The new preliminary figures come after a leading public health expert dramatically warned today Britain could suffer 40,000 coronavirus deaths in the first wave of the outbreak. Via: Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 14,576 with 847 new fatalities
Seven pilots and six crew made the trip from London Heathrow to Shanghai and back again to pick up the supplies and bring them back to be used by NHS frontline staff. Via: BA flies 2.5 million pieces of PPE from China to the UK after government asks for help
Exclusive: The Duchess of Cambridge has been styling her own hair, celebrity stylist James Johnson claimed, after the royal was seen speaking alongside Prince William on on BBC Breakfast. Via: Kate Middleton 'styled her relaxed bouncy lockdown hair herself'
The issue of finishing the Premier League season by June 30 to avoid contract and sponsorship disputes was not raised when top-flight clubs met on Friday. Via: Premier League clubs remain committed to finishing the 2019-20 season
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as investors hope that a drug developed by American firm Gilead Sciences could treat Covid-19Coronavirus: world’s biggest trial of drug to treat Covid-19 begins in UK 3.01pm BST Commenting on the decision to extend the furlough scheme, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said:With Read more
Thursday’s death toll at 4,591, nearly double previous recordTrump defers to governors in guidelines for reopening USLive global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 2.54pm BST The number of coronavirus tests being conducted each week in the US has hit a wall, just as Read more
Delivery firm warned it could go bust without investment given so many restaurants it uses have shut due to coronavirusUK competition authorities have provisionally cleared Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo after the takeaway delivery firm warned it could collapse because of the coronavirus crisis.The takeaway firm told the Competition and Markets Read more
Health Secretary says he has no ‘magic wand’ to fix situation Via: Coronavirus: Health Secretary unable to say whether NHS will run out of protective gowns this weekend
South Yorkshire police are investigating ‘malicious communications’ Via: New mothers warned not to send breastfeeding photos to fake NHS worker in exchange for hand sanitiser