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• Couples living apart CAN meet up - but only in parks and at 2m apart

  10-05-2020 23:33
  
  Government official said that as long as a two-metre distance is maintained, people will be allowed to sunbathe or chat with one other person from a different household
  
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• Piers Morgan invites Boris Johnson onto GMB to answer questions

  10-05-2020 22:50
  
  The Good Morning Britain presenter tweeted his invite in response to the Prime Minister's tweet asking 'Do you want to ask me a question tomorrow?' to which he replied 'Yes I do!'
  
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• Here are some of the questions Boris Johnson still hasn't answered

  10-05-2020 22:14
  
  So should we wear face masks or not?
  
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• How people reacted to Boris Johnson's speech and lockdown changes

  10-05-2020 21:50
  
  There was a mixed reaction to Boris Johnson's speech and lockdown proposals
  
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• Birmingham ICU doctor says easing lockdown could create huge second wave

  10-05-2020 21:46
  
  Dr Ron Daniels, a consultant at Birmingham Hospital, told the PA news agency he had seen a "chink of light", with some capacity and bed space returning
  
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• 'Are you mad?' teacher responds to potential school reopening plan

  10-05-2020 21:38
  
  Teachers react angrily after Boris Johnson reveals potential plan to allow some children back to school in June
  
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• Exercise outdoors as much as you like under Boris Johnson's new lockdown rules

  10-05-2020 20:47
  
  Golf courses can re-open, after the Prime Minister announced an end to some of the harshest lockdown restrictions
  
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• Boris Johnson reveals when pubs, hotels and restaurants could re-open

  10-05-2020 20:43
  
  The PM addressed the nation and said certain sections of the hospitality sector could re-open in July at the earliest
  
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• Brits now face £3,200 fines for breaking lockdown rules

  10-05-2020 20:37
  
  Payment of the fine within 14 days will reduce the sum to £50, up from the present £30
  
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• New 'Covid Alert System' set up to gauge coronavirus risk

  10-05-2020 20:16
  
  Boris Johnson addressed the nation tonight on TV, urging people to 'stay alert' rather than instructing them to 'stay home'
  
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• 7 changes as a result of Boris Johnson's lockdown easing measures

  10-05-2020 20:16
  
  Returning to work, using public transport, outdoor activities, fines for breaking the rules and more
  
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• Here are the people who should go back to work, according to Boris Johnson

  10-05-2020 20:14
  
  Announcing changes to the coronavirus lockdown, Boris Johnson urged everyone to go to work if they cannot work from home
  
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• Read Boris Johnson's lockdown announcement in full

  10-05-2020 20:13
  
  The full text of the Prime Minister's statement from 10 Downing Street
  
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• New lockdown rules: Who can return to work and exercise changes

  10-05-2020 20:13
  
  Prime Minister announces long-awaited changes but insists lockdown isn't over
  
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• New lockdown rules: Go to work and spend as long as you like outdoors

  10-05-2020 20:13
  
  Prime Minister announces long-awaited changes but insists lockdown isn't over
  
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• Here's what Boris Johnson said about schools in lockdown announcement

  10-05-2020 20:13
  
  The Prime Minister said some pupils could return to school as soon as June 1
  
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• "Colossal cock-up" - anger after Government dumps 'stay home' message

  10-05-2020 18:01
  
  Sandwell's director of public health Dr Lisa McNally asks: "Why would we dump Stay Home message when the death rate remains so high?"
  
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• Heartbroken daughter begs burglars to return step-father's ashes

  10-05-2020 17:40
  
  Bank cards, cash and a Nintendo Switch were also stolen from the family home in Glebefields Road, Tipton
  
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• Coronavirus live updates as Boris Johnson gives lockdown speech to UK

  10-05-2020 17:12
  
  The address comes on the day the government decided to ditch its "stay at home" mantra - to much displeasure
  
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• Fears Strictly's new covid-19 plan may fuel show's notorious curse

  10-05-2020 17:02
  
  In a bid to adhere to social distancing guidelines, BBC bosses are looking at quarantining the Strictly Come Dancing couples together without seeing their families for the duration of the run
  
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• Palace statement amid claims The Queen will withdraw from public 'for months'

  10-05-2020 16:33
  
  The monarch has already been at her Berkshire residence for almost eight weeks
  
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• Piers Morgan forced to end Lord Sugar friendship after coronavirus spats

  10-05-2020 16:08
  
  The pair are often at loggerheads over social media, but deep down have enjoyed a friendship for years
  
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• Two cities picked to trial e-scooters in revolutionary scheme

  10-05-2020 16:04
  
  The trial will looks at how e-scooters can safely be used in public after they were only allowed to be used on private property
  
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• Crash leaves young boy fighting for his life

  10-05-2020 15:38
  
  Emergency services were sent to Common Road, Stafford, at around 12.05am this morning (Sunday, May 10) following reports of a collision
  
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• Arrest after child bottled and woman drenched with Fanta in Solihull street

  10-05-2020 15:35
  
  Officers have arrested a suspect - who they say will also be interviewed over 'further offences' since
  
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• West Midlands Police chief's message ahead of Boris Johnson lockdown speech

  10-05-2020 15:28
  
  The PM will deliver an address to the nation at 7pm - live on BBC One, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 - as he looks to address an easing of the lockdown
  
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• Coronavirus UK hospital death toll hits 26,545 ahead of lockdown exit plan

  10-05-2020 15:28
  
  There have been 200 COVID-19 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours across the UK - the lowest daily total since March - including 28 in the Midlands
  
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• Terror as gunman blasts Coventry home with shotgun

  10-05-2020 15:11
  
  West Midlands Police is appealing for witnesses after a 42-year-old man was struck in the shooting
  
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• UK about to enter the most 'dangerous bit', warns Boris Johnson

  10-05-2020 15:03
  
  It is expected that the Prime Minister will urge 'maximum caution' when he makes his live TV address at 7pm tonight
  
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• Alarming warning coronavirus tracing app could be used to ‘prank’ people

  10-05-2020 14:55
  
  Dr Michael Veale, lecturer in digital rights and regulation at University College London, said the app’s reliance on people self-reporting is “a worry”
  
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• Scientist's stark warning over socialising - despite 'stay alert' slogan

  10-05-2020 14:51
  
  The Prime Minister is dropping his “stay home, protect the NHS, save lives” slogan in favour of “stay alert, control the virus and save lives”
  
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• Teaching ban for games master who inflated degree to get job

  10-05-2020 13:47
  
  Eversfield, which boasts the mission statement “to promote high moral standards through clear and relevant Christian teaching”, acted quickly
  
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• Cops find 40 lockdown rule-breakers at 'dangerous blue lagoon'

  10-05-2020 13:35
  
  Forty people - including two families with babies - were found at Shavers End Quarry on Saturday
  
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• Carjack gang tailed Merc from M42 before running over wife

  10-05-2020 13:32
  
  Teenager Anees Qayum has been caged over his part in a brutal carjacking on a couple outside their Hall Green home
  
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• Boris Johnson reveals six-point coronavirus plan for UK going forward

  10-05-2020 13:23
  
  It is thought the Prime Minister could begin to ease certain measures as soon as tomorrow - though the government has maintained any changes would be minimal
  
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• Gaggle of geese waddle through quiet city centre streets in lockdown

  10-05-2020 13:09
  
  The BBC's David Gregory-Kumar photographed six baby goslings and their parents go past closed nightspots heading to the canal
  
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• Professor condemns government over 'number theatre' coronavirus figures

  10-05-2020 12:57
  
  Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, chairman of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge, criticised the Government's daily briefings
  
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• Blues' charity efforts net vital funds for University Hospitals Birmingham - Solihull Observer

  10-05-2020 12:56
  Blues' charity efforts net vital funds for University Hospitals Birmingham  Solihull Observer
  
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• Huge queue as DIY fans flock to B&Q

  10-05-2020 12:51
  
  A lengthy queue snaked around the front of the Mucklow Hill store shortly after it opened its doors this morning
  
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• Government reveals what new 'stay alert' coronavirus slogan actually means

  10-05-2020 11:47
  
  The new messaging was unveiled late on Saturday evening, and led to scorn on social media after leaving people utterly baffled
  
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• Pepe's customer smashes restaurant table after disagreement with staff

  10-05-2020 11:45
  
  Five months on from the incident, West Midlands Police is asking for help tracing a man
  
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• 'Go to work' is the new lockdown message

  10-05-2020 11:43
  
  Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick revealed the new lockdown message is that we should go back to work
  
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• Police reveal fears that missing Harborne man could be injured

  10-05-2020 11:34
  
  Police said 6ft 3in Macauley Ure, 25, walks with a limp and speaks with an American accent
  
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• Suspected drink driver arrested after crash

  10-05-2020 11:31
  
  One driver was left trapped and injured in his car, while the other had fled the scene
  
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• Furlough announcement due 'on Tuesday' as workers could return part-time

  10-05-2020 11:04
  
  The Chancellor and business secretary Alok Sharma have discussed the future of the scheme - which Mr Sunak branded "unsustainable" last week
  
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• Arrest after machete and 200 cannabis plants found in home

  10-05-2020 11:01
  
  The man ended up in custody following a short foot chase
  
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• Family of five and dog rescued from 'severe' flat fire

  10-05-2020 10:48
  
  A family living in a ground floor flat were helped to safety by fire crews after responding to the initial call within five minutes
  
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• What time is Boris Johnson's speech on lockdown and which TV channel?

  10-05-2020 10:26
  
  Mr Johnson will proceed with "extreme caution" in easing the lockdown, a Cabinet minister has said, as he warned the public not to "throw away" their hard work by going outside
  
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• Two large city cannabis farms busted by police

  10-05-2020 10:26
  
  Officers raided Acocks Green and Washwood Heath properties after initially responding to burglary reports
  
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• Girl, 7, who wanted to raise £50 for NHS sees fundraising reach £2,500

  10-05-2020 10:20
  
  The seven-year-old, from Malvern, initially said she wanted to raise just £50 for the NHS as hero healthcare workers battle the coronavirus pandemic
  
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