Key items of protective equipment were not included in the government's pandemic stockpile when coronavirus hit the UK, an investigation has found.

Deaf campaigners have begun legal proceedings against the Government over the lack of sign language interpreters during the daily coronavirus briefings.

The Government's testing tsar has said he is "confident" that the 100,000 daily target for coronavirus tests will be met on Thursday.

Britons could be limited to two or three drinks when pubs reopen, a government adviser has suggested.

The Government should avoid reopening schools too early as scientists do not fully understand coronavirus transmission between children, an NHS chief warned.

Robert Jenrick has announced a package of more than £76 million in new funding "to support the most vulnerable in society".

The Government is "actively looking" at holding people who arrive from abroad in quarantine to help control the spread of coronavirus, Grant Shapps has said.

A former top Government adviser has launched a group that will offer coronavirus advice as an alternative from the official Government committee.

The number of daily coronavirus tests being carried has fallen to below 80,000 despite the Government saying that it hit the 100,000 a day target by the end of April.

Some social distancing measures will remain in place until a coronavirus vaccine has been developed, Michael Gove has said.

Ministers have been urged to "get ahead of the game" by assuring the public about what their plans are for stockpiling face masks before lockdown measures are eased.

The Government has published a list of the experts helping shape the response to the coronavirus pandemic as part of the scientific advisory group for emergencies (Sage).

There are "questions to be asked" about where coronavirus came from, Boris Johnson's spokesperson has said.

Draft proposals for how to return to work safely have been leaked and they paint a very different picture of the workplace post lockdown.​

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Antibody tests at 98 per cent accuracy would put up to a quarter of population at risk of infection, government advisers have warned.

It's an agonising choice which no prime minister would ever want to have to make.

Nearly a quarter of employees in Britain have been furloughed in just two weeks, officials have said.

A statement from Imperial College London said Prof Ferguson "continues to focus on his important research".

Brits will be left in the lurch unless ministers set out a clear path for lifting the Covid-19 lockdown, a former prime minister's think tank said.

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The Government has exceeded its 100,000-a-day coronavirus testing target, Matt Hancock has declared.

The Government is requesting a refund or replacement for 400,000 medical gowns flown over from Turkey which were later deemed "unusable".

The Government has missed its testing target of 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of April for the sixth day running.

Funding for English local authorities is likely to be unveiled to encourage people to be more active.

Frustrated by scarce supplies and a chaotic marketplace amid the coronavirus outbreak, some U.S. governors are seeking to bolster their home-state production of vital medical and protective equipment to ensure a reliable long-term source for state stockpiles. The efforts come as states have been competing against each other, the federal government, hospitals, emergency responders and even other countries to get items such as N95 masks, gloves, medical gowns and hand sanitizer — often paying higher-than-usual prices because of the high demand. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. got much of its medical supplies from China.

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Labour Shadow Minister for the cabinet office Rachel Reeves has lead for the party on PPE procurement.

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AN Oxford MP has called on the government to do more to help students who fall on hard times.

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"The fact that we are the world’s largest democracy and we are all aware that power and a role in global affairs for a nation comes from economic strength."

Since its launch on April 2 this year, over 96 million people have registered with the Aarogya Setu health care application, which has become the fastest mobile app to reach 50 million users globally . The Aarogya Setu has helped the government with its twin objective -- "whom to test" and "where to test more" in its battle against COVID-19.

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Robert De Niro has heaped praise on Andrew Cuomo's response to the coronavirus pandemic, while also taking the chance to attack Trump, too.

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Waking up without a hangover after a night of getting plastered is the world saying: here, have one on me

Brace yourself. That is the first thing that enters one’s head after a heavy night out, before the eyes are even open. Sometimes, listing nausea or a banging in the brain is what wakes us in the first place. We all know that if someone invented a cure for hangovers – and boy, have they tried – that person would be very rich indeed. Or worshipped as a deity. Most likely both.

It doesn’t matter if it has been one too many after work drinks or cracking open a second bottle of wine with one’s partner… the consequences of over-indulgence patiently lie in wait.

Gov. Tim Walz is hesitant to reopen businesses until his state's daily testing rate dramatically increases. "You can't flip it like a switch and say you're open if you don't have testing," he says.

The efforts to undermine Democratic governors who invoked stay-at-home orders are most pronounced in states such as Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, all three of which have divided government and are key to President Donald Trump's path to reelection.

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Some 138 prison staff have also contracted the virus in 49 prisons as well as seven prisoner escort and custody services staff.

Dominic Raab will today be grilled over the Government's handling of the coronavirus crisis amid calls for an inquiry into its "slow response".

"You can select a regional test site drive-through appointment or home test kit.