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25 April 2020

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A police car at a check point on the A40

'Going to buy drugs' among lockdown breach excuses

Police reveal the random and bizarre reasons given by people flouting the "stay at home" rules.

Michelle Graham and her daughter Martha

Charities fundraiser to begin on marathon day

Thousands of runners would have been taking part in the London Marathon but it has been postponed.

Abby Stein

'I prayed to God to make me a girl'

Growing up as a Hasidic Jew, Abby Stein had no idea trans people existed - she just felt sure she was a girl.

Jack Ma at a conference in Hangzhou in 2019

The man trying to stop the virus (and fix China's image)

How Jack Ma's growing clout during the coronavirus crisis may put him in the sights of China's jealous leaders.

Llandudno's Home Front Museum

Opening museums post-lockdown 'should be priority'

"Every museum - if they are lucky enough to survive - will have to diversify afterwards."

Jen Hoang and Jennifer Lam

Five firms booming despite the lockdown

Amid all the threats posed by Covid-19 pandemic, some firms are finding ways to forge ahead.

A care worker helping a woman downstairs

Coronavirus 'could close 50% of Wales' care homes'

There are 643 care homes in Wales but it is claimed coronavirus is putting the industry in jeopardy.

Composite picture of websites

China and the US trade coronavirus conspiracy theories

Conspiracy theories about Covid-19 have been spreading online since the early days of the outbreak.

Charli XVX

Charli XCX on her lockdown album: 'Why didn't I do this before?'

The pop star has set herself the challenge of recording a new album from scratch in six weeks.

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