US unemployment claims reach 26m as coronavirus causes huge job losses
About one in six American workers have lost their jobs in the past five weeks.
France joins Denmark and Poland in banning tax haven firms from coronavirus relief
There are now mounting calls for the UK government to follow suit.
Pollution tumbles in UK cities as travel cut by lockdown
Conditions give a ‘window’ into what UK cities could be like as transport shifts from petrol and diesel vehicles.
Don’t blame it on the virus, Don’t blame it on the lockdown, Don’t blame it on the closed pubs: Blame it on the police
There has been a ludicrous imbalance of press coverage of police stories as the lockdown saga endures.
Staff move into care home during coronavirus – even sleeping in tents
Staff at Victoria House are camping to meet the care home’s ‘no one in, no one out’ policy - so far there have been no signs of the virus.
UK could see deepest economic slump for several centuries, Bank of England says
Gertjan Vlieghe, who sits on the central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said in a speech that state support will help ease the pain.
Morons out in force for St George’s day
We look at some of the best and the worst tweets as England celebrates its patron saint.
Policeman makes it to daughter’s birth after Covid-19 test results fast-tracked
Health minister Lord Bethell said: “This heart-warming story shows another important benefit of mass testing."
Mother describes family living ‘hand to mouth’ during coronavirus lockdown
Helen Baker, from Devon, is a full-time carer for her autistic son.