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4 July 2020

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Street in Leicester city centre

Where's next after Leicester?

Trends in recent coronavirus infections suggest Leicester is very different from the rest of the UK.

A before and after haircut portrait of Kian Patel

Lockdown locks go as hairdressers open

Before and after portraits as the people of Coventry visit the salon for the first time in three months

Dadabhai Naoroji

The Indian who became Britain's first Asian MP

Indian-born Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Asian to sit in the House of Commons.

Melanie Smith chases people who may have come into contact with someone with Covid-19

Covid-19 contact tracing 'a steep learning curve'

Council staff who usually work in theatres and community farms are now helping tackle coronavirus.

Composite image of Karishma, Anusha and Sabrina

'I would scrub my skin to get rid of how dark I was'

Radio 1 Newsbeat ask people from South Asian backgrounds about using of skin-lightening products.

woman at computer with head in hands

NHS launches tool to aid long-term virus recovery

An online portal will launch in England later this month to help people with ongoing symptoms.

workers in office

Is this the end of office working?

Many big businesses are encouraging staff to carry on working from home, even after lockdown.

The tomb on Minecraft

Bronze Age tomb recreated on Minecraft

An archaeologist and his daughter recreated 5,000-year-old Bryn Celli Ddu on the video game.

Minecraft representation of Bryn Celli Ddu passage tomb on Anglesey

Lockdown Minecraft lesson recreates ancient tomb

The video game Minecraft becomes the perfect inspiration for some home schooling on Bronze Age history.

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