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• 'Shut the f*** up' - Piers Morgan blasts trolls with Boris in intensive care

  06-04-2020 22:20
  
  The Good Morning Britain host took to Twitter to share his well-wishes after the PM has been moved to an intensive care unit after his condition worsened
  
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• Live updates as Boris Johnson taken into intensive care with coronavirus

  06-04-2020 21:42
  
  We will bring you the latest as the Prime Minister is taken into intensive care tonight after suffering from coronavirus
  
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• Live updates as Boris Johnson battles coronavirus in intensive care

  06-04-2020 21:42
  
  We will bring you the latest as the Prime Minister is taken into intensive care tonight after suffering from coronavirus
  
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• Boris Johnson 'conscious' in intensive care as he battles coronavirus

  06-04-2020 21:41
  
  The Prime Minister was admitted to St Thomas' hospital in Westminster on Sunday after his coronavirus symptoms persisted for 10 days
  
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• Man spat in wife's face and told her: 'I hope you get coronavirus and die'

  06-04-2020 21:32
  
  Mark Palmer, 55, of Edinburgh Road, Cambridge, attacked his wife when she returned from the shops to find him and a friend drinking beer, Cambridgeshire Police said
  
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• GPs missing vital coronavirus advice as NHS email inboxes reach capacit

  06-04-2020 21:32
  
  According to a report by GPonline, an increase in guidance being sent to primary care staff has pushed some to their NHS email inbox capacity
  
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• Police and ambulance crews descend on Tipton street after incident

  06-04-2020 21:25
  
  Medics and police are currently working in Dudley Port, Tipton
  
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• FULL Downing Street statement with Boris Johnson in intensive care

  06-04-2020 21:24
  
  The Prime Minister was diagnosed with Covid-19 ten days ago
  
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• Boris Johnson in intensive care after coronavirus symptoms worsen

  06-04-2020 21:17
  
  Earlier Downing Street, which had previously described his symptoms as "mild", switched to describing them as "persistent"
  
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• Staff threatened with knives as robbers raid Lidl store

  06-04-2020 20:19
  
  No one was hurt during the raid on the Finchfield Hill-based store
  
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• Kind-hearted restaurant delivers food to staff at Good Hope Hospital

  06-04-2020 20:17
  
  Despite having to shut down and become a delivery-only Sushido sushi and noodle bar has been feeding 12 different wards each day
  
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• Caring café owner helps feed Madrid medics battling COVID-19

  06-04-2020 20:11
  
  After Spain's lockdown the café who hails from Four Oaks joined the Food4Heroes campaign in Spain
  
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• Ambulance destroyed by fire outside home as paramedics treat patient

  06-04-2020 19:55
  
  West Midlands Ambulance Service crew had been called to a property on Flash Lane, in the Trent Vale area of Stoke-on-Trent at 12.37am this morning
  
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• Outrage as '16 boys play football in park' despite lockdown

  06-04-2020 18:56
  
  Residents have been left fuming after a dog walker posted a picture of the boys playing in Perry Hall Park on social media
  
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• Paramedic left with broken jaw in 'sickening attack' as he tried to help patient

  06-04-2020 18:52
  
  West Midlands Police said the front line responder was attacked after being called out to help a patient in Winifred Road, Coventry
  
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• What the government must consider before ending the lockdown

  06-04-2020 18:47
  
  Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says Boris Johnson is still in charge, despite being in hospital
  
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• When is first furlough payment? Rules of coronavirus job retention scheme

  06-04-2020 18:46
  
  UK Government has launched a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - but can you work elsewhere, how do you claim and can you request to be put on furlough?
  
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• Tributes for bishops killed by coronavirus - just 24 hours apart

  06-04-2020 18:09
  
  Pillars of the community Bishop Fearon and Bishop McCalla both died after contracting the coronavirus
  
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• Dad-of-two given guard of honour as he leaves hospital after beating Covid-19

  06-04-2020 18:01
  
  Hylton Murray-Philipson, 61, was applauded as he was wheeled out following a successful two-week battle with the deadly disease
  
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• Avengers and Bond movie star Honor Blackman dies aged 94

  06-04-2020 17:51
  
  The tremendously talented actress is said to have died peacefully of natural causes at her home in Lewes, Sussex
  
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• West Bromwich Albion striker sends huge thank you message to NHS workers

  06-04-2020 17:49
  
  The striker, who signed a two-year contract for £4 million, thanked staff across the region
  
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• 'Stay inside - it's working' - Professor's coronavirus message to UK

  06-04-2020 17:34
  
  Professor Karol Sikora took to Twitter to speak out as the death toll surpassed 5,000 across the UK
  
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• Birmingham football freestyler who has become a star of TikTok

  06-04-2020 17:31
  
  Ben Nuttall has entertained thousands during the coronavirus lockdown on his TikTok channel
  
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• Former soldier Miroslav Marcek jailed over contract killings of journalist Jan Kuciak and fiancee

  06-04-2020 17:25
  
  Miroslav Marcek jailed over the fatal shootings of Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova in February 2018
  
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• Family of bus driver pay tribute to 'loving and caring father and husband'

  06-04-2020 17:18
  
  Mohammed Nehman, who drove the number eight bus through Alum Rock, was described as a ‘loving, caring and bright’, after losing his battle against coronavirus on Sunday.
  
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• Meet JLR worker dressing up as Spider-Man to cheer up kids in lockdown

  06-04-2020 17:13
  
  As the pandemic continues, claiming the lives of over 5,000 Brits, one worker at JLR has taken it upon himself to cheer children up in the North West
  
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• Volunteers make scrubs & face masks for medics fighting COVID-19

  06-04-2020 16:54
  
  “The plan going forward is that we continue to grow our creative community and utilise their skills whilst they’re stuck at home for a focus on something positive"
  
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• CCTV appeal after Waitrose manager headbutted by customer stealing baby milk

  06-04-2020 16:54
  
  When challenged an offender assaulted the store manager in the Stratford Road store before escaping with the milk formula
  
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• Birmingham hospitals need medics and admin staff - how to apply

  06-04-2020 16:54
  
  The staff will work in "challenging situations" to ensure there is enough critical care for the sickest Covid-19 patients, but have been promised to PPE at all hospitals
  
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• 'Savage' man jailed over killing girlfriend after she danced with others

  06-04-2020 16:51
  
  Keith Rizzo was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 22 years at the High Court in Glasgow on Monday for the murder of Neomi Smith
  
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• Hajj 2020 date - is Saudi Arabia pilgrimage cancelled in coronavirus pandemic?

  06-04-2020 16:49
  
  "We have requested from all Muslims around the world to hold on to signing any agreements until we have a clear vision"
  
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• Man who spat at custody officer amid coronavirus crisis jailed for 13 weeks

  06-04-2020 16:48
  
  Peter Cooper, 36, pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker and being drunk and disorderly in a public place
  
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• JK Rowling suffers 'every symptom' of coronavirus and reveals what cured her

  06-04-2020 16:43
  
  The Harry Potter author said she had not been tested but used a breathing technique to get air in to the bases of her lungs
  
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• Three men sought in connection with attack at victim's home - Solihull Observer

  06-04-2020 16:35 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Three men sought in connection with attack at victim's home  Solihull Observer
  
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• Edgbaston MP Preet Kaur Gill promoted to new Labour Shadow Cabinet

  06-04-2020 15:59
  
  Preet Kaur Gill takes on top role after being elected to Parliament for the first time in 2017
  
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• Nurses and doctors applaud patients who beat coronavirus

  06-04-2020 15:41
  
  Emotive footage as intensive care teams from Hospital Son Espases in Majorca line corridors to cheer patients who have recovered from killer bug
  
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• Tamworth mum gives birth on the A38!

  06-04-2020 15:31
  
  Louise had felt contractions in the early hours of Thursday before the drama all started when they woke up the following morning.
  
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• Huge volunteer taskforce are giving up their time to help others

  06-04-2020 15:29
  
  Tamworth Borough Council leader Danny Cook, said: “I’ve always known that Tamworth has a great sense of community spirit with many kind-hearted and generous people who go out of their way to help others, but what I’ve witnessed in these last couple of weeks has been nothing short of amazing."
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll soars to above 5,000

  06-04-2020 15:28
  
  The death toll had been over 4,900 on Sunday, with many more thousands infected with the deadly bug
  
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• Barrister who was 'pillar of community' dies from coronavirus

  06-04-2020 15:26
  
  Thousands of pounds have been raised in memory of Mohammed Shabir Sarwar to donate to good causes
  
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• Father fined after son flouts coronavirus lockdown rules

  06-04-2020 15:11
  
  Police in Blakenall issued the fixed penalty notice after spotting the the youngster outside "without good reason" for the fourth time
  
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• Cyclist dies after crash with tractor as family pay tribute

  06-04-2020 14:57
  
  Police are investigating and appealed for witnesses after the "wonderful father" died in a collision near Balsall Common on Friday evening, April 3
  
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• Brum mast hit by fire after fake Covid-19 claims was not 5G pole

  06-04-2020 14:56
  
  Mobile operator also revealed engineers are now being attacked over 'baseless' conspiracy theories linking coronavirus to 5G
  
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• Thieves break in to Solihull farm shop to steal food - Solihull Observer

  06-04-2020 14:53 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Thieves break in to Solihull farm shop to steal food  Solihull Observer
  
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• When coronavirus antibody test will be ready - and it's not good news

  06-04-2020 14:52
  
  Downing Street said on Monday it will seek refunds from companies that cannot improve the failed antibody tests ordered by the Government
  
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• Ways to earn extra cash if lockdown leaves you out of pocket

  06-04-2020 14:50
  
  Restrictions have revealed that working remotely is an option for many roles and there are a surprising number of opportunities available
  
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• One of city's 'best bus drivers' Mohammed Nehman dies of Covid-19

  06-04-2020 14:49
  
  Mr Nehman, who mainly drove on the number 8 route, had worked for National Express for 11 years
  
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• Brits warned not to travel abroad 'indefinitely' by Foreign Office

  06-04-2020 14:34
  
  Brits have been warned against travelling abroad amid the Covid-19 crisis
  
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• Dad issues stark 'stay at home' warning after baby son gets Covid-19

  06-04-2020 14:30
  
  Peter Jones, of Devon, believes that he brought the virus back home after a single trip to the supermarket
  
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• NHS surgeon reveals why you should never wear gloves at supermarket

  06-04-2020 14:02
  
  Stores have suffered from unprecedented demand amid the ongoing health pandemic, which has seen 4,900 Brits die and many more thousands infected with the deadly bug
  
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