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Facebook to allow employees to work remotely until year end

Facebook Inc said on Friday it would allow its workers who are able to work remotely to do so until the end of the year as the coronavirus pandemic forces governments to extend stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the disease.




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Indian court seeks government reply over challenge to mandatory coronavirus app

A court asked the Indian government on Friday to respond to a challenge against its order for compulsory use of a contact tracing app by public and private sector employees returning to work amid the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown.




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Exclusive: U.S. drafts rule to allow Huawei and U.S. firms to work together on 5G standards - sources

The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a new rule that would allow U.S. companies to work with China's Huawei Technologies on setting standards for next generation 5G networks, people familiar with the matter said.




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Police to quiz Roethlisberger on assault allegation

Police expect to interview Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the next few days over a sexual assault allegation made by a Georgia woman, a local police chief said on Monday.




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Locked out of galleries, Londoners find Caravaggio street art

Londoners locked out of galleries can find an alternative art fix on a wall under under some railway arches after street artist Lionel Stanhope painted a Caravaggio classic, updated for the coronavirus age.




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Opera star sings Britain's VE Day hits from an empty Albert Hall

Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins will stream a concert from an empty Royal Albert Hall on Friday evening, as locked-down Britain marks the 75th anniversary of "Victory in Europe" Day.




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Wall Street jumps as historic job losses fewer than feared

Major U.S. stock indexes jumped on Friday and logged solid gains for the week after data on historic job losses due to the coronavirus crisis showed they were slightly fewer than feared.




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U.S. small business rescue program ignored Congress: watchdog

The U.S. government's $660 billion program to rescue small businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic thwarts the intention of Congress by making it hard for some borrowers to convert loans to grants and failing to prioritize the right businesses, a government watchdog said on Friday.




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Wall Street Week Ahead: U.S. data deluge to underscore divide between roaring market, plunging economy

A week packed with U.S. economic data is likely to provide investors with more evidence of the extent to which the coronavirus pandemic has hit growth, sharpening the debate on whether a rebound in stocks has been justified amid an unprecedented slowdown.




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When am I allowed to go outside during the coronavirus lockdown?

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Boris Johnson personally thanks NHS team at St Thomas' Hospital as he starts to walk amid his coronavirus recovery

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock promises testing of all key NHS and social care workers as he sets out PPE action plan

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Second man charged after drugs stolen from pharmacy during alleged armed robbery




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Death toll among NHS workers reaches 19 as Matt Hancock faces backlash for calling PPE a 'precious resource'

Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Health Secretary said his 'heart goes out' to the families of NHS workers killed during outbreak Facing backlash for calling protective equipment for healthcare workers a 'precious resource' Sir Keir Starmer waded into row, calling Mr Hancock's comments 'insulting'




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Man, 20, arrested after police spat at during Tesco call-out in Leicester




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All NHS workers to get coronavirus testing if needed, Matt Hancock vows

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Labour calls for inquiry into high number of BAME NHS staff deaths related to coronavirus

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Cross-party MPs unite to demand urgent recall of Parliament to scrutinise Government's coronavirus response

The Government is facing calls from cross-party MPs to urgently recall of parliament in "virtual" form so that their coronavirus response can be properly scrutinised.




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Teenage girl dies after falling from eighth-floor balcony in south London

A 16-year-old girl has died after falling from an eighth-floor balcony in south London, police have said.




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Parents of NHS nurse from New Zealand who treated Boris Johnson 'exceptionally proud' of daughter

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Prince Charles records special message for Sikh community on festival of Vaisakhi amid 'challenging times'

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World Health Organisation warns against lifting lockdown measures 'all at once'

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Mum, dad and daughter all die from coronavirus within two weeks

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CNN's David Gregory calls out Donald Trump's 'ego and insecurity' after attack on press at coronavirus briefing

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From the frontline: Chaos, confusion but we will not collapse under challenge

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Oasis and Warehouse on brink of administration amid Covid-19 financial fallout

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock calls Easter Sunday a 'sombre day' as UK death toll passes grim 10,000 mark

Read our live coronavirus updates HERE Matt Hancock said it was a "sombre day" as the death toll passed 10,000. When pressed to apologise to NHS workers for the lack of PPE, the Heath Secretary became the third minister to avoid saying sorry. Mr Hancock also announce an NHS app for contact tracking.




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Food For London Now: Celebs rally behind campaign to feed the vulnerable during coronavirus outbreak

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'Passionate' nurse dies with Covid-19 while husband remains critically ill in hospital

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Teen vows to buy PPE for NHS hospital after losing nurse mum to Covid-19: 'All I want to do is make her proud'

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Half of all coronavirus deaths happening in care homes, study shows

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New bgX app allows London pharmacies to send vital products to vulnerable people

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Pharmacist and surveyor arrested on suspicion of illegally selling coronavirus tests

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Nurse who treated Boris Johnson 'thought he'd done something wrong' when he was urgently called back to work

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More than 3,000 fines issued for alleged breaches of coronavirus lockdown laws

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Prince Harry chats to 'super-parents' of seriously ill children during 30-minute video call for WellChild charity

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Number of London patients hospitalised with coronavirus 'falls by 16% in a week'

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War veteran Captain Tom Moore, 99, hits £14 million for NHS as Matt Hancock calls him an 'inspiration'

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Sadiq Khan reiterates calls for face masks to be worn amid Covid-19 outbreak as Grant Shapps insists it's 'not right time' to change advice

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New police guidlines state driving to countryside for a walk IS allowed during coronavirus lockdown

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London 999 crews meet response time targets as coronavirus cases begin to fall

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Visually-impaired passenger killed by train after falling from south-east London station platform

A visually-impaired passenger died after falling from a station platform in south-east London and being hit by a train, accident investigators have said.




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UK falls silent for London bus workers who have died after contracting coronavirus

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Parents challenged over 70-mile trip to beach during coronavirus lockdown said children needed 'change of air'

A group of parents who were challenged by police over a trip to the beach during the coronavirus lockdown claimed their children needed a "change of air".




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Row grows over face masks amid calls to make them compulsory to help ease coronavirus lockdown

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Donald Trump tweets support for coronavirus lockdown protests as he calls for three states to be 'liberated'

Donald Trump has tweeted his support for coronavirus lockdown protests in parts of the US as he called for three states to be "liberated" from stay-at-home orders.




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Crowds fill Florida beaches after Donald Trump calls for US states to be 'liberated' amid lockdowns

People flocked to beaches in Florida after the state lifted some of its coronavirus lockdown restrictions.




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Eight rescued from rockfall while out taking daily exercise on Isle of Wight

Eight people were rescued from a rockfall while out taking their daily exercise on the Isle of Wight.




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Coronavirus vaccine is a 'long shot' and will take time, chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance warns

The Government's chief scientific adviser has warned that coronavirus vaccines are "long shots" after human trials are set to begin within the next seven days.




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The Londoner: Fashionista rules for all you bananas in pyjamas

In today's Diary: pyjama sales spike / Lawyer's daughter takes over firm's Instagram / Former top civil servant on accidentally causing a conspiracy theory / David Lammy grows tadpoles