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Johnson compared to Chamberlain in video on Cliffs of Dover
The giant projection likened the PM’s response to coronavirus to Neville Chamberlain’s controversial policy of appeasement.
UK newspapers revel as ‘freedom’ beckons
"We were too late into lockdown, so for goodness sake let's not be too early out of it" - Burnham.
Shipment of 400,000 protective gowns from Turkey ‘deemed unusable’
According to reports inspectors deemed the equipment to be faulty.
Heathrow to begin temperature screening of passengers
The airport is launching the measure despite Downing Street insisting it is not regarded as an effective way to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
The closest black hole to Earth has been discovered
“There must be hundreds of millions of black holes out there, but we know about only very few. Knowing what to look for should put us in a better position to find them.”
As UK newspapers distract with lockdown scandal, the rest of world talks about Britain
Newspapers from around the world ask "What went wrong for Britain?"
Israeli billionaire conjures water out of thin air in parched Gaza
The machine extracts moisture from the air and converts it into drinking water.
Revealed: How South Korea moved to eliminate Covid-19
The Korean Centre for Disease Control said last week there no new domestic cases of Covid-19 for first time since February.
Government ‘concerned’ care homes struggling to get tests
Security Minister James Brokenshire said work was continuing to reach capacity.