area that the Wolves boss is believed to be keen to upgrade is in the centre of his defence. Both Romain Saiss and Leander Dendoncker, midfielders by trade, were used in the back three for much of the season – with Ryan Bennett’s future lying away from the club.
Everton and Leicester City have both been linked with the defender in recent months, with the Foxes making contact over a potential move.
And now Spanish news outlet Sport (via Sport Witness) have claimed that Wolves are ‘in pole position’ to land Todibo this summer.
Barcelona are desperate to offload some of their squad players and after spending a season on-loan with Schalke, he looks unlikely to break into Ronald Koeman’s XI.
The report suggests that the La Liga giants are looking for between €20m and €25m, for the French youth international.
After signing for Schalke in January, Todibo made 10 appearances, with injuries limiting his chances in the Bundesliga.
With just over a week until the new season kicks off, Wolves are the only Premier League who have yet to sign a player for the senior squad.


birminghammail--2020-09-05--Man avoids jail after firearm ammunition uncovered in police raid

A young man who illegally stored ammunition for a firearm inside his home has avoided jail , police have revealed .
Finley Carse was arrested during a police raid on his home in Carlton House , Kidderminster on Wednesday , September 2 .
Officers hauled the 21-year-old into custody after a 'quantity of ammunition ' was found inside the Oxford Street address .
Carse pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition for a firearm without a certificate at Kidderminster Magistrates ' Court yesterday ( Sept 4 ) .
He was sentenced to two months in prison - suspended for two years .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ or conditions of the sentence within those 24 months , he will not have to serve the jail term .
A statement from West Mercia Police read : `` A man from Kidderminster has pleaded guilty at Kidderminster Magistrate ’ s Court today to possessing ammunition for a firearm without a certificate .
`` Finley Carse , 21 years old and from Carlton House , Oxford Street was arrested on Wednesday 2 September at his home following a police search in which a quantity of ammunition was found .
`` Carse was sentenced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspended for two years . ''
According to the Government website , a ‘ suspended ’ prison sentence is carried out in the community .
The person has to meet certain conditions , for example : • having to stay away from a certain place or person If the person breaks the conditions of their sentence they can be sent to prison .

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A young man who illegally stored ammunition for a firearm inside his home has avoided jail, police have revealed.
Finley Carse was arrested during a police raid on his home in Carlton House, Kidderminster on Wednesday, September 2.
Officers hauled the 21-year-old into custody after a 'quantity of ammunition' was found inside the Oxford Street address.
Carse pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition for a firearm without a certificate at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court yesterday (Sept 4).
He was sentenced to two months in prison - suspended for two years.
Unless he falls foul of the law or conditions of the sentence within those 24 months, he will not have to serve the jail term.
A statement from West Mercia Police read: "A man from Kidderminster has pleaded guilty at Kidderminster Magistrate’s Court today to possessing ammunition for a firearm without a certificate.
"Finley Carse, 21 years old and from Carlton House, Oxford Street was arrested on Wednesday 2 September at his home following a police search in which a quantity of ammunition was found.
"Carse was sentenced to two months in prison which was suspended for two years."
What is a suspended sentence?
According to the Government website, a ‘suspended’ prison sentence is carried out in the community.
The person has to meet certain conditions, for example:
having to stay away from a certain place or person
doing unpaid work - called ‘Community Payback’
If the person breaks the conditions of their sentence they can be sent to prison.


birminghammail--2020-09-05--Villa lead Newcastle in Wilson chase - but there's a catch

Aston Villa have reportedly lodged a new offer to Bournemouth for striker Callum Wilson as the race for his signature intensifies .
Villa , who are exploring a number of options as they seek attacking reinforcements , have turned their attentions to Cherries forward Wilson , who is also wanted by Newcastle United .
The 28-year-old , who is an England international , scored 44 Premier League goals for Bournemouth since their top flight promotion in 2015 - that ’ s despite lengthy periods of absence through injury .
Make sure you do n't miss a thing - click here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After the south coast club ’ s relegation this past season , though , Wilson has been tipped to depart the Vitality Stadium and return to the Premier League , with Villa and Newcastle at the front of the queue .
The Magpies are understood to have made an offer of around £20m to Bournemouth for Wilson , who has a contract with the club that runs until 2023 .
Now it 's understood that Villa are back in for Wilson and have bid £21m - even though the player himself , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favour a move to Tyneside over Villa Park .
The Magpies are also believed to be willing to offer winger Matt Ritchie - a former Bournemouth player - as part of any deal to tempt the Cherries into selling up .
Villa also retain a strong interest in Brentford hotshot Ollie Watkins as they look to provide Dean Smith with further ammunition at the front end of the pitch ahead of the new campaign .
Wesley Moraes remains on the road to recovery , while Mbwana Samatta and Keinan Davis are Smith ’ @ @ @ @ @ @

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Aston Villa have reportedly lodged a new offer to Bournemouth for striker Callum Wilson as the race for his signature intensifies.
Villa, who are exploring a number of options as they seek attacking reinforcements, have turned their attentions to Cherries forward Wilson, who is also wanted by Newcastle United.
The 28-year-old, who is an England international, scored 44 Premier League goals for Bournemouth since their top flight promotion in 2015 - that’s despite lengthy periods of absence through injury.
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After the south coast club’s relegation this past season, though, Wilson has been tipped to depart the Vitality Stadium and return to the Premier League, with Villa and Newcastle at the front of the queue.
The Magpies are understood to have made an offer of around £20m to Bournemouth for Wilson, who has a contract with the club that runs until 2023.
Now it's understood that Villa are back in for Wilson and have bid £21m - even though the player himself, according to the Chronicle, is rumoured to favour a move to Tyneside over Villa Park.
The Magpies are also believed to be willing to offer winger Matt Ritchie - a former Bournemouth player - as part of any deal to tempt the Cherries into selling up.
Villa also retain a strong interest in Brentford hotshot Ollie Watkins as they look to provide Dean Smith with further ammunition at the front end of the pitch ahead of the new campaign.
Wesley Moraes remains on the road to recovery, while Mbwana Samatta and Keinan Davis are Smith’s other current forward choices.