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Coronavirus: MP Nadia Whittome 'sacked' as carer after 'speaking out' about PPE

Nadia Whittome claims she was "sacked" but the care employer says she was no longer needed.




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Coronavirus: Private renters need more help to 'ride out crisis'

Almost half a million people are at "high risk" of homelessness, local councils warn government.




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Winston Churchill's inspiring wartime speeches in Parliament

As his great grandson launches a competition to "inspire like Churchill", we look at the PM's wartime words.




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Coronavirus: 'Modest' lockdown changes announced in Wales

People will be allowed to exercise outside more than once a day, First Minister Mark Drakeford says.




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Coronavirus lockdown: UK 'should not expect big changes'

The PM will set out a "cautious" road map for the UK in his speech on Sunday, a cabinet minister says.




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Coronavirus: 'Up to 2,000' UK seafarers stranded

Mental health problems are growing and ship workers see "no end" to their ordeal, a union warns.




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Climate change: Could the coronavirus crisis spur a green recovery?

Some governments want to channel their economic recovery plans into low-carbon industries.




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Coronavirus: How India's lockdown sparked a debate over maids

The government says domestic helpers can now resume work, but why are some Indians worried?




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Coronavirus: Photographers' children's lives in lockdown

Photographers who work for Unicef have taken candid shots of their children's lives during lockdown.




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Coronavirus: I watched the president reveal I had Covid-19 on TV

Against her will, Sita Tyasutami became "case one", the face of Indonesia's coronavirus outbreak.




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Coronavirus: Six money-saving ideas for lockdown and beyond

Millions of people are facing pay cuts or less work, so how can you make your money go further?




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Coronavirus: Compulsory vaccines in the UK and other rumours fact-checked

A round-up of what's been debunked includes rumours about mandatory coronavirus vaccines and patents.




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Souza out of UFC 249 after testing positive for coronavirus

UFC middleweight Jacaré Souza tests positive for Covid-19 and will no longer compete at the controversial UFC 49 show.




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Watford third team to oppose Premier League neutral venue proposals

Watford become the third team to publicly oppose the use of neutral venues when Premier League football returns.




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Coronavirus: Seed sales soar as more of us become budding gardeners

The lockdown has led to huge growth in the number of people buying garden seeds.




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India coronavirus: Why celebrating Covid-19 'success models' is dangerous

Experts tell the BBC that euphoria over success models runs the risk of people becoming complacent.




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Coronavirus lockdown sends solo sailor on Pacific odyssey

One man's dream sailing trip nearly ended in disaster as island nations began closing their borders.




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Coronavirus: How is Suffolk's Little America coping in lockdown?

How are the communities that rely so heavily on the US airbases coping under lockdown?




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Coronavirus: Belarus WW2 parade defies pandemic and upstages Putin

Belarus goes ahead with a Victory Day parade but in Russia coronavirus forced its cancellation.




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Coronavirus: How they tried to curb Spanish flu pandemic in 1918

Face masks, fresh air and porridge - how people tried to curb a deadly flu pandemic in 1918.




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Coronavirus: Tesla ordered to keep main US plant closed

It reportedly planned to re-open on Friday, but authorities say this could lead to more virus cases.




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UK 'to bring in 14-day quarantine' for air passengers

An airline industry body says it has been told coronavirus quarantining will start from the end of May.




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US Vice-President Mike Pence's aide tests positive for coronavirus

The diagnosis comes one day after Trump's personal valet tested positive for the virus.




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Coronavirus: Andy Serkis reads entire Hobbit live online for charity

More than 650,000 watch the Gollum actor narrate Tolkien's fantasy classic in one 11-hour sitting.




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Magician Roy Horn dies after catching coronavirus

He and his stage partner Siegfried Fischbacher were one of the longest-running acts in Las Vegas.




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Coronavirus: Russia marks WW2 Victory Day with subdued celebrations

Footage of last year's Red Square military parade play on TV as the pandemic mutes celebrations.




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Coronavirus: China offers to help North Korea fight pandemic

President Xi Jinping expresses concern about the threat to its neighbour, and offers to help.




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Coronavirus: Far-right spreads Covid-19 'infodemic' on Facebook

An investigation details how extremists are trying to exploit the pandemic via the social network.




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Love Bug's creator tracked down to repair shop in Manila

Two decades after the world's first major computer virus, an author finds the perpetrator in Manila.




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Coronavirus: Can live-streaming save China's economy?

In China, the live-streaming industry has become an important platform for economic recovery.




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Coronavirus: How does contact tracing work and is my data safe?

Millions in the UK will soon be asked to download an app that helps to limit coronavirus spreading.




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Coronavirus: Will offices be safe for a return to work?

Here's a look at some of the technology that might help monitor the health of employees.




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Coronavirus: 'Phone apps helped me spend time with my dying mum'

Andrew's mother was dying in hospital under lockdown, so he used technology to spend time with her.




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Coronavirus: Ghana's dancing pallbearers become Covid-19 meme

Social media users have adopted the troupe as a dark-humoured symbol of death in the time of Covid-19.




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Covid-19: Investigating the spread of fake coronavirus news

In a joint investigation BBC Click investigates the groups behind fake news about the pandemic.




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Life inside the UK's first 'TikTok house'

These six creators moved in together to make viral TikTok videos.




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Couples get married in virtual wedding ceremonies

Video calling technology is helping people share their special day with others during lockdown.




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Coronavirus contact-tracing: World split between two types of app

The UK is testing its own design but a Google-Apple initiative is winning over many other nations.




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Coronavirus: Scam sites selling masks and fake cures taken down

More than 160,000 suspicious emails have been reported to a new scam-busting service in two weeks.




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Coronavirus: Google ends plans for smart city in Toronto

Sister firm Sidewalk Labs cites Covid-19 as the reason for stepping back from its ambitious plan.




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Uber says 'no sacred cows' amid coronavirus crisis

The firm has already announced job cuts affecting 14% of its staff, but more measures may be needed.




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Xbox: Microsoft reveals first games for Series X console

The Xbox team shows off new footage of the highly anticipated Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.




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Coronavirus: NHS reveals source code behind contact-tracing app

More than 40,000 people have downloaded the contact tracing app so far, ahead of a wider release.




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Coronavirus: 'Plandemic' virus conspiracy video spreads across social media

A slickly-produced "documentary" has exploded across social media, peddling medical misinformation.




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Coronavirus: How do you social distance in schools?

If pupils are allowed to return to school after the lockdown, how would they keep 2m apart?




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Coronavirus: Lockdown life 'a challenge' for vulnerable children

Charities warn some children who are missing out on additional support at school are falling into crisis.




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Coronavirus: ‘The nursery I run may not survive’

Thousands of nurseries and childminders may shut permanently due to the pandemic, research suggests.




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Coronavirus: Online students face full tuition fees

If universities are teaching online next term students will still have to pay full tuition fees.




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Coronavirus: Teachers warn of early school return 'spike'

Teaching unions across UK and Ireland say test and trace measures must be fully operational before reopening.




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Coronavirus schools return: Can you really keep children 2m apart?

What's it like in a school that has re-opened? Denmark and Germany show how it might look.