Some ‘ghost’ train service face being halted entirely as ministers warned there could be no point keeping them going as the crisis escalates. Via: Coronavirus UK: Train may be cancelled as people work at home
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as shares fall sharply again in Asia and EuropeLatest: Circuit-breakers kick in as New York falls 8%1.30pm: FTSE 100 down 8% at 4932 pointsMarkets are plunging againCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFederal Reserve cuts interest rates to near zero Read more
If people really need to stay home, they can do for months. The government’s approach to coronavirus is one big gambleNick Chater was an adviser to the government’s ‘nudge unit’See all our coronavirus coverageIn times of national crisis, governments need to act, advise and inform. But they also need to Read more
Video shows fruit falling from sky in front of Tehran landmarkIranian police have arrested five people over a prank video that shows aubergines falling from the sky in front of a Tehran landmark, state news agency Irna said on Monday.“A video showing eggplants raining down in the capital was published Read more
Brighton DomeWhile his music has been criticised as being too cerebral to connect with on a visceral level, try telling that to this crowdSunday evening and the atmosphere in Brighton Dome feels curiously subdued. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that you can’t escape current events. Jon Read more
68-year-old patient suffered from underlying health conditions Via: Coronavirus: Wales reports first Covid-19 death as cases rise to 124
‘It’s great that some of the mortgage companies are thinking about mortgage holidays, but given how long we know this is going to go on, what about rental holidays?’ says Dame Louise Casey Via: Coronavirus outbreak exposing 'precarious' nature of UK welfare system, says government adviser
‘We are in exceptional circumstances. Now is not the right time,’ chair of corporation says Via: Coronavirus: BBC delays licence fee changes as over-70s to be told to self-isolate for months
Over-70s could be asked to stay at home for up to four months Via: 'She died alone': Families separated from loved ones in coronavirus isolation
Death described as ‘unexplained’ by Norfolk Police Via: Man arrested after body of woman found in Norwich Cathedral grounds