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Young mother faces loss of independence due to pandemic redundancies

Young mother faces loss of independence due to pandemic redundancies

Young mother faces loss of independence due to pandemic redundancies

11 June 2020

Research has revealed 78% of those who have lost their jobs so far due to the pandemic are women.


Sony reveals PlayStation 5 console due for launch later this year

Sony reveals PlayStation 5 console due for launch later this year

Sony reveals PlayStation 5 console due for launch later this year

11 June 2020

Spider-Man: Miles Morales was among the roster of games teased for the next-generation console.


Driver requests apology from officer who said he stopped him because he is black

Driver requests apology from officer who said he stopped him because he is black

Driver requests apology from officer who said he stopped him because he is black

11 June 2020

The incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.


Slave trader’s name removed from tower block as more statues set to go in London

Slave trader’s name removed from tower block as more statues set to go in London

Slave trader’s name removed from tower block as more statues set to go in London

11 June 2020

It comes as two statues linked to the slave trade are set to be removed from two London hospitals.


Suffolk Police apologise for ‘racist’ comments from officers

Suffolk Police apologise for ‘racist’ comments from officers

Suffolk Police apologise for ‘racist’ comments from officers

11 June 2020

Footage of two officers demanding a middle-aged black couple hand over ID because they “look suspicious” has sparked outrage.


Coronavirus BAME protection advice ‘unpublished’

Coronavirus BAME protection advice ‘unpublished’

Coronavirus BAME protection advice ‘unpublished’

11 June 2020

Public Health England (PHE) said the recommendations will be published next week


Government downplays importance of app for test, track and trace plan

Government downplays importance of app for test, track and trace plan

Government downplays importance of app for test, track and trace plan

11 June 2020

Originally, the app was due to be ready for a full roll out by late May.


Boy, 13, among four arrested over police attack in Hackney

Boy, 13, among four arrested over police attack in Hackney

Boy, 13, among four arrested over police attack in Hackney

11 June 2020

Detective Chief Superintendent Marcus Barnett said he was ‘horrified’ after seeing video footage of the attack.


‘Not enough immunity data’ for mass roll-out of antibody tests to public

‘Not enough immunity data’ for mass roll-out of antibody tests to public

‘Not enough immunity data’ for mass roll-out of antibody tests to public

11 June 2020

Baroness Dido Harding was speaking at the Downing Street press briefing.


Coronavirus study finds as many as 80% of positive cases do not show symptoms

Coronavirus study finds as many as 80% of positive cases do not show symptoms

Coronavirus study finds as many as 80% of positive cases do not show symptoms

11 June 2020

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the number of people carrying the virus symptomatically was what made Covid-19 difficult to contain.


Johnson and von der Leyen to hold virtual summit to break post-Brexit deadlock

Johnson and von der Leyen to hold virtual summit to break post-Brexit deadlock

Johnson and von der Leyen to hold virtual summit to break post-Brexit deadlock

11 June 2020

Negotiators on both sides have acknowledged a lack of progress.


Coronavirus test and trace system ‘fit for purpose’ but not ‘gold standard’

Coronavirus test and trace system ‘fit for purpose’ but not ‘gold standard’

Coronavirus test and trace system ‘fit for purpose’ but not ‘gold standard’

11 June 2020

Baroness Dido Harding, the head of the programme, admitted improvements were needed.


Police recover gun used to kill journalist Lyra McKee

Police recover gun used to kill journalist Lyra McKee

Police recover gun used to kill journalist Lyra McKee

11 June 2020

Lyra McKee was an observer during rioting in the city’s Creggan area.


People living alone to be reunited with families as lockdown eased in NI

People living alone to be reunited with families as lockdown eased in NI

People living alone to be reunited with families as lockdown eased in NI

11 June 2020

The latest measure means an isolated grandparent will be able to see grandchildren again.


Should the two-metre social-distancing restriction be reduced to one?

Should the two-metre social-distancing restriction be reduced to one?

Should the two-metre social-distancing restriction be reduced to one?

11 June 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would keep the two-metre social-distancing rule ‘under constant review’.


Advising passengers not to travel with hand luggage is rubbish – Ryanair

Advising passengers not to travel with hand luggage is rubbish – Ryanair

Advising passengers not to travel with hand luggage is rubbish – Ryanair

11 June 2020

New Government guidance claims reducing the amount of hand luggage taken on board planes will minimise the risk of spreading Covid-19.


Majority want social distancing to remain at 2 metres, poll shows

Majority want social distancing to remain at 2 metres, poll shows

Majority want social distancing to remain at 2 metres, poll shows

11 June 2020

A snap poll by YouGov found that 58% of people want the rules to be kept at the current distance, and 24% want it dropped to one metre.


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