Still, we are told that the government will consider taking part in ‘future rounds’ now that we’ve missed out on this one Via: The government regrets to announce that a chance to procure ventilators somehow ended up in Boris Johnson's spam folder
‘Even though you may not have wished to jog along the street before, doing so now might be quite a relief and a positive thing for us all to do’ Via: Coronavirus: Lockdown should be 'opportunity' for UK population to get fit, says deputy chief medical officer
Scotland’s chief medical officer urges people in lockdown to consider contraception Via: Coronavirus: Couples urged to think carefully before having baby during crisis
Downing Street said it was not seeking to seal up Britain’s borders in the midst of the pandemic, despite the hardline measure being taken by other nations. Via: No 10 slaps down Home Secretary Priti Patel after she calls for UK borders to be CLOSED
Bosses at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) near Birmingham, have said they ‘stand ready’ to help the NHS ‘with immediate effect’ if the call comes from the Government. Via: Manchester Arena and Birmingham NEC could become field hospitals
Singletons from around the world have taken to anonymous sharing site Whisper to reveal the rudest dates they’ve ever been on – including one woman who said her date ‘playfully’ slapped . Via: Whisper: People reveal the RUDEST dates they've ever had
Police have today started to stop cars to demand to know where people are going and decide if their journeys are ‘essential’. Via: Coronavirus UK: Police checkpoints stop non-essential journeys
Tim Galley, pictured with girlfriend Donna Cuthbert, was self-isolating in his Wrexham flat after he started displaying coronavirus symptoms. Via: Coronavirus UK: Man, 47, died after refusing to call ambulance
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