Chris and Marianne Fisher were on a round-the-world trip when the pandemic changed their plans.

Harvey Blount died on the M42 motorway as he travelled back to an RAF base after seeing his family.

A minute's silence has been observed across the West Midlands in remembrance of those in the country who died as a result of coronavirus.

A day of reflection is being held as the UK marks the anniversary of the first lockdown.

This was the scene at the West Midlands Ambulance Service academy in Brierley Hill.

Across the region there has been 14,623 deaths with 419,635 people testing positive for Covid-19.

The 14 men, including actor Ricky Tomlinson, were among 24 charged following pickets in Shrewsbury.

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BBC News

Dozens of you have been sharing photographs showing your last 'normal' event before a national lockdown was announced 12 months ago.

Image source, Kerry Morgon-Shaw

On the BBC Midlands Facebook page, Kerry Morgon-Shaw shared her memory of going to see Stereophonics in Birmingham on 29 February.

"Awesome gig, miss live music," she said.

Image source, Louise Rotheram

Louise Rotheram posts: "Myself & my partner went to our local church to hear our Banns read.

"A few days after this photo was taken, we ended up postponing our wedding. We’ve now postponed it twice and still not yet married."

Image source, Tina Mendolia

Tina Mendolia writes of a trip to a Stoke-on-Trent attraction: "On 23rd March we knew lockdown was going to be announced that evening so we took one last look at Trentham Gardens that afternoon as we guessed it could be weeks before we could go again.

"Little did we know that these would be the last spring photos."

Image source, Janice Andrews

And Janice Andrews shared this picture of herself and colleagues from Handsworth Wood U3A on their trip to the Mailbox in Birmingham on 14 March 2020.

Keep sharing the photographs via email, Twitter, external and Facebook , externaland we'll highlight as many as we can.

BBC News England

From Dracula fans making a detour for a glimpse of a ruined abbey, to bird watchers chasing a rare sighting, thousands of Covid fines have been issued since the pandemic began.

BBC News has been taking a look at some of them.

Among those fined in the West Midlands were 15 people after a call-out to a makeshift club in Birmingham, complete with DJ, bar and VIP area.

The same night, the force raided a workshop transformed into a bar nicknamed "The Covid Arms".

Pro dancer Abbie Quinnen had seven weeks of "continuous hospital treatment" after copying a video.

BBC local radio

BBC local radio stations across the West Midlands will today mark the anniversary of the Make a Difference campaign.

The scheme was launched to offer help and support to listeners during the coronavirus lockdown.

In the past 12 months more than four million people have either called or messaged their local BBC radio station.

It looks like the viruses that cause colds wins in the battle to infect our cells.

The organising committee says because of the size of the event, a decision could not be delayed.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Keri Trigg

An oak tree believed to be 150 years old has been temporarily saved from being chopped down after a bird was reportedly spotted nesting in it.

The tree, in Featherbed Lane, Shrewsbury, was hours away from chainsaws on Monday to make way for a new access point as part of the expansion of Harlescott Junior School.

Protesters from campaign group Extinction Rebellion demonstrated and one climbed up to stop it being felled.

During the protest, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said a bird's nest and eggs had been discovered in the tree (pictured) meaning removing it would be illegal until after nesting season.

Shropshire Council said the work had been postponed while it investigated if there was any nesting activity.

BBC Weather

It will be a dry but overcast day with the odd brighter spell and highs of 12C (54F).

Shrewsbury Flower Show has been cancelled for the second year running because of uncertainty over coronavirus.

Amanda Jones, from the organising committee, said of the Shropshire event: "There's so many people involved, there's so many aspects of it, it's not just something we can just decide in June."

Shropshire Horticultural Society said it hoped to hold "something smaller" over the weekend in mid-August and that could involve virtual events, like last year.

People share photos of life before lockdown to mark one year since restrictions were imposed.

Jessica has been able to watch her younger sister Sophie's milestones during the pandemic.

Dracula fans, takeaway lovers and thwarted drinkers are all counting the cost of flouting the rules.

BBC Midlands Today

A critical care nurse who qualified a few months before the coronavirus pandemic began said the past year has been "absolutely exhausting".

Holly Minshall, 26, from Market Drayton, graduated from Keele University and went on to work at the Royal Stoke University Hospital throughout the pandemic.

"I never ever thought that six months later after qualifying we would be thrown into a global pandemic with a virus that we knew nothing about and just expected to crack on and deal with it," she said.

The garden has been created in a walkway for people to visit and leave tributes.

A councillor has died after being seriously ill with Covid-19.

Image source, Sandwell Council

Sandwell Council said Sandra Hevican, 55, had been in hospital for several weeks before her death.

She was first elected in 2014 and represented the Tividale ward.

The council said, external she was "a hardworking councillor, and a very good friend and a dear colleague to many people".

The MP for West Bromwich East, Nicola Richards, said in a tweet , externalit was "really sad news" and her deepest condolences were with her friends and family.

Thousands of disabled leaseholders warn they are financially and physically trapped by the crisis.