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24/05/2020 Prime Minister backs chief aide
Boris Johnson has backed his aide Dominic Cummings amid claims he broke lockdown rules
23/05/2020
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
22/05/2020
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
21/05/2020 Government U-turn on Immigration Health Surcharge
Ministers are to scrap the surcharge non-EU health and care workers pay to use the NHS.
20/05/2020 PM pledges Covid tracing by June
PM promises coronavirus contact tracing system will be ready by the beginning of June
19/05/2020 Care homes: ministers defend government handling of Covid19
Ministers defend themselves after criticism of their approach to protecting care homes.
18/05/2020 Coronavirus testing criteria widens
Anyone in the UK over the age of five with coronavirus symptoms is now eligible for test.
17/05/2020 Schools safe to reopen government insists, Slower UK lockdown recovery forecast
Schools safe to reopen - Michael Gove insists, Slower UK lockdown recovery forecast
16/05/2020 Government seeks to reassure parents about school plan
Ministers insist a cautious approach will be taken to reopen schools in England.
15/05/2020 Infection rate increases
'R-Number' edges closer to the point where the virus could start to spread more rapidly.