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New Zealand PM turned away from cafe as social distancing limits capacity
Jacinda Ardern has won wide praise for her handling of the pandemic.
Another council says schools will not re-open on June 1
Hartlepool Council has followed Liverpool City Council in saying it will not let schools partially re-open next month.
Easing lockdown may result in ‘fracturing’ of UK, PM warned
It comes as a new survey suggests public approval for the Government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis has fallen.
Venice views lockdown as chance to reimagine future
The coronavirus pandemic, hot on the heels of exceptional floods in November, has given the mayor a blank canvas to rethink life in the historic centre.
Papers divided over back to school dilemma
It comes after the Daily Mail provoked outrage for its front page coverage yesterday.
‘Inhumane and cruel’ Harry Dunn family still in dark in Red Notice saga
Harry Dunn was killed when his motorbike crashed into a car outside a US military base in Northamptonshire on August 27 last year.
More than 12,500 people in care homes have now died with Covid-19
The latest data includes all care home residents who died with coronavirus either at their care home or in hospital.
Government quietly scraps scheme to put homeless people in hotels
A leaked report reveals the Ministry for Communities, Housing and Local Government has now ‘drawn a line’ under its programme.
Test, track and isolate strategy key to living with Covid-19 – WHO
Dr David Nabarro said a comprehensive testing, tracking and isolating system must be in place.