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• Free online hubs will benefit disadvantaged young people - Solihull Observer

  24-04-2020 20:52
  Free online hubs will benefit disadvantaged young people  Solihull Observer
  
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• Brummies urged to stay home despite 19C heat as glorious sun hits city

  24-04-2020 20:43
  
  The temperature will hit 19C in Birmingham this weekend
  
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• Twin nurse sisters die from coronavirus within days of each other

  24-04-2020 20:39
  
  Katy Davis, 37, died at Southampton General Hospital on Tuesday while her identical twin, Emma, a former surgery nurse, died early on Friday
  
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• Fire service rocked by 150 lockdown arson attacks at beauty spots

  24-04-2020 20:27
  
  Firefighters urged people to stay away from Cannock Chase and the Roaches as deliberate fires rise
  
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• Pub 'busted for secretly serving booze despite UK lockdown'

  24-04-2020 20:23
  
  The Pendulum in Blaydon Road was 'secretly opening and serving alcohol'
  
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• City cocktail bar reopens with a queue in St Paul's Square

  24-04-2020 20:02
  
  Reopened Jewellery Quarter cocktail bar 40 St Paul's draws people out in force, only to have to turn some customers away for surprising reason
  
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• When government's coronavirus test website re-opens for bookings

  24-04-2020 19:54
  
  Within two minutes of the website going live at 6am on Friday, all 5,000 tests for people to do at home had been booked
  
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• Piers Morgan issues unprecedented apology to Ofcom over GMB 'bullying' row

  24-04-2020 19:45
  
  The Good Morning Britain host was forced to say sorry to Ofcom after his supporters bombarded the regulator with furious Twitter comments
  
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• Jon Venables prison release case referred to Parole Board

  24-04-2020 19:34
  
  The two-year-old was tortured and killed by the man formerly known as Jon Venables, and Robert Thompson - who were both aged 10
  
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• Government were 'warned to prepare for impending pandemic last year'

  24-04-2020 19:31
  
  The National Security Risk Assessment (NSRA) - running to more than 600 pages - highlighted the devastating social and economic costs of a major disease outbreak
  
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• Deputy headteacher found dead after going missing from home

  24-04-2020 19:30
  
  Mother-of-three Donna Gadd, 51, had battled depression, husband Richard said
  
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• Tom Moore reaches No 1 in chart with You'll Never Walk Alone cover

  24-04-2020 19:00
  
  The war veteran has already raised more than £28 million for the NHS by walking laps of his garden and his song, with Michael Ball and The NHS Voices Of Care Choir
  
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• Suspected dealer arrested for alleged drug driving

  24-04-2020 18:57
  
  Police are now seeking to prosecute the driver after arrest in Pensnett
  
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• McDonald's to 're-open UK branches - new date revealed'

  24-04-2020 18:35
  
  A re-opening date has been revealed as plans to reopen were reported
  
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• Drones to start delivering urgent medical supplies during lockdown

  24-04-2020 18:25
  
  Grant Schapps, secretary of state for transport, announced the multi-million pound move during the daily coronavirus press conference.
  
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• 300 ill patients refused ambulance rides over coronavirus fears

  24-04-2020 18:10
  
  West Midlands Ambulance Service have been turned away by people with acute conditions, a health chief has said
  
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• What time does fast close? Ramadan 2020 timetable for fasting, suhoor and iftar

  24-04-2020 18:06
  
  Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre, Birmingham Central Mosque and Great Barr Muslim Foundation among those offering Ramadan calendars as a guide for fasting and prayers
  
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• Man, 29, who died from coronavirus told fiancee: 'Thank you for the best life'

  24-04-2020 17:44
  
  Richard McKeag, known as Ricky, had been working on-call care support shifts before he contracted Covid-19, his partner Katie Martin, 25, said
  
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• Your reaction to the amazing maternity scenes in BBC1's Life and Birth

  24-04-2020 17:34
  
  What viewers thought of the new BBC1 series Life and Birth, filmed in three city hospitals and now a life-affirming alternative to the global despair of the Covid-19 pandemic
  
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• Puppy killed by 'speeding hit-and-run driver'

  24-04-2020 17:33
  Ghost, the Rottweiler puppy, was killed after being struck by the van
  
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• Garden waste collection set to begin in Solihull after Covid-19 postponement - Solihull Observer

  24-04-2020 17:30
  Garden waste collection set to begin in Solihull after Covid-19 postponement  Solihull Observer
  
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• ISIS supporting chicken shop workers jailed over sending money to fund fighters

  24-04-2020 17:29
  
  Ayub Nurhussein, 29, and Said Mohammed, 30, admitted funding terrorism by transferring £2,700 in three instalments via Denmark between April and July last year
  
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• Watch man led away in handcuffs after police chase

  24-04-2020 17:24
  
  The pursuit ended after the car hit a bollard on Bewlay Close
  
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• City cocktail bar reopens to serve takeaway gin slushies

  24-04-2020 17:23
  
  The Jewellery Quarter gin bar has decided to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown to serve takeaways - one customer at a time
  
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• Government promises more capacity after coronavirus tests run out

  24-04-2020 17:21
  
  The number of patients in the UK who have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus is 768 higher than the equivalent total announced yesterday
  
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• Hunt for man who allegedly spat in the face of bus driver

  24-04-2020 17:19
  
  Safer Travel Police said the alleged attacker spat at the driver twice after being challenged about a fake ticket
  
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• The private island near Shetland up for sale for just £250,000

  24-04-2020 17:17
  
  The 'unspoilt' 63.75 acre island, in Vaila Sound on the west side of Shetland, is on the market for offers over £250,000.
  
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• Tom Hanks writes to boy called Corona, 8, after bullying at school over his name

  24-04-2020 17:11
  
  Corona De Vries, from the Gold Coast in Australia, wrote to the Hollywood actor after he and his wife Rita Wilson recovered from coronavirus
  
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• Matt Lucas and David Walliams issue huge update over Little Britain's future

  24-04-2020 17:10
  
  The comedian told Lorraine Kelly on Good Morning Britain that they are considering bringing the sketch show back in one of a number of different formats
  
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• Donald Trump's most bizarre claims about coronavirus

  24-04-2020 17:07
  
  Trump has been roundly slammed after suggesting that 'disinfectant injections' could help fight coronavirus during a bizarre White House press briefing
  
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• Heartbroken Syd Little leads mourners at Eddie Large's funeral

  24-04-2020 17:02
  
  Members of the public carefully followed social distancing guidelines to applaud as the hearse carrying the comedian's coffin
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Private COVID-19 Testing Now Available - Solihull Observer

  24-04-2020 17:02
  CORONAVIRUS: Private COVID-19 Testing Now Available  Solihull Observer
  
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• Man, 60, jailed over 'weaponised coughing' in shopper's face

  24-04-2020 16:59
  
  Gary Saunders, of Osborne Road, Southsea, Hampshire, was arrested after the incident in a store near his home on April 14
  
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• Plan could lead to 40 jobs in Halesowen

  24-04-2020 16:27
  
  Country Court Care Ltd is seeking to demolish the existing building which has stood empty for many years
  
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• Cemeteries to re-open to visitors under strict distancing rules

  24-04-2020 16:17
  
  All seven cemeteries will re-open from Sunday (April 26) after they were forced to close earlier this month
  
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• Residents who recreated Peter Kay's Amarillo told 'keep noise down'

  24-04-2020 16:13
  
  Residents in the Warwickshire village have been having a dance and sing in the street every day during lockdown - but someone complained
  
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• Group jailed over 'chaotic' brawl which left one dead at grime concert

  24-04-2020 16:01
  
  The defendants, who had previously pleaded guilty to violent disorder, were sentenced by remote link at Reading Crown Court
  
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• Lynn Faulds Wood dies as family issue heartbreaking statement

  24-04-2020 15:57
  
  Lynn Faulds Wood has died this week at the age of 72
  
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• Two houses recommended by Solihull planners on site of house in Dorridge - Solihull Observer

  24-04-2020 15:52
  Two houses recommended by Solihull planners on site of house in Dorridge  Solihull Observer
  
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• Man stabbed as vicious fight breaks out in street

  24-04-2020 15:51
  
  Police have arrested two men, aged 33 and 58, on suspicion of grievous bodily harm
  
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• Hospital transport company rated inadequate as food found on ambulance floor

  24-04-2020 15:50
  
  The CQC report also revealed that the risk of infection was not well controlled by the company
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll hits 19,000 as 761 more people die

  24-04-2020 15:22
  
  The coronavirus death toll in England has risen to 17,373 as a further 587 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours
  
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• Live updates from daily briefing as death toll in England rises by 587

  24-04-2020 15:11
  
  Latest figures from NHS England reveal 17,373 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded in hospitals in England
  
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• England coronavirus death toll rises to 17,373 after 587 more die

  24-04-2020 15:11
  
  Latest figures from NHS England reveal 17,373 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded in hospitals in England
  
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• Cheers as convoy drives through Brum in thanks to NHS

  24-04-2020 14:58
  
  The fleet of 15 lorries from Jackson Recovery Limited drove around main roads in north Birmingham with flags thanking the health service
  
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• Man allegedly spat at officers claiming he had coronavirus

  24-04-2020 14:45
  
  West Midlands Police say they detained Armaan Khan on suspicion of assault and possessing cannabis in Wills Street, Lozells
  
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• How many coronavirus testing kits are available to apply for each day

  24-04-2020 14:42
  
  The Prime Minister's official spokesman told reporters that total capacity for testing now stands at 51,121 per day
  
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• Moon sightings for Ramadan 2020 - when it starts where you are

  24-04-2020 14:38
  
  Ramadan's date can vary by a day or so depending on which announcement is followed - for some it begins on Saturday April 25 and here's why
  
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• No eligibility checks for people applying for coronavirus tests

  24-04-2020 14:28
  
  'Key workers' applying to be tested for Covid-19 on the government portal aren't actually being checked
  
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• Mystery as man found with serious head injuries in street

  24-04-2020 14:19
  
  A police probe into what happened is currently under way
  
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