As the US deals with a Covid-19 catastrophe in its meatworks, the Melbourne factory points to the potential for outbreaks in Australia

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Working in an abattoir at the best of times is tough. The hours are long, the labour is intensive and, for rank and file labourers, the pay is low.

Now, in the Covid-19 crisis, workers have one more thing to worry about – around the world their factories have proved to be a hotbed of infection. As Australia moves to ease lockdown laws, meat workers may still be at the frontline of exposure and infection.

Politicians have set a high bar for themselves – success on coronavirus has created community expectations that will be challenging to shift

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“Let’s not give everything back, let’s not throw away all the progress we’ve made by letting our frustration get the better of us.” This was Daniel Andrews on Friday afternoon, shortly after national cabinet resolved to gradually restart economic and social activity by July.

The Victorian premier wanted people to understand he’d be hastening slowly – the message being here in the Massachusetts of Australia, we decide how quickly we’ll remove coronavirus restrictions. We don’t apply an arbitrary national average.

Paul Kelly warns people over 70 and with existing diseases are at high risk from coronavirus as pandemic restrictions ease

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The deputy chief medical officer, Paul Kelly, is warning people to take care if visiting mums on Mother’s Day, as frictions emerge over the lockdown in Victoria.

In some states, authorities are allowing people to pay family visits on Sunday as coronavirus pandemic restrictions are eased, but Kelly has restated warnings that people over 70 and with existing chronic diseases are at high risk from coronavirus.

The millions of unemployed in Thailand due to the coronavirus include elephants dependent on tourists to feed their voracious appetites. With scant numbers of foreign visitors, commercial elephant camps and sanctuaries lack funds for their upkeep and have sent more than 100 of the animals trudging back to their natural habitats.

What may be the latest hope in the hunt to develop a treatment for COVID-19 comes from an unusual source – a furry, four-year-old llama named 'Winter' that is living on a farm in the Belgium countryside.

Hurricane season is fast approaching and it is likely to be active -- maybe even an extremely active -- season.

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has announced he and partner Georgia Groome are expecting their first child together.

Rochelle Humes has revealed that she is expecting her third child with husband Marvin in an Easter themed Instagram post.

The comedian's death was announced over the weekend

The actress and her husband, Tom Hanks, were both hospitalised with the deadly virus

The comedian and her husband Chris Fischer welcomed their first child in May last year

The singer and her management company have worked with the charity Crisis

The cause of death is currently unknown

The actress has resurfaced as a TikTok star

Hussain made his debut on Wednesday's show

The Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood star has praised teenage activists

The comedian had one last act of defiance before renouncing his new moniker

The singer said their post had been badly timed

Captain Tom has so far raised an astonishing £26 million for NHS charities

The actor and his wife both tested positive for the virus in Australia

The actor and his wife Sabrina both tested positive for Covid-19 last month

The singer posted the sweet snap on what should have been the start of the summer term

Parents are getting a helping hand from some famous faces

The singer and his wife Sheena White have two children together

The baby will be the pop couple's third child

The actor's father left the family home shortly after he was born

James McAvoy has praised the NHS for saving his life when he suffered a botched surgery.

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The baby is the couple's first child

J.Lo's future step-daughter has already ear-marked a very special item from the singer's wardrobe...

The message will feature in this evening's Big Night In on BBC One

Taylor Swift has reignited a feud with her former record label, accusing it of "shameless greed" over a plan to release a live album she has not authorised.

Actor Tom Hanks has sent a letter and a Corona-brand typewriter to a eight-year-old Australian boy who said he was being bullied because of his name.

The presenter died after suffering a stroke

The long-awaited television adaptation of Sally Rooney's millennial love story has arrived

The couple met while the judge was on the Strictly tour

Paul Mescal stars in the BBC's adaptation of Sally Rooney's acclaimed novel

Laurence Fox was dumped by his mixed-race girlfriend after his rant about racism on BBC Question earlier this year.

Perry never misses out on an opportunity to dress up...

The course of true love never did run smooth, after all

Naturally, Kim Kardashian's Bora Bora meltdown makes an appearance...

The singer wrote new music while exploring their "gender" and "queerness"

The couple have been on and off since 2015

Fancy an Olympic torch? Or perhaps a four poster bed? You've come to the right place...

Pop star Britney Spears has revealed she accidentally burned down her home gym in an incident involving two candles.

Lord Sugar has been criticised for sharing a conspiracy theory on social media which stated that Covid-19 was man-made.

Pioneering Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen has died at the age of 79.

The actor was been known for starring in the BBC Northern Ireland comedy series Give My Head Peace

The star-studded recording featured the likes of Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding, Jess Glynne and Chris Martin

Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan has tested negative for Covid-19.