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30 March 2020

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Lab worker testing a blood sample

Blood test 'can check for 50 types of cancer'

The test could help diagnose tumours sooner, often before any symptoms, scientists hope.

School meals

Food vouchers for free school meals children

Ministers say the vouchers could be available to families in England as early as Tuesday afternoon.

Caerphilly

Q&A: Why are the Gwent valleys a hotspot?

Why are there more cases of coronavirus in the Aneurin Bevan health board area?

Tesco sign

Tesco 'whipping up' storm over Welsh rate relief

The retail giant is accused of a "disproportionate" campaign to overturn Welsh Ministers' decision.

Medical staff at a newly set up intensive care unit in the Poliambilanza hospital in Brescia, Italy, 30 March 2020

Italy extends lockdown but hopes to turn corner

The number of new daily coronavirus infections is 1,648, down from 3,815 on Sunday.

Boy wearing mask

'We can't even wash our hands'

The often unsanitary conditions in refugee and migrant camps, like this one on Lesbos, pose a challenge for residents trying to avoid coronavirus.

The Georgic bar in Glasgow

Coronavirus: Boarded up during the lockdown

Pubs, hotels, shops and other businesses have been boarded up due to coronavirus closures.

Western General Hospital

City hospital 'calm, controlled and ready'

A consultant at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh says it is currently the quietest he has ever seen.

a border guard checks a car

Has coronavirus brought borders back to Europe?

The BBC’s Gavin Lee took a road trip in Europe's Schengen area to see how free movement has changed.

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