COVID-19 Updates
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UK coronavirus live: No 10 does not rule out PM having to self-isolate if Sharma has Covid-19
Black Lives Matter UK has announced a protest in response to Public Health England’s report which confirmed black Britons are up to four times more likely to die from Covid-19…
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Donations to inclusive publishers’ appeal leap after George Floyd killing
More than £100,000 has poured in from the public over the last week to help diverse independent publishers in the UK survive the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, inclusive publishers Jacaranda…
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Coronavirus lockdown halts surge in UK slavery
The number of suspected modern slavery victims identified in the UK has fallen for the first time in four years due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Home Office has said. Officials said the decrease…
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‘Way behind the curve’: test, trace and a local credibility gap
Just under a fortnight ago, council leaders across England received an email containing three attachments. It had been sent on behalf of Nadine Dorries, the health minister and former I’m…
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Atmospheric CO2 levels rise sharply despite Covid-19 lockdowns
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen strongly to a new peak this year, despite the impact of the global effects of the coronavirus crisis. The concentration of CO2…
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Labour calls for second round of support for struggling firms
Labour is urging the government to provide a second round of support for businesses amid signs lockdown pressures are leading to a surge in insolvencies and high-profile job losses. The…
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Iran cases hit record high in second wave of coronavirus
Iran is reluctantly confronting the possibility of a renewed political crisis as well as a health one after the latest figures showed the number of new coronavirus infections at a…
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Virgin Atlantic to resume passenger flights from UK in July
Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to resume scheduled passenger flights from the UK on 20 July. The carrier, whose future has been in the balance since the coronavirus outbreak, will…
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Too little data for recommendations in Covid-19 BAME report, says minister
Public Health England was unable to make any recommendations in its report on BAME people and coronavirus because some of the data needed to do so was not available, a…
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New US unemployment claims reached 1.9m last week despite rate of increase slowing
Another 1.9 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the total number of claims passed 42 million since the coronavirus pandemic hit the US. The pace of layoffs…