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‘Charlene Merrifield knew exactly what she was doing, which is absolutely appalling’ Via: Footage shows woman deliberately coughing in police officer's face

Downing Street says Boris Johnson ‘isn’t formally doing government work’ Via: Boris Johnson to pause recuperation for phone call with Trump and audience with Queen

Quick-thinking Silicon Valley billionaires booked flights for New Zealand as soon as the COVID-19 crisis began to escalate. Via: Billionaires fled for doomsday bunkers in New Zealand as the coronavirus crisis escalated

US oil market collapses into negative prices; global cases near 2.5 million; Tokyo Olympics might not happen in 2021. Follow the latest updatesUS oil prices dip below zero for first time on recordUS scuppers G20 coronavirus statement on strengthening WHOAustralia coronavirus liveCoronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage Read more

While Boris Johnson recuperates at Chequers, a split has developed in the Cabinet over the timeframe for easing the measures imposed by the Prime Minister. Via: Cabinet battles over easing lockdown restrictions amid warnings of exponential second wave

The guide was compiled by two end-of-life consultants and a retired healthcare chaplain at the Centre for The Art of Dying Well at St Mary’s University, London. Via: Stark guide to deathbed etiquette is released in bid to aid families hit by coronavirus

Some of the deadliest mutations were Zhejiang, where the university is located, as well as in several European countries, but milder mutations were the varieties found in the US. Via: Coronavirus HAS mutated: Strains that evolved to be far deadlier have spread in Europe and New York

Zahara de la Sierra, which sits high above the Andalusian countryside in southern Spain, has so far managed to keep the coronavirus at bay. A month after cutting itself off, it still has zero cases. Via: Spanish fortress town that has cut itself off a month ago still has zero Read more

For the past month, chef Rosheen Kaul and illustrator Joanna Hu have been working on a lockdown cookbook – here they share four recipes, from ‘lazy’ XO sauce to sweet fried milkBefore the collapse of the hospitality industry, I worked for three and a half years as a senior chef Read more

Epidemiologist predicts ‘new epidemic surge’ as protesters across the US flout social distancing measures Analysis: what the nurses v protesters picture meansCoronavirus – live US updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs healthcare workers in Colorado and Pennsylvania staged counter-protests against rightwing anti-quarantine rallies that continue to spread across the US, some Read more