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• Zoos to reopen under new lockdown easing measures

  09-06-2020 23:30
  
  Dudley Zoo and Twycross Zoo could open as early as next week
  
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• Prince Philip turns 99 with new photograph released by the Queen

  09-06-2020 23:09
  
  Philip and the Queen are pictured posing outside for the camera in celebration of his June 10 birthday, with Windsor Castle's famous round tower in the background
  
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• Updates as M6 Toll closed in both directions due to police incident

  09-06-2020 20:30
  
  The carriageway has been blocked southbound and northbound between T1 and T3
  
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• M6 Toll closed in both directions due to police incident

  09-06-2020 20:30
  
  The carriageway has been blocked southbound and northbound between T1 and T3
  
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• Air Ambulance called to Great Barr street after incident at park

  09-06-2020 20:27
  
  Ambulance crews and a police crew were spotted working at the scene
  
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• Gatwick Airport's North Terminal to reopen with first flight to Glasgow

  09-06-2020 19:54
  
  The airport's terminal was forced to close earlier this year due to coronavirus
  
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• Birmingham's coronavirus-related death toll reaches 1,148

  09-06-2020 19:17
  
  One in six of the city's Covid-19-related deaths took place in care homes, according to the latest ONS data
  
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• Hospital staff line route & clap at healthcare worker's funeral

  09-06-2020 18:41
  
  An emotional tribute was paid by staff at the Worcestershire hospital where Carlos worked and sadly died from CoViD-19
  
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• More shops to re-open on Monday - but still no pubs or hairdressers

  09-06-2020 18:19
  
  Business Secretary Alok Sharma confirms shops will re-open at Downing Street press conference
  
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• Poignant WW1 collection is up for auction

  09-06-2020 17:55
  
  The entire collection is estimated to fetch in excess of £2,000.
  
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• Six people treated after Tamworth fire

  09-06-2020 17:53
  
  Staff used extinguishers to put the fire out prior to emergency services arriving.
  
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• Aldi worker scratched across arm after asking customer for ID

  09-06-2020 17:49
  
  West Midlands Pollice has released CCTV images of a woman they would like to speak to
  
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• Secret behind a city care home with zero Covid-19 cases

  09-06-2020 17:46
  
  Harborne Lane Specialist Care Centre took precautionary measures five-weeks before the country went into lockdown
  
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• City grammar students call for Black History in new curriculum

  09-06-2020 17:40
  
  King Edward VI school students across Birmingham have demanded a change of curriculum in bid to tackle racism issues
  
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• Worcestershire babies born in lockdown can finally be registered - here's how

  09-06-2020 17:29
  
  Four of the county's register offices open for birth registrations - but two remain shut as they are in libraries
  
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• 'I don't need to be on COBRA to stand up for West Mids' - Mayor

  09-06-2020 17:13
  
  Mayors in the north of England have been clamouring for a seat at the Cobra emergency council - but their West Mids counterpart says there are other ways to speak up for the region
  
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• Man robbed at knifepoint by gang of six thugs

  09-06-2020 17:07
  
  The victim was surrounded by the gang of six men in the Woodrow area and threatened with a knife and told to hand over his phone, watch and jacket
  
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• Little Britain removed from BBC iPlayer, BritBox and Netflix

  09-06-2020 16:54
  
  It comes in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has seen protests sweep the globe, from the U.S. to UK and Europe
  
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• First picture of slavery victim killed in cannabis factory blaze

  09-06-2020 16:45
  
  Margaritis Xhindi, aged 43 from Albania, has been remembered as a loving son, brother and dad
  
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• Plans in place for return of secondary pupils to Solihull schools, says council leader - Solihull Observer

  09-06-2020 16:27 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Plans in place for return of secondary pupils to Solihull schools, says council leader  Solihull Observer
  
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• Faces of five neo-Nazis jailed for wanting to start race war

  09-06-2020 16:27
  
  Four of the quintet were sentenced together at Birmingham Crown Court - including 'Miss Hitler' contender and ex-boyfriend dubbed 'Grandaddy Terror'
  
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• When face masks become compulsory on transport - and what if you forget?

  09-06-2020 16:26
  
  People have been encouraged to wear homemade fabric masks in public where social distancing is not possible, newly updated World Health Organisation (WHO) advice states
  
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• In pictures - hundreds attend Black Lives Matter demo

  09-06-2020 16:26
  
  Anti-racism protesters came together to show their solidarity
  
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• Tribute to a much-loved local footballer who has passed away from Covid-19

  09-06-2020 16:25
  
  Raymond played for the likes of Tamworth reserves and North Warwick
  
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• Addressing Covid challenges in the classroom

  09-06-2020 16:15
  
  Children have started to return to Christ Church CE Primary and measures to ensure their safety have been put in place
  
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• City nursery schools and early years providers threatened with closure

  09-06-2020 16:12
  
  Some Birmingham schools have lost £50,000 this term, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson was told
  
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• Ryanair announces major change to flight fees for July and August flights

  09-06-2020 16:05
  
  The low cost airline is set to recommence flights from July 1 and has announced an update in a bid to ease travellers fears
  
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• Mum and pal jailed after boy, 9, killed in Cornwall caravan dog attack

  09-06-2020 15:59
  
  Frankie MacRitchie, from Plymouth, died while on holiday at Tencreek Holiday Park in Looe, Cornwall, in April last year
  
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• Bring summer to your home with Aldi's tropical inspired homewear

  09-06-2020 15:55
  
  Welcome the summer with the supermarket's bargain buys including offers on bedding, mirrors and climate control duvets
  
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• Car crashes after Rubery and Northfield police chase

  09-06-2020 15:48
  
  Three police officers and a police dog were all involved in the dramatic early hours chase of a motorist through Rubery and Northfield
  
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• Cap on mourners at Solihull funerals to be raised, with extended cemetery opening - Solihull Observer

  09-06-2020 15:46 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Cap on mourners at Solihull funerals to be raised, with extended cemetery opening  Solihull Observer
  
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• Double schools blow for parents

  09-06-2020 15:39
  
  Pledge to have all primary school children back in classrooms for four weeks put 'under review' in a bid to keep the Covid-19 infection rate down
  
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• Footage of Solihull stabbing sought by police after boy, 17, knifed in busy park - Birmingham Live

  09-06-2020 15:38 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Footage of Solihull stabbing sought by police after boy, 17, knifed in busy park  Birmingham Live
  
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• Martin Lewis demands end to 'furlough shaming' in brilliant radio speech

  09-06-2020 15:35
  
  The scheme, aimed at providing cash relief to British workers and companies who have been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis, was started by Chancellor Rishi Sunak
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll rises by 145 as total reaches 32,000

  09-06-2020 15:20
  
  No new deaths with coronavirus have been reported in Northern Ireland, leaving the total recorded by the Department of Health - a tally primarily including hospital deaths - at 537
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll rises by 145 as hospital total reaches 32,000

  09-06-2020 15:20
  
  No new deaths with coronavirus have been reported in Northern Ireland, leaving the total recorded by the Department of Health - a tally primarily including hospital deaths - at 537
  
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• Police appeal for stabbing footage at city park

  09-06-2020 15:15
  
  A large disorder erupted between two groups in Elmdon Park on Friday, May 29 - but three suspects have since been bailed
  
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• Conservatives set to cancel annual party conference in Birmingham

  09-06-2020 15:09
  
  Axing conferece will be a blow to city economy but may be necessary due to Covid-19
  
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• How 'Miss Hitler' became key part of neo-Nazi terror group with 'diehard' ex

  09-06-2020 14:44
  
  Alice Cutter was convicted after a trial in March alongside three fellow group "diehards" - her Nazi-admiring ex Mark Jones, Garry Jack and Connor Scothern
  
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• Pubs won't re-open until July 4 at absolute earliest, says government

  09-06-2020 14:31
  
  Pubs in England are still not scheduled to reopen until July 4 at the earliest, Downing Street insisted today
  
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• MP wants new curriculum to highlight contribution of BAME people

  09-06-2020 14:27
  
  Edgbaston MP Preet Kaur Gill calls for 'wide-ranging review of the national curriculum in consultation with BAME academics'
  
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• Government confirms primary schools won't have to reopen before summer

  09-06-2020 14:22
  
  Guidance on class sizes - limiting them to 15 pupils - and social distancing will not be altered
  
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• Birmingham Airport 'air bridge' to Spain 'ruled out' in blow to holiday hopes

  09-06-2020 14:20
  
  There had been reports Birmingham Airport could benefit from such an air bridge, which would allow British tourists to travel to holiday hotspots without quarantine
  
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• Holiday prices from UK drop up to 48% to Easter 2021 - here are the best deals

  09-06-2020 14:02
  
  Travel experts say there are some amazing deals despite the uncertainties over when and where people will be able to go on holiday
  
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• Police launch investigation into Kitts Green stabbing

  09-06-2020 13:47
  
  The attack happened at around 10.30pm on Monday June 8 in Lydbury Grove, Kitts Green and detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward
  
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• Astonishing moment driver parks in road before breaking into car

  09-06-2020 13:41
  
  The man is seen smashing through the window of a parked car on Monk Road, Ward End
  
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• Neo-Nazis Miss Hitler and Grandaddy Terror among four jailed

  09-06-2020 13:27
  
  Miss Hitler beauty pageant contestant Alice Cutter and her Nazi-admiring former partner Mark Jones were convicted of membership of a terrorist group after a trial in March
  
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• Calls for Galton Bridge to be renamed due to slave trade links

  09-06-2020 13:21
  
  The monument in Smethwick was named after Samuel Galton Jnr whose family manufactured guns that were exchanged for slaves
  
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• Hollyoaks launch investigation after star Rachel Adedeji's racism claims

  09-06-2020 13:17
  
  The Channel 4 series is introducing new measures - including bringing in "unconscious bias trainers" - to tackle racial inequality among its cast and crew
  
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• Phil Schofield gobsmacked by cougar gran's swipe at his private life

  09-06-2020 13:16
  
  Holly, 39, welcomed cougar grandmother Gaynor Evans onto the ITV1 daytime favourite on June 9
  
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