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BBC News
2 hours ago
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Heavily pregnant woman last seen in Redditch missing for weeks
Fears are growing for the safety of a 35-year-old woman who is missing from home and is nine months Downes, also known as Chelsie, has been missing for nearly three weeks, West Mercia Police was last seen at about 11:30 BST on 22 May in the Winyates Centre in Redditch, a spokesman for the force Downes is described as white, about 5ft tall (1.5m) with brown eyes and long brown hair. Anyone who knows where she is is asked to call 999. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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British woman charged over death of Australian in e-scooter crash
A British woman has been charged in Australia over the death of a man she allegedly hit while riding an e-scooter after a night of drinking. Prosecutors told magistrates that Alicia Kemp, 24, hit Thanh Phan, 51, from behind at speeds of 20-25km/h (12-15mph) on a pavement in Perth city centre on 31 May. The father-of-two hit his head and died two days later, prompting police to charge Ms Kemp with death by dangerous driving while under the influence. The charge carries a maximum 20-year prison term. In a subsequent court hearing, prosecutors alleged Ms Kemp, of Redditch, had been drinking with a friend before both boarded the same scooter. She was denied bail and faces court again on 15 July. Prosecutors told Perth Magistrates' Court that CCTV footage showed Ms Kemp's "inexplicably dangerous" driving, "evasive action" taken by others in her path, and the moment of collision with Mr Phan as he waited to cross the road. Ms Kemp was denied bail by a magistrate on the basis that she posed a "flight risk", after prosecutors argued that she was in Australia on a working holiday visa and could attempt to leave. British media reported on Saturday that her parents were flying to Australia to support her. Her boyfriend has been present at the court hearings in Perth. Ms Kemp faces an additional charge of dangerous driving occasioning bodily harm while under the influence for injuries suffered by her passenger, who was thrown from the e-scooter and suffered a fractured skull and broken nose. Police say Ms Kemp had a blood alcohol content level of 0.158 when she hit Mr Phan. The legal drink-driving alcohol limit in Australia is 0.05. The court heard that the pair had been drinking on the day since 14:30 and were forcibly evicted from the bar because of intoxication. The pair hired the e-scooter just before 20:30. In a statement last week, Mr Phan's family described him as a a beloved husband, father, brother and dear friend. He had worked as a structural engineer and had previously lived in Sydney, as well as Vietnam and Singapore, Australian media reported. They called for a review of safety regulations around the use of hire e-scooters "to help prevent further serious incidents that put lives at risk". Perth's city council suspended the use of hire e-scooters on Thursday, with authorities removing the vehicles from the street this week. Deputy Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds called Mr Phan's death a "tragic event". Western Australia's police minister is also reviewing e-scooter regulations.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
British woman charged over death of Australian in e-scooter crash
A British woman has been charged in Australia over the death of a man she allegedly hit while riding an e-scooter after a night of told magistrates that Alicia Kemp, 24, hit Thanh Phan, 51, from behind at speeds of 20-25km/h (12-15mph) on a pavement in Perth city centre on 31 May. The father-of-two hit his head and died two days later, prompting police to charge Ms Kemp with death by dangerous driving while under the influence. The charge carries a maximum 20-year prison a subsequent court hearing, prosecutors alleged Ms Kemp, of Redditch, had been drinking with a friend before both boarded the same scooter. She was denied bail and faces court again on 15 July. Prosecutors told Perth Magistrates' Court that CCTV footage showed Ms Kemp's "inexplicably dangerous" driving, "evasive action" taken by others in her path, and the moment of collision with Mr Phan as he waited to cross the road. Ms Kemp was denied bail by a magistrate on the basis that she posed a "flight risk", after prosecutors argued that she was in Australia on a working holiday visa and could attempt to leave. British media reported on Saturday that her parents were flying to Australia to support her. Her boyfriend has been present at the court hearings in Kemp faces an additional charge of dangerous driving occasioning bodily harm while under the influence for injuries suffered by her passenger, who was thrown from the e-scooter and suffered a fractured skull and broken say Ms Kemp had a blood alcohol content level of 0.158 when she hit Mr Phan. The legal drink-driving alcohol limit in Australia is 0.05. The court heard that the pair had been drinking on the day since 14:30 and were forcibly evicted from the bar because of intoxication. The pair hired the e-scooter just before 20:30. In a statement last week, Mr Phan's family described him as a a beloved husband, father, brother and dear friend. He had worked as a structural engineer and had previously lived in Sydney, as well as Vietnam and Singapore, Australian media called for a review of safety regulations around the use of hire e-scooters "to help prevent further serious incidents that put lives at risk".Perth's city council suspended the use of hire e-scooters on Thursday, with authorities removing the vehicles from the street this week. Deputy Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds called Mr Phan's death a "tragic event".Western Australia's police minister is also reviewing e-scooter regulations.
BBC News
27-05-2025
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Roadshow to help people get involved in Redditch town plans
A roadshow of events has been launched to help people engage with a public consultation about a town's future "issues and options" consultation began on 22 May and will run until 3 July, starting the process to make Redditch's Local Plan, which will guide development in the town up to Borough Council said planners would be present at each event to answer questions and help locals understand the issues under leader, councillor Sharon Harvey, said it was important for people living there to decide what the next phase of development would look like. "We need to know what people really think about the issues under consultation, so we want this process to be as open and accessible as possible. "That's why we're not just providing a new easy-to-use online platform, but also more than fifty hours of daytime, evening, and weekend support across nine locations where the people doing the work will be there to answer your questions." Where will the events be? Friday 6 June - Kingfisher Shopping Centre, 0900 to 1600 BSTSaturday 7 June - Redditch Market, 0900 to 1500Tuesday 10 June - Feckenham Village Hall, 1000 to 1800Wednesday 11 June - Oakenshaw Community Centre, 1500 to 2000Thursday 12 June - Redditch Market, 0900 to 1500Saturday 14 June - Green Fair at Arrow Country Park, 1100 to 1900Monday 16 June - Windmill Centre in Crabbs Cross, 0900 to 1445Wednesday 18 June - Winyates Community Centre, 1600 to 2000Thursday 19 June - Woodrow Meeting Rooms, 1600 to 2000Saturday 21 June - Morton Stanley Cafe, 1000 to 1500Reference copies of the consultation document would be available at the events, the authority include housing, economy, infrastructure, natural environment and climate change. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
27-05-2025
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Criminologist seeks views on rural policing in Shropshire
A criminologist is investigating people's experiences of rural Kreseda Smith from Harper Adams University in Shropshire said she wanted to find out how the public felt about the support they received based on their interactions with the police and the wider criminal justice said she hoped the findings could "help shape decision makers' thoughts" in the future.A series of focus groups have been arranged to hear people's stories, with the latest due to be held on the university campus on Tuesday between 14:30 and 16:00. More focus groups are planned at Stoke Lacy Village Hall in Herefordshire on 9 June and at NFU Mutual in Redditch on 7 Smith is the director of the Rural Resilience Research Group at Harper Adams, which examines emerging risks to food chain resilience, such as rural who are interested in attending the groups have been asked to contact Dr Smith at the university to register their interest. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
