The UK’s chief scientist tells MPs mass testing is “part of the system that you need to get right”.
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The Sage group raised fears people might try to buy fake test results to get an “immunity passport”.
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Teaching unions across UK and Ireland say test and trace measures must be fully operational before reopening.
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If the Isle of Wight trial is successful, the app could be ready nationwide within weeks, ministers say.
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Angela Schlegel went to hospital with Covid-19 symptoms, but doctors found a rare heart condition.
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Their letter says services can be held with “proper measures in place”, amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Sir Keir Starmer calls for more ambitious testing targets ahead of talks with the PM this week.
Read More »Coronavirus: Nearly two million claim universal credit
About 8,000 job centre staff have been redeployed to process claims for financial help, minister tells MPs.
Read More »Coronavirus: Draft post-lockdown workplace rules contain ‘huge gaps’ – TUC
The leader of the TUC says she cannot recommend the government’s draft advice “in its current form”.
Read More »Trade minister Conor Burns resigns over ‘veiled threats’ in letter
Conor Burns used position as an MP to intimidate a member of the public, standards watchdog finds.
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