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Alec Elwell, 48, had worked for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service since 2005.
BBC Weather Watchers capture an incredibly colourful start to Monday.
Despite the risks, people say they are being asked to work on site when they could do it from home.
Competitive swimmer Adam Peaty says the investment in the centre "can help the local area".
Hundreds of people get a jab on Friday after Lichfield Cathedral is transformed.
Christmas gatherings were cut back but was there still an impact on Covid cases?
Coronavirus lockdown rules are changing across the UK, but who is responsible for enforcing them?
Public Health England answer questions about vaccinations, shop workers and lockdown.
People across England are being urged to "double down" and stick to the lockdown rules.
A second coronavirus vaccine - from Oxford University/AstraZeneca - has been approved.
James McClean is available for Stoke's game against Rotherham on Tuesday having served a one-game suspension for a breach of Covid-19 regulations.
Crewe Alexandra captain Perry Ng is set for a medical at Cardiff City ahead of signing for the Bluebirds.
Burton Albion sign QPR goalkeeper Dillon Barnes until the end of the season.
Interim Port Vale manager Danny Pugh isolates after testing positive for Covid-19.
Blackburn come from behind to salvage a point against 10-man Stoke, who miss the chance to edge closer to the Championship top six.
Olympic double scull champion Anna Watkins is considering trying to become Britain's first single scull gold medallist in Rio.
The former Dundee United and Partick Thistle footballer Charlie Adam dies suddenly at the age of 50.
Everton's Marouane Fellaini apologises for headbutting Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross in Saturday's 1-1 draw.
Kenwyne Jones scores his first goal in 28 Premier League games as Stoke draw with Everton at the Britannia Stadium.
On-loan Bradden Inman scores an 88th-minute winner for Crewe to extend Bury's winless streak to five matches.
Promotion challengers Cheltenham and Port Vale settle for a point as well as both retaining their top-three places.
Marc Richards' equaliser rescues a point for in-form Chesterfield at home to Burton Albion in League Two.
Previously undisputed king of darts Phil "The Power" Taylor faces a real battle to win a 16th world title
A 'major incident' is declared in South Yorkshire as rain is set to batter northern and central England.
Paul Reid was the first person to reach Saffie-Rose Roussos, eight, after the bomb was detonated.
Hospital worker returns to work days after caring for her sister, who died with Covid on her ward.
Days after the birth of his first child, Owen Murray was told the cancer he has is terminal.
David Urpeth says smart motorways without a hard shoulder carry "an ongoing risk of future deaths."
The Most Reverend Justin Welby encourages everyone to be vaccinated and ignore 'rumour-mongering'.
About one in 400 grey seals have a velvety black coat when they shed their white fur as pups.
They thought they were assisting a fraud probe when they transferred cash to accounts in the UAE.
Police say the woman, in her 30s, is recovering from "serious injuries".
Kyah Jordan is thought to be the first person convicted of drink-driving on an e-scooter in the UK.
Sickness levels have risen at Shropshire's hospitals, with staff also shielding or self-isolating.
Since the start of the pandemic the Met Police has issued almost 2,000 fines for coronavirus breaches.
