US Republican: “Older people would rather die than damage our economy”
The lieutenant governor of Texas spoke out after Donald Trump said he wants the US to reopen for business within weeks.
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Gove forced to correct remarks on children with separated parents after getting government policy wrong
Gove was accused of "making up policy on live TV then having to clarify it's wrong".
The full text of Johnson’s shut down speech
These are his words...
Government strategy could lead to up to 70,000 excess deaths
A team of clinicians, statisticians and epidemiologists say the UK measures do not go far enough in stopping the spread of the disease.
Coronavirus crisis shows capitalism at its worse
Coronavirus has laid bare a system that has no ceiling but also no floor to prop it up in times of extreme difficulty.
Paramedics off road after vandals drilled holes in ambulance tyres
"Just when you thought this country couldn't get any worse."
Government to take over all rail franchises for “at least” six months
TSSA welcomed the move, but said it's sad that it has taken a pandemic for the government to take control of our railways.
Boris Johnson faces pressure to order coronavirus lockdown as death toll rises
There was anger as crowds flocked to parks and beauty spots in defiance of guidance on social distancing.
Coronavirus UK – Death toll rises again as minister warns this ‘isn’t a game’
Some 1.5 million people most at risk are being urged to stay at home for at least 12 weeks.