Solihull news

• Armed officers swoop on street and cordon erected after police incident

  09-04-2020 21:46
  
  Dudley Road has been placed behind a cordon while emergency crews work at the scene
  
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• Boris Johnson moved from intensive care and back to hospital ward

  09-04-2020 20:44
  
  The Prime Minister was said to be in 'extremely good spirits'
  
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• Probe starts to see if ethnicity 'a factor' in coronavirus deaths

  09-04-2020 20:36
  
  Public health and NHS chiefs investigate why the region is a hotspot for coronavirus - with povery and race potential factors
  
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• Police checking shopping baskets not appropriate, says Home Secretary

  09-04-2020 20:11
  
  Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley has since backtracked on his comments that officers would marshal supermarkets
  
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• Figures - 700 people died from coronavirus in Brum and Black Country

  09-04-2020 20:03
  
  NHS England confirmed the figures which take the UK death toll to 7,984
  
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• NHS staff given 1,500 free Easter eggs by Debenhams and Selfridges

  09-04-2020 19:37
  
  After the Bullring's two biggest stores were forced to close because of the coronavirus pandemic, Retail BID Birmingham has helped its Easter eggs to go to good homes
  
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• How to get Universal Credit help as DWP deal with 6 million calls in seven days

  09-04-2020 19:03
  
  Coronavirus pandemic impact is staggering as self-employed and those who have lost jobs desperately try to get help from social security system
  
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• Delivery of ventilators arrives just in time - but some faulty

  09-04-2020 18:42
  
  Hospital chiefs say a consignment of ventilators rushed to them are good enough to keep people alive - despite some 'quirks' and 'faults'
  
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• Gone but not forgotten - the victims of coronavirus and their stories

  09-04-2020 18:37
  
  As COVID-19 continues to spread and claim lives throughout the UK, we pay tribute to some of our region's victims.
  
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• Is there post on Good Friday? Royal Mail delivery and collection over Easter

  09-04-2020 18:21
  
  Perhaps in anticipation of Easter eggs or other treats, many are asking if there will be Royal Mail deliveries or collections - here's what you need to know
  
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• Dominic Raab says the lockdown must continue

  09-04-2020 18:20
  
  The Government said the lockdown would be reviewed after three weeks, but Boris' deputy makes it clear it's not going to end
  
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• Tributes to 'bubbly' former nurse who died after coronavirus battle

  09-04-2020 18:12
  
  Susan Prince was described as and 'amazing' by close relatives after losing two week battle
  
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• Air ambulance called as man in serious condition taken to hospital

  09-04-2020 18:07
  
  The air ambulance, two land ambulances and  police cars were in attendance
  
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• Advice for domestic abuse victims during the coronavirus crisis

  09-04-2020 17:49
  
  Birmingham City Council's domestic abuse adviser has suggested what to do for anyone in danger
  
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• Shop workers now put at greater risk from thieves says police chief

  09-04-2020 17:47
  
  Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson said shop workers continue to be at risk despite fall in violent crime
  
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• Police: Far right spreading false rumours mosques breaking lockdown

  09-04-2020 17:47
  
  Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson said shop workers continue to be at risk despite fall in violent crime
  
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• Birmingham and Solihull GP surgeries to open over Easter bank holiday weekend

  09-04-2020 17:21
  
  Local pharmacies are also being asked to provide support by opening on Good Friday and Easter Monday with many others continuing to open their doors on the Saturday and Sunday
  
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• Police thwart scammers from fleecing pensioner in £8k bank con

  09-04-2020 17:14
  
  The man in his 80s had withdrawn thousands from his bank account after an online fraudster contacted him
  
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• Aaron climbed his stairs 1,420 times to raise cash for the NHS

  09-04-2020 17:06
  
  “I like keeping fit and I especially like outdoor challenges, so the isolation was getting me down a bit. I was finding it hard being stuck inside – and then I came up with the idea of the stair challenge!”
  
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• Police chief reveals how many fines dished out over lockdown flouting

  09-04-2020 17:04
  
  Chief Constable Dave Thomson revealed the reason for some of the penalties - but pledged there would be no 'roadblocks' or 'shopping searches' this Bank Holiday.
  
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• "There IS no shortage of medicines', says leading pharmacist Amin Mitha

  09-04-2020 17:03
  
  There has been a surge in demand at pharmacies across the county due to coronavirus, but people are urged: "just  buy what you would normally, when you would normally."
  
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• Why we eat fish on Good Friday - reasons behind the Easter tradition

  09-04-2020 17:00
  
  Christians have abstained from eating meat on Good Friday for centuries
  
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• Council fences off outdoor gym equipment to stop people flouting measures

  09-04-2020 16:37
  
  Extra measures have been put in place in parks and games areas ahead of the bank holiday weekend
  
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• Lichfield girl, 6, making bracelets to raise money for charity

  09-04-2020 16:23
  
  "Mummy said because we have to stay home I couldn’t. I said to mummy I want to sell my bracelets for £2."
  
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• Bereaved families have signed a petition to reopen Tamworth's cemeteries

  09-04-2020 16:16
  
  Tamworth  Borough Council says that it will reconsider the closure of the cemeteries during the coronavirus pandemic- IF the Government 'clarifies the position'. But the town's MP Christopher Pincher says cemeteries ARE allowed to stay open.
  
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• Lichfield children's charity launches emergency fundraising appeal

  09-04-2020 15:40
  
  Cancellations of five camps at the Lichfield site have already had a severe impact on the charity's income
  
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• Why the lockdown may be bad for your health even though it saves lives

  09-04-2020 15:36
  
  :Lockdown to protect people from coronavirus is likely to widen the gap between the least healthy and most healthy areas
  
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• Watch: Tamworth restaurant provides free curries for hospital workers

  09-04-2020 15:19
  
  "For many weeks we had on our minds how incredibly hard the staff are working to save lives by risking theirs."
  
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• Coronavirus death toll soars as 887 new deaths recorded in UK

  09-04-2020 15:17
  
  NHS England confirmed the figures which take the UK death toll to at least 7,984
  
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• Get the Birmingham Post delivered to your door

  09-04-2020 15:06
  
  There is 40% off the monthly subscription cost when you sign up to the home delivery service using our discount code
  
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• Live: Updates on coronavirus cases in Birmingham and Black Country

  09-04-2020 14:56
  
  News from mayor Andy Street's press conference as new deaths and infections figures are announced
  
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• Live: Updates as 887 new UK deaths announced and mayor gives briefing

  09-04-2020 14:56
  
  News from mayor Andy Street's press conference as new deaths and infections figures are announced
  
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• This big Universal Credit change will affect claims in coronavirus crisis

  09-04-2020 14:50
  
  The change is a response to the huge volume of calls to Universal Credit phone lines, which meant some were left waiting for several hours behind thousands of other applicants
  
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• Calls suggest pubs, gyms and restaurants operating despite lockdown

  09-04-2020 14:43
  
  Council chiefs have said they are receiving reports of operating shops daily
  
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• Police release image in a bid to catch alleged fuel thief

  09-04-2020 14:32
  
  Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to following a spate of fuel thefts at petrol stations across Walsall and Chelmsley Wood
  
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• NHS nurses release energetic video of them dancing at New Cross Hospital

  09-04-2020 14:30
  
  The team of six cardiology nurses busted a move to raise vital funds for the trust
  
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• Watch police on scene as man's body found in shared house

  09-04-2020 14:14
  
  Police were called to Tennyson Road, around 2.30pm on Wednesday, where they discovered the body of a male. The property is said to be shared accommodation
  
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• Lichfield Garrick cancel all shows until the end of May

  09-04-2020 14:14
  
  A Lichfield Garrick spokesperson says: "We are unable to give a definitive date for when we  will reopen, but reopen we will."
  
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• Dairy farmers pouring away milk after lockdown closures wipe out trade

  09-04-2020 14:12
  
  Environment Secretary meeting with NFU for crisis talks as more than 2,000 dairy farmers suffer 'severe financial pressure' because the food and hospitality businesses they supplied have closed in lockdown
  
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• My mum is my NHS Hero - daughter's tribute to mum working on the COVID frontline

  09-04-2020 14:11
  
  Paige Josebury opens up about her mum working the front-line against coronavirus.
  
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• Tributes as Nazir Awan who 'touched so many hearts' dies from coronavirus

  09-04-2020 14:05
  
  His son Amer led tributes to a man described as a role model and community figure
  
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• Police step up patrols in two city areas as flouting continues

  09-04-2020 13:59
  
  Increased patrols to be carried out by police as people continue to ignore Governmentorders
  
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• Bad Birmingham employers are putting lives at risk

  09-04-2020 13:51
  
  Birmingham City Council joins forces with Labour and Conservative MPs in warning to Chancellor Rishi Sunak
  
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• Schoolboy, 14, writes song about pandemic and releases it on YouTube

  09-04-2020 13:43
  
  Castle Bromwich teenager Luca Simian 'expresses himself in his songs and he is a storyteller'
  
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• Anger as hundreds of city home care workers left without PPE protection

  09-04-2020 13:24
  
  The boss of a home care firm caring for hundreds of vulnerable residents gives a shocking insight into the pressures they are under
  
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• Nine-year-old Amelia is a first rate storyteller!

  09-04-2020 13:13
  
  Two years ago Amelia lost her leg to bone cancer - but she has never lost her enthusiasm and her sunny smile. She said: "I just want to help keep the little ones and anyone else happy while we all have to stay at home."
  
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• Plan to let people in their twenties out of lockdown first

  09-04-2020 13:05
  
  Younger people could be allowed to resume their normal lives and kickstart the economy
  
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• Pregnant nurse's council flat so damp her shoes have gone MOULDY

  09-04-2020 13:00
  
  Katie Whitehouse is expecting a baby in June but says her flat will not be safe for the newborn
  
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• Ryanair issues update on flights restarting

  09-04-2020 12:50
  
  The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has told Brits to postpone all foreign travel 'indefinitely'
  
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• Coronavirus: Solihull man's cancer treatment stopped - BBC News

  09-04-2020 12:41
  
  Coronavirus: Solihull man's cancer treatment stopped  BBC News
  
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