Month: March 2020

Bernie Sanders wins Colorado and Vermont primariesExplainer: your guide to Super TuesdaySuper Tuesday: live results from all 14 statesSupport the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 2.01am GMT It’s 9 pm ET, so the polls have officially closed in Colorado, Minnesota and Texas.Texas is the second-biggest prize of the night Read more…

Setting out a ‘battle plan’ for tackling a potential epidemic, Boris Johnson warned the nation of the scale of the challenge posed by an illness that may afflict millions Via: Coronavirus shutdown could see Britons told to 'avoid contact outside work and school'

Boris Johnson has bounced onto our television screens looking uncustomarily grave, and brandishing a ‘battle plan’ which is full of draconian-sounding measures that may have to be taken. Via: STEPHEN GLOVER: Coronavirus could be the greatest test we've had for a generation

Joe Biden has won the first victory on Super Tuesday by taking Virginia while Bernie Sanders won in his home state of Vermont within minutes of polls closing at 7pm. Via: Joe Biden WINS Virginia with Bernie Sanders safely taking Vermont 

The couple, whose son attends St Edmund’s in Hindhead, Surrey, have been confirmed to have the Covid-19 infection. Other parents at the school are in self isolation after having contact with pair. Via: Family at heart of UK coronavirus outbreak are couple whose son attends £5,000-a-term Surrey school

William talked about the infection as he chatted to emergency workers at a reception hosted by Britain’s Ambassador to Ireland Robin Barnett at Dublin’s Guinness Storehouse. Via: Prince William and Kate Middleton will carry on shaking hands in Ireland despite coronavirus threat

Crown Prosecution Service panel examines decision to prosecute when alleged victim wanted matter droppedThe Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will review its handling of the assault case against the late Love Island host Caroline Flack.Flack killed herself on 15 February while awaiting trial on charges she assaulted her boyfriend Lewis Burton Read more…