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Thug who spat at police claiming he had the Coronavirus is jailed for a year
Callum Heaton, 23, spat at two cops who had arrested him for being drunk and disorderly in the early hours of Saturday morning (28/3)
New York virus toll doubles in 72 hours as global infections near a million
Close to 940,000 people around the world have contracted the virus, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
Coronavirus UK: Care homes struggling as PPE prices skyrocket
One Surrey provider says prices have risen to ‘laughable’ levels as ‘unethical’ firms seek to cash in.
Britain “must go it alone and gather our own harvest” to avoid food shortages
Agriculture can no longer rely on seasonal migrant labour, we must answer the Churchillian call to arms – logistics expert.
UK media finally wakes up as government’s failing coronavirus strategy is exposed
The nation’s newspapers are calling on the Government to improve Britain’s Covid-19 testing capabilities.
Covid-19: Almost 950,000 people apply for Universal Credit in two weeks
It comes amid warnings that advanced loan payments could cause a “coronavirus debt crisis”.
Prized consortium to deliver just 30 ventilators in first week
The news comes after the UK shunned an EU scheme and a UK firm who had found 25,000 ventilators.
Universal Credit loans may create ‘coronavirus debt crisis’
The charity is calling for the Government to give grants to stop thousands spiralling into debt.
Major flaw revealed concerning remote press conferences
Journalists microphones are muted as soon as they finish the question, it has been reported.