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'We will bounce back': Rishi Sunak warns 'tough times' lie ahead but UK economy will survive Covid-19 crisis

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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Wednesday, April 15

Donald Trump has instructed his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organisation over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Duke of Westminster pledges £12.5m to fight against Covid-19 with millions going direct to NHS

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Celebrities join Earl of Wessex to send 'virtual congratulations' to Duke of Edinburgh award winners

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'Our family has been torn apart': doctor dies weeks from retiring

Hospital consultant and ward housekeeper are among latest NHS victims in London Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms




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M11 closed near Chigwell after serious crash following police pursuit

Government advice continues to state that only journeys which are absolutely essential should be undertaken, and anyone travelling in the area should expect disruption and a longer journey time, with the road expected to remain closed for some time.




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Weatherman becomes online sensation after drumming along to BBC News music

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South Koreans go to the polls wearing masks and plastic gloves in election held amid coronavirus pandemic

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World's 'longest animal' spotted off Australia's western coast by marine scientists

Up to 30 new marine species discovered on research expedition into underwater canyons




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Harry and Meghan ask for wedding broadcast profits to go to hunger charity

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arranged for money generated from their royal wedding broadcast to be used to help feed children during the coronavirus pandemic.




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National Lottery jackpot rolls over to £6.9 million for weekend draw

The winning Lotto numbers on Wednesday were 38, 57, 54, 43, 25, 37 and the bonus number was 17.




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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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Donald Trump claims he has 'total' power to lift US coronavirus lockdown

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Government set to extend coronavirus lockdown for three weeks amid signs infections starting to peak

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

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New York residents ordered to wear masks or cover face in public amid coronavirus outbreak

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UK coronavirus lockdown extended by three weeks, Dominic Raab announces

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Three new wildfires break out near Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Three new wildfires have broken out in the radiation-contaminated evacuation zone around the wrecked Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.




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Netflix's The Innocence Files: The true cases of Levon Brooks, Kennedy Brewer and more

Netflix has just launched another true crime docuseries - albeit this time with no tigers in sight - called The Innocence Files, which uncovers terrifying flaws in the American criminal justice system.




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Emmanuel Macron questions China's handling of Covid-19: things happened we don't know about

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UK coronavirus LIVE: Government extends lockdown by at least three weeks to avoid 'second peak' of Covid-19

Coronavirus: The symptoms




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NHS staff and Carrie Symonds thank 'inspirational' war veteran Captain Tom Moore during weekly applause

NHS staff and Carrie Symonds are among those who have thanked "inspirational" war veteran Captain Tom Moore during the weekly clap for carers.




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What exactly is a Chinese wet market?

Coronavirus: the symptoms Follow our live updates here




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Nurse describes 'apocalyptic situation' in powerful coronavirus poem urging people to stay at home

An intensive care nurse has called for the public to stay at home and support the "underfunded, under-prepared and under-protected" NHS staff in a powerful poem.




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

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Fiasco of the healthy nurse sidelined for weeks as she waited for test results

… as her GP practice was threatened with closure over staff shortages Follow our live coronavirus updates here Coronavirus: the symptoms




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Murder probe after woman killed in house fire in north-west London hours after speaking to police




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Footage of Westminster Bridge during Clap for our Carers applause prompts backlash over lack of social distancing

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Matt Hancock to be quizzed by MPs after coronavirus lockdown measures extended for three weeks

Matt Hancock will today be grilled by MPs as he faces questions over the UK's coronavirus response after the nationwide lockdown measures were extended for three more weeks.




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Lower Clapton crash: Motorcyclist dies after crash on busy road in north-east London

A motorcyclist has died after a crash on a busy road in north-east London.




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Rishi Sunak extends coronavirus furlough scheme by a month after three-week lockdown extension

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Food For London Now: Pret A Manger opens 10 shops close to hospitals and throws weight behind Standard appeal

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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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Seven Days quiz: Test yourself on the news and happenings of the past week

It's been another week in lockdown for most of us but that doesn't mean the world of news has stopped spinning.




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Hero Captain Tom Moore shares message of hope: We will get through this and come out stronger

He has raised more than £25 million




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'Success' as Covid-19 patient numbers in London fall by nearly 1,000 in week

The sharp fall in the number of London patients in hospital with coronavirus has been hailed as a "success".




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Lowest rise in UK coronavirus death toll for two weeks as total jumps by 449

The number of people who have died in hospital in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has jumped by 449, the lowest increase in two weeks.




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Met Police faces legal action over PC Keith Palmer's murder in Westminster terror attack

The Met Police is facing legal action in regards to the murder of PC Keith Palmer in the Westminster terror attack.




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NHS supply of face masks could be put at risk if public advised to wear them, Government warned

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Good Morning Britain viewers in tears after war veteran Ken Bembow presented with touching gift to remember late wife

A war veteran has touched hearts around the country after he was given a "precious" cushion featuring a picture of his late wife.




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UK weather forecast: Britain to be hotter than Lanzarote this week as temperatures soar to highs of 24C

Sweltering temperatures are expected to hit the UK this week as the hottest April in almost a decade continues.




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The Londoner: Fellowes and a shocking history lesson from 1918

In today's Diary: Julian Fellowes says 1918 pandemic was scarier / Kelly Jones on being asked to write for One Direction / Jeremy Hunt eyes a bestseller / Stewart McDonald's fragrant solution




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Sales of baking goods and alcohol soar amid coronavirus lockdown as beauty products and flowers fall out of favour

Sales of baking ingredients, frozen vegetables and alcohol are rising amid the coronavirus lockdown, while fewer people are buying beauty products and flowers, new analysis shows.




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John Lewis sales plunge as online growth fails to offset shop closures with people 'buying more Scrabble but fewer sofas'

John Lewis sales have plunged, despite a surge in online orders, after it was forced to shut stores in face of coronavirus.




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Starlink space display set to continue all week throughout the UK

Scheme by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX firm casts unique chain of lights in Britain's night skies




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Telling public to wear face masks 'would put NHS supplies at risk'

Confusion over whether face masks would reduce the spread of Covid-19 in public places deepened today as a minister suggested that there may not be enough to go round even if scientists recommend their use on public transport and in offices.




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Highest weekly death toll in 20 years as new figures show Covid-19 deaths could be 41 per cent higher

The figures cover the period up until April 10




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Police dogs 'showered' in glass during 'unacceptable' brick attack on officers' car

Two police dogs were "showered" in glass after a brick was thrown through the window of a car while officers were investigating reports of a house party.




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Possible coronavirus vaccine being developed in UK to start human trials this week

Human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed at the University of Oxford will begin on Thursday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.




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British energy startup launches campaign supplying power banks to frontline workers fighting coronavirus

"Our premise has always been to change an industry which is traditionally quite bad, and become sustainable"