Rolling updates of the latest UK developments in the coronavirus crisisCoronavirus – latest global updatesExplained: what are the UK’s lockdown measuresHospitals being sent untested protection, say medicsTokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to pandemicSee all our coronavirus coverage 1.56pm GMT The Co-op is the latest supermarket to introduce new measures Read more
People who flout the near-lockdown will be fined £30 from Thursday, Downing Street says – with “significantly” higher penalties if they continue to disobey. Via: Coronavirus: Confusion over whether live-apart couples can still meet up, as government sets £30 fine for people who break lockdown rules
Some MPs concerned over piecemeal approach and call for leadership election to be brought forwardCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLabour’s four-month leadership election to replace Jeremy Corbyn has hampered the party’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to some of its MPs.Critics said the party’s leadership has been Read more
In 1988 vogueing was still underground – but the Sex Pistols impresario was ahead of the curve. Our writer remembers a New York evening that would transform pop cultureIt was late September 1988: George Bush was up against Michael Dukakis in the first of their two TV debates. The presidential Read more
In the start of a new series in which writers revisit their childhood movie passion – in this case a creaky costume drama about Henry VIII starring a hungover Richard BurtonAs a rather prim and unusual child, one of my favourite films when I was 12 or so was Anne Read more
Omar Boucher is the last member of the ‘Oval Four’ to have his conviction quashed Via: Oval Four: Black man framed by corrupt police officer at London Tube station cleared 48 years later
Over 170 MPs urged the chancellor to consider the radical policy to deal with economic impact of covid-19 Via: Coronavirus: Chancellor rejects widespread calls for universal basic income, saying government 'not in favour'
‘The scenes in stores over the weekend and behaviour of some customers mean that supermarkets need to go further to protect the health, safety and welfare of shopworkers,’ union says Via: Coronavirus: Supermarkets limit customer numbers and install screens to protect checkout staff
Boris Johnson tonight told everyone in the UK they ‘must stay at home’ to slow the spread of coronavirus as the Prime Minister set out just four instances when people can go outside. Via: Coronavirus UK Lockdown: Who must stay at home and why?
Susan Herd offered her entire crop to residents in the North Yorkshire town of Boroughbridge Via: Coronavirus: Lottery-winning farmer gives away potatoes to self-isolating families