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Feb 4, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
⬇️#ICYMI A revelation in an American court's led to calls to re-investigate the diplomatic immunity given to the US citizen charged over the death of Oxfordshire teen Harry Dunn. #CapitalReports
lbc.co.uk/news/harry-dun… A statement from a Foreign Office spokesperson said: “The UK High Court has found that Anne Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity while in the country under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations." #CapitalReports
Feb 3, 2021 9 tweets 10 min read
People, charities and organisations across the Midlands are taking part in #ClapforCaptainTom tonight. @warkspolice say they're joining in the applause at 6pm to honour the war veteran and NHS fundraiser. They're flying their flag at half-mast (📸: @ACCDebraTedds) #CapitalReports Our news team took time out to join in with the clap for #ClapForCaptainTom. #CapitalReports
Feb 3, 2021 4 tweets 6 min read
#THREAD 🎥 "We're contacting @uhbtrust urgently to find out what action they're taking". We spoke to Richard Burden, chair of @HealthwatchE in Birmingham& Solihull. It's after a @4qualitycare report found staff shortages at the Trust during inspections in December #CapitalReports @uhbtrust @HealthwatchE @4qualitycare The inspections were carried out on 2nd and 9th December 2020. It found issues including a patient who had died not being moved in a timely manner, and a patient who was injured during a fall #CapitalReports
Feb 3, 2021 10 tweets 6 min read
A civil case against the woman accused over the death of Oxfordshire teenager #HarryDunn starts in the US today. Harry's family have filed a civil claim for damages against Anne Sacoolas. The first hearing is happening in court in Virginia tonight @Justice4Harry #CapitalReports In his statement, Anne Sacoolas’ lawyer confirms both she and her husband WERE working for a US intelligence agency at the time of the crash outside RAF Croughton. He says this was “especially a factor in their departure from the U.K.” #HarryDunn #CapitalReports
Feb 3, 2021 7 tweets 7 min read
🎥 Tributes are coming in from around the world - and from here in the Midlands - for #CaptainSirTomMoore. Some of the £33m he raised for the NHS went to hospitals here. Georgie Westley from @WalsallHcareNHS says his name will live on forever #CapitalReports 🙏 A minute's silence was held before last night's Championship match between @Coventry_City
and @NFFC at St Andrew's ⬇️ #CapitalReports
Feb 1, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
#BREAKING Emergency services in Nottinghamshire are responding to reports of a car drifting along the River Trent in Hoveringham. It's not known if anyone is inside the car. @nottspolice say "it's a live incident and the public should avoid the area" #CapitalReports Image @nottspolice River levels have remained high along the Trent since #StormChristoph last month. @brittanygomez took this picture of Boat Lane, Hoveringham yesterday #CapitalReports Image