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Heathrow runway closure leads to ‘peace and quiet’ for communities

Heathrow runway closure leads to ‘peace and quiet’ for communities

Heathrow runway closure leads to ‘peace and quiet’ for communities

06 April 2020

Airlines have grounded the majority of their fleets as demand for travel has plummeted because of the Covid-19 pandemic.


Ed Miliband returns to Labour frontbench in Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet

Ed Miliband returns to Labour frontbench in Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet

Ed Miliband returns to Labour frontbench in Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet

06 April 2020

Miliband led the party into the 2015 election.


Cobra meeting must be called for lockdown review, Wales’ First Minister says

Cobra meeting must be called for lockdown review, Wales’ First Minister says

Cobra meeting must be called for lockdown review, Wales’ First Minister says

06 April 2020

Mark Drakeford said he would call for an extension of the current three-week lockdown.


No 10 hits out at Russian ‘disinformation’ after Johnson ventilator report

No 10 hits out at Russian ‘disinformation’ after Johnson ventilator report

No 10 hits out at Russian ‘disinformation’ after Johnson ventilator report

06 April 2020

State-run news agency RIA-Novosti claimed the PM, ‘in good spirits’ under observation in hospital, would soon be put on a ventilator.


Man arrested over sectarian threats against Stormont health minister

Man arrested over sectarian threats against Stormont health minister

Man arrested over sectarian threats against Stormont health minister

06 April 2020

A pro-IRA slogan was sent to Robin Swann via social media.


Cough please! Researchers launch Covid-19 Sounds App

Cough please! Researchers launch Covid-19 Sounds App

Cough please! Researchers launch Covid-19 Sounds App

06 April 2020

Scientists at Cambridge University are seeking a way of detecting coronavirus from the sound of a person’s cough or even their voice.


Coronavirus: How could contact tracing apps help the UK out of lockdown?

Coronavirus: How could contact tracing apps help the UK out of lockdown?

Coronavirus: How could contact tracing apps help the UK out of lockdown?

06 April 2020

Scientists have suggested apps could be used to alert people if they have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19.


Covid-19 antibody test ‘at least a month away’

Covid-19 antibody test ‘at least a month away’

Covid-19 antibody test ‘at least a month away’

06 April 2020

Professor Sir John Bell, from Oxford University, who advises the Government on life sciences, said those tested so far had failed.


Motorist criticised after crashing while driving 10 miles to walk dog

Motorist criticised after crashing while driving 10 miles to walk dog

Motorist criticised after crashing while driving 10 miles to walk dog

06 April 2020

Police say the trip was an ‘avoidable journey’.


Watch: Residents of retirement village enjoy socially-distanced balcony dancing

Watch: Residents of retirement village enjoy socially-distanced balcony dancing

Watch: Residents of retirement village enjoy socially-distanced balcony dancing

06 April 2020

Those living in Platinum Skies’ Chapters development were led by a local musician in a concert of swing classics.


Why we do not know exactly how many die each day due to coronavirus

Why we do not know exactly how many die each day due to coronavirus

Why we do not know exactly how many die each day due to coronavirus

06 April 2020

None of the figures currently available give a real-time snapshot of what is happening in the country.


Saliva test ‘to instantly detect coronavirus with lasers’

Saliva test ‘to instantly detect coronavirus with lasers’

Saliva test ‘to instantly detect coronavirus with lasers’

06 April 2020

Researchers are developing an ultra-sensitive laser sensor that can pick up the disease at the earliest point of infection.


Games to play with friends and family online during lockdown

Games to play with friends and family online during lockdown

Games to play with friends and family online during lockdown

06 April 2020

From Psych! to classics such as Uno, technology is enabling us to play together even when we are physically apart.


Boris Johnson in ‘good spirits’ but virus symptoms ‘remain persistent’ – No 10

Boris Johnson in ‘good spirits’ but virus symptoms ‘remain persistent’ – No 10

Boris Johnson in ‘good spirits’ but virus symptoms ‘remain persistent’ – No 10

06 April 2020

The PM is still ‘in charge of Government’ and has been working on official papers in bed at St Thomas’ Hospital.


More rescue flights for stranded UK nationals but tickets cost up to £1,000

More rescue flights for stranded UK nationals but tickets cost up to £1,000

More rescue flights for stranded UK nationals but tickets cost up to £1,000

06 April 2020

The Government is running a £75 million operation to charter flights from destinations where commercial routes have been severed due to Covid-19.


Covid-19: Face masks ‘may help protect some households and the vulnerable’

Covid-19: Face masks ‘may help protect some households and the vulnerable’

Covid-19: Face masks ‘may help protect some households and the vulnerable’

06 April 2020

The effectiveness of face masks has been put under the microscope by a new study.


Parks will be closed as ‘last resort’ if people keep breaking rules, warns LGA

Parks will be closed as ‘last resort’ if people keep breaking rules, warns LGA

Parks will be closed as ‘last resort’ if people keep breaking rules, warns LGA

06 April 2020

Councils have been urged to take a sensible approach.


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