‘I’ve spread out the chairs in the office precisely to follow the social distancing rules, so we do follow the rules in the office’ Via: Coronavirus: Health secretary Matt Hancock denies claims he is failing to social distance at work
‘You just have to find a different way of doing things,’ says food bank manager in Nottinghamshire – as new poll reveals scale of UK hunger crisis Via: Help the Hungry: Food banks move towards home deliveries amid struggle to keep doors open
US president says he is ‘not determined’ to open up the country in May; global death toll passes 100,000Coronavirus latest: at a glanceWHO warns of resurgence if controls lifted too quicklyVirus reveals a tale of two New YorksA Covid-19 exit strategy 3.00am BST The number of coronavirus cases in the Read more
A main in his 80s has died from coronavirus in Victoria, taking Australia’s death toll to 55. Via: Australia's coronavirus death toll rises to 55 after a man in his 80s dies
Normal life will stay on hold until a virus vaccine becomes available in about 18 months, officials said last night (pictured, police car patrolling with a megaphone at Greenwich Park in London). Via: UK will have to live with some restrictions until coronavirus vaccine is developed, say officials
Paul McCartney’s hastily scribbled notes for a 1968 studio recording fetches nine times its original estimate Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics to The Beatles’ hit song Hey Jude has sold for $910,000, nine times its original estimate, auction house Julien’s Auctions said.A vintage bass drumhead with The Beatles’ logo that was Read more
Cardinal writes in the Australian that ‘God-fearers’ are better able to deal with evil and suffering than atheistsCardinal George Pell has used an Easter opinion piece to argue “God-fearers” are better able to deal with evil and suffering than atheists, pointing to his own experience of “13 months in jail Read more
A man in his 70s who tested positive for COVID-19 on April 9 died in Burnwood Hospital in Christchurch on Saturday bringing the country’s death toll to four. Via: New Zealand confirms two more deaths from COVID-19
Snowboarding instructor Steve Cross missed out on his holiday with wife Nicky and their daughters Emily, 10, and Jessica, six, because of coronavirus. So he built a ski lift in their Hertfordshire garden. Via: DIY dad builds his daughters, 10 and six, a ski lift in their garden when coronavirus Read more
Police and military boats will patrol the south coast beaches across the UK this bank holiday weekend, with officers using megaphones to shout at covidiots who flout the rules. Via: Coronavirus UK: Police order sunbathers off beach with tannoys