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Two million could lose jobs amid coronavirus crisis as Rishi Sunak warns 'more tough times' lay ahead

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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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Coronavirus UK LIVE: Rishi Sunak warns of 'tough times' ahead as experts say social distancing could last until 2022

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Americans turn to competitive Major League Eating during coronavirus sport shutdown

With elite sport across the globe on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are turning to competitive eating to fill the void.




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Thousands of coronavirus warning letters to vulnerable in Wales sent to wrong addresses

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Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand ministers take 20% pay cut during coronavirus crisis

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Government pledges coronavirus test for 'everyone who needs one' in care homes

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Brits set for lockdown extension as 'peak still not reached yet,' Government confirms

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Furlough must be extended to avoid mass redundancies, businesses warn

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

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Patient saved by hospital retrains to return as frontline health carer

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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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Families 'afraid to let children back into classroom' as Denmark lets some return to school after coronavirus lockdown




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UK faces mental health crisis as coronavirus brings 'perfect storm' of problems, experts warn

Increased social isolation, health anxiety and stress over an economic downturn are all factors that could spark a protracted crisis, the group said.




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Thursday, April 16

The Government is today set to extend the coronavirus lockdown until at least May 7 amid fresh warnings it is too soon to start easing the restrictions.




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South Korea sees highest election turnout in almost three decades despite being held amid coronavirus crisis

The ruling Democratic Party and a satellite party it created to win proportional representative seats combined to win 180 seats in the 300-seat National Assembly, election officials on Thursday.




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Coronavirus UK LIVE: Britain could be approaching peak of Covid-19 as Government launches new social care plan

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

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New Zealand comic Laura Daniel 'deeply sorry' after Jacinda Ardern cake goes hilariously wrong

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More than £120,000 raised for family and newborn baby of pregnant nurse who died from Covid-19

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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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Dominic Raab warns it can't be 'business as usual' with China after coronavirus pandemic

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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Friday, April 17




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

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International Space Station crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after more than 200 days in orbit

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China suffers worst economic downturn since 1970s amid coronavirus pandemic

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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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British heritage could be 'lost forever' after coronavirus pandemic, Historic England warns

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Emmanuel Macron warns of 'moment of truth' as EU decides on debt-sharing bid

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Prince William says he was 'concerned' about Charles after coronavirus diagnosis as he and Kate launch NHS mental health campaign

The heir to the throne, 71, spent seven days self isolating at his Scottish home Birkhall, when he was told he had contracted the disease late last month.




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Britain will be hit by further waves of coronavirus with up to 40k deaths in first wave alone, leading doctor warns

Britain will face "further waves" of Covid-19 and could reach 40,000 deaths in this first wave alone, a leading physician has warned.




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Man charged with murder after woman killed in Barnet crash




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UK coronavirus LIVE: Deaths hit 14,576 in hospitals as Government launches vaccine taskforce

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'No evidence' coronavirus survivors have immunity, warns WHO

There is no evidence to suggest that people who have recovered from the coronavirus then have immunity, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.




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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe set for update on prison return in Iran after short-term release amid coronavirus pandemic




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Government blasted over refusal to clarify coronavirus lockdown exit strategy

MPs are calling for 'strategic clarity' from the Government




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Colleagues remember Lyra Mckee on first anniversary of Northern Ireland journalist's murder

The National Union of Journalists gathered for a special virtual tribute




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Councils to get £1.6billion boost as Government vows to support communities through Covid-19 pandemic

The Government has pledged an extra £1.6 billion in funding to councils to help them tackle the coronavirus pandemic.




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Funerals can go ahead with close family present, Government confirms

Funerals must be allowed to take place to enable families to mourn their loved ones, the Government has said.




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Coronavirus UK LIVE: Another 888 die in hospital of Covid-19 as Government pressed on dwindling protective equipment supply

The Government is under increasing pressure to provide NHS staff with vital personal protective equipment (PPE), as supplies dwindle at the height of the coronavirus crisis.




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Food For London Now: UK food waste czar Ben Elliot warns pandemic could leave millions hungry

Ben Elliot, the government's food waste Czar, has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could leave millions of Britons hungry.




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Hospital leaders reveal 'exasperation' as they hit out at Government over failed PPE delivery

Hospital leaders have criticised the Government after a shipment which contained vital equipment for NHS staff was delayed.




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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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Piers Morgan tears into Oliver Dowden in heated GMB interview as he accuses Government of 'sending people out to get infected'

Piers Morgan has accused the Government of "actively sending people out to get infected" at the start of the coronavirus outbreak during a heated interview with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden.




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California city slams brake on skate park amid Covid-19 pandemic by filling it with 37 tons of sand

Officials in San Clemente draw line in the sand at local park after weeks of rule-breaking by unruly skateboarders




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Human vaccine trials set to begin as health chiefs warn of 'second wave' of Covid-19 deaths if lockdown rules are flouted

Trials of a vaccine that could protect against Covid-19 are to begin in the UK.




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Prince Harry warned Meghan's father Thomas that speaking to press would 'backfire', court documents show




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Government's furlough scheme opens today as millions apply for financial support during coronavirus

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Government 'working to resolve' delays to Turkish PPE shipment as Rishi Sunak confirms arrival of 140k gowns for NHS

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the Government had faced some unexpected delays to the delivery of personal protective equipment from Turkey.




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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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