Stricter measures will be introduced in Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough.

She advises parents to talk to children about how they feel as restrictions bite into normal life.

The tests were prompted by a spate of cases linked to the unnamed home in Whitchurch.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two men were found shot dead on a Dudley industrial estate yesterday.

West Midlands Police said he was arrested after his vehicle was stopped at Carnforth in Lancashire at 11:30 today.

The two victims, who were in their late 20s or early 30s, haven't yet been formally identified and a post-mortem examination is due to take place tomorrow.

The scene, on Moor Street in Brierley Hill, remains cordoned off.

Defender Michael Rose signs a new three-year contract with Championship club Coventry City.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

The future of Stratford-upon-Avon's minor injuries unit and the first aid centre at Shipston’s Ellen Badger Hospital is going to be reviewed.

They were both closed in March, to allow staff to be transferred to Warwick, to help cope with the extra demand created by coronavirus.

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Both centres are set to remain closed through the winter and the review will determine what happens to them next.

Under NHS England guidance, if they cannot become Urgent Treatment Centres, dealing with minor injuries which don't require a trip to an accident and emergency department, they will have to change, to provide other primary care services.

Police believe the victims were fatally shot on Wednesday lunchtime at an industrial estate.

Crewe, Nantwich and parts of east Cheshire have been added to the government's list of "areas of concern", because of coronavirus.

It means local authorities there are expected to take extra action to stop the spread of the virus, which may include the targeting of high-risk groups or extra effort to get the social distancing message across.

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If the situation in the Cheshire East council area worsens, the next step would be to declare it an area of "enhanced support", and then an "area of intervention".

Seven-year-old Willow Fergusson is having new casts on her legs every week for six weeks.

The Bavarian-style city centre bar has seen 16 members of staff test positive for Covid-19.

Radbrook Primary School in Shrewsbury has closed for 14 days, after five confirmed cases of coronavirus.

Shropshire’s Director of Public Health, Rachel Robinson, said the risk of the infection being passed on was "very low" and the school is now being cleaned.

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More than 300 pupils are believed to be affected.

Head teacher Katie Linnel said contact tracing started when the first case was confirmed.

BBC Radio Shropshire

A fast-tracking service to test pupils for covid symptoms at the Haberdashers' Adams grammar school in Newport has been stopped, because it can't cope with the demand.

Children have been told they'll no longer get tested through the school and the scheme will be for staff only.

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BBC Radio Shropshire Sport

The Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Matija Sarkic has been ruled out for up to three months after picking up a hamstring injury.

The player, who's on loan from Wolves, limped off in the second half of last weekend's draw at Plymouth.

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The Shrewsbury manager, Sam Ricketts, initially thought he'd be out for just a few weeks, but has since found out the injury is more serious.

The 25-year-old victim was found by police officers in cardiac arrest and died at the scene.

BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester

A Hereford man is hoping to raise £100,000 for three local charities to mark his 90th year, taking inspiration from the efforts of Captain Sir Tom Moore.

Alan Blake is supporting the Hereford City Rotary Club, Parkinson's UK and St Mary's Church in Burghill by climbing the steep route around his riverside home every day.

The 458 circuits of the 120 steps is the equivalent of a 15-mile route between his favourite churches.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A bar in Birmingham that hosted two parties which were broken up by police in the space of a month could lose its licence.

West Midlands Police asked the city council to carry out a review after events at Nakira on Suffolk Street on 22 August and the last weekend in September.

The force said the first had 50-60 people in a small room, with no social distancing and another 20 outside.

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Responding to the police statements, the premises owner claimed that officers had been mistaken when they visited in August, and that there were 15-20 people inside and 50-60 people outside the venue - and that no coronavirus rules had been broken as a result.

And he claimed people had let themselves into the building in September, while maintenance work was carried out and that staff left because they feared for their safety.

A decision is expected to be announced within five working days, with a full hearing to take place within 28 days.

PA Media

The West Midlands Mayor has urged the government not to impose tougher coronavirus restrictions in the region.

Andy Street told the health secretary he felt the existing measures in Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Walsall and Solihull needed time to bed in, after meeting local authority leaders.

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The Conservative mayor said: "Our figures, although high, are not at the level seen elsewhere in the North where stricter actions are being taken."

And he said there was a danger of "confusing the public by introducing too many measures too close together".

But he accepted that if the situation worsens, stricter measures may be needed.

Helen Hancock and Martin Griffiths were killed in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Coventry Live

Here are three stories from Coventry Live today:

• Covid-19 cases continue to rise across Coventry and Warwickshire, external
• Nando's break silence on new Coventry restaurant, external
• Second wave of coronavirus is here says University Hospital chief, external

BBC Radio WM

Birmingham-born actor Nick Bailey has said the events of this summer and the Black Lives Matter movement, "has to be a turning point" and that future generations will judge what we did in 2020.

Today marks the first day of Black History Month and Mr Bailey told BBC Radio WM he always felt "immensely connected" at this time, but this year has been different and said 2020 represented the possibility for real change.

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Mr Bailey, who is also a research fellow at the University of Birmingham, added: "The question is now that we have people standing up and saying 'no more', what are we going to do about it?

"What are our children and grandchildren going to say?"