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Spain becomes first country to provide a universal basic income
The measures will be introduced as soon as possible to help with the crisis, but could stay forever as a permanent instrument.
Contact with national domestic abuse helpline ‘rises 120% overnight’
Refuge fears abusers will use isolation as a tool of abuse during the coronavirus lockdown.
Man jailed for stealing face masks from hospital amid coronavirus crisis
Lerun Hussain, 34, was caught pinching the protective items at King’s College Hospital, south London.
Runner stabbed in leg in ‘unprovoked’ attack in London park
A man was stabbed in the leg yesterday morning in a North London park in what police have described as an unprovoked attack.
UK coronavirus – Death toll rises by nearly 1,000 to over 7,000
The number of deaths has risen again.
UK scientists say Covid-19 acts like a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” to trick its way into the human body
A model of coronavirus created by University of Southampton reveals it is less protected than some other viruses.
Tesco pays out £900m to shareholders despite securing £585m tax break from government
The retailer said it would receive £585 million worth of taxpayer relief as part of the business rates holiday for the current financial year.
Medics sign letter expressing concern over quality of protective kit
They say they have fears over the ‘adequacy of what has been given’.
First patients fill beds at new NHS Nightingale Hospital in London
The hospital has more than 80 wards containing 42 beds each