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Matt Hancock to be quizzed by MPs after coronavirus lockdown measures extended for three weeks

Matt Hancock will today be grilled by MPs as he faces questions over the UK's coronavirus response after the nationwide lockdown measures were extended for three more weeks.




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Britons should not book summer holidays amid 'no certainty' on when lockdown will lift, Downing Street suggests

Brits should not book summer holidays because there is no end in sight to the lockdown, the Government has suggested.




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Lower Clapton crash: Motorcyclist dies after crash on busy road in north-east London

A motorcyclist has died after a crash on a busy road in north-east London.




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Rishi Sunak extends coronavirus furlough scheme by a month after three-week lockdown extension

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Food For London Now: Duchess of Sussex backs Evening Standard appeal to help feed the hungry

Meghan says spirit of Grenfell lives on in video call to women she helped at kitchen You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Food For London Now: Pret A Manger opens 10 shops close to hospitals and throws weight behind Standard appeal

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Vodka and chocolate are most popular products to buy during coronavirus lockdown, new data shows

Bread for toasties, milk and toilet rolls were also best sellers




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Britain will be hit by further waves of coronavirus with up to 40k deaths in first wave alone, leading doctor warns

Britain will face "further waves" of Covid-19 and could reach 40,000 deaths in this first wave alone, a leading physician has warned.




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Debenhams store closures: Seven UK branches to shut and hundreds of jobs lost due to coronavirus crisis

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Food For London Now: Sir Peter Blake posters for appeal sell out, raising £100,000

A series of 100 limited edition Sir Peter Blake prints that yesterday went on sale to support our Food For London Now appeal sold out in just nine hours.




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Donald Trump tweets support for coronavirus lockdown protests as he calls for three states to be 'liberated'

Donald Trump has tweeted his support for coronavirus lockdown protests in parts of the US as he called for three states to be "liberated" from stay-at-home orders.




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Man charged with murder after woman killed in Barnet crash




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Brent shooting: Man in 40s fighting for life with gunshot injuries in Harlesden

A man in his 40s is fighting for life after a shooting in Brent.




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Global deaths from Covid-19 hit 150,000 as UK ramps up efforts to find coronavirus vaccine

The number of deaths linked to coronavirus across the world has hit 150,000, with the UK reporting 14,576 in hospitals alone.




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Care homes 'may have suffered 7,500 coronavirus deaths', industry body says

A leading industry body fears as many as 7,500 people have died after contracting coronavirus in care homes across the country.




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Doctors and nurses fear protective kit could run out amid coronavirus outbreak as NHS faces crisis

Some hospitals face running out of personal protection equipment this weekend amid growing concerns over supplies amid the coronavirus outbreak.




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Highlands pensioner, 90, raises more than £200,000 with 'mountain climb' on her stairs

A 90-year-old woman has raised more than £200,000 by attempting to climb the height of a mountain on her stairs to garner funds for the NHS.




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'Charismatic' British Transport Police officer, 53, dies after contracting coronavirus

A "kind and thoughtful" British Transport Police officer has died after contracting coronavirus.




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Sadiq Khan announces free bus travel in London to protect drivers from coronavirus

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Tom Moore could receive Spitfire flypast for 100th birthday as coronavirus fundraiser passes £21 million

The 99-year-old war veteran has raised an incredible £21 million for charity




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Government blasted over refusal to clarify coronavirus lockdown exit strategy

MPs are calling for 'strategic clarity' from the Government




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Queen requests there be no gun salutes to mark 94th birthday

The Queen has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark her 94th birthday next week.




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Colleagues remember Lyra Mckee on first anniversary of Northern Ireland journalist's murder

The National Union of Journalists gathered for a special virtual tribute




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Crowds fill Florida beaches after Donald Trump calls for US states to be 'liberated' amid lockdowns

People flocked to beaches in Florida after the state lifted some of its coronavirus lockdown restrictions.




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War veteran Captain Tom Moore, 99, to be 'guest of honour' at new Nightingale Hospital opening

National treasure Captain Tom Moore, 99, will help open the newest NHS Nightingale hospital as a "guest of honour."




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Councils to get £1.6billion boost as Government vows to support communities through Covid-19 pandemic

The Government has pledged an extra £1.6 billion in funding to councils to help them tackle the coronavirus pandemic.




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Police officer filmed saying he'll 'make something up' to get man arrested: 'Who are they going to believe, me or you?'

Police have launched an investigation after an officer was filmed threatening to "make something up" in order to arrest a man.




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Rotherhithe: Man caught wielding knife on housing block in south-east London

A man was tasered and held by police after he was found brandishing a knife on a south-east London housing block.




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Tributes to 'beloved' NHS staff as health service Covid-19 death toll rises to 56

NHS frontline workers continue to fight to save the country from scourge of coronavirus, despite protective equipment shortages and sobering statistics.




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Tributes paid to Marie Curie nurse, 68, who died after contracting coronavirus

A 68-year-old Marie Curie nurse from south London who died after contracting coronavirus has been remembered as "a beautiful person".




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Covid-19 cases to be tracked by ethnicity amid disproportionately high number of BAME deaths

The Government is to launch a review into why people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds appear to be disproportionately affected by coronavirus.




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Lady Gaga's star-studded One World Together at Home concert sees raft of emotive tributes to coronavirus heroes

Stars including Beyonce, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and Elton John took part in the concert




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US actor and Broadway singer Nick Cordero loses leg due to coronavirus complications, wife says

Broadway star Nick Cordero's wife said coronavirus complications have led the star to need a leg amputation.




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Food For London Now: Meet the heroic volunteer cyclists delivering meals to the vulnerable

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Sir David Attenborough issues emotive plea for world to 'stop waste and cherish our planet'

Sir David Attenborough warned humans had a "last chance" to change their behaviour and save the planet as he urged people to "stop waste of any kind".




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Prince Harry hails 'wonderfully British response' to Covid-19 and gives shout-out to 'amazing' Captain Tom Moore

The Duke of Sussex has said he's "incredibly proud" of the British public as the country rallies together to tackle the coronavirus crisis.




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'Very good chance' of coronavirus vaccine but no certainty, says leading scientist

A team of scientists are due to start clinical trials towards the end of next week




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Food For London Now: UK food waste czar Ben Elliot warns pandemic could leave millions hungry

Ben Elliot, the government's food waste Czar, has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could leave millions of Britons hungry.




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Girl, eight, bakes hundreds of scones to cheer up vulnerable neighbours during Covid-19 lockdown

A primary school girl, who discovered a passion for baking during the coronavirus lockdown, has made hundreds of scones to cheer up the elderly and vulnerable.




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Boris Johnson has been 'at helm of Covid-19 response since outbreak began': Downing Street hits back at Sunday Times report

Downing Street has fiercely rebuffed newspaper reports that Boris Johnson failed to act in the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak.




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One World Together at Home: Little Mix and Tom Jones among stars paying tribute to NHS in global online concert

Little Mix, Michael Buble and Sir Elton John were among the stars playing tribute to the NHS in a special online concert.




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Coronavirus UK LIVE: Covid-19 hospital deaths pass 16,000 as Downing Street hits back at criticism of pandemic response

The Government is facing a mounting backlash over its response to the coronavirus pandemic while the death toll of Covid-19 in UK hospitals has passed 16,000.




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Celebration as first Covid-19 patients discharged from London's NHS Nightingale hospital

The first coronavirus patients to be successfully treated at London's new NHS Nightingale London are returning home to their loved ones.




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Fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore's charity cover on course for number one

Captain Tom Moore and Michael Ball are on course to score a number one single for their cover of You'll Never Walk Alone.




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National minute's silence in tribute to NHS staff and key workers killed by Covid-19 looking increasingly likely

Unison and royal colleges of nursing and midwives call for 'ultimate tribute' to key workers who died while battling coronavirus.




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Canada explosion: Three fighting for life and 12 more injured as bomb is detonated in Mississauga restaurant

Police are hunting two masked men who set off a bomb inside an Indian restaurant outside Toronto, injuring at least 15 people.




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Boris Johnson 'fears second peak of infections if Covid-19 lockdown relaxed too soon'

The Prime Minister reportedly ​poured caution on easing current lockdown measures during discussion with senior Government colleagues




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Astronomers track star dancing around black hole in proof of Albert Einstein theory

More than a century ago, Einstein predicted how much the star's orbit changes, and now the data collected by scientists exactly matches his theory.




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Heartbreak for families of devoted NHS nurse, radiology worker and GP who died with coronavirus

Tributes have been paid to three more NHS workers who have lost their lives with coronavirus.




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The Londoner: Fashionista rules for all you bananas in pyjamas

In today's Diary: pyjama sales spike / Lawyer's daughter takes over firm's Instagram / Former top civil servant on accidentally causing a conspiracy theory / David Lammy grows tadpoles