Harding has said that infected people infected are too “scared” to get a test because of a lack of cash support.

A minute's silence was also held in the House of Commons today ahead of PMQs

Ireland’s foreign affairs minister has said any attempt to undermine the Northern Ireland Protocol poses “real difficulties”.

"Removing that uplift so suddenly – even with that one-off payment – would put benefit levels to their lowest since the early 90s, just whilst we’re in a recession, which applies to unemployment peaking, and the furlough scheme coming to an end.”

, Mr Mattarella said Italy could ill-afford to have a political campaign and early parliamentary election, adding that citizens demand “concrete and rapid answers” to the health, social and economic crises sparked by the pandemic.

Amazon has strongly encouraged its workers to vote against unionisation in texts, messaging and an anti-union website.

Tributes to the centenarian have replaced ill-judged notions that coronavirus 'only' kills the most vulnerable.

“After years of underinvestment, we started this pandemic with 50,000 too few nurses across the UK. It is impacting patient care and staff well-being now more than ever. They deserve proper respect and reward for their work, including a significant pay rise, to turn the tide.”

Nearly 30 years after he started Amazon in his garage, Bezos will become its executive chairman - a move he said would give him “time and energy” to focus on his other ventures.