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• Saturday Night Takeaway viewers in hysterics as NHS nurse wins toilet roll

  21-03-2020 23:02
  
  Without a studio audience, the episode, which aired on ITV1, left many at home feeling uneasy
  
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• National Trust to close parks from midnight due to coronavirus

  21-03-2020 22:47
  
  The decision has been taken ahead of Mother’s Day, which the Trust predicts will attract more people to its parks despite Government advice on social distancing
  
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• Doctor Who star's dad dies from coronavirus

  21-03-2020 22:36
  
  Myles, best known for roles in Underworld, Doctor Who and Moonlight, confirmed the news in a tweet on Saturday
  
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• Plastic surgeons urged to stop boob jobs to help NHS with coronavirus

  21-03-2020 22:34
  
  Consultant plastic surgeon and founding member of the Confederation of British Surgery Mark Henley said the global pandemic means it "is not 'business as usual"
  
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• 4,500 retired doctors and nurses sign up to help NHS amid coronavirus

  21-03-2020 22:33
  
  In just 48 hours, 4,000 nurses and 500 doctors answered the call to return to work, Mr Hancock said
  
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• Lotto results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Saturday

  21-03-2020 22:20
  
  Tonight's Lottery draws took place at around 8.30pm, with BirminghamLive bringing you full details of the winning numbers right here
  
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• Bradley Walsh seethes 'are you having a laugh?' in Ant and Dec prank

  21-03-2020 22:17
  
  On Saturday, March 21, the Geordie duo left Bradley, the former Coronation Street actor and current Doctor Who star, utterly bewildered
  
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• Saturday Night Takeaway viewers left in tears over 'saddest' sight

  21-03-2020 21:46
  
  The Geordie duo welcomed ITV viewers to the show on March 21 - but, remarkably, there was no live audience
  
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• Broad Street boss plans to ramp up security now it's a ghost town

  21-03-2020 20:04
  
  Westside BID manager Mike Olley is planning to step up security even though Boris Johnson has told everyone to stop partying
  
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• Girl, 7, who cancelled party over coronavirus praised by Boris Johnson

  21-03-2020 20:02
  
  The Prime Minister was writing in reply to a letter signed “Josephine, aged 7”, which was shared with him on Twitter on Friday
  
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• Man who faked being Grenfell Tower resident to scam £32,000 jailed

  21-03-2020 20:00
  
  Sheffick Brimer, 50, of no fixed address, was sentenced to five years following his conviction for fraud by false representation in a trial at Isleworth Crown Court
  
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• Liam Gallagher's coronavirus hand washing tip is absolutely incredible

  21-03-2020 19:57
  
  The songs, entitled Wonderwash and Soapersonic, were sung to videos of him washing his hands at home
  
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• GCSEs and A'Levels exams scrapped due to coronavirus pandemic

  21-03-2020 19:50
  
  Students will instead get a calculated grade which will be reached taking into account a number of factors including teacher judgement, evidence and mock exams
  
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• 'Luke you're a bright star in the sky' tributes for teen killed in crash

  21-03-2020 19:16
  
  Heartbroken family and friends have paid tribute to 'Luke' following a crash in  Valley Road, Bloxwich, which left a teenager dead
  
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• Coronavirus death toll latest figures for England, Wales and Scotland

  21-03-2020 18:44
  
  The latest figures are out for confirmed deaths across the UK
  
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• Cineworld staff call for income protection following ‘mass redundancies’

  21-03-2020 18:17
  
  Action group set up after claims of 'mass redundancies' at Cineworld and Picturehouse venues
  
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• Digbeth ranked one of the best places to live in the UK

  21-03-2020 18:02
  
  Digbeth was praised for the 'romance' of its old industrial buildings and fabulous indoor entertainment
  
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• NHS staff warn of 'lack of protection' against coronavirus

  21-03-2020 16:54
  
  Lisa Anderson, a consultant cardiologist at St George's Hospital in London, said the Government had changed the rules so they were no longer compliant with World Health Organisation recommendations
  
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• The gyms freezing membership over coronavirus pandemic

  21-03-2020 16:23
  
  Under the new measures announced by the Prime Minister, gyms - alongside pubs, restaurants and other businesses - are expected to shut
  
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• Big Issue to stop being sold on streets amid coronavirus pandemic

  21-03-2020 16:23
  
  The move is aimed at safeguarding the health of the vendors who usually sell the magazine, many of whom are homeless
  
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• Ant Middleton's grovelling apology over coronavirus comments

  21-03-2020 16:23
  
  The former soldier told his social media followers to not "be a sheep" and said he did not believe government advice to self-isolate applied to him
  
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• Coronavirus sex risks explained by expert - including if you're self isolating

  21-03-2020 16:05
  
  Those who "cannot get to have sex without mixing with some/many other people" are being asked to stay at home
  
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• NHS says 'we should all be ashamed' over 'unacceptable' coronavirus panic buying

  21-03-2020 15:51
  
  Stephen Powis says health service staff also need access to essential supplies and has asked people to
  
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• 'Frankily we should all be ashamed' over coronavirus panic buying says NHS boss

  21-03-2020 15:51
  
  Stephen Powis says health service staff also need access to essential supplies
  
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• Worshipper linked to local coronavirus outbreak which has killed 22 people

  21-03-2020 14:13
  
  The West Midlands has been named as the first 'hot spot' outside of London
  
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• Dudley Zoo to remain open - but all indoor areas will be closed

  21-03-2020 14:06
  
  The attraction's restaurant, shop and courtyard cafe will all be closed from today (Saturday, March 21)
  
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• More than 40 Bullring staff made redundant due to the coronavirus outbreak.

  21-03-2020 12:51
  
  Cleaning staff laid off due to 'challenging environment'
  
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• Teens arrested 'with stun gun' after alleged mobile phone robbery

  21-03-2020 11:51
  
  The suspects were stopped at Gravelly Hill Station after the alleged incident in Lower Parade
  
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• Tributes to 'a true gentleman' bus driver who died after contracting coronavirus

  21-03-2020 11:43
  
  Birnham Roberts, from Smethwick, died at City Hospital on Wednesday after testing positive for the virus
  
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• Universal Credit UK increase over coronavirus - how much will it go up and when?

  21-03-2020 11:42
  
  Housing benefit and working tax credits will also rise as part of £7billion welfare package - plus extra help for self-employed
  
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• Universal Credit coronavirus increase to standard allowance - how much is it?

  21-03-2020 11:42
  
  Housing benefit and working tax credits will also rise as part of £7billion welfare package - plus extra help for self-employed
  
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• Teenage biker dies after crash with car

  21-03-2020 11:39
  
  Despite the best efforts of medics, the 18-year-old died at the scene at the junction of Ingram Road and Valley Road, Bloxwich
  
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• Schoolboy and man charged after murder of teenager

  21-03-2020 11:28
  
  Four people have now been charged after 19-year-old Harvey Waterfield was fatally wounded in Dudley
  
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• The moving letter from teachers at city school which left parents in tears

  21-03-2020 11:21
  
  A letter from Bournville Village Primary School moved one parent to tears when she read it
  
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• Student's hilarious loo roll calculator to find out how long yours will last

  21-03-2020 11:18
  
  University of Birmingham student Ben Sasson has developed a website which works out how long it will take bulk buyers to get through their treasured supplies of bog roll
  
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• Breakfast TV star Fiona Phillips reveals she has coronavirus

  21-03-2020 11:06
  
  The mum-of-two has reassured fans she is not suffering after she was struck down with the deadly bug
  
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• Watch - bus driver refuses to go on amid claims passengers spat on board

  21-03-2020 06:30
  
  Scenes filmed as driver pulls over following alleged spitting incident on the X20 service in Weoley Castle
  
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• 'There's no tonic water!' Things overheard in coronavirus food shop

  21-03-2020 06:30
  
  At the end of one of the most dramatic weeks in British history, here are some quirky comments from shoppers
  
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• Police hit with £5k bill as wrong fuel put in cars

  21-03-2020 06:30
  
  There have been 35 incidents of misfuelling over the last two years
  
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• Panic-buyers 'turn abusive' when goods taken off them at the till

  21-03-2020 06:30
  
  She tells of stock ransacked as it hits the shelves and customers sneaking back into queues to buy more
  
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• One in four units at giant shopping park empty - but Greggs is coming soon

  21-03-2020 06:30
  
  How do you revitalise a major shopping centre where almost a quarter of the units are empty? Call for Greggs, the vegan sausage roll company, and create a food court...
  
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• Mum's terror as ceiling falls down in bathroom before she washes hair

  21-03-2020 06:30
  
  Aleksandra Michalska was about to clean her hair when the panels suddenly dropped down on to the floor and into the bath of her top floor flat at Drews House, Druids Heath
  
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• Mum on Universal Credit asks: 'How will we surive financially?'

  21-03-2020 06:30
  
  'We’re having to ration ourselves to be able to cope as we can’t afford to stockpile. I hope others struggling know they're not alone'
  
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• Man prised open post boxes to steal letters in run-up to Christmas

  21-03-2020 06:30
  
  David Beck, aged 20, admitted criminal damage, unlawfully opening letters, theft from a vehicle and possessing an offensive weapon
  
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• Jailed thug told judge: 'I hope you die of coronavirus'

  21-03-2020 06:30
  
  Mark Hegney, 47, was being led away when he addressed the judge at Birmingham Crown Court
  
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• Drug dealer can keep £25k - after 'dirty money' probe

  21-03-2020 06:30
  
  Errol Buchanan, 33, was 'making £90k-a-year from gambling', Birmingham Magistrates' Court told
  
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