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Pentagon releases declassified videos of UFO encounters
According to former Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid the footage "only scratches the surface".
Panorama investigation unveils shocking PPE failings
Crucial equipment was left out of the stockpile in 2009 and the government subsequently neglected warnings from its own advisers to buy missing items.
ONS data lays bare catastrophe unfolding in Britain’s care homes
They also show a gaping disparity with the daily death figures being released by the government, confirming suspicions that the death toll from coronavirus is far higher than feared.
New Zealand eases lockdown as coronavirus tamed in Australasia
In Australia, authorities have reopened Sydney’s Bondi Beach to swimmers and surfers.
Surge in applications to work for NHS during pandemic
There were 407,000 applications submitted last month – an increase of 13,500 on the same month last year.
NHS nurse who battled coronavirus next to Boris Johnson dies
Larni Zuniga has been described as a "true professional who touched the lives of many".
UK response found wanting once again
With just days to go, the government's self-imposed target of 100,000 tests a day seems like a long way off.
Nationwide silence to be held in memory of key workers who have died in pandemic
Government workers will be asked to take part and Boris Johnson’s official spokesman said it is hoped others will participate across the UK.
This is how New Zealand combated Coronavirus
Not content with ‘flattening the curve’ or mitigating the spread of the disease, Jacinda Ardern moved to completely clear New Zealand of coronavirus.