Exclusive: ‘We do not even know who every vulnerable child is,’ minister told after announcing education support plan Via: Coronavirus: Government urged to raise volunteer force to identify at-risk children 'falling through the cracks' during lockdown
Pandemic could provide ‘unexpected opportunity’ to tackle exploitative drug dealing activity, officers say Via: Coronavirus: County lines drug dealers 'stick out like a sore thumb' during lockdown, say police
‘I wanted to do my bit,’ says one volunteer using his bike to drop off freshly cooked food at the doors of desperate Londoners Via: Help the Hungry: Cyclists sign up to help deliver free meals to vulnerable people
Britons are still flouting lockdown rules as they break social-distancing measures by running and cycling (pictured, a cyclist nearly colliding with passersby) within 6ft of each other in London. Via: Lockdown flouters lap up the south coast sun while covidiots walk in Kensington Palace Gardens
Amnesty International cited incidents in Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe where people have been targeted by security forces, including by destroying food in street markets. Via: Warnings over Africa's regimes dishing out punishments to people under lockdown
Researchers from the Vlaams Institute for Biotechnology in Ghent found molecules in camelids blood ‘may serve as useful therapeutics during coronavirus outbreaks.’ Via: Hopes could hinge on llamas for Covid vaccine
Barbara Wells (pictured), 96, died at Stanley Park Care Home in County Durham on Monday after contracting the deadly disease. Via: Tributes to grandmother, 96, who died at crisis-hit care home
The increase still drags the overall number of UK fatalities up to 16,060 as cases also soared by 5,850 to 120,067. Via: Coronavirus deaths rise 596 in UK – almost a third down on yesterday
Investigation shows online firm accepted payout as proof gambler could afford bets then gave him ‘VIP’ perksOnline betting firm MansionBet accepted a gambler’s redundancy payout as proof that he could afford to place thousands of pounds in bets, then rewarded him with “VIP” perks for doing so.Evidence reviewed by the Read more
Country went into lockdown at earlier stage of epidemic than fellow European statesThe Portuguese government has attributed the country’s low coronavirus caseload to a swift, flexible “worst-case scenario” response and to the early closure of schools and universities on 16 March.Despite the fact that around 22% of Portugal’s 10.3 million Read more