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Britain’s streets, trains, pubs, theatres and clubs are set to stay deserted

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Britain’s streets, trains, pubs and theatres are set to stay deserted for weeks after the Prime Minister announced the country is shutting down and all non-essential contact is banned for three months. At a dramatic press conference in Downing Street, as the UK coronavirus death toll spiked to 55, Boris Johnson set out the need for … Read more

Millions of workers start working from home as Britain faces up to coronavirus crisis 

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Millions of workers across the country have today started to work from home in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus, leaving empty carriages on trains and spacious roads up and down the UK. Some train service are facing a complete axe as the transport secretary today claimed that a decline in passengers would … Read more

Millions of workers start working from home as Britain faces up to coronavirus crisis 

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It’s self-isolation Monday: Millions of workers start working from home to leave trains, tubes and roads empty as Britain faces up to coronavirus crisis Workers across the UK snubbed public transport to work from home today Guidelines recommend social distancing – leaving tubes and trains empty  Commuting hubs such as Waterloo, Euston and even the … Read more

Chilling moment schoolboy, 15, is stabbed with machete by masked thug outside school

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Chilling moment schoolboy, 15, is stabbed with machete by masked thug outside school as police launch hunt for attackers Teenager attacked by a machete-wielding gang on Newhall Street, Birmingham  Police have arrested another 15-year-old in connection with the brutal stabbing  Victim was taken to hospital but his injuries were fortunately not very serious  By Isabella … Read more

Police charge six teenage suspects over attacks on officers in mass machete brawl at cinema

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Police charge six teenage suspects including girls aged 13 and 14 over attacks on officers in mass machete brawl at cinema Six teenagers were charged following a mass brawl on November 23 last year A young gang arrived with machetes at Star City cinema complex in Birmingham Seven police officers were left with minor injuries … Read more

A cancer survivor and a busy mother-of-three stun viewers after 10 Years Younger in 10 Days makeover

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A mother whose confidence was left in tatters after recovering from cancer was given a makeover to look decades younger, leaving viewers touched by her ‘beautiful transformation’ in last night’s 10 years younger in 10 days.  Hairdresser Lindsey, 51, focused on raising her daughter in the years following her cancer treatment, causing her confidence to … Read more

Moment armed police arrest drunk killer, 37, hours after he stabbed father-of-two, 32, to death

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Dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment armed police officers arrested a drunk killer just hours after he stabbed a father-of-two to death in the street. Ravinder Heer, 37, knifed Dale Grice, 32, after threatening his ex-girlfriend in a jealous rage outside her home in Kingstanding, Birmingham. Mr Grice tried to step in to protect Heer’s … Read more

Thrifty couple transform drab hallway panels for just £250

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Thrifty couple transform their drab hall and stairs into a sophisticated entryway for just £250 using old scaffolding boards and MDF from B&Q Couple revealed how they gave hallway a makeover to match their sitting room  Tommy and Lisa Byatt, from Birmingham, stripped their drab beige hallway Laid runner rug on their staircase, painted the … Read more