Do you want to learn the basics of a foreign language during lockdown? Aston Villa stars are here to help you.

People are being warned about a scam email about business grants.

The alert from Wyre Forest District Council states the email suggests it is from the government and tells businesses about how to get access to grants.

The council urged people not to click any links and to stay vigilant.

A student nurse is set to "brave the shave" for a hospital charity.

Harry George, of Shrewsbury, is a second year nurse student at Staffordshire University and has so far raised more than £300 ahead of his head shave on 16 May.

The 22-year-old said: "I aim raising money for the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Charity to support the staff who have had to step out of their comfort zone during the coronavirus pandemic.

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"As a student who has worked in a number of different departments at the trust during my work placements I have seen first-hand the day-to-day pressures everybody faces."

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Hairdressers to the stars, Royston Blythe and Nick Malenko, have launched a campaign to offer free services to NHS staff.

The pair, who feature on ITVBe's the Real Housewives of Cheshire, called on salons across the UK to join National Hair Sunday.

The campaign pledges to give free hairdressing to NHS staff on the first Sunday that lockdown restrictions allow.

Thousands of salons across the UK have signed up including the Francesco Group, which has 40 salons across England.

Royston Blythe, who has salons in Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury, has styled Katy Perry, Antonio Banderas and Lily Cole.

Thousands of salons across the UK sign up to give free hairdressing to NHS workers after lockdown.

Businesses in Stratford-upon-Avon say they are feeling the effects of Covid-19 halting tourism.

The police watchdog is investigating after social media footage "caused significant public concern".

West Midlands Police says the officer, who has not been identified, has been suspended.

A family-run rock-school in Birmingham has put their training into action with a rock rendition of Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

Birmingham Rockschool, based in Kings Norton, has taken all its lessons online, putting together digital jam sessions for students of all ages and abilities.

Students and tutors have performed a rousing rendition of the popular Wizard of Oz track to say thank you to the NHS.

One of Birmingham Women’s and Children's NHS Trust's senior staff has died with coronavirus.

Mark Piggot was responsible for leading capital projects and programmes for the trust.

Mr Piggot was a devoted husband and father to his two sons. His wife Julie said: "Mark was a great family man, a loving husband and fantastic dad to our sons Daniel and Alex.

"We’re devastated to have to say goodbye to him."

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A DJ has raised more than £18,000 for the NHS during live-streamed Facebook Sunday afternoon sets.

Joe Hunt, from Brownhills, in the West Midlands, has been streaming to tens of thousands of people from his garden, where his decks are set up in a tent.

He said he has been "overwhelmed" with the response to the fundraising mission.

David Gomoh was fatally stabbed seconds after leaving his home in east London, police say.

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Seven-year-old Maisie is making rainbow ribbon pins to raise money for NHS workers.

Maisie's mum Charlotte Gibson, from Malvern, Worcestershire, said her aim was to raise £50, but she has now reached £1,300.

Image source, Charlotte Gibson

Ms Gibson's mother is a nurse on the front line and caught the virus, but has now recovered.

"Maisie wanted to do something, we made a few ribbons - about 50 or 60 - they sold straight away," Ms Gibson said.

"We sent some to our local doctors in Worcester, but she's making them all herself. We're really proud of her."

Ms Gibson said they have used over 200m of ribbon to make more than 500 of the rainbow pins.

Staff at the Royal Worcester Hospital have also been wearing them.

Image source, Charlotte Gibson

The government has announced £30m to keep trams and metro trains running for key workers for 12 more weeks.

Millions of pounds in revenue have been lost due to the coronavirus lockdown. But Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said the money was not enough.

The funding is split between the Tyne and Wear Metro, Manchester Metrolink, Sheffield Supertram, Midlands Metro and Nottingham Express Transit systems.

Transport Secretary Grant  Shapps said protecting key transport was "vital".

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At a special plasma donation session in Birmingham this week, donors were enthusiastic about the chance to help those currently in hospital being treated for coronavirus.

One donor, Jo Toozs-Hobson, said despite being terrified of needles she decided to take part after her whole family got sick including her husband, who was in hospital for five days.

"I wouldn't normally give blood but something came up on Facebook about this and I thought, I've got to do this because of the experience we went through," she said.

More than 6,500 people have registered their interest to take part in a UK trial.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says he is "disappointed" because the money is not enough.

A group of campers have been fined after their car got stuck in the sand as they tried to pitch a tent on a beach.

They were issued with £430 penalty after getting stranded on Tenby's south beach.

Tenby's local police said the group had moved the closed car park signs that have been in place since lockdown restrictions came into force.

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Windows displaying rainbow images have become a familiar sight across England since the coronavirus lockdown came into force – but one family decided to take things a little bit further.

The Hemmings-Horseys, from Bewdley in Worcestershire, have given their front door a technicolour makeover.

"We decided to paint our door like a rainbow as a sign to the outside of our support for the key workers," said mum Sara.

"To make people smile going by, and to lift the spirits in our small town, which in February was hit by all the flooding."

Husband Giles, who painted the door, has been amazed at peoples' reaction since they posted it on social media.

"Apparently our door has had 50,000 Facebook likes," he said.

Sara runs Glow Bambino in Bewdley and has been running free weekly theatre shows online for babies and pre-school children during the lockdown.

How would the Championship have ended without coronavirus? Experts at University of Reading predict the "final table".

Karl Gallagher, 31, died of a stab wound in Smethwick on Sunday.