The figures revealed by trade association UK Finance as of April 24 show how people are using the measure intended to help those in financial difficulties amid the crisis. Via: Coronavirus UK: Loans on 1.6million homes are now subject to payment holidays
Police are asking for information after NHS worker David Gomoh, 24, was stabbed to death in London. Via: Newham stabbing: NHS worker killed days after father died from coronavirus-related illness
NHS GP leads crowdfunding campaign to release results of 2016 Exercise CygnusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCampaigners said they would press the health secretary, Matt Hancock, to publish in full a secret review of the UK’s preparations to deal with a flu-like pandemic after a partial leak revealed Read more
Deaths rise in England, Scotland and Wales, minute’s silence held for key workers; more than 4,300 people in care homes die in two weeks; Hancock refuses to apologise to dead doctor’s sonSon of doctor who died from Covid-19 confronts Hancock‘We did what we set out to achieve’: the staff who Read more
African Americans bear the brunt of Covid-19’s economic impactTrump returns to White House briefing, subdued but no less shamefulLive global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGet a fresh perspective on America – sign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.48pm BST Trump said in a new tweet that many states are Read more
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK retailers report cashflow problems and layoffs amid the pandemicLatest: April was worst month for retailers since 2009UBS sees deeper eurozone recessionBP underlying profits slide by two-thirdsUS crude oil has fallen to $11 per barrelCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our Read more
‘It’s hell on earth living 24/7 now with my abuser and I can’t get out to escape and put distance between us when I feel tension rising,’ says woman in lockdown with abusive partner Via: Coronavirus: Government 'needs to do more' to protect domestic abuse victims during pandemic
Wearing cloth coverings such as scarves will not be mandatory Via: Coronavirus: Nicola Sturgeon advises Scots to wear face coverings in public places to prevent Covid-19 spread
Currently only health and care workers are covered but millions are at risk Via: Extend coronavirus death compensation to families of key workers, unions tell government
Accounts from beneficiaries tell of relief brought by charities Via: Help the Hungry: Food deliveries 'a lifeline' for the vulnerable