Pupils studying at home will have online lessons and disadvantaged teenagers can borrow computers.
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‘People need parks’ and can attend loved ones’ funerals to say goodbye, says Robert Jenrick.
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NHS England’s medical director says the “best” guidance cannot be followed without the right equipment.
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Public Health England is investigating why ethnic minority groups seem to be disproportionately affected.
Read More »Queen’s birthday gun salute cancelled amid coronavirus outbreak
A Buckingham Palace official says the monarch has decided it would not be appropriate at this time.
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Det Con John Coker leaves behind a wife and three children, British Transport Police says.
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Experts say screening may not prove immunity from coronavirus, and Britons are warned over unproven tests.
Read More »Coronavirus: Concerns over reuse of protective medical kit
One union official says a change in guidance could see front-line medics withdraw from duties.
Read More »Green’s retail empire could close over 100 stores
The owner of Topshop and Miss Selfridge is serving notice on landlords to walk away from more than 100 stores
Read More »Coronavirus: Early prison release scheme suspended after errors
An administrative failure sees six low-risk inmates released by mistake, prompting a review.
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