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Updates on Friday 10 July
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Bruno Fernandes inspires Manchester United to another impressive Premier League victory that deepens Aston Villa's relegation worries.
Read MoreLeeds move a step closer to promotion as they go back to the top of the Championship with a thumping 5-0 win over struggling Stoke.
Read MoreNurses pushed beds together so John and Majorie Wilson, who were married 62 years, could hold hands.
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Up to £1.5m could be spent by Shropshire Council to provide homes for homeless people.
The local authority said it was paying for more than 70 families staying in bed and breakfast accommodation, at a cost of £941,000, after government grants were taken into account.
The council plans to work with housing associations to provide temporary homes, to reduce the annual bill to £116,000.
It is proposed that the £1.5m, plus the stamp duty and VAT, should come from money paid by housing developers under section 106 agreements.
The plans will be discussed by councillors next Thursday.
A day after the chancellor unveiled a plan to save jobs, two of the UK's biggest retailers announce cuts.
Read MoreRichard Morris, 52, the British High Commissioner to Fiji, was last seen running in Hampshire in May
Read MoreHere are three stories from the Worcester News website:
We're forecast more light rain overnight, but it should be gone by the morning and we're expecting some sunshine.
Temperatures tomorrow could reach 16C (61F).
Image source, Swiftland CreamSome more evidence lockdown is easing.
The government's just announced pools, gyms and team sport can restart from later this month
Outdoor performances meanwhile can make a comeback from this weekend.
You can read more on the plans here.
Three Shrewsbury shopping centres bought by Shropshire Council for £51m two years ago are now believed to be worth just £17m.
It's another big drop in the value of the Pride Hill, Charles Darwin and Riverside centres, which were believed to be worth £40m last March.
The council bought the three shopping centres believing they would bring in revenue and allow it to transform the look of the town centre.
Crystal Marshall was diagnosed with a rare form of facial bone cancer when she was 18 years old.
Read MoreThe food at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt hospital has been voted the best in the country for the 14th time in 15 years.
The Care Quality Commission surveyed 77,000 patients, external from 144 NHS trusts between August 2019 and the start of 2020 and asked them to give a score out of 10 for the food.
The Gobowen orthopaedic hospital got a score of 7.9 out of 10.
Image source, RJAHThe hospital also scored 9.6 out of 10 for the choice of food on offer.
Dan Hoggett, Catering Manager, said his team uses "high quality, local and seasonal ingredients where possible, and our menus are agreed in association with the trust’s dietician.”
The collector's item contains a Bible, pistol and other items cloaked in mystery.
Read MoreThe Clive of India monument has stood in Shrewsbury town centre since 1860.
Read MoreThe government needs to "step up and continue doing more", the chief executive of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce has said.
Paul Faulkner was reacting to the news that Birmingham's John Lewis department store is going to close and he said that while the government's latest funding announcement yesterday was welcome, it hadn't gone far enough.
That is despite a letter from the head of HM Revenue and Customs questioning whether the chancellor's multibillion-pound measures were value for money for taxpayers.
Mr Faulkner said John Lewis's decision felt "like a massive blow and a shock" and reflected the "challenging times we're in right now".
A new wood is going to be created on land near Evesham, with 100,000 trees.
The Woodland Trust is working with Worcestershire County Council on the project, which will see a 150,000 trees planted in the county over the next five years.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe decision to close the John Lewis store in Birmingham's Grand Central shopping centre, one of the retailer's flagship stores, has "disappointed" the centre management.
The store was opened in 2015 and was a key part of the regeneration of the new Street Station complex and attracts more than 20 million visitors a year, the centre said.
Image source, GoogleBullring and Grand Central owner Hammerson said it would continue to have discussions with John Lewis "as there remains a significant period left on the lease".
But it said the site was in a busy part of the city centre and "lends itself to future alternative uses, which we will explore”.
The number of coronavirus cases in Rugby has doubled in the past week as lockdown measures are eased.
The local authority said the number of cases increased from 3.7 per 100,000 people last week, to 7.5.
"While the number of cases is still low, the increase is the 25th largest nationwide," the council said, with leader Councillor Seb Lowe adding the rise in cases was "concerning".
"I would urge every resident to take precautions and do what is right for Rugby," he said, urging people to wear face masks and maintain a 2m distance from others.
