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Michigan becomes next all-out presidential battleground between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders

Joe Biden holds a 13-point lead over Bernie in new Reuters / Ipsos national poll, as the two candidates take their presidential nomination fight to two key midwest battlegrounds.




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Biden 16 points ahead of Sanders as AOC says she'll back Biden if he's the nominee

Joe Biden now holds a 16-point advantage over Bernie Sanders nationally after first winning in South Carolina and then in 10 'Super Tuesday' states.




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Hillary Clinton says Bernie Sanders would not be 'our strongest nominee against Donald Trump'

Hillary Clinton said Bernie Sanders was not the 'strongest nominee' for Democrats to take on President Donald Trump this fall but she stopped short of endorsing Joe Biden.




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Joe Biden's inner circle discussing cabinet picks including Elizabeth Warren and Mike Bloomberg

People close to former Vice President Joe Biden have been discussing potential cabinet picks, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren and billionaire MIke Bloomberg both on the list.




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Harvard scientist analyzes 6.8 million tweets, finds Bernie Sanders supporters are NOT more abusive

The Bernie Bro is the specter hanging over the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary, a freewheeling band of self-righteous Brooklynites ready to swarm their adversaries with insults. 




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Bernie Sanders faces a must-win Super Tuesday 2 as he hopes for another Michigan surprise

With six new states voting this Tuesday, Bernie Sanders needs some good news out of one of them to grab some of the momentum back from Joe Biden.




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Joe Biden crushes Bernie Sanders with crucial victory in Michigan

Joe Biden celebrated his crushing victory over Bernie Sanders in Michigan - and in Mississippi, Missouri and Idaho too - by thanking him for running and hinting it was time for him to quit.




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Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith, Joe Biden, and Michelle Obama 'attend' DJ D-Nice's quarantine dance party

The Bronx DJ went from 200K to 1M Instagram followers following his 10-hour live set dubbed 'Homeschool at Club Quarantine' on Saturday night




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Emily Ratajkowski is 'devastated and disheartened' that Bernie Sanders officially dropped out

Emily Ratajkowski is very upset that Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday he was dropping out of the race for the White House.




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Cardi B tells Bernie Sanders she doesn't 'feel like it's safe to go outside' amid COVID-19

The Grammy-winning artist, 27, chat with former presidential candidate in a long-form interview on Instagram Live Tuesday.




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Wyoming Democrats cancels in-person caucuses amid coronavirus concerns

The Wyoming Democratic Party was forced to cancel its in-person caucuses and scale back voting to mail-in only amid coronavirus concerns.




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Chris Matthews admits his exit was justified two months after he was ousted

In first interview since his departure from MSNBC, Matthews says his departure was justified. Bassett thanked Matthews via Twitter for confirming his story and 'owning up'.




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Esther Rantzen says coronavirus is a chance to eliminate 'modern plague' of loneliness among elderly

Esther Rantzen has said the coronavirus pandemic is a 'test for humanity'. 'Not just for the doctors and nurses, the paramedics, the epidemiologists and the Government, but for all of us.'




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EasyJet charging passengers up to £860 for return flight from Birmingham to Belfast

The airline is charging customers up to £860 for a return flight from Birmingham to Belfast next weekend. But long haul flyers can currently get to Australia and back for just over £600.




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Commuters abandon London Tube amid coronavirus panic while Heathrow's Terminal 5 is empty

Gatwick Airport looked almost empty after passenger numbers on planes, trains and the London Undergound slumped due to coronavirus.




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Birmingham manager Pep Clotet calls for Jude Bellingham to ignore Manchester United interest

Birmingham City manager Pep Clotet has urged Jude Bellingham to remain focused despite transfer interest from Manchester United. He was driven into Carrington by his parents on Monday.




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Jet2 passengers were 40 minutes away from Alicante when their flight had to turn around

EXCLUSIVE Beryl Carrick, 78, flew from Leeds for a holiday in Benidorm. Her and her family were mid-flight when they were told they weren't allowed to enter the country 'because of coronavirus'.




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Millions of Australians to lose their jobs due coronavirus crisis

Australian casual workers are receiving less shifts and even having their jobs terminated thanks to the slump in business brought on by COVID-19.




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Coronavirus UK: Virgin Mobile DOWN as millions home-work

Among locations experiencing issues with the service are London, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester.




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Manchester United ready to pull out all the stops to land £30m Birmingham starlet Jude Bellingham

Manchester United are ready to pullout all the stops to secure the signature of Birmingham City starlet Jude Bellingham.




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Miss Hitler beauty pageant contestant and her ex-partner guilty of being members of National Action

Miss Hitler beauty pageant entrant Alice Cutter and her ex-fiance Mark Jones have been convicted of being members of far-Right proscribed terror group National Action at Birmingham Crown Court.




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The West Midlands is a coronavirus hotspot

Twenty-one infected patients have died at hospitals ran by three neighbouring NHS trusts in the vicinity of Birmingham. They include the Royal Wolverhampton Trust, which has recorded nine.




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Birmingham City ask players to take 50 per cent pay cut for 16 weeks amid coronavirus pandemic

Birmingham have asked their players to take a 50 per cent pay cut for the next four months to help the club deal with the crushing financial pressure put on by the coronavirus pandemic. 




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Harry Styles postpones tour in UK and Europe amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis

The singer, 26, revealed on Wednesday that he decided to push back his shows, which were due to begin in Birmingham on April 15, until February and March 2021, due to the global health crisis.




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PFA prepared for wage row with Championship clubs after Birmingham proposal

The PFA are on a collision course with several Championship clubs after Birmingham urged their players defer up to 50 per cent of their salaries for the rest of the season. 




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Commonwealth Games chiefs strive to protect Birmingham 2022 after Olympics postponement

The Commonwealth Games have moved to tackle a potential scheduling nightmare around Birmingham 2022 after the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo were postponed until 2021.




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Birmingham captain Harlee Dean takes 50% pay cut to help ease financial strain on club

Blues asked their top earners to consider the move for a period of four months - with the outstanding money to be paid back at a later date - to help ease the financial strain caused by Covid-19.




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Birmingham stars AGREE to 50 per cent wage deferral from next month to ensure other staff are paid

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Many of Birmingham's players have agreed to defer up to 50 per cent of their wages from April to help ensure all the non-footballing staff will be paid in full




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Struggling Gillingham to pay wages but may be forced to sell Premier League target Jack Tucker

Cash-strapped Gillingham will be able to pay their players and staff this month. With times growing increasingly tougher for all lower league sides, the Gills face the prospect of being forced to sell a star.




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Birmingham airport could become a temporary mortuary for up to 12,000 bodies

Birmingham airport could become a temporary mortuary for up to 12,000 bodies, in a worst-case scenario, as construction begins on another emergency morgue in Upminster, Essex.




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Jude Bellingham's former youth coach advises Birmingham star to make Man United move

Jude Bellingham's former youth coach believes Manchester United would be a good fit for the Birmingham teenager who looks set for a big-money move this summer.




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Chelsea looking to hijack Manchester United's pursuit of Birmingham City wonderkid Jude Bellingham

Chelsea intensified efforts to recruit Jude Bellingham prior to the coronavirus lockdown, with the club stepping up their efforts to lure the Birmingham City star away a move to Manchester United.




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Baby, mother and nan are all born on the same day defying odds of 50-million-to-one

Harper Taylor, from Birmingham, was born on February 8 this year - joining her mother Evie Berry, 26, and grandmother Jacqui Berry, 59, who both share the same birthday.




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Jack Grealish tells people to 'stay at home' hours before 'crashing car' amid coronavirus crisis

Jack Grealish has landed himself in hot water after the Premier League star defied his own pleas to stay at home amid the coronavirus lockdown to go out partying over the weekend.




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Danielle Lloyd wears a face mask and plastic gloves to shop for essentials amid Covid-19 lockdown

The model, 36, took a break from being a teacher to pick up sanitary towels, a can of red bull and multiple bars of Cadbury's chocolate, on Monday.




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Coronavirus UK hotspots: Sheffield, Slough, Birmingham, London

London has 64 cases per 100,000 people, followed by Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, with 52 cases. Birmingham is third (50) followed by Slough (49).




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Coronavirus: UK deaths occurring every TWO MINUTES

Figures show the trust with the leading number of victims in England is University Hospitals Birmingham, with 263 deaths so far, followed by several trusts in London.




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Father-of-three from Birmingham who recovered from coronavirus dies from heart attack

Father-of-three Jawal Iqbal Dad, 50, from Hodge Hill, Birmingham, died from a heart attack only days after he returned home from hospital where he had recovered from coronavirus.




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Fears grow for missing 16-year-old boys who drove off together three days ago

Police are appealing to find two teenagers from the outskirts of Birmingham who have been missing for three days since driving off together.




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Severe weather and tornadoes forecast from South to East Coast affecting 4.5million

A string of severe storms and tornadoes will pummel Louisiana through the Tennessee Valley on Sunday, affecting some 4.5million people.




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Easter Sunday horror as boy, 13, is run over and killed while out walking with his family 

A family have been left devastated after a 13-year-old boy was killed by a black VW Polo in Birmingham on Easter Sunday (pictured, forensics officers at Chester Road).




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Australia's tourism minister issues warning international travel unlikely to resume

Holidaymakers should avoid booking any international travel during the coronavirus crisis, warned Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham.




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Married heart doctor keeps his job despite trying to kiss a senior nurse while showing family photos

Dr Syed Akbar, 43, has returned to work despite trying to kiss a senior nurse while showing her photos of his family. The married heart doctor expressed regret over his actions.




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Tyrone Mings to offer free academy spots to children of NHS staff

Tyrone Mings is looking to give something back to NHS staff and key workers after the coronavirus crisis by offering a free football academy term to their children when it is safe to do so.




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Birmingham police name David White as prime suspect of arson at family home

Police are hunting for a fire starter who torched the home of a mum and her two young children on Easter Monday. The Birmingham family had to flee their semi-detached house during the blaze this week.




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Fears for missing Birmingham girl, 16, who vanished two days ago after trip to local Morrisons

16-year-old Christine Smith was last seen on April 14 after she left home around 5pm to go shopping in Acocks Green, Birmingham. She was wearing a fluffy black coat and ripped blue jeans.




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Coronavirus UK: NHS Birmingham Nightingale hospital opens

Prince William, 37, officially opened Birmingham Nightingale hospital today - before personally recognising the hard-working staff who had made the project a reality.




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Stir crazy music producer samples his dog's noises to make George Michael's Careless Whisper

Audio engineer and producer Dan Willett, 34, sampled his five-year-old samoyed's dog noises to make George Michael's Careless Whisper while isolating at home in Birmingham.




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Dortmund confident they can beat Manchester United to a deal for Birmingham star Jude Bellingham

The Bundesliga club were competing with Manchester United to sign Bellingham, who does not turn 17 until June 29, at the end of the season, and were confident of winning the race.




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Rupert Grint surprises NHS midwife during UK's One World: Together At Home

Rupert Grint surprised one 'massive' Harry Potter fan, who is also an NHS midwife working on the frontline in Birmingham during the coronavirus pandemic, via video link.