Government hit by claims it missed chance to lessen impact during February and MarchMichael Gove confirms PM missed five coronavirus Cobra meetingsHow did Britain get its response to coronavirus so wrong?Coronavirus latest: at a glanceCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.46pm BST A group representing care home Read more
House speaker: ‘we’re close’ to deal on approving extra moneyLive global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 2.42pm BST Good morning live blog readersUS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she believed lawmakers are very close to a deal on approving extra money to Read more
Pubs and restaurants among the last to re-open Via: Coronavirus: Michael Gove backs public debate over lifting of UK lockdown
‘Who are they going to believe? Me or you?’ officer says in video Via: Police officer caught on film threatening to 'make something up' to arrest man
National Care Forum urges government to build ‘ring of steel’ around vulnerable citizens Via: Coronavirus: Thousands more care home deaths than official figures show, data suggests
‘There are serious questions as to why the Prime Minister skipped five Cobra meetings throughout February,’ says shadow health secretary Via: Boris Johnson 'missing in action', Labour says as Gove fails to deny PM missed five emergency Cobra meetings
As ministers admit they sent hundreds of thousands of PPE items to China in February Via: Coronavirus: Delivery of 84 tonnes of vital protective kit for NHS staff delayed
At a White House briefing on Saturday, Dr Birx was presenting a chart with coronavirus mortality rates by country when Trump interjected, saying ‘does anybody really believe this number?’ Via: Donald Trump bashes China's minuscule official coronavirus death rate of 0.33 per 100,000
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Businesses have warned that £200 million-worth of seasonal plants will be destroyed if centres are forced to stay closed until June, so the industry has devised a rescue plan sent to officials two weeks ago. Via: Gardening centres could open almost immediately as industry faces £1.6 billion loss