Some small business owners say it is a "kick in the teeth" to have no income as they do not qualify for financial aid.

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A change to the weather this week as Monday's set to be pretty grey with largely cloudy skies and the chance of rain at times. Cooler than Sunday with a high of 13C (55F).

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The grey theme's set to continue tonight with lots of cloud and patchy rain which could develop into heavier showers. Low: 7C (45F).

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Follow the latest developments on the pandemic from across the region.

The 31-year-old suffered knife injuries and died before he could be taken to hospital by air ambulance.

A 16-year-old is in a critical condition in hospital after the stabbing in Solihull.

Tributes paid to Pat McManus, 60, who died after contracting Covid-19 at a Staffordshire hospital.

There is "fear" in black and minority ethnic (BAME) communities in the West Midlands over why minorities seem to be disproportionately affected by coronavirus.

Speaking on Politics England, Birmingham city councillor Paulette Hamilton said the council received more than 600 questions from members of the public at an online meeting on Thursday.

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People from South Asian backgrounds are being hit harder by coronavirus than other communities in the West Midlands, she said.

Some research suggests the BAME community may be more at risk due to an increased risk of certain health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.

Birmingham's NHS Nightingale hospital was opened by Prince William on 16 April.

Marlene Conrad donned the mask to talk to her friend from her garden in Alrewas, Staffordshire.

West Midlands Police has named its newest pup recruit after war veteran Captain Tom Moore after an overwhelming response from the public.

The police force created a poll inviting people to name their newest litter of police dogs after celebrated NHS heroes.

"As an organisation we wanted to honour the fantastic work [Cpt Moore] has done, raising more than £25 million for our NHS," Dave Hibbert, the force's chief dog instructor, said.

"We’ve specially picked the pup to name Capt Tom Moore due to his dad being born and bred in Yorkshire, and a police dog covering the Hampshire and Thames Valley force areas," he said.

Birmingham's Nightingale hospital "is not being used at all..." - 10 days after it was officially opened by Prince William.

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Set up inside the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), the site is intended to take coronavirus patients from 23 Midlands hospitals.

Dr David Rosser, chief executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, said it was a "good thing" the temporary hospital was not receiving patients.

"That shows the NHS in the West Midlands has absorbed this pressure," he said.

The Dharni family repurposed their factory to make PPE and have called on others to do the same.

National Grid builds accommodation for staff to ensure power keeps reaching homes and hospitals.

Signs appear and messages are posted complaining about cyclists going through villages.

With the nation urged to stay at home, a night out in a virtual club proves a big draw for three friends.

Volunteers helping vulnerable people in Stourport-on-Severn say they'll continue after the lockdown.

Enough material for more than 200 scrub bags for NHS workers has been donated to the wardrobe department at Birmingham Repertory Theatre during a drive for materials.

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The wardrobe team has turned its attention from costume to scrubs and gowns for front-line NHS staff, and appealed to the people of Birmingham to donate fabric to help the cause.

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Staff are also making washable uniform bags so NHS workers can bag their uniforms safely after a shift to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The theatre said it had received enough fabric donations in four hours this afternoon to produce 200 bags in addition to 100 already donated earlier this week to the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust.

Aston Villa’s first-team players, coaches and senior management will defer 25% of their salaries for four months to ease the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Fishermen who made long journeys to lakes in Cambridgeshire have been fined by police.

Officers said they issued penalty notices to an angler who had travelled 93 miles (150km) from Lowestoft, as well as to people from Northamptonshire and Wolverhampton spotted fishing at the lake by the former Mepal Outdoor Centre, near Ely.

"People should not be leaving their houses in order to go fishing recreationally," police warned.

It comes after officers in the county fined two more anglers on Friday, who had travelled 22 miles (35km) to Burnside Lakes in Cambridge.

A pub has had its licence suspended after police found it open for business and serving alcohol despite lockdown measures.

The Pendulum in Pendeford, Wolverhampton, will be able to apply for a review in a month after the city's council suspended its license for flouting the rules.

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Shops, pubs, restaurants and all non-essential businesses have been closed in response to the pandemic.

West Midlands Police said the government rules were "very clear" and said to ignore them risked a prison sentence.