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Nigel Farage visited by police over 'breaching lockdown' by travelling to Dover to report on migrants

Nigel Farage has been visited by police officers who advised him not to breach lockdown restrictions after he travelled to Dover to report on migrants.




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UK weather forecast: Powerful 60mph winds spark warning as downpours hit southern regions

Powerful winds and heavy rain continue to batter the UK with gales of up to 60mph sweeping across the southwest, sparking a weather warning.




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Kevin Phillips's wife Julie released without charge after attempted murder arrest following stabbing

The wife of former Premier League footballer Kevin Phillips has been released without charge after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing.




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UK coronavirus LIVE: Covid-19 case numbers 'must come down further' as tracing app trial launches on Isle of Wight

The number of new Covid-19 cases "needs to come down further", an expert has warned, as the UK death toll recorded its lowest daily rise since the end of March.




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Donald Trump claims his administration has 'saved millions of lives' in handling of coronavirus pandemic

US president predicts economic surge later this year as several states begin tentatively re-opening for business after weeks of shutdown




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Thousands of London restaurants and bars 'on brink of collapse as they do not qualify for Government's emergency grants'

Campaign launched to increase threshold on rateable value to help struggling businesses




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D-Day veteran: Let's show our fighting spirit again for VE Day

As A D-Day veteran, Ray Smith celebrated the allies' victory in Europe at an all-night party in Trafalgar Square.




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Somali sports star who died with Covid-19 escaped war to serve London as Tube engineer

An international basketball player who moved to London to escape Somalia's looming civil war has become one of the capital's latest victims of Covid-19.




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Three Russian doctors 'fall from hospital windows after warnings about coronavirus'

Three doctors in Russia who raised concerns about the working conditions on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic have fallen out of hospital windows over the last two weeks, it has been reported.




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Spain's jobless total soars to 3.8 million after strict coronavirus lockdown

Spain's strict coronavirus lockdown has sent the unemployment rate to a near four-year high.




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Food For London Now faces: 'Beyond the pandemic the need for food is unquantifiable'

Anne Elkins from The Felix Project shares her story You can donate here virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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China's UK ambassador says 'attacks from MPs' over spread of coronavirus 'will poison relations if unchecked'

China's ambassador to the UK has criticised MPs for "attacking" China over the coronavirus outbreak.




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Man jailed for 'viciously' biting police officer's finger to avoid being arrested

A man has been jailed after he viciously bit down on an officer's finger in a "sustained attack" to avoid being arrested.




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Lockdown in California to be relaxed 'in days' as US death rate falls

California's governor has announced that the six-week lockdown of America's most populous state will be relaxed within days as the daily coronavirus death toll across the United States fell to its lowest level in a month.




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Laughter in the Commons as Matt Hancock compliments backbench MP Julian Lewis on 'extraordinary' hair

The House of Commons echoed with peals of laughter today as Matt Hancock complimented a fellow Tory MP on his lockdown hairdo.




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Union demands Sadiq Khan make travel free for Tube cleaners who are 'integral' to capital's coronavirus response

Union bosses have written to Sadiq Khan to demand a reversal of Transport for London's "disgraceful" decision to deny free travel to London Underground's cleaners.




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Autumn date set for trial of policeman accused of murdering ex-Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson

A police officer accused of murdering former Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson is set to go ahead in September, despite the current uncertainty about court timetables due to coronavirus.




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Security guard 'shot in the head for asking daughter to wear face mask in store'

The father and son are still on the run




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How far is the UK from passing the Government's five tests to lift the coronavirus lockdown?

It's an agonising choice which no prime minister would ever want to have to make.




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You can't stop coronavirus, warns top UK scientist as he says lockdown 'risks even more deaths'

Boris Johnson's top scientist has defended the Government's battleplan against Covid-19 and said "you can't stop it".




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Food For London Now: Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge hits road on Standard's 'rescue mission' for London

In a bustling depot in north London filled with donated food, Phoebe Waller-Bridge compared the work of The Felix Project to "a rescue mission".




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'Dedicated' health worker, 68, who devoted 20 years to NHS dies after contracting coronavirus

A hospital worker described as a "true gentleman" by colleagues has died after contracting coronavirus.




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Police break up barbecue and bingo street party in Middlesbrough during coronavirus lockdown

Two 20-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of public order offences




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France's first known coronavirus case 'was in December' and had not been to China

A French hospital which has retested old samples from pneumonia patients discovered that it treated a man who had Covid-19 as early as December 27.




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Now hear this: Celebs' messages asking people to stick to lockdown broadcast from car cruising streets

Coronavirus warning messages from celebrities including Jamie Redknapp are being broadcast from cars driving around the streets of east London to get people to respect the lockdown.




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UK must 'get to grips' with Covid-19 death toll in care homes, expert Dame Angela McLean says

The ONS total is 34% higher than the Department of Health total.




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UK's official coronavirus death toll nears 30,000 as further 693 deaths recorded

The number of people who have died across the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has increased by 693 to nearly 30,000.




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Dominic Raab says UK 'must adjust to new normal' in second phase of coronavirus response

Dominic Raab has said the UK must adjust to "a new normal" in the second phase of the coronavirus response, which he insisted "will not be easy".




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War memorial in north London defaced in 'senseless' act of vandalism

A London war memorial has been vandalised in what police described as a "senseless" act.




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Risk of coronavirus infection '10 to 30 times higher' at one metre distance rather than two, Sir Patrick Vallance says

Government's chief scientific advisor spells out danger of flouting two metre social distancing guidelines




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Criminal gangs 'actively targeting organisations responding to Covid-19 pandemic', Dominic Raab says

Dominic Raab has said that criminal gangs are "actively targeting" both national and international organisations responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.




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Schools in UK can't reopen all at once in case of second peak, Dominic Raab says

Reopening all schools in the UK at once would lead to a "very real risk" of the coronavirus infection rate rising and could cause a second peak, the Foreign Secretary has said.




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Woman held on suspicion of murder after elderly man dies and others injured in 'stabbing' at shop in South Wales

A woman has been arrested for suspected murder after a reported stabbing outside a shop in South Wales left an elderly man dead and several others injured.




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Queen discusses Australian coronavirus response with Prime Minister Scott Morrison

The Queen has spoken to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to discuss how the country is fighting coronavirus.




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Murder arrest after man found dead following 'stabbing' in Hammersmith

A man has been found dead after suffering suspected stab wounds in west London.




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Heritage project to help London's children re-engage with community after lockdown

London children who have been cooped up at home will be able to discover the historic buildings on their doorstep when lockdown is over.




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Zoo otters juggle because they're excited about food, scientists say

Zoo otters juggle stones when they are hungry because they may be excited about food, scientists believe.




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Harry and Meghan to celebrate son Archie's first birthday while under lockdown in US

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will today celebrate the first birthday of their son Archie while under lockdown in the US.




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UK coronavirus LIVE: Second lockdown stage 'won't be easy' as official Covid-19 death toll rises to nearly 30,000

The second stage of the coronavirus response "will not be easy" and the UK must adjust to a "new normal" to avoid a second peak , Dominic Raab has said.




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Matt Hancock prompts outcry after criticising Dr Rosena Allin-Khan's 'tone' in Commons

A Labour MP working on the NHS frontline has hit back at Health Secretary Matt Hancock after he told her to watch her "tone" during a debate in the House of Commons.




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Captain Tom Moore awarded with gold Blue Peter badge for being 'beacon of light'

Blue Peter has honoured Captain Tom Moore with a gold badge for his fundraising efforts.




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'Despicable' thieves swipe £130 from 100-year-old woman after claiming their football had gone into her garden

A man and a woman tricked their way into a 100-year-old woman's home and stole more than £100 in what police branded a "despicable" crime.




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O2 and Vodafone down: Thousands of users unable to make calls with network issues reported

Hundreds of O2 and Vodafone customers have reported problems with the networks.




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Trump administration 'ignored coronavirus warnings and pushed unproven drug', says senior scientist

The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of coronavirus, then sought a quick fix by trying to rush an unproven drug to patients, a senior government scientist has alleged in a whistleblower complaint.




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Man pulls daughter, 7, to safety before 'horrific' crash leaves husband trapped between two vehicles

A man has told how he pulled his young daughter to safety before a "horrific" crash that left his husband trapped between two vehicles in north London.




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Professor Neil Ferguson resigns from Government's Sage committee 'after breaching lockdown rules to meet woman'

A statement from Imperial College London said Prof Ferguson "continues to focus on his important research".




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Donald Trump doesn't wear face covering on tour of mask factory despite sign saying they're required

Donald Trump toured a new medical mask factory without wearing a face covering, despite a sign at the facility making clear they were required.




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EU forecasts recession of 'historic proportions' with worst economic shock since the Great Depression due to Covid-19

Europeans will see the worst economic shock since the Great Depression due to coronavirus, the European Union predicted.




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Tributes paid to flower market 'legend' and campaigning cheesemonger who died with coronavirus

A key figure of Columbia Road flower market and a campaigning businessman dubbed "Mr Highbury" are among the latest victims whose deaths show how coronavirus is tearing through London's communities.




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'Let's all clap and sing for VE Day's 75th anniversary'

Two Londoners who celebrated the end of the Second World War 75 years ago with street parties have urged the country to "clap and sing" on VE Day.