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Birmingham explosion: Trapped victim in gas blast made desperate plea to save partner

Dave Murphy screamed, “Please save my missus, she’s still inside" as he lay trapped under rubble and a fridge in his destroyed home

Daily Mirror

‘Heart of pure gold’: Family mourn woman who died in Birmingham gas explosion

The victim of the explosion in Kingstanding is understood to be 79-year-old Doreen Rees-Bibb

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland gymnasts cleared to compete at Commonwealth Games

Rhys McClenaghan, Eamon Montgomery and Ewan McAteer were told last month that they would not be permitted to compete in Birmingham

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Birmingham explosion: Hero neighbours charged into burning house to save man after blast

Emergency services descended on the scene of a house explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham on Sunday evening, with the blast heard for miles around and left the property in ruins

Daily Mirror

Kingstanding house explosion neighbour says toilet break 'saved my life'

The explosion in Birmingham saw a woman die and a man was left fighting for his life after a house was consumed by fire at around 8:30pm. Neighbours had their ceilings come down

Daily Mirror

England slight favourites against India, feels Graeme Swann

MUMBAI: England will be playing India on the back of the three-Test series against New Zealand and former off-spinner Graeme Swann believes it would make the hosts slight favourites going into the rescheduled fifth Test starting in Birmingham on Friday.

The Times of India

‘It’s bittersweet’: Neighbour who rescued man from house explosion tells of guilt as woman found dead

Exclusive: Sidney Pritchett was part of a group of fearless residents who rushed to save their neighbour following a gas blast in Birmingham

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Kate O'Connor targeting heptathlon glory in Birmingham

Kate achieved a top-eight finish four years ago at the Gold Coast

Belfast Live

Woman found dead after house blast in Birmingham

Man remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries after explosion in Midlands on Sunday evening

The Guardian - UK

Woman dead and man fighting for life as locals describe heroic house rescue

The male casualty was pulled from the burning wreckage of the home in Kingstanding, Birmingham, after the gas explosion on Sunday night.

The Independent UK

Woman found dead after gas explosion destroys house in Birmingham

The incident has also left one man in a life-threatening condition

Wales Online

Birmingham explosion: Woman found dead after home destroyed in fireball blast

The West Midlands Fire Service has confirmed a woman was found dead at the scene of Sunday night's explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham

Daily Mirror

Birmingham explosion: Woman dies after gas blast at house

Man rescued from wreckage remains in life-threatening condition in hospital

The Independent UK

Birmingham explosion: Heroic neighbours free trapped man after blast so strong it ‘blew clothes off’

The man is in a life-threatening condition following the explosion in north Birmingham

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Woman found dead and man pulled alive from wreckage after Birmingham gas explosion

Police and fire crews descended on Kingstanding

The Times of India

India vs England: Rohit Sharma tests positive for Covid, selectors in a fix

NEW DELHI: The Indian team management and selectors are anxious after Test captain Rohit Sharma tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday afternoon through a rapid antigen test. While the BCCI was waiting to know the result of the RTPCR test, the selectors were in a fix over the decision to…

Birmingham Post

HS2 reveals Washwood Heath depot designs

Planned facility in Birmingham will be used for storage, cleaning and maintenance of the new high-speed trains

The Independent UK

Kingstanding residents rescue trapped man from rubble following blast

The man is in a life-threatening condition following the explosion in north Birmingham.

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Birmingham explosion: Heroes save 'screaming' man covered in blood as 'clothes blown off'

Residents of Dulwich Road in Kingstanding, Birmingham heard the man "screaming" inside the destroyed property and bravely ran inside where they found him "covered in blood"

The Independent UK

Man fighting for life after gas explosion in Birmingham

Footage on social media showed flames, damage and debris from a terraced red brick house.

The Independent UK

Man fighting for life after house destroyed in Birmingham explosion

Four other men suffered minor injuries and were assessed by ambulance crews at the scene.

Manchester Evening News

Reports of multiple casualties as house is destroyed in Birmingham explosion

The emergency services are at the scene and people have been evacuated in Kingstanding, Birmingham, tonight

The Independent UK

Birmingham: Man in ‘life threatening condition’ as house destroyed in huge explosion

One man is in a life-threatening condition after he was rescued from the destroyed house

The Independent UK

House destroyed and several others damaged in Birmingham explosion

Police said there are reports of casualties but the number and severity of their injuries is unknown at this time.

Evening Standard

Birmingham explosion: Woman found dead, man critically injured after blast destroys house

A woman has been found dead after a house was destroyed in a gas explosion in Birmingham, West Midlands Fire Service said.

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