Updates from Monday 8 June to Sunday 14 June
Stoke City manager Michael O'Neill tests positive for Covid-19 after the latest round of testing on Monday and a planned practice match against Manchester United is cancelled.
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Birmingham Live
From Birmingham Live today:
More than 5,000 people have signed two petitions to remove Shrewsbury's Clive of India statue, following Black Lives Matter protests across the UK.
Campaigners say the statue embodies racism. You can read about Clive's history and more on the row here.
A sum of 1,000 verified signatures is enough for Shropshire Council to consider the proposal, but councillor Andy Boddington has argued that the statue should remain, saying "If we remove the physical evidence of our sometimes brutal history, there is a danger that our past will be buried".
Image source, GoogleThe former leader of neighbouring Telford and Wrekin Council, Kuldip Sahota, who was born in India and had a business in Shrewsbury for 20 years, said when friends came to visit they felt uncomfortable with the statue. He wants it gone.
BBC Sport
Crewe Alexandra will be playing in League One next year after the League Two clubs voted to end their season early amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The final league table was decided on a points-per-game system and because Swindon had a game in hand on Crewe, it means they leapfrog them at the top and are the League Two champions this season.
Port Vale have narrowly missed out on a playoff spot.
When the season ended on 13 March, Port Vale were just outside the playoff places and perhaps hoping a good run-in would help them into the top seven, but they now know they'll be back in League Two next season.
The Ludlow Food Festival in September has been cancelled over coronavirus concerns.
The annual three-day event brings about 20,000 visitors to stalls inside the castle courtyard and other traders around the town.
Organisers have also decided to call off the Magnalonga food-hike, which was due to take place around Ludlow in August.
A floral display thanking NHS staff and key workers has been unveiled in Birmingham city centre.
Image source, Birmingham City CouncilThe flowers and plants on display outside the council house in Victoria Square were due to be used as part of the council's 2020 Chelsea Flower Show entry.
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Image source, @CoftonNurseryItems used previously in displays, including a floral double decker bus, are a "nod to the public transport services that have continued to operate during the lockdown for key workers," the council said.
Quote MessageOur parks and nurseries team never cease to amaze with their creativity and resourcefulness. It’s great that we have been able to find a fitting alternative use for the flowers and plants that would have been used at Chelsea – as well as being a way to demonstrate our gratitude, it symbolises our commitment to reuse and recycling wherever possible.
John O’Shea, Cabinet member for parks, Birmingham City Council
The Bishop of Coventry and Bishop of Warwick took the knee on Monday at Coventry's cathedral ruins to mark the two-week anniversary of the death of George Floyd in US police custody.
Image source, Coventry CathedralThe Rt Revs Dr Christopher Cocksworth and John Stroyan knelt for eight minutes and 46 seconds - the amount of time Mr Floyd is said to have been under the knee of a police officer while heard to say "I can't breathe".
Dr Cocksworth said: "Life was forced out of him, breath was forced out of him, and a great cry went up around the world - a cry against that brutality, a protest against injustice, a recognition that racism is rife in so many societies."
Covert racism in the UK is "woven into the fabric of society," the singer Jamelia says.
Speaking to BBC Breakfast in the wake of George Floyd's police custody death, Jamelia, from Birmingham, said: "The ignorance and indifference of white people allows a level of complicity, so you contribute by not being aware, and it actually serves the racial bias."
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Boris Johnson has urged the country to "work peacefully, lawfully" to defeat racism and discrimination.
The UK, he said, had made "huge strides" in tackling racism in recent decades but more had to be done.
The family of "trafficked" Margaritis Xhindi say they are devastated by his death.
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Plans have been unveiled for a new cycle route in Coventry to help improve air quality in the city.
Image source, Coventry City CouncilIf approved, the 1.7 mile (2.75km) two-way track will run from Norman Place Road in Coundon to Hill Street in Coventry city centre.
Further detail on the council plans have been included in a consultation exercise which runs until 5 July., external
The Sky Blues will be playing in the Championship next season after League One clubs voted to end their season.
Under new rules adopted by the EFL, Coventry and Rotherham are promoted.
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More space for pedestrians to socially distance will mean businesses can operate safely, a council says.
Read MoreFrom the Shropshire Star today:
The League One and League Two seasons are both ended early after a formal vote by clubs on Tuesday.
Read MoreA man has been charged with attempted murder over a stabbing at a house in Coventry.
Image source, GoogleThe male victim, in his 40s, remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition. Officers were called to an address in Collingwood Road on Sunday.
A 55-year-old man, of the same address, was remanded in custody at Coventry Magistrates' Court earlier and is due to appear at Warwick Crown Court on 11 June.
Dominic undergoes emergency surgery for his injuries but dies on the operating table.
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Liam Barnes
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A man has denied stealing a cockatoo from a property in Leicestershire.
Police said Lola, a white cockatoo, went missing from her home in Lindridge Lane, Desford, on 8 March.
The 53-year-old man, from Anglesey Road in Burton-upon-Trent, pleaded not guilty to theft when he appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Monday.
He is next due to face magistrates on 27 July.
Image source, PA MediaA group of cyclists from an Indian takeaway in Warwick has completed a 36-mile bike journey to raise money for the NHS.
They rode from Birmingham Children's Hospital, through Warwickshire, to the Baabzi Takeaway, and chef Baabzi Miah said he hoped they could raise £10,000 with this and other fundraising activities.
Image source, Baabzi MiahHe said he was fundraising in memory of his son Adam who was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension when he was two weeks old and died from influenza in 2017, aged 11 months.
Image source, Baabzi MiahMore schools and council buildings are set to be converted to renewable energy as part of a plan to make Herefordshire carbon neutral by 2030/31.
Councillors agreed the strategy last week and it also involves support for schools in becoming energy efficient, encouraging staff to make fewer journeys by car, and a pledge that council buildings will only buy their energy from renewable sources.
Image source, GoogleThe council is run by a coalition made up of the Green Party, independents and the It's Our County party, and said it exceeded its 2017 target of reducing emissions by 40%.
