Fear and fatalism in Birmingham as Covid cases surge

Some say the young are flouting the rules, others doubt the statistics. Most are anxious about what a lockdown will bringCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIf news that Birmingham was facing a local lockdown troubled drinkers around the Gas Street basin on Thursday afternoon, they were determined to forget it.“This is the first time I’ve got dressed up and come to town,” said Pam, who didn’t want to give her full name, as she fluffed her pin