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Contact tracing will include ‘difficult to reach communities’

Contact tracing will include ‘difficult to reach communities’

Contact tracing will include ‘difficult to reach communities’

17 May 2020

Business Secretary Alok Sharma and Professor Stephen Powis agreed it was important to have representational recruitment of contact tracers.


UK steps up hunt for coronavirus vaccine with £84m cash boost

UK steps up hunt for coronavirus vaccine with £84m cash boost

UK steps up hunt for coronavirus vaccine with £84m cash boost

17 May 2020

Oxford University signed an agreement with AstraZeneca which could see 30 million doses made available in the UK as early as September.


A&E attendances for heart conditions return to normal levels

A&E attendances for heart conditions return to normal levels

A&E attendances for heart conditions return to normal levels

17 May 2020

The number of people attending with cardiac and coronary conditions has increased.


Dashcam footage sought in search for missing diplomat

Dashcam footage sought in search for missing diplomat

Dashcam footage sought in search for missing diplomat

17 May 2020

Richard Morris has not been seen since he went jogging in his home village of Bentley near Farnham.


Hottest day of the year expected with temperature forecast to hit 27C

Hottest day of the year expected with temperature forecast to hit 27C

Hottest day of the year expected with temperature forecast to hit 27C

17 May 2020

On Wednesday the temperature in London and the South East could surpass the 26C recorded in Treknow, Cornwall, on Good Friday.


Three further deaths announced as N Ireland prepares to ease lockdown

Three further deaths announced as N Ireland prepares to ease lockdown

Three further deaths announced as N Ireland prepares to ease lockdown

17 May 2020

Garden centres and household recycling facilities will reopen on Monday.


Wales joins UK-wide coronavirus testing system

Wales joins UK-wide coronavirus testing system

Wales joins UK-wide coronavirus testing system

17 May 2020

Critics claimed the decision to scrap its own online system was another U-turn by the Welsh Government.


Covid-19 is deepening inequalities, says LGBT charity

Covid-19 is deepening inequalities, says LGBT charity

Covid-19 is deepening inequalities, says LGBT charity

17 May 2020

The United Nations said LGBT people are at an elevated risk of domestic and family violence.


Scottish Government announces new powers to intervene in failing care homes

Scottish Government announces new powers to intervene in failing care homes

Scottish Government announces new powers to intervene in failing care homes

17 May 2020

The amendments to the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill will be introduced to parliament next week.


Family sparks lockdown craze by hiding Pokemon in local park

Family sparks lockdown craze by hiding Pokemon in local park

Family sparks lockdown craze by hiding Pokemon in local park

17 May 2020

Ben da Costa is recreating Pokemon Go for his young sons to keep them active and entertained.


Invest in children’s services to prevent post-coronavirus crisis, charities warn

Invest in children’s services to prevent post-coronavirus crisis, charities warn

Invest in children’s services to prevent post-coronavirus crisis, charities warn

17 May 2020

Charities have warned the pandemic will exacerbate existing problems in underfunded local authorities.


MPs to consider repealing EU freedom of movement rules in the UK

MPs to consider repealing EU freedom of movement rules in the UK

MPs to consider repealing EU freedom of movement rules in the UK

17 May 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has an 80-seat majority in Parliament.


Pair arrested on suspicion of kidnapping girl released on bail

Pair arrested on suspicion of kidnapping girl released on bail

Pair arrested on suspicion of kidnapping girl released on bail

17 May 2020

The teenager, identified by police as being called Louise, was last seen on May 8.


Doctors believe blood-thinning drugs could save lives

Doctors believe blood-thinning drugs could save lives

Doctors believe blood-thinning drugs could save lives

17 May 2020

Royal Brompton Hospital researchers have found a link between Covid-19 and blood clotting.


Nine more coronavirus deaths recorded in Scotland

Nine more coronavirus deaths recorded in Scotland

Nine more coronavirus deaths recorded in Scotland

17 May 2020

The latest daily figures show 14,537 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland.


Labour urges new Brexit timetable if Government cannot secure trade deal on time

Labour urges new Brexit timetable if Government cannot secure trade deal on time

Labour urges new Brexit timetable if Government cannot secure trade deal on time

17 May 2020

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Rachel Reeves said the Government must secure a good deal and not rush trade talks.


Author Neil Gaiman criticised over journey from New Zealand to Skye in lockdown

Author Neil Gaiman criticised over journey from New Zealand to Skye in lockdown

Author Neil Gaiman criticised over journey from New Zealand to Skye in lockdown

17 May 2020

The writer said he needed somewhere he could ‘isolate easily’.


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