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UK marks 75th anniversary of VE Day
Queen: "the streets are not empty, because they are filled with love"
08 May 2020,45 mins
Public urged to stick to lockdown over bank holiday weekend
Govt says easing of restrictions on Sunday will be “limited and carefully monitored”
07 May 2020,45 mins
Sir Keir Starmer asks the PM "how on earth it had come to this ?"
Boris Johnson admits several failings in the government's coronavirus strategy
06 May 2020,45 mins
“Professor Lockdown” quits
Neil Ferguson resigns from SAGE after reports he flouted social distancing rules
05 May 2020,45 mins
More than £6 billion pledged in global push for covid vaccine.
Online summit led by EU and co-hosted by UK is snubbed by USA
04 May 2020,45 mins
Target of carrying out 100,000 coronavirus tests a day is reached
Health Secretary Matt Hancock describes it as "incredible achievement"
01 May 2020,45 mins
PM: Britain is "past the peak" of the coronavirus outbreak
Boris Johnson says it would be "useful" for the public to wear face masks
30 Apr 2020,45 mins
Clearer picture of UK coronavirus outbreak emerges
Care home deaths added to daily total – figure now stands at over 26,000
29 Apr 2020,45 mins
Scottish Government recommends face coverings in public spaces
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says it is not a substitute for social distancing
28 Apr 2020,45 mins
Boris Johnson back in Downing Street -- after recovering from coronavirus
PM declares he won't risk "huge loss of life" by relaxing lockdown too soon
27 Apr 2020,45 mins
Transport Secretary reviewing idea of screening passengers arriving at UK airports
Heathrow airport calls for common internationally agreed measures
24 Apr 2020,45 mins
Hancock: "Test, track and trace"
Govt extends testing programme for coronavirus in England to all essential workers.
23 Apr 2020,45 mins
Disruptive social distancing for another 12 months
Chief medical advisor says “wholly unrealistic” for measures to be relaxed soon
22 Apr 2020,45 mins
Government criticised for not taking up PPE offers from UK firms
Health secretary, Matt Hancock, said not all of them had been credible
21 Apr 2020,45 mins
RAF plane flying to Turkey to collect shipment of 400-thousand gowns
Is the govt coronavirus communications strategy fit for purpose ?
20 Apr 2020,45 mins
Total covid-19 deaths for city of Wuhan revised upwards
Officials in China deny a lack of transparency in their reporting
17 Apr 2020,45 mins
UK nationwide lockdown to last at least another three weeks
Government says "irresponsible" to say when or how restrictions could be lifted
16 Apr 2020,45 mins
Matt Hancock tackles concerns about coronavirus in care homes
Health Secretary promises more testing - and more deliveries of gloves and masks
15 Apr 2020,45 mins
Warning that virus could shrink UK economy by a third
Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts huge hit to GDP if lockdown lasts 3 months
14 Apr 2020,45 mins
UK lockdown enters 4th week
Raab confirms he expects no relaxation of measures for now
13 Apr 2020,45 mins
Matt Hancock insists “herculean” effort is being made to get PPE
Complaints that vital kit still not reaching health workers who need it
10 Apr 2020,45 mins
Dominic Raab says it's too early to lift restrictions on people's movements
Boris Johnson moves out of intensive care
09 Apr 2020,45 mins
Downing Street to provide update on the coronavirus lockdown next week
Chancellor Rishi Sunak says public should focus on the "here and now"
08 Apr 2020,45 mins
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab deputising for the PM
Raab says entire cabinet united around Boris Johnson's plan for tackling epidemic
07 Apr 2020,45 mins
Prime Minister taken to intensive care
Number Ten says his condition deteriorated this afternoon
06 Apr 2020,45 mins
Good weather forecast this weekend – concerns about social distancing
Matt Hancock implores public to stay indoors to prevent further spread of coronavirus
03 Apr 2020,45 mins
UK announces plans to significantly increase tests for coronavirus
UK announces plans to significantly increase tests for coronavirus
02 Apr 2020,45 mins
World Health Organisation “deeply concerned” about global rates of infection
Biggest rise in UK deaths from coronavirus in a single day
01 Apr 2020,45 mins
Government under pressure over lack of testing for coronavirus
Michael Gove says there are difficulties securing chemicals required to expand testing
31 Mar 2020,45 mins
New plan to bring home thousands of stranded Brits
£75 million spent on chartering flights for people trying to get back to UK
30 Mar 2020,45 mins