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School kitchens are being called on to provide dinners for children on free school meals after pupils are sent home due to the coronavirus crisis.

Official data shows Birmingham is among the places with the highest rates of children on free school meals.

Charity Feeding Britain, which operates in Coventry, said it was working with schools to provide meals for parents to take home.

The charity is already working with a "core group" of schools to use their canteens to produce the meals, whereas in normal holidays they would remain closed.

Children of key workers and vulnerable pupils will still be able to attend schools but all GSCEs and A-Levels in England and Wales will be cancelled amid the coronavirus crisis.

"Coming to work this morning was somewhat surreal," said one Coventry school teacher.

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Science teacher Debbie Hayter, from King Henry VIII School in Coventry, said: "We all knew [the announcement] was coming but what took us all by surprise last night was the fact it was indefinite - that makes our planning very difficult.

"And also [that] the exams for years 11 and 13 were cancelled because in our minds that had been our key focus in our planning to carry on until Easter - now what do we do?"

The UK is to shut schools, but they will still need to look after the children of key workers.

Charities are working to help pupils who are entitled to free school meals after they are sent home.

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Two of England's biggest theme parks announce their response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Visits are allowed in some special circumstances, including parents of ill children.

All schools in England will close down on Friday afternoon, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced.

The exception will be for the children of key workers, including NHS staff and police. Vulnerable children with EHCPs will be another exception.

"The scientific advice shows that these settings are safe for this small number of children to continue attending," Gavin Williamson told MPs in the House of Commons.

"But asking others to stay away will just go towards helping us slow the spread of this virus.

"Examples of these key workers include NHS staff, police and delivery drivers who need to be able to go to work."

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But some have taken to social media to say they won’t ask for refunds, to support financially-strained venues, entertainers and sporting clubs.

Fans of the Telford Tigers ice hockey club have been donating money to their team, to help it make up for the revenue it will lose from cancelled games.

Harvey Waterfield was found with stab wounds to his back and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The River Trust and Environment Agency is urging people to be responsible about what they flush down the loo, even if toilet roll is hard to come by.

They warned that using kitchen roll, baby wipes or any other form of paper can block your pipes or block the sewers.

People have been urged to "support and look after each other" by West Mercia’s head of local policing, Ch Supt Tom Harding.

He said during last month's flooding he heard "many inspiring stories of how communities came together to support each other" and was sure people would respond in a similar way this time.

While he recognised there would be staffing pressures, Ch Supt Harding added:“I can offer my assurances there will always be police officers on duty, day and night.“

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While Drayton Manor has decided to close for the time being, its fellow theme park Alton Towers still intends to stay open.

It said it was making changes, to allow people to keep a safe distance from each other and that some rides might be out of action as a result, but offered people with tickets the opportunity to change their booking for another date.

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Alton Towers is due to open this weekend and said it would review the situation next month, or if government advice changed.

But it added: “We want to stay open to provide a happy and fun experience for our guests.”

A man is in a critical condition with head injuries after being attacked in Coventry last night.

Police said the 41-year-old was assaulted by an off-road biker in Links Road between Jubilee Crescent and Telfer Road at about 18:45.

A 37-year-old has been arrested in connection with the attack and remains in custody for questioning.

Nelly Moustafa, and Zahida Bi were pronounced dead at the scene on Monday.

Leisure centres, youth centres and council offices are also hit as the pandemic continues.