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23/05/2020
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4
23 May 2020,15 mins
22/05/2020
The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
22 May 2020,30 mins
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.
21 May 2020,30 mins
20/05/2020 PM pledges Covid tracing by June
PM promises coronavirus contact tracing system will be ready by the beginning of June
20 May 2020,30 mins
19/05/2020 Care homes: ministers defend government handling of Covid19
Ministers defend themselves after criticism of their approach to protecting care homes.
19 May 2020,30 mins
18/05/2020 Coronavirus testing criteria widens
Anyone in the UK over the age of five with coronavirus symptoms is now eligible for test.
18 May 2020,30 mins
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
17 May 2020,15 mins
16/05/2020 Government seeks to reassure parents about school plan
Ministers insist a cautious approach will be taken to reopen schools in England.
16 May 2020,15 mins
15/05/2020 Infection rate increases
'R-Number' edges closer to the point where the virus could start to spread more rapidly.
15 May 2020,30 mins
14/05/2020 NHS survey suggests 1 in 400 in England may have had coronavirus at the beginning of this month.
Survey suggests 1 in 400 may have had coronavirus at the beginning of this month.
14 May 2020,30 mins
13/05/2020 Virus recession warning
Rishi Sunak says the UK is facing a "significant" recession.
13 May 2020,30 mins
12/05/2020 Covid-19 job retention scheme extended
The Chancellor has announced an extension to the Government's job retention scheme.
12 May 2020,30 mins
11/05/2020 Government set out details of easing English coronavirus lockdown
Boris Johnson says he trusts in the public's "common sense" to follow new lockdown rules
11 May 2020,30 mins
10/05/2020 UK nations refuse to change coronavirus 'stay at home' message
Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland reject government advice urging people to 'stay alert'
10 May 2020,15 mins
09/05/2020 Airlines' quarantine fears
British airlines warn quarantining passengers could devastate their industry
09 May 2020,15 mins
08/05/2020 75th anniversary of VE Day
Scaled-down commemorations and celebrations are held across the UK because of coronavirus
08 May 2020,30 mins
07/05/2020 UK and Scottish governments set out different views on lockdown relaxation
Ministers say any easing of the lockdown will be "modest" as Scotland extends measures
07 May 2020,30 mins
06/05/2020 Boris Johnson challenged on the high number of UK coronavirus deaths
Labour leader asks Prime Minister, "How on earth did it come to this?"
06 May 2020,30 mins
05/05/2020 UK reports highest coronavirus death toll in Europe
The UK has now recorded the highest number of deaths linked to coronavirus in Europe.
05 May 2020,30 mins
04/05/2020 Union concern about back to work plans, London's Nightingale hospital to be wound down
TUC concern about government's back to work guidance
04 May 2020,30 mins
03/05/2020 Covid-19 tests fall below government target
The drop comes two days after ministers announced they'd reached their daily objective
03 May 2020,15 mins
02/05/2020 Rolls-Royce could cut thousands of jobs
Rolls-Royce could axe up to 8,000 UK jobs due to the collapse in air travel
02 May 2020,15 mins
01/05/2020 Government smashes test target
The Government says it's met its target of 100-thousand tests a day for coronavirus.
01 May 2020,30 mins
30/04/2020 Boris Johnson says the UK has past the peak of the coronavirus
The Prime Minister has promised a comprehensive plan next week on lifting the lockdown.
30 Apr 2020,30 mins
29/04/2020 UK starts reporting coronavirus care home deaths
The number of people who have died with Covid-19 in the UK rises to more than 26,000.
29 Apr 2020,30 mins
28/04/2020 Deaths rise in care homes
There's been a large rise in Covid 19 related deaths in care homes in England and Wales
28 Apr 2020,30 mins
27/04/2020 PM back in Downing Street
Boris Johnson returns to work and warns against lifting the lockdown too quickly
27 Apr 2020,30 mins
26/04/2020 Hints at post-lockdown life
The Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, suggests more shops could reopen.
26 Apr 2020,15 mins
25/04/2020 UK Coronavirus deaths pass 20,000
Home Secretary calls Covid-19 toll "tragic and terrible milestone"
25 Apr 2020,15 mins
24/04/2020 High demand for coronavirus testing scheme
New coronavirus testing scheme for essential workers sees high demand on its first day
24 Apr 2020,30 mins