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.
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."
Germany praised for handling of Covid-19
Chancellor Angela Merkel in turn says her country took lessons from South Korea.
Tesco to start testing shop workers for coronavirus
The supermarket’s boss Dave Lewis also said it will increase home delivery slots to ‘1.2 million per week in the next few weeks’.
Trump tweets he has ordered US Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats
The US president’s tweet came after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced the launch of Iran’s first military satellite.
Starmer: “There is a pattern emerging” with government’s response
"We were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment, and now slow to take up offers from firms for PPE."
Nightingale hospital forced to turn down patient requests due to staffing shortages
According to documents the hospital has rejected more patients than it has treated.