Phil Dolby had "frightening episodes of breathlessness and dizziness" after falling ill in March.

Tony Trueman, 63, was not expected to survive when he was diagnosed with Covid-19 but is recovering.

Paul Dodd says he has offered to produce 450 visors a day for the NHS but heard nothing.

Paramedic Mark Anders was infected with Covid-19 but is now out of hospital and recovering.

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BBC News Online

Four men have been handed fines totalling £240 for making a 25-mile round trip to pick up takeaway burgers.

Derbyshire Police said the men, who were friends and did not live together, were found parked in a vehicle in Harriet Street, Normanton, Derby, yesterday at about 19:45.

The force added the men had travelled from Burton-upon-Trent for "the sole purpose of getting a meal".

A spokesman said all four had a meal each, consisting of a burger, chips and drink and were parked up eating the meal.

"This burger has cost them £240 in fines for ignoring government guidelines," officers from the Derby West Response team added.

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A businessman has been left angry after his offer of 450 visors a day to the NHS has apparently been ignored.

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Paul Dodd says he has spent £8,000 on materials and wages for the work but, after four weeks, has been forced to stop.

Mr Dodd, owner of Weaver Dane and Trade in Cheshire, said: "I knew there was a risk buying materials but I thought I was doing the right thing by helping."

The Cabinet Office has been asked for a response by the BBC.

Kathryn Stanczyszyn
Political Reporter, BBC WM

Councillors in Birmingham have urged the public to respect bereavement services workers after some were subjected to "verbal and even physical abuse by mourners" as lockdown restrictions were applied.

A statement from four senior cross-party members said bereavement services had been "under a significant pressure since the coronavirus outbreak, with staff putting in additional hours and working on Bank Holidays to support bereaved families during the UK lockdown."

It went on to say: "Sadly in a minority of cases, our staff have been subjected to verbal and even physical abuse by mourners attempting to flout the necessary restrictions imposed to limit the spread of Covid-19.

"The difficult decision to maintain the restriction of the number of mourners attending funerals to six - which has the support of all the political groups on Birmingham City Council - was not made by our staff.

"We firmly believe that the current limit is correct for Birmingham and must remain in place while the national lockdown continues."

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Patrick McManus wanted to stay with his "work family" during the crisis, his son says.

BBC News Technology

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre said it took down more than 2,000 online coronavirus scams last month.

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NCSC said this included 471 fake online shops that were selling fraudulent virus-related items.

It coincides with new online safety advice from the agency as part of a national awareness campaign.

NCSC also launched an email reporting service, which the public can use to flag any suspicious activity.

Numerous other malware and phishing sites have been removed, as well as almost 900 advance-fee fraud schemes, where a large sum of money is promised in return for a one-off payment.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

The response to council food deliveries in Stafford has been "humbling", the local authority's leader says.

The free parcels can be ordered, external for people who are vulnerable, isolated or struggling to afford food.

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Councillor Patrick Farrington said: “It has been very emotional listening to what some of our residents have been telling us. When you hear them say our work is ‘lifesaving’, you feel very humble indeed."

A street in Rugeley, Staffordshire, has been decorated by more than 100 rainbows drawn by three children living there.

Olly, Isobel and Maisy made enough to decorate most of the houses in their road.

The children said they wanted to show their support for key workers and that people in the houses had been shouting thank you for the artwork through their windows.

BBC News Education

Some deprived families are running out of food because of delays in receiving free school meal vouchers under the government's scheme in England, say school leaders.

Some schools are supplying emergency food parcels or buying their own vouchers for desperate families.

Parents say they are waiting up to 10 days for the government vouchers.

The Department for Education said it was providing extra cash for schools facing "unavoidable costs".

Under the government scheme, families eligible for free school meals in England should receive vouchers worth £15 a week per child.

But Edenred, the company appointed to manage the scheme, has struggled to meet demand, even after its website was rebuilt over the Easter weekend.

The 75th anniversary of VE Day on 8 May will be marked with virtual celebrations in Telford, the local authority has announced.

Street parties won't be possible due to lockdown, but the council invited people to "get creative" and suggested residents held an "online family get-together" or celebration "with neighbours on your front lawn or over fences".

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The council also suggests people decorate their homes and share photos online.

It also promised "a schedule of things happening throughout the day that people can get involved with".

BBC News Health

Deaths in England and Wales have risen sharply above what would be expected, hitting a 20-year high.

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The Office for National Statistics said there were 18,500 deaths in the week up to 10 April - about 8,000 more than is normal at this time of year.

More than 6,200 were linked to coronavirus, a sixth of which were outside of hospital.

But deaths from other causes also increased, suggesting the lockdown may be having an indirect impact on health.

An inquiry into maternity standards at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust is now looking at the care received by nearly 1,200 families.

The probe, commissioned in 2017 by then health secretary Jeremy Hunt, came amid concerns over baby deaths.

Inquiry chairwoman, maternity expert Donna Ockenden, says they have been informed of 1,170 cases. The total includes more than 300 families whose details were passed to the inquiry by the trust itself.

Ms Ockenden has written to those families, asking whether they wish to have the care they received assessed by her team.

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• Two arrested after anti-lockdown protest, external
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James Small died from coronavirus and his daughter wants to dedicate her upcoming wedding to him.

Artist Jamie Taylor raises more than £30,000 selling prints and pins inspired by emergency workers.

BBC News Health

The widespread lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic seems to be having an effect on some people's dreams.

A large number of social media users are talking about having unusually vivid ones. But why is this happening and what can you do to make your sleep more peaceful?