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• British Speedway chiefs determined to keep season on track - Solihull Observer

  25-05-2020 21:05 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  British Speedway chiefs determined to keep season on track  Solihull Observer
  
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• Boris Johnson reveals when shops will reopen as lockdown lifted

  25-05-2020 20:24
  
  All non-essential shops including department stores were told to prepare to welcome back customers from June 15 in Monday's briefing
  
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• The shops which can open from June 1 - with rest to follow two weeks later

  25-05-2020 20:15
  
  Mr Johnson said all other shops will be expected to be able to reopen from June 15
  
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• Woman targeted in bag snatch as she looks in boot of car

  25-05-2020 18:39
  
  She had her bag swiped off her shoulder as she looked in the boot of her car
  
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• Car 'used to try and steal other vehicles' crushed by police

  25-05-2020 18:30
  
  The Honda Jazz was en route to be destroyed after the driver failed to stop for officers on Bank Holiday Monday
  
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• Dominic Cummings says it's 'up to Boris Johnson' to sack him

  25-05-2020 18:28
  
  The Prime Minister's chief adviser has refused to quit - but said that if the PM decides to remove him from his role, that is "up to him"
  
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• Dominic Cummings blasts 'false stories' and refuses to apologise

  25-05-2020 18:06
  
  He said he hoped his explanation would allow them to see he was in a "very complicated, tricky situation"
  
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• Dominic Cummings says he has 'no regrets' in extraordinary press conference

  25-05-2020 17:56
  
  Mr Cummings began the government by telling reporters he was sorry for being late, after a 30-minute delay
  
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• Internet trolls threatened to 'rape and behead me' - model

  25-05-2020 17:20
  
  Model Jessica Davies has launched a Be You, Be Kind campaign in the hope people realise there is a person behind every social media photo
  
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• Urgent search for missing woman who could be travelling through Midlands

  25-05-2020 17:18
  
  Urgent appeal to find the 39-year-old as police say they are 'extremely concerned' for her welfare
  
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• Brits pack beaches on Bank Holiday Monday amid fears lockdown is 'collapsing'

  25-05-2020 16:57
  
  Images taken by the Press Association show sun-kissed Brits lapping up the rays at destinations across the south of the country
  
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• Watch Bank Holiday waste fire gone wrong as flames tear through tree

  25-05-2020 16:32
  
  Ashes came raining down in neighbours gardens as a conifer tree went up in flames in Kelby Close on Monday afternoon (May 25)
  
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• Dad convinced teen son had coronavirus in October - months before Wuhan

  25-05-2020 16:03
  
  Jeremy Barnett, from Skegness, says his son McKenzie was displaying the symptoms last year
  
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• TripAdvisor user called ‘Dominic Cummings’ leaves Barnard Castle review

  25-05-2020 15:56
  
  A reported sighting of Dominic Cummings during lockdown has sparked fury among older people living in Barnard Castle, with many saying he should have been sacked
  
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• Arg's 's cocaine addiction left him alone on Christmas eating kebab

  25-05-2020 15:49
  
  The Only Way Is Essex star said his girlfriend Gemma Collins called paramedics twice out of fears for his safety
  
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• Mum appeals for people to run in memory of her son on his birthday

  25-05-2020 15:44
  
  'We can’t do anything for Billy as he isn’t here. We can’t bath him, read him a story or play with him. This is the one thing we can do for him and it provides us huge comfort each year'
  
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• Picnics, hugs and bike rides at Sutton Park on Bank Holiday

  25-05-2020 15:40
  
  Most park-goers were pictured observing the social distancing guidelines while enjoying the newly unlimited exercise
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll rises by 77 in lowest increase since lockdown

  25-05-2020 15:30
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed a further three people have died in Scotland after testing positive for Covid-19
  
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• Animals still being abandoned in Warwickshire during lockdown say RSPCA - Solihull Observer

  25-05-2020 15:22 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Animals still being abandoned in Warwickshire during lockdown say RSPCA  Solihull Observer
  
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• Dominic Cummings to make unprecedented statement - what we know so far

  25-05-2020 14:55
  
  Government adviser Dominic Cummings is to make a public statement and answer questions later on today
  
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• Families encouraged to take part in virtual Hill West Run

  25-05-2020 14:29
  
  This year’s runs have already seen families creating their own routes as part of the virtual fundraiser
  
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• Man spending Bank Hol Monday in court over axe attack

  25-05-2020 14:08
  
  The victim suffered a cut near to his ear, while a second man in his 40s was sprayed in the face with an unknown substance
  
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• Watch aftermath of scooter crash on Gravelly Hill

  25-05-2020 14:03
  
  Police were called after an accident on Sunday evening left a wheel and parts flung across the main route into Erdington from the city centre
  
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• Government to launch phase 2 of lockdown with expanded household 'bubbles'

  25-05-2020 13:47
  
  The PM hinted June 1 will see a string of modifications made to the ongoing lockdown, with the country entering phase two
  
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• Dominic Cummings to give public statement and take questions

  25-05-2020 13:43
  
  Boris Johnson is facing sustained pressure to sack his key aide Dominic Cummings following allegations he breached coronavirus lockdown restrictions
  
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• Mum's open letter to Dominic Cummings after son, 14, dies during lockdown

  25-05-2020 13:31
  
  Louise Bennett, from Rugby, in Warwickshire, spoke out in an open letter after Fred, her 14-year-old son, died in hospital earlier this month
  
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• Knifeman on the loose after man stabbed in shoulder

  25-05-2020 13:13
  
  A man in his 20s was knifed in Kenelm Road, Small Heath just after 3.10am on Sunday morning, May 24
  
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• Eamonn disgusts This Morning fans with bizarre way of cooking bacon

  25-05-2020 12:56
  
  Eamonn was left defending his unique method of cooking the breakfast staple during a conversation with Ruth during today's instalment of the show
  
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• Fury as youths spotted spitting and vandalising social distancing sign

  25-05-2020 12:50
  
  Residents near Fens Pool Nature Reserve have slammed the 'disgusting' behaviour
  
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• Police investigating Dominic Cummings after crime commissioner statement

  25-05-2020 12:37
  
  Boris Johnson is facing sustained pressure to sack his key aide Dominic Cummings following allegations he breached coronavirus lockdown restrictions
  
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• Watch screams as violence sparks after newsagent axe attack

  25-05-2020 12:15
  
  A large group of men were seen kicking a man and striking him with batons in the middle of the road outside Zain News in Small Heath
  
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• Birmingham man among five charged after police find huge cannabis grow

  25-05-2020 12:01
  
  Bekim Cani has been charged alongside four others
  
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• Ruth shames shopper breaking social distancing live on This Morning

  25-05-2020 11:55
  
  Ruth, who is presenting the show alongside her husband Eamonn Holmes this week, spoke out on Bank Holiday Monday
  
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• Schools could be made to axe 6-week summer holiday, warns ex-Ofsted boss

  25-05-2020 11:52
  
  Schools will re-open on June 1, according to government proposals, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson reaffirming the aim to get kids back in the classroom yesterday
  
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• The parents for and against sending their kids back to school

  25-05-2020 11:46
  
  One mum says 'I’m comfortable that the benefits outweigh the tiny risk of my child or her teachers falling ill' whereas another says 'I'm keeping my babies home close to me so they are safe'
  
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• This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield replaced by ITV

  25-05-2020 11:24
  
  The ITV1 daytime programme returned to our screens on Monday morning as the country marked the second Bank Holiday of the month
  
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• Watch huge crowd flout Covid-19 laws with street corner party in Sparkbrook

  25-05-2020 11:06
  
  Two police officers can be seen trying to break up the gathering under the current lockdown laws in shocking footage
  
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• Brian May reveals he was rushed to hospital after heart attack

  25-05-2020 11:05
  
  The Queen legend took to Instagram to share all with fans on Bank Holiday Monday
  
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• Twycross Zoo set to hold fun social media events for children

  25-05-2020 11:04
  
  The sessions are being put on as part of Love Your Zoo Week and take place during what would have been a busy May Half Term for the 100-acre zoo
  
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• Twycross Zoo set to hold fun Facebook events for children

  25-05-2020 11:04
  
  The sessions are being put on as part of Love Your Zoo Week and take place during what would have been a busy May Half Term for the 100-acre zoo
  
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• Watch teachers do the Don't Rush Challenge to cheer up pupils

  25-05-2020 10:58
  
  Staff at Shirestone Academy in Tile Cross have sent a lockdown Eid Mubarak message to the children and parents in the area in a bid to lift people's spirits
  
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• Beast of Kavos rapist alive after falling 100ft into ravine in Corfu

  25-05-2020 10:55
  
  Dimitris Aspiotis has reportedly survived the horror fall
  
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• Employers will soon have to pay 30 per cent of furloughed workers' wages

  25-05-2020 10:29
  
  According to reports, a scheme which would see employers cover between 20 and 30pc of a worker's wage has been outlined by the government
  
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• Doctor speaks out over Cummings row and issues step-by-step guide to parents

  25-05-2020 10:04
  
  Appearing on Good Morning Britain today, Dr Mark Porter took to the ITV1 daytime programme via video link to issue advice
  
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• Midland mum escorted off beach furiously arguing with police

  25-05-2020 10:02
  
  Mum admits she's unlawfully travelled across the border three times as she challenges two officers trying to kick her off the Welsh beach under their country's current lockdown laws
  
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• Lorraine Kelly's furious Dominic Cummings rant leaves GMB hosts impressed

  25-05-2020 09:56
  
  The Scottish TV presenter was welcomed onto GMB by hosts Ben Shephard and Charlotte Hawkins on Bank Holiday Monday
  
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• Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips back government plan to reopen schools

  25-05-2020 09:43
  
  Appearing on Good Morning Britain via video link on Bank Holiday Monday, May 25, Mike discussed the nation's hesitance to send kids back
  
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• Health chiefs address coronavirus food concerns - Solihull Observer

  25-05-2020 09:30 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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• Charlotte Hawkins fears over schools has every GMB viewer saying same thing

  25-05-2020 09:13
  
  GMB host Charlotte was chatting to co-presenter Ben Shephard on Monday, May 25, as the ITV1 daytime programme returned
  
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• Solihull Marie Curie hospice fundraiser cycling length of UK twice – stuck in his back yard - Solihull Observer

  25-05-2020 09:00 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Solihull Marie Curie hospice fundraiser cycling length of UK twice – stuck in his back yard  Solihull Observer
  
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