UK tests pass government's 100,000-a-day targetpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
A third of the government's 122,300 tests in 24 hours were sent in the post but not necessarily completed.
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Large scrapyard fire at Shredmet
Guns, knives and drugs seized in raids
Couple's lockdown in flood damaged home
One million virus recoveries recorded
Truck driver offers free meals after locked out of petrol stations
Welsh champions want season to resume
Updates from Friday 1 May
UK tests pass government's 100,000-a-day targetpublished at 22:23 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Andy Giddings
BBC NewsWe'll be back with more West Midlands updates from 08:00 on Monday.
Planning underway for return to workpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Planning is underway to get the West Midlands back to work, once lockdown restrictions have eased, but regional mayor Andy Street said it has to be done safely.
He's met the prime minister to discuss the coronavirus situation, along with other elected mayors, and said it might mean people finding other ways into work, like walking or cycling.
But he said he would wait for advice before following the lead of the Mayor of London in suggesting people wear face masks.
Image source, Getty ImagesDeborah Cadman, the chief executive of the West Midlands Combined Authority, said work needed to be done to make people feel happy about returning to work.
Weather: Drier start to weekendpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Any showers should mostly ease after sunset with just the odd one through the night. Low: 5C/41F.
Image source, Georgia HImage caption, Martley, Worcestershire today
Then mostly dry with plenty of sunshine in the morning before turning cloudier through the afternoon. High: 15C/59F.
Keep up-to-date with the latest forecast by heading to the BBC Weather website.
New opening hours for Birmingham cemeteriespublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Birmingham's cemeteries will open for longer from tomorrow.
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilAll burial sites and crematoria grounds were initially closed when lockdown began before being opened for two hours every evening from 21 April.
Now the city council says they will all open at weekends from midday to 16:00 except for Lodge Hill, Sutton New Hall and Handsworth which will have different opening times.
Thirty per cent of care homes have had Covid casespublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Thirty per cent of care homes in the West Midlands region have now had cases of coronavirus, Public Health England has said.
The latest figures showed 509 homes have been affected so far, with 291 of those outbreaks still ongoing.
Image source, Getty ImagesDr Rashmi Shukla from Public Health England said efforts to tackle the problem are likely to last for months.
She also said there have now been 12,593 cases of Covid-19 around the region, making up around 10% of UK cases.
Around the web: Country show postponedpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
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Hospital staff benefit from 24-hour scrub-making challengepublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsA self-employed seamstress' said she'll keep making scrubs "as long as the NHS needs them" after making nearly 20 pairs in 24 hours this week.
Image source, Sarah BakerSarah Baker, from Redditch, had to close her new sewing studio in March, , externaljust two months after it launched, when the coronavirus outbreak spread to the UK.
She set herself the 'scrubathon' challenge on Wednesday as a way of getting donations towards paying for more fabric and supplies for her ongoing lockdown efforts.
Image source, Sarah BakerShe said her 24 hours felt like they "went on for a few weeks" but she made 18 tops and 16 bottoms and most of them will go to the Alexandra Hospital.
'Boy racers' taking advantage of quieter roads to speedpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Some motorists have been taking advantage of the quieter roads to drive at very substantial speeds", the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has said.
David Jamieson said a lot of the offenders were 'boy racers' and hoped people would to be forced to slow down once traffic started to increase.
Image source, GoogleWest Midlands Mayor Andy Street said he'd also seen evidence that traffic is starting to increase and suggested it might be people slowly gearing up for a return to work after lockdown.
Man 'covered in bleach' during burglarypublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
BBC WMA man was dragged down a flight of stairs, kicked and then had bleach poured over him during a burglary.
Five men armed with knives got into a house on Vincent Drive, Birmingham last night, West Midlands Police said. , external
They threatened the homeowners before asking for money and gold and then attacked the man.
The men ran off with a gold bracelet and an iPhone.
The victim was not seriously hurt, police said.
Large blaze burns at scrapyardpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Smoke can be seen billowing from the site and is affecting visibility in the area, fire crews say.
Read MoreYour photos: Sheltering pigeon and bluebellspublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
The mix of showers and sunshine has been reflected in the photos we're had from our BBC Weather Watchers - from sheltering wildlife to blue skies.
These three are from users Littleacorns in Southam, Warwickshire, Angus and me in Hednesford, Staffordshire and Dammo in Knowle, Solihull:
Image source, Littleacorns
Image source, Angus and me
Image source, DammoPressure on hospital beds easingpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Pressure on hospital beds in the Birmingham area is reducing, the chief executive of the Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust has said.
Toby Lewis said the number of beds in use had fallen from a peak of around 3,000 to around 2,000, but warned it would take a long time to restore demand on the NHS to normal levels.
Image source, Getty ImagesMr Lewis said about 1,500 tests a day are now being carried out in his NHS Trust area and that people could be given kits to test themselves in the coming days.
And he said the trust now has enough ventilators and while it might need more to cope with a "super surge" in cases, he wasn't expecting that now.
Police pup named in tribute to nurse's fatherpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
A police puppy's been named after a former NHS and police call operator who died from Covid-19.
Doyle was named after John Doyle, who also was a call operator for New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, where his daughter Amy works and who put forward the naming suggestion.
Image source, Family handout/West Midlands PoliceImage caption, John Doyle
The other puppies, belonging to West Midlands Police, are Royal, Prayer, Angel, Florence, Hope and Rainbow.
Gangs 'trying to reassert themselves' during lockdownpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
There has been a resurgence of gang violence during lockdown, a police boss has said.
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson, said: "Because the drugs market has been totally disrupted some of the drugs gangs are trying to reassert themselves."
He added there have been "a few outbursts of really quite nasty violence".
The police had been taking advantage of falls in other crime to "make a real push on drugs gangs and domestic abusers," he said.
And he warned the violence "could get worse if we don’t direct those young people into proper activity".
Your photos: Clouds over the West Midlandspublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
The sunny weather we saw last month has gone and been replaced by dark grey cloud.
These photos were taken at Doddenham in Worcestershire and Telford in Shropshire by BBC Weather Watchers.
Image source, TreeTops
Image source, Wrekin RamblerRoad art thanks key workerspublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
We're seeing more and more roads around the West Midlands painted with messages of thanks to NHS staff and other key workers.
This artwork was painted on Ansty Road in Coventry.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilLockdown lock-in warning for pubspublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Joe BurnA pub's been given an anti-social behaviour notice after people were found drinking cans of beer inside during the lockdown.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council refused to name the pub but said it was in the Tunstall area and had residential accommodation above it.
People from the flats were found by council officers drinking beer in the publs communal area.
"We suspect there are potentially a couple of other pubs in the city which are operating lock-ins. We haven’t caught them yet – but we will," the council's leader Abi Brown said.
Rubbish fly-tipped at cemeteriespublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Allen Cook
BBC NewsRubbish including rubble, plasterboard and paint cans, has been fly-tipped at two separate cemeteries in Stoke-on-Trent.
Image source, Stoke-on-Trent City CouncilWhat appeared to be builders waste was dumped during the past couple of days in Hanley and Tunstall, the city council said.
Doors, window frames and a tree was also among the waste.
Landmark store could be divided into several new shopspublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 1 May 2020
Plans have been drawn up to convert one of Malvern's oldest shops into a number of new stores.
The four-story Victorian building which housed Brays before it closed earlier this year would be split into four new units comprising shops and a cafe or restaurant.
Image source, GoogleThe upper floors would remain as flats.
Consultation on the proposals runs until 30 May and the plans can be viewed on the district council's website.
