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Grain-wave: London bakery broadcasts free lessons during lockdown

Is this the Great Online Bake-off? Tens of thousands dust off their aprons and tune into the bread boffins from London. Classes so far have included step-by-step guides for doughnuts, pretzels and sourdough bread.

10/04/2020

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An extra 18,000 cancer patients 'could die sooner' due to COVID-19

A study has found the coronavirus pandemic could impact the survival rate of thousands of cancer patients in England. It comes after a British nurse went viral this month when she recalled telling three newly-diagnosed cancer patients they would not be considered for treatment due to COVID-19.

09/04/2020

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'You're brave and wonderful people': Celebrities hail health workers

A new social media video shows celebrities thanking National Health Service staff as they help to battle COVID-19 in the United Kingdom.

09/04/2020

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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson's plight echoes Lloyd George's Spanish flu

How Boris Johnson's forefather David Lloyd George was taken seriously ill amid the 1918 pandemic, but recovered.

09/04/2020

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UK suffers record COVID-19 death toll as PM's condition 'improves'

It was another grim record for the UK on Wednesday.

08/04/2020

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Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 people in Essex lorry tragedy

Maurice Robinson pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 people in Essex lorry tragedy

08/04/2020

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What happens to a coronavirus patient in intensive care?

We spoke to an expert about why a patient with COVID-19 would be admitted to intensive care, and what happens when they are there.

07/04/2020

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Johnson will be 'gutted to be on his back,' says former advisor

Former comms advisor paints a picture of a determined man, who would not have enjoyed relinquishing control.

07/04/2020

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Coronavirus: How will the UK government function in Johnson's absence?

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been designated to take over while the prime minister is in hospital, but the formal rules are unclear.

07/04/2020

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Coronavirus: World leaders wish Boris Johnson a 'speedy recovery'

Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and Donald Trump are among many leaders to send the UK prime minister their good wishes after he was admitted to intensive care.

07/04/2020

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Coronavirus: UK PM Boris Johnson spends night in intensive care unit

The British prime minister, already in hospital for tests, was taken to intensive care after his condition worsenedt.

06/04/2020

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Could sniffer dogs be trained to discover if someone has coronavirus?

Dogs can not only detect weapons and drugs with their strong sense of smell, but they can also sniff out disease - now they're being trained to smell coronavirus

06/04/2020

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Volkswagen cheated emissions tests, UK court rules

Volkswagen used 'defeat devices' to cheat emissions tests, UK court rules

06/04/2020

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Phone masts attacked amid 'nonsense' theories about 5G and COVID-19

A number of UK phone networks have released a joint statement to put to rest "baseless" and "harmful" rumours that recently spread about connections between 5G and coronavirus.

06/04/2020

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Scotland's chief medical officer resigns after breaking lockdown rules

Scotland's chief medical officer was caught visiting her second home over the weekend, which was in breach of essential-travel-only rules in place amid the coronavirus lockdown.

06/04/2020

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UK coronavirus death toll surpasses 5,000 as PM remains in hospital

The UK prime minister tweets from hospital to say he is "in good spirits" while undergoing "routine" tests after 11 days with coronavirus symptoms.

05/04/2020

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Watch: Queen Elizabeth II gives rare address amid coronavirus pandemic

Queen Elizabeth spoke about the "attributes of self-discipline" and thank the NHS in a rare address to the British public on Sunday amid the coronavirus outbreak.

05/04/2020

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Sir Keir Starmer wins leadership race of UK's opposition Labour party

The shadow Brexit secretary will replace Jeremy Corbyn as the party leader with Angela Rayner as his deputy.

04/04/2020

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UK to release 'up to 4,000' prisoners to curb coronavirus spread

The UK's Ministry of Justice cited similar action carried out recently in France, where around 5,000 prisoners were granted early release amid the the pandemic.

04/04/2020

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UK 'paying the price' for not doing more COVID-19 tests, says expert

"I cannot find any other explanation apart from there was an incorrect decision made," an infectious diseases expert told Euronews.

03/04/2020

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Euroviews. “Generation Corona” will miss out on life’s opportunities. New creative spaces can help ǀ View

There is expected to be a “tsunami” of coronavirus cases in hospitals at the moment. In the short-term, the country must prioritise saving those lives. In the long-term, however, the futures of “Generation Corona” must be protected.

03/04/2020

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Some suspected COVID-19 survivors worry their cases aren't counted

Adeel Belorf was shivering, exhausted and had headaches. A doctor told him over the phone he probably had COVID-19. But his case isn't counted in official UK figures.

03/04/2020

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NHS Nightingale: Inside the UK’s COVID-19 hospital

The beds have been set up, but some worry there won't be enough staff or protective equipment to man the new London hospital.

03/04/2020

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Watch again: UK vows to ramp up coronavirus testing after criticism

Britain's health minister Matt Hancock returned from quarantine after contracting COVID-19 to deliver a five-point plan to increase testing.

02/04/2020

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Euroviews. Government responses to COVID-19 are making the fight against money laundering harder ǀ View

Money laundering will not be at the top of many people’s lists of things to worry about as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. For those of us whose job it is to worry about money laundering generally, however, that job has just got harder.

02/04/2020

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The controversial British artist with celebrity culture in her sights

Alison Jackson burst onto the British art scene in a flurry of controversy when she published a photo depicting the late Princess Diana - and she still has celebrity culture in her sights

02/04/2020