Boris Johnson has placed the UK on lockdown to tackle the coronavirus, threatening police fines for anyone who ignores new measures including a ban on public gatherings of more than
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Emergency legislation to tackle the coronavirus outbreak could roll back the rights of disabled people, charities are warning. Campaigners say the Coronavirus Bill represents a “real and present danger” to
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A UK care home provider is recruiting 3,000 staff to help its frontline teams cope with the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. Amid job uncertainty within scores of industries affected
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Amid reports that a number of medics are seriously ill after becoming infected with Covid-19, including a nurse with no underlying health issues, Matt Hancock said the armed forces were
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Concerns over deaths linked to benefits system difficulties should prevent a Government department “marking its own homework”, ministers have been told. Labour MP Debbie Abrahams claimed there is “growing evidence”
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Frontline health and social care staff, people involved in food production and delivery, and utility workers are among a list of workers deemed “essential” to the Covid-19 response. The Government
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The number of bereaved people needing support during the coronavirus pandemic “will increase exponentially”, a charity boss has said. As the public are advised to avoid unnecessary social contact, those
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Around 15,000 hospital beds are to be freed up as hospitals brace themselves for an influx of patients with Covid-19. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced that
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A charity has warned that the coronavirus outbreak could spark a mental health crisis, with people deteriorating during months of isolation. Increasing numbers of people are calling the helpline provided
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The official criminal records checking scheme has said it expects a spike of around 750,000 applications will be made for checks of volunteers due to the coronavirus outbreak. More than
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