Around the web: Woman 'disgusted' at failed deliverypublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
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Around the web: Woman 'disgusted' at failed deliverypublished at 10:23 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
Midlands Mayor 'could help keep country together'published at 10:04 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has urged the government to allow the mayor of the West Midlands to represent the English regions on the government's Cobra civil contingencies committee.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe says Boris Johnson faces a "fracturing of national unity" if he ignores the regions in the coronavirus outbreak.
"If the government carries on in the same vein, expect to see an even greater fracturing of national unity. Different places will adopt their own messaging and policies," he said.
A government spokesperson said it would "continue to work closely" with councils.
Crash closes road for most of daypublished at 09:47 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
BBC News TravelDrivers are being warned a road in Worcester's set to be shut for quite a while today due to a crash:
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End of twitter postVideo: The dawn chorus singing through lockdownpublished at 09:16 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
BBC cameraman Geoff Ward filmed the birds as the sun rose on a new day in Shropshire.
Media caption, Lockdown: Shrewsbury's dawn chorus wakes up the town
Drivers fined for flouting Wales lockdown lawspublished at 08:57 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
Drivers from Wolverhampton have been fined for heading to Stackpole, Pembrokeshire, when a strict lockdown in Wales is still in force.
A Birmingham family were also fined for visiting the Brecon Beacons.
The chief constable of Dyfed Powys Police Mark Collins said it was one of "many examples again of people travelling miles to come to Welsh beauty spots".
"The Dyfed-Powys policing area has the lowest number of cases of Covid-19 in Wales and we need to protect that position. Please be responsible," he added.
Lockdown boredom beaten by a unicyclepublished at 08:45 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
Marian McNamee
Reporter, BBC CWRThe enforced lockdown has left many people with time on their hands.
Finlay Nash, 12, from Coventry decided to use the weeks to learn to ride a unicycle - a joke present from his parents at Christmas.
After spending hours falling off the bike in his back garden, he is now so accomplished he can ride it holding a tray of drinks in one hand.
And he is not stopping there.
Media caption, Lockdown: Coventry boy beats boredom with his unicycle
Coronavirus: How have independent shopkeepers been faring?published at 08:34 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
Rebecca Woods
BBC NewsFrom breaking up fights among shoppers to battling to keep shelves filled, the independent shopkeepers who have been allowed to open have faced many challenges since the coronavirus pandemic hit.
The BBC went to three high streets in Birmingham to see how businesses have fared.
Mark Healey, manager at a butchers, described watching in amazement as customers grappled for the last bit of meat in the fridge.
"There were bodies everywhere fighting for a pack of chicken breasts," he recalls. "It was hairy."
You can read more on the story here.
'They were fighting for a pack of chicken breasts'published at 08:34 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
How high street independent shops have battled to stay loyal to customers during the pandemic.
Read More'I'm scared to go out after lockdown'published at 08:30 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
Some people with dementia say they have lost confidence.
Read MoreCoronavirus: Stations put crowd-control measures in placepublished at 08:18 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
Tom Burridge
Transport correspondentNew measures have been deployed on trains and at stations amid fears that more people might use public transport to return to work in England this week.
Image source, Avanti West CoastTrain operators are already planning to limit numbers boarding specific services. Passengers could be prevented from boarding a train or entering a platform if there are already too many people.
Avanti West Coast has said it would not allow carriages to be more than a third full.
The rail company, which runs services linking Birmingham, London, Glasgow and Manchester, is also encouraging people to wear face coverings when they travel.
Live updates for the West Midlandspublished at 08:07 British Summer Time 18 May 2020
Vanessa Pearce
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