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Test & Trace call centre ‘lax’ about social distancing, says worker with Covid-19
The 19-year-old woman said her colleagues, some of them working on NHS England’s Test and Trace system, did not always follow guidance.
Video – Police must apologise for ‘knee on neck’ arrest, says lawyer
Marcus Coutain was filmed pleading with officers to ‘get off my neck’ as he was handcuffed on the pavement in Islington on Thursday.
Breakthrough coronavirus drug could prevent 80% of cases from worsening
Trials of a new, inhaled coronavirus treatment found that hospital patients taking the drug had a dramlower risk of needing intensive care
Coronavirus outbreak confirmed at NHS Test and Trace centre
The outbreak took place in North Lanarkshire despite the service only tracking cases in England.
Government admits Test and Trace programme ‘breaks data protection law’
“A crucial element in the fight against the pandemic is mutual trust between the public and the Government, which is undermined by their operating the programme without basic privacy safeguards.”
Roger Stone uses racial slur in radio interview
Donald Trump's long-time friend said “I can’t believe I’m arguing with this Negro" in an interview with Morris O'Kelly.
Hundreds of anti-mask protesters descend on Hyde Park
People held placards reading "I will be not be masked, tested, tracked" and "no mask".
Shocking drone footage shows Uighurs being blindfolded and herded on to trains
The Chinese ambassador to the UK has rubbished claims of concentration camps in Xinjiang after the footage emerged.
Seven in ten adults in England support mandatory face masks in shops
"Complaints that public health measures trample on ancient sacred liberties are an extremely niche concern," the polling shows.