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• Ice-cool fireman wins £20k on Beat The Chasers

  30-04-2020 23:00
  
  Walsall's Robin Hendon wants a new front door - but vowed to spend the rest on 'something less mundane'
  
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• Kate Garraway says husband 'still with us' as he fights for life with Covid-19

  30-04-2020 22:37
  
  Kate's GMB co-host Ben Shephard updated viewers about Derek's critical condition on Friday
  
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• Boris Johnson hints Brits could be made to wear face masks when lockdown lifted

  30-04-2020 22:35
  
  Prime Minister said on Thursday that they will be "useful" both for stemming the disease as well as "giving people confidence" that they can go back to work
  
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• 'Naked carpenter' jailed again over exposing himself in public

  30-04-2020 22:33
  
  Robert Jenner laughed and called himself "Mr Inappropriate" when he was confronted by officers in January this year
  
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• Lord Sugar condemned over sharing coronavirus conspiracy theory

  30-04-2020 22:30
  
  The Apprentice star tweeted a claim purported to be from a Japanese scientist saying that Covid-19 was man-made
  
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• Watch - Another huge outpouring of support as the Midlands claps for carers

  30-04-2020 22:07
  
  The now-traditional backing for the NHS and other essential staff saw thousands step out of their homes across the region
  
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• Mum's Asda fury as shoppers hurl abuse when accused of ignoring store signs

  30-04-2020 21:24
  
  The 40-year-old, who was with her son, had abuse hurled at her during her weekly shop in an Asda store in Sheffield after pointing out that customers were not sticking to the one-way system
  
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• Victoria Beckham reverses decision to furlough staff at her fashion label

  30-04-2020 20:44
  
  Victoria Beckham Ltd is now "doing everything we can" to ensure they can proceed "without using Government assistance
  
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• Families praised for sticking to lockdown and warned of three key Ramadan risks

  30-04-2020 20:11
  
  Latest guidance on taraweeh, iftar and Eid urges worshippers to keep following social distancing and issues 'critical messages' on the implications of Ramadan and Eid
  
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• Parents receive vaccination plea amid coronavirus crisis

  30-04-2020 19:53
  
  Health bosses say keeping routine childhood immunisation appointments will help prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases
  
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• City barbers shut down for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules

  30-04-2020 19:39
  
  Eyez Barberz in Staveley Road, Wolverhampton, had been flouting social distancing restrictions by opening despite the pandemic - and carrying out mobile hairdressing services in the area
  
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• Police release new picture of missing boy, seven

  30-04-2020 19:25
  
  West Midlands Police issued a new image in an appeal to find the missing schoolboy
  
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• Stark warning that Birmingham could be 'broke' by June

  30-04-2020 19:02
  
  Stark reality of financial crisis facing city over coronavirus laid bare by council leader as he tells Boris: "We need £190 million"
  
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• The Great Big Lockdown Survey - tell us your experiences of life at this time

  30-04-2020 18:42
  
  We want to know your experiences of this period, so that we can paint a detailed picture of the extraordinary times we are living through
  
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• UK coronavirus deaths have now reached a new total of 26,711

  30-04-2020 18:41
  
  The latest figures for Thursday April 30 include not only hospital cases but also deaths in care homes and in the wider community
  
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• Boris to explain next week how children return to school and businesses re-open

  30-04-2020 18:24
  
  Prime Minister appears at his first press conference since his illness, and announces the 'peak' of the virus has passed
  
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• Man fighting for life as bus crash closes road for four hours

  30-04-2020 17:51
  
  A car and a double-decker collided in Hamstead Road, Handsworth
  
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• Dad charged with murdering baby daughter

  30-04-2020 17:39
  
  He was arrested eight months after she died in September 2017 and was charged yesterday, April 30
  
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• Coronation Street and Emmerdale episodes set to run out very soon

  30-04-2020 17:22
  
  Production on both soaps has been halted and transmission reduced
  
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• Here's how many people have been fined for breaking coronavirus rules

  30-04-2020 17:15
  
  Police have the power to fine people who refuse to go home when told
  
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• Birmingham Jazz Festival will be on 'come what may' after virtual club takes off

  30-04-2020 17:07
  
  At last, an event that will definitely be ON! Birmingham Jazz Festival was founded back in 1985 and organisers promise it will be back this year, pandemic or no pandemic, lockdown or no lockdown
  
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• Love Island in doubt for 2020 summer series as ITV rules out UK location

  30-04-2020 17:05
  
  The summer series, which sees young single people couple up in a villa in Majorca, usually airs in the UK in June
  
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• Reverend Richard Coles reveals sister-in-law has died from coronavirus

  30-04-2020 17:03
  
  Louise Coles, who served as a Conservative councillor in Peterborough alongside her husband Andy Coles, had been battling cancer before her death on Wednesday
  
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• Boris Johnson's message to public as he prepares to extend lockdown

  30-04-2020 17:01
  
  The Prime Minister will lead the daily Downing Street briefing on Thursday evening for the first time since contracting coronavirus himself in March
  
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• VAT is being scrapped on e-books, newspapers and magazines from tomorrow

  30-04-2020 16:57
  
  The announcement had initially been made last month, when Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget since being appointed to the role
  
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• Your dentist will see you now - but be prepared for a drastic new look

  30-04-2020 16:52
  
  After being out of action for more than a month, dentists are being allowed to work again at 44 new Urgent Care Centres - but they won't look like they did before
  
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• Travellers set up in Tamworth during lockdown

  30-04-2020 16:52
  
  “We are working closely with our partners to reassure local residents and resolve the matter.”
  
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• Man’s jaw broken in alleyway assault

  30-04-2020 16:52
  
  The man was struck during a fight with another man following an argument.
  
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• Britain's Got Talent live shows could be aired on ITV without audience

  30-04-2020 16:51
  
  Katie Rawcliffe, head of entertainment at ITV, said it is possible other entertainment programmes might also go ahead without audiences
  
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• Road closed for four hours as man fights for life in bus crash

  30-04-2020 16:42
  
  Casualty was rushed to hospital with 'potentially life-threatening' injuries
  
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• Virtual meetings to become reality for Walsall councillors

  30-04-2020 16:41
  
  A virtual cabinet meeting will take place on May 19 - the first public Walsall Council meeting since March
  
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• Teenager appears in court accused of Smethwick dad's murder

  30-04-2020 16:25
  
  Tyrell Harris, 19, has been charged with the murder of 31-year-old Karl Gallagher
  
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• Five skin conditions associated with coronavirus found by dermatologists

  30-04-2020 16:18
  
  The research, carried out on 375 patients in Spain, aimed to build a picture of how the disease might manifest in skin symptoms
  
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• Shotgun rounds and drugs found during police search

  30-04-2020 16:09
  
  Officers were conducting an open area search - in relation to two recent serious knife crimes in the town - when they stumbled upon a 'hide'
  
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• Teen makes coronavirus recovery after being flipped onto her front

  30-04-2020 16:05
  
  Distraught Diane Houghton's worst fears came true when her daughter Abbie, 19, was rushed to hospital struggling to breathe after developing a sudden temperature on March 25
  
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• Life's on hold for cats as they patiently wait for their 'forever' homes

  30-04-2020 16:03
  
  There are a number of ways you can help the Cats Protection during these difficult times
  
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• Tamworth's walking miracle beats coronavirus

  30-04-2020 15:59
  
  “He knows what has happened but I don’t think he can quite believe it yet. It is all a bit surreal to him, he is very overwhelmed."
  
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• Birmingham doctors warn ventilators bought from China 'could kill patients'

  30-04-2020 15:45
  
  Leading medics have warned that the ventilators were intended for use on ambulances and not in hospitals
  
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• The Birmingham DJ doctor getting through isolation with sessions in his kitchen

  30-04-2020 15:36
  
  Junior Doctor Kishan Bodalia tested positive for COVID19 but is keeping his spirits up with his DJ sessions on Instagram.
  
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• Lichfield Cathedral is joining the Big Picnic of Hope for VE DAY

  30-04-2020 15:32
  
  The event is an opportunity for households to be part of a virtual get together
  
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• Whole village secretly emerges from lockdown to celebrate man's 100th birthday

  30-04-2020 15:22
  
  Douglas Wall, a former Birmingham worker, marked reaching his century in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands
  
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• Lozells pub could lose licence after years of complaints

  30-04-2020 15:19
  
  A council licensing committee is due to decide whether to revoke the licence of the Observatory in Lozells
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll nears 23,000 after 473 new Covid-19 deaths

  30-04-2020 15:06
  
  England had 391 new deaths, Scotland reported 60 and Wales had 22, taking the hospital death toll to 22,852
  
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• Conservative MP warns of 'national crisis' as councils face financial collapse

  30-04-2020 15:02
  
  The government must provide funding to stop local authorities collapsing, says Conservative Daniel Kawczynski
  
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• Arson probe after van torched on waste land

  30-04-2020 15:01
  
  The white Ford Transit van is believed to have been deliberately set on fire in Cairn Drive, Bentley
  
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• Appeal after woman assaulted in 'racist attack' on bus

  30-04-2020 14:58
  
  A woman, aged in her 50s, has been arrested on suspicion of assault and possessing a controlled drug
  
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• Holly and Janet Street Porter in furious spat over Boris baby news

  30-04-2020 14:57
  
  Both mum and child are doing well, Downing Street confirmed, with Mr Johnson set to take paternity leave from his role as Prime Minister later this year
  
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• Downing Street issues statement hinting lockdown WILL last until June

  30-04-2020 14:46
  
  He chaired the daily coronavirus morning meeting, followed by meetings of his political Cabinet and full Cabinet, the PM's official spokesman said
  
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• Covid death toll reaches 26,097 ahead of Boris Johnson's briefing

  30-04-2020 14:46
  
  Boris Johnson will chair the 5pm Downing Street briefing after a whirlwind five weeks which have seen him beat coronavirus, return to work and become a father to a newborn baby boy
  
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• Covid death toll figures ahead of Boris Johnson's first briefing in a month

  30-04-2020 14:46
  
  Boris Johnson will chair the 5pm Downing Street briefing after a whirlwind five weeks which have seen him beat coronavirus, return to work and become a father to a newborn baby boy
  
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