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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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Stan Collymore slammed by fans after sticking up for Jack Grealish antics during coronavirus crisis

In response to Grealish's apology, Collymore wrote 'Good lad' followed by a heart emoji. Fans hit out at Collymore for appearing to stick up for Grealish but the ex-forward clarified what he meant.




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Parents boost bicycles in clever hack to help children pretend they're outside

Parents from around the worlds have shared their clever hacks to keeping their children entertained amid the lockdown, including Louise Graham from Glasgow who placed static bikes by the window.




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Athletics chiefs set to squeeze three major championships into 2022 summer schedule

A compromise to squeeze three major championships into the summer of 2022 is set to be concluded in the next 48 hours.




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Covidiot is jailed for six months after threatening to cough and spit at police

Thomas Wilson, 19, from Coventry was jailed for six months after threatening to cough and spit at police while Bevan Burke, 22, was jailed for nine months after coughing at an officer in Birmingham last week.




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NHS doctor evicted and told to live in tent due to landlord fears he'll infect them with coronavirus

Vincent Okafor, 57, said his landlord thought he might be infected and bring the killer bug into the property. He was given five days' notice to vacate his rented accommodation on March 23.




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Off-duty female cop, 39, 'shoots dead another woman after she found her in an unmarked police car

Woman was found dead in an unmarked police car Friday night after being shot. The victim had been in the car with an off-duty Birmingham police detective at the time.




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Giant supernova discovered by scientists is TWICE as bright as any previously found

Dying stars are discovered every night but most are in vast galaxies while this one appeared to stand alone, according to a team from the University of Birmingham.




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Police chief left fighting for life with coronavirus shares image of moment he 'cried like a girl'

Phil Dolby, of West Midlands Police, was struck down with the killer bug a fortnight ago and said he'd never known an illness as bad as the one he was experiencing.




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Relatives of four victims reveal the agony of their loss 

Reg Amison passed away at the Bradwell Hall nursing home last month, after testing positive for the coronavirus.




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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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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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Sobering pictures show large stack of empty coffins at temporary morgue

Chilling images from inside the temporary mortuary at the Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif in Small Heath, Birmingham, have given a rare insight into the scale of the coronavirus crisis.




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Police catch family enjoying kebab and chips in the street as they break coronavirus lockdown rules

West Midlands Police have released bodycam footage of officers confronting three different sets of people flouting strict lockdown rules in Birmingham from the Easter weekend onwards.




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Senior NHS nurse claims ethnic minority health workers are being pressured to work on coronavirus

Carol Cooper (pictured), who is the head of equality, diversity and human rights at Birmingham Community Hospital said her staff were 'terrified' because of the current pandemic.




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Police chief leaves hospital ahead 26-day battle with coronavirus

Chief Superintendent Phil Dolby, of West Midlands Police, spent 26 days in hospital and was placed on a ventilator as he battled the deadly virus for 13 days in intensive care.




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Armed gang open fire with handguns outside a chicken shop in broad daylight shooting 

Hooded attackers are seen running across the street in Handsworth brandishing weapons and appearing to fire them at a group of males who then seek refuge in DFC Chicken.




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Mourners in Birmingham queue at cemetery gates to visit loved ones after council eases restrictions

People were finally able to pay their respects at cemeteries across Birmingham after the council eased restrictions on graveyards. Mourners can now visit during a two-hour window.




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Coronavirus UK: Identical twin nurses, 37, die days apart

Emma Davis, a former nurse herself, died at Southampton General Hospital today, just three days after the death of identical twin Katy, a children's nurse, at the same hospital.




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Man, 53, who triggered armed police siege arrested 15 hours later over 'threats to kill' 

Officers were called to an address on Birmingham Road at 10.30pm last night following reports of a 'firearms incident'. A 53-year-old man has been arrested after a 15-hour siege.




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Paramedic, 22, returns to frontlines after recovering from coronavirus which left her with pneumonia

Lucy Fitton, 22, from Birmingham, said she is 'lucky to be alive' after contracting Covid-19 and then pneumonia, which left her bed-bound.




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Restaurant empire Caprice Holdings makes 75,000 meals a week

Caprice Holdings hospitality establishments, which include Mayfair celebrity hotspots such as Scott's, Annabel's and Sexy Fish, are preparing food at their kitchens for NHS staff across the UK.




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Australians WILL get a bit of winter sun: Domestic travel should be up and running by July

Australia's Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham is hopeful restrictions on interstate travel will be eased by July, with destinations like Thredbo and the Gold Coast to be opened up.




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Clarifications & corrections

A report on match-fixing allegations in Greek football said that Olympiacos were set to be relegated and that their owner Evangelos Marinakis faced a fine and life ban from football.




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Police officer bodyslams a woman in an Alabama Walmart 'for refusing to wear a face mask'

A woman in Birmingham, Alabama, was slammed onto the floor of a Walmart store for allegedly not wearing a face mask




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Trump says peace talks are 'dead' and America is clobbering Taliban like never before

'They did something that they sure as hell shouldn't have done,' Trump told reporters at the White House. He said he ordered the Pentagon to hit the Taliban 'harder than we've hit them in over ten years.'




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Former Taliban hostage insists his American wife ASKED to be beaten with a broom as he denies abuse

Joshua Boyle (top left), 36, is on trial in Ottawa for abusing Caitlan Coleman (bottom left). The couple spent five years as hostages in Afghanistan, where they were kidnapped.




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Touching moment Donald Trump hugs wounded Afghanistan hero who sang God Bless America

Donald Trump embraced a wounded and wheel-chair bound Captain Luis Avila who sang 'God Bless America' at a ceremony to honor the new incoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 




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Nature is captured in all its beauty in stunning animal pictures

These breathtaking photos spanning across every corner of the globe portray the unique and intimate relationship between the human race and the animal world.




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Joe Biden baffles with his answers amid string of gaffes and mix-ups at Democratic debate 

Joe Biden down played his age at Tuesday's Democratic debate as he baffled viewers with a series of gaffes and caught himself before he claimed he ended Roe vs. Wade.




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Brother of Sandy Hook victim calls out Joe Biden for 'factual inaccuracy'

JT Lewis, whose six-year-old brother Jesse was one of the 26 people killed in the Connecticut mass shooting, eviscerated the 2020 hopeful for making the claim in a new video released earlier this week.




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PICTURED: US Navy veteran's life-changing penis transplant that made him 'feel whole again'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Images from a New England Journal of Medicine case report reveal, step-by-step, the transplant process that gave 'Ray,' a veteran, a new penis and scrotum.




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Giant EIGHT FOOT tall Afghan who travelled to India to watch cricket refused entry to hotels

Sher Khan pitched up for Afghanistan versus the West Indies in Lucknow, northern India, but getting a room turned out to be a tall order. Hoteliers were stumped by his 8ft 2in height and refused him.




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Priceless fourth-century statues of Buddha stolen from Afghanistan returned after 17-year stay in UK

Officers stopped two wooden crates at Heathrow Airport, from Peshawar, in Pakistan, after suspecting the Buddha sculpture and nine Buddha heads inside might contain drugs.




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Meghan Markle shares five-year-old throwback snaps which show her on tour with troops

The Duchess of Sussex, 38, took to the Sussex Royal Instagram account on Monday night to share the post - which shows her on a tour and visiting troops in Europe.




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RAF officer is accused of trying to choke his Squadron Leader pilot girlfriend to death

Timothy Barry, 31, flew into a fit of rage and attacked Sarah Seddon, 31, at their home in Cuxham, Oxfordshire after she said she wanted to end their relationship on January 14 last year.




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RAF officer CLEARED of attempted murder by strangling

An RAF officer who admitted strangling his Squadron Leader partner after she threatened to leave him, walks free from court today after the jury cleared him of attempted murder in just three hours.




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White House confirms Trump will NOT participate in Wednesday's impeachment hearing

The president, pictured main with his son Barron and inset, waved and gave supporters a thumbs up as the first family headed back to Washington D.C. on Sunday.




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Kellyanne Conway says SHE will show up if Adam Schiff testifies under oath in Judiciary hearing

Kellyanne Conway told reporters Monday that if Adam Schiff testifies as part of the Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearings, she will show up.




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Child suicide bomber in Afghanistan calmly blows himself up near Australian aid worker David Savage

David Savage, from Canberra, was deployed in the Chora Valley in 2012 in a joint military and civilian mission tasked with rebuilding the town after decades of war.




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Exclusive first look at Military Wives: Trailer for feel-good flick promises laughter and tears

The uplifting trailer hints at a story of friendship and support between women left behind at a military base while their husbands are in Afghanistan, and will hit the big screen in March.




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49 journalists were killed around the world in 2019, with Syria and Mexico the deadliest

It was a 'historically low' number but South American countries have become increasingly violent and are now just as dangerous as those in the Middle East.




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BREAKING NEWS: Taliban roadside bomb strikes US military vehicle in Afghanistan

Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, immediately claimed responsibility for the attack saying it occurred in the southern Kandahar province.




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PICTURED: 21-year-old from Illinois who was one of two U.S. military members killed in Afghanistan

One of two U.S. service members killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Saturday has been identified as Miguel Villalon, a 21-year-old from the Chicago suburb of Aurora, Illinois.




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PICTURED: Two US soldiers, 21 and 29, who were killed in Taliban roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt Ian P McLaughlin, 29, and Pfc Miguel Villalon, 21, were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Saturday.




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Widow of CIA agent killed in Afghanistan base suicide blast breaks her silence after 10 years

Racheal LaBonte and daughter Raina spoke to Today on Monday about receiving news CIA officer husband Darren LaBonte was killed in the December 30, 2009  suicide blast in Afghanistan.




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US soldier killed alongside comrade in Afghanistan by a Taliban roadside bomb is returned to America

Pfc Miguel Villalon died alongside Staff Sgt. Ian McLaughlin when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan near Kandahar province on Saturday.




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US veteran kicked out of McDonald's for carrying four-inch blade around his neck

Jonathan Nagel, who served in Afganistan, was refused service by a register at the McDonald's branch in Washington Friday following a dispute about the four-inch knife he was carrying.




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Two Army Ranger medics saved lives by taking fresh blood from uninjured soldiers on battlefield

A group of Army Rangers ended up giving blood while coming under enemy fire in Afghanistan. The real-time blood transfusions took place on the battlefield last summer




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Cluttered white-ball cricket schedule puts first England vs Afghanistan Test in 2021 in doubt

EXCLUSIVE: A first Test match between England and Afghanistan, planned to take place in 2021, has become a doubt, with the domestic summer set to be dominated by white-ball cricket.