The protesters have chosen to self isolate in woodland near Kenilworth, Warwickshire in a camp comprising of a roundhouse made from hay bales, a field kitchen, and around 20 tents. Via: Coronavirus UK: HS2 protesters live up trees during lockdown
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon declared at a briefing in Edinburgh that the situation is so delicate the curbs cannot be significantly eased. Via: Firms won't need to enforce 2m 'social distancing' rules if other precautions in place
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No 10 says it was not a mistake to open Nightingale hospitals despite them being largely unused; England reports 204 new deaths, Northern Ireland six more, Wales 14 more and Scotland five moreLondon NHS Nightingale hospital placed on standbyCoronavirus latest: at a glancePlan for returning to work puts employees at Read more
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George Sutherland wants to save Talbot House in Flanders, threatened with financial ruin because of the coronavirusA 98-year-old RAF veteran who says he has been inspired by the fundraising efforts of Tom Moore will undertake a two-mile walk on VE Day in aid of a soldiers’ club in Belgium threatened Read more
Help the Hungry exclusive: ‘We hope the $100,000 of food will help relieve suffering from Covid-19 but the real value of our work lies in telling people how and why pandemics emerge’ Via: Vegan group gives away thousands of meals to help the hungry and warn of dangers of animal Read more
‘Women are being more adversely affected, either because of their role as the primary carer of their children or because of the nature of the sectors they work in,’ says expert Via: Coronavirus crisis broadening gender gap and aggravating existing inequality, report finds
New leader elected last month Via: Jennie Formby resigns: Corbyn ally standing down as Labour's general secretary
The rusty-spotted cat measure around 35cm to 48cm in body length and at birth are no bigger than mice Via: Tiny pair of world's smallest cat breed born in UK