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Wait of up to 21 days for coronavirus test results at care home, peer warns
Ministers were also told some care home organisations are not getting any test results back.
Sadiq Khan: TfL services will be cut without immediate Government grant
The Mayor of London said that without financial support by the end of Thursday, the transport body will need to reduce its Tube and bus networks.
Applications for EU settlement scheme hit 3.5 million
The Home Office revealed the latest figure on Thursday.
32 year old head teacher youngest to have school rated ‘outstanding’
Inspectors described teachers as having a “strong sense of social justice” and giving extra support to disadvantaged students.
Coronavirus breakthrough as ‘100% accurate’ antibody test developed
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has previously called antibody testing a “game-changer”.
Public want higher taxes on wealth and no bailouts for tax haven companies
“The public are hungry for a new deal when we rebuild after this crisis", Tax Justice says.
‘Tragic’ railway worker’s colleagues ‘scared’ for their safety
Belly Mujinga died with coronavirus on April 5 after being spat at by a man on Victoria station in London on March 22.
This graph shows that populism and respect for human life “are incompatible”
The US, Russia, Brazil and the UK are all struggling to turn the tide on coronavirus.
‘No powers to enforce social distancing’ in England, police told
The advice was issued to forces after the law in England changed on Wednesday.