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UK coronavirus live: minister resigns over Dominic Cummings’ lockdown trip

Artists in rural and urban locations across the world have been invited to create temporary light installations in their homes at dusk over the weekend of Friday 29 – Sunday…
airportsMay 26, 2020
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Dominic Cummings faces questions over claim he warned last year of virus threat

Dominic Cummings is facing questions about his claim in Monday’s press conference to have written last year about the “possible threat of coronaviruses” after it emerged that a blogpost published…
airportsMay 26, 2020
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Excess UK deaths in Covid-19 outbreak approach 60,000, figures suggest

The number of excess deaths registered in the UK during the Covid-19 outbreak is almost 60,000, figures suggest, underlining Britain’s status as one of the worst-hit countries in Europe. The…
airportsMay 26, 2020
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Boris Johnson to face minimal questions on Cummings’ conduct

Boris Johnson is expected to face only a few minutes of questioning about the conduct of Dominic Cummings at his first appearance before the Commons liaison committee since becoming prime…
airportsMay 26, 2020
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London faces surge in rough sleepers as coronavirus funding runs out in June

The mayor of London has warned that funding for the coronavirus emergency programme to house all rough sleepers in hotels will run out in mid-June, and without new government money…
airportsMay 26, 2020
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What is the test, track and trace system in England?

The government’s test, track and trace system to help curb the spread of coronavirus is supposed to be up and running by Monday 1 June. But what do we know…
airportsMay 26, 2020
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Outside socialising may be relaxed in England within weeks

People in England could be allowed to socialise in bigger groups in gardens or parks in the coming weeks, a cabinet minister has confirmed, but visiting friends and family indoors…
airportsMay 26, 2020
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Battling through a deadly pandemic: Owen Jones meets the coronavirus key workers

For some, lockdown has felt like an eternity, but a lot of key workers have continued to go to work through unprecedented circumstances. Owen Jones asked four workers – a…
airportsMay 26, 2020
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Tracing ‘patient zero’: why America’s first coronavirus death may for ever go unmarked

The US is nearing the bleak milestone of 100,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths. But in all likelihood, the nation’s coronavirus death toll actually hit the figure days before. And despite scientists’…
airportsMay 26, 2020
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Experts sound alarm over lack of Covid-19 test kits in Africa

Public health experts have warned about the risks of low supplies of coronavirus test kits as lockdowns in African countries begin to ease and urban populations become more mobile. Different…