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• Coronavirus pandemic shuts Edgbaston Stadium

  20-03-2020 23:03
  
  The iconic stadium, which has been the scene for some of the most memorable moments in cricket history, including the legendary 2005 Ashes Test, is now closed
  
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• Broad Street bar owner plans to trade beyond midnight

  20-03-2020 23:01
  
  The O Bar is opening one last time tonight on Broad Street but owner says he won't ask people to leave
  
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• Think carefully about seeing your mum on Mother's Day says Boris Johnson

  20-03-2020 22:57
  
  The Prime Minister stressed the importance of Brits to ‘socially distance’ but when initially asked if he would see his own mum, he said he ‘hoped he would see her’
  
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• Bride unable to have sex for 12 years over horrifyingly agonising condition

  20-03-2020 22:41
  
  Whenever hospital insurance verifier Kendra, of Oak Grove, near Kansas City, Missouri, USA, tried to have sex, she felt an extreme burning sensation
  
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• Kids told to ride bikes two metres apart amid coronavirus pandemic

  20-03-2020 22:32
  
  Deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries said the Government was not saying to avoid going outside – but to do so in a way which “reduces social contact”
  
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• All the places ordered to shut down amid coronavirus - and it's not just pubs

  20-03-2020 22:21
  
  The move was supported by the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
  
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• Anton du Beke's verdict on self-isolating amid coronavirus is beautiful

  20-03-2020 22:12
  
  Appearing on BBC One's The One Show, he said the "silver lining" of the Government's advice to stay at home was that he spent more time with his children
  
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• Euromillions results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Friday

  20-03-2020 22:03
  
  If you win, you could be winning big tonight, because on March 20
  
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• Eurovision Song Contest entries WON'T be eligible for 2021

  20-03-2020 21:52
  
  The 2020 contest was due to take place in Rotterdam but was cancelled last week over coronavirus fears
  
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• Twisted lad, 16, brutally killed pub landlord acting as Good Samaritan

  20-03-2020 21:32
  
  Mark Winchcombe, 58, went to the aid of another person who was being attacked when he was punched by 16-year-old Drew Jones
  
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• Man arrested over refusing to self-isolate now quarantined

  20-03-2020 21:30
  
  A spokesman for the Isle of Man Constabulary said the 26-year-old man, of no fixed abode, handed himself in to police on Thursday
  
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• Parents warned over 'lying' about key worker status amid coronavirus

  20-03-2020 21:27
  
  One head teacher said a number of parents have told "white lies and exaggerations" about their job roles
  
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• RSPCA appeal after pigeons and doves found dumped behind Lichfield pub

  20-03-2020 21:15
  
  The RSPCA has launched an appeal after the seven birds were discovered abandoned behind a closed-down boozer in Lichfield, Staffs., on Thursday
  
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• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang stage show props up for sale - including flying car

  20-03-2020 21:14
  
  More than 120 props from the musical are set to go under the hammer, including "Truly Scrumptious" sweet trolleys
  
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• Man found injured in high street with head and leg injuries

  20-03-2020 20:53
  
  The man, who is in his 20s, was treated by medics before being taken to hospital
  
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• 'See you on the other side' city pub reaction as government orders them to close

  20-03-2020 20:34
  
  The Government has just ordered the leisure industry to close down with pubs, bars, restaurants, gyms, leisure centres, theatres and cinemas all affected
  
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• Walsall's second Covid-19 victim had underlying health conditions

  20-03-2020 20:32
  
  The 75-year-old died at Walsall Manor Hospital on Monday, March 16
  
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• Chancellor Rishi Sunak's full speech on Government plan to pay people's wages

  20-03-2020 20:24
  
  In a monumental speech, the chancellor said the Government would pay 80 per cent of the salaries threatened by the virus as part of unprecedented measures
  
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• Coronavirus: Government calls time on pubs, restaurants, gyms and more - Solihull Observer

  20-03-2020 19:52 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Coronavirus: Government calls time on pubs, restaurants, gyms and more  Solihull Observer
  
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• Bomb squad called to police station after evacuation

  20-03-2020 19:46
  
  A 'potentially explosive device' was handed in to Brierley Hill Police Station this afternoon (Friday, March 20)
  
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• Boris Johnson's full speech on pub closures and plan to help workers

  20-03-2020 19:41
  
  Prime Minister revealed government was ordering the closure of pubs, clubs and other social venues in the fight against the spread of Covid-19
  
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• How to apply for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

  20-03-2020 19:28
  
  Chancellor unveils the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme designed to assist business during the crisis
  
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• Anger as Birmingham Velo cancelled and cyclists told they won't get money back

  20-03-2020 19:22
  
  Cyclists are outraged after being told they won't get their entrance fees back from the cancellation of the Birmingham Velo on June 21
  
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• Universal Credit allowance to go up by £1,000 to help vulnerable households

  20-03-2020 19:02
  
  Chancellor also revealed a wide-ranging package of measures to help self-employed in £7 billion boost to welfare system
  
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• Former city bus driver dies after contracting coronavirus

  20-03-2020 18:52
  
  The 82-year-old, who had diabetes, passed away at City Hospital, his daughter said
  
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• Jail for rogue carer who took £60,000 from vulnerable clients

  20-03-2020 18:39
  
  Charlotte Sherwood, who traded as CS Homecare Ltd, has been jailed for three years
  
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• Government announces extraordinary measures to help pay workers' wages

  20-03-2020 18:37
  
  Treasury will also defer the next quarter of VAT payments for firms in another £30 billion injection into the economy
  
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• Boris Johnson announces closure of all pubs and restaurants from tonight

  20-03-2020 18:29
  
  The decision will be reviewed each month but anyone planning to sneak a final evening out before the ban has been urged to resist the temptation
  
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• Food supplier with '1000s of loo rolls' starts home deliveries

  20-03-2020 18:19
  
  The food supply business usually serves restaurants and clubs like Birmingham City FC but is now ready to make home deliveries
  
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• Tamworth's SnowDome closes due to coronavirus

  20-03-2020 18:10
  
  "We look forward to welcoming you back to the SnowDome as soon as it’s appropriate to do so."
  
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• 'I'm struggling to sleep' - Birmingham bar owner in limbo as virus shuts venue

  20-03-2020 18:02
  
  Tilt Bar in the City Arcade on Union Street will close as Covid-19 strikes
  
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• Man cleared of causing friend's death in cannabis farm explosion at city flat

  20-03-2020 17:50
  
  Darren Stevenson cleared of causing death of friend Tobias Gordon who died when a massive explosion ripped through a flat in Birmingham where a cannabis farm had been set up
  
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• Easyjet grounds flights except for essential rescue services

  20-03-2020 17:50
  
  The low-cost airline, which operates some routes from Birmingham Airport, will contact passengers booked on flights that will now be cancelled
  
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• Costco shoppers with large trolleys in massive queue outside city store

  20-03-2020 17:45
  
  Residents desperate to have a successful shopping trip amid fears they'll be met with empty shelves
  
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• Man left unemployed over coronavirus reveals how he landed new job in 6 hours

  20-03-2020 17:37
  
  The worker, left jobless as the Covid-19 pandemic deepens across the country, received an interview and job offer on the same day
  
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• Important information on support for businesses in Lichfield district

  20-03-2020 17:37
  
  A business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses and a £25,000 cash grant for businesses in that sector with rateable values of less than £51,000 will be administered by Lichfield District Council
  
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• Heartwarming poem written by elderly care home resident about CORONAVIRUS

  20-03-2020 17:29
  
  A member of staff found the tongue-in-cheek poem on Facebook and it read it aloud to residents at at Heatherfield Care Home in Armadale, West Lothian
  
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• B&M is donating £1million to UK food banks amid coronavirus crisis

  20-03-2020 17:26
  
  Each one of its 670 stores will support a local foodbank with a £1,500 donation of food, cleaning and personal hygiene goods to reach struggling families
  
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• GTech swaps vacuums for ventilators to ease NHS coronavirus supply crisis

  20-03-2020 17:07
  
  Worcester home appliance firm said supplies could be made available within days after engineers began work on project at weekend
  
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• How to support our NHS heroes and tell them - thanks a million, we love you

  20-03-2020 17:04
  
  BirminghamLive is launching a campaign to show how much we support the incredible staff of the NHS battling against coronavirus
  
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• Piers Morgan demands Brits stop going to Wetherspoons in coronavirus row

  20-03-2020 16:58
  
  The controversial Good Morning Britain presenter hit out at JD Wetherspoon pub chain chief Martin on Friday, March 20
  
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• Where each of the latest 39 UK coronavirus deaths took place

  20-03-2020 16:53
  
  A further 39 people, who tested positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19) have died, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in England to 167
  
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• 39 more UK coronavirus patients die as death toll hits 167

  20-03-2020 16:40
  
  The figures were revealed as it emerged social isolation measures will need to be in place for most of a year at least in order to control the spread of the coronavirus outbreak
  
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• Coronavirus survivor speaks out after contracting Covid-19 on holiday

  20-03-2020 16:23
  
  Louise Katz, 51, believes she and her husband Stephen, 56, contracted Covid-19 on holiday in Italy last month
  
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• NHS issues new advice over staying at home during coronavirus pandemic

  20-03-2020 16:14
  
  In the video, the NHS worker tells Brits to stay at home for a week if they have a high temperature - and you feel "hot to touch on your neck and back"
  
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• Twcross Zoo to remain open while Government encourages walking outdoors

  20-03-2020 16:10
  
  “Currently there has been no recommended advice from the Government to close zoos."
  
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• This is what will happen with GCSE, AS and A-Level exams amid coronavirus

  20-03-2020 16:00
  
  Department of Education will make sure this year’s students do not face systematic disadvantage as a consequence of these "extraordinary circumstances”
  
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• bet365 announce multi-million pound five-month support package for thousands

  20-03-2020 15:43
  
  The move from the Midlands firm, which sponsors Stoke City as well as the EFL Championship side's stadium, comes amid the COVID-19 crisis
  
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• First photo of city murder victim as family pay poignant tribute

  20-03-2020 15:42
  
  Abdillahi Ali Abdillahi has been charged with the murder of Mr Ahmed, who was found stabbed to death at a flat in Sparkbrook
  
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• Aldi to take on 9,000 new workers - including 4,000 permanent staff

  20-03-2020 15:38
  
  The supermarket added that all nappies and paper products, including toilet and kitchen roll, will now be restricted to two items per customer
  
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