Summary

  • Virus victim's son urges people to social distance

  • Man in court over coronavirus threat

  • Muller to take on 300 extra workers

  • People asked not to visit Staffordshire beauty spots

  • Flood recovery 'stalled' by coronavirus lockdown

  • Watch: Life on a narrowboat during the coronavirus outbreak

  • Police break up house party

  • Updates from Thursday 26 March

  1. Police break up house partypublished at 08:43 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2020

    Police had to break up a house party in the Coundon area of Coventry last night.

    They said they found 12 people at the address and removed eight of them and sent them back to their homes around the city.

    Police carImage source, Getty Images

    The force said they "clearly were ignoring the important live-saving advice".

  2. People asked not to visit Staffordshire beauty spotspublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2020

    Police are asking people not to travel to Staffordshire beauty spots following concerns they are still visiting destinations such as Cannock Chase and the Roaches.

    Ch Insp Mark Thorley, the Moorlands area commander, said: "We understand people want space and fresh air, but the problem is with large numbers of people arriving and being in close proximity to each other at car parks in popular parts of the county."

    Staffordshire PoliceImage source, Staffordshire Police

    The force said it was also putting people living in these rural areas at risk.

    Officers will be patrolling the areas and asking people to move on.

    "I would suggest that people exercise closer to their homes whilst keeping a safe distance apart," Ch Insp Thorley added.

  3. Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2020

    Andy Giddings
    BBC News

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