Coronavirus: 'We go hungry so we can feed our children'

A growing number of families are struggling to put food on the table during the coronavirus lockdown.

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High microplastic concentration found on ocean floor

Mediterranean sediments are shown to have up to 1.9 million tiny plastic pieces per square metre.

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Coronavirus lockdown: Boots offers safe space for domestic abuse victims

People living with abuse will be able to use the pharmacy's consultation rooms to contact helplines.

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Coronavirus: Brian May says the shortage of PPE is 'horrendous'

The guitarist says he is 'angry and sad' over the situation, as Queen release a new charity single.

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Ramadan and Coronavirus: Breaking my fast on Zoom

How fasting in lockdown and isolation has changed Ramadan for young Muslims this year.

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Quiz of the Week: On UFOs, lockdown loosening and more

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?

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Coronavirus: What it's like to be shielding in your twenties

Grace, 26, doesn't look it but she's deemed extremely vulnerable - here's how she's dealing with having to shield.

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Nordic Islands seen in their 'surreal light'

The breathtaking landscapes of Iceland, Greenland, Norway and the Faroe Islands.

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Coronavirus: When your child's in intensive care with Covid-19

Two mothers tell the BBC about their experiences as their young children battled the virus.

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Coronavirus: How can I help?

Giving blood, writing a diary, or reading a story to your friends' children are just some of the options.

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Coronavirus: Three continents, four lives, one day

The stories of people who died on one day, from an exile who returned home to a disaster survivor.

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Two Arrested in Killings of Transgender Women in Puerto Rico

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Coronavirus: 'Many said goodbye to loved ones in an ambulance'

Dr Nigel Kennea describes his role supporting bereaved families at one London hospital during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Peter Hunt, Who Directed the Broadway Hit ‘1776,’ Dies at 81

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How The Assistant exposes Hollywood's abuse silence

The movie which has roots in the exposure of power and abuse in the film industry after #MeToo.

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Scrambling the Political Divide: ‘No Normal Recession’

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The worldwide race to make solar power more efficient

Scientists are working on better solar cells that will turn more of the sun's rays into electricity.

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In a Crisis, True Leaders Stand Out

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‘Justice not charity’ - the blind marchers who made history

Remembering the maverick blind campaigners who walked to London a century ago to demand equality.

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Democrats Assail McConnell for Bringing Senate Back Amid Pandemic

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Lockdown homeschooling: The parents who have forgotten what they learned at school

Parents have been turning to Google to help them teach the things they’ve forgotten.

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Amazon Sells More, but Warns of Much Higher Costs Ahead

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Coronavirus: Deadline day for 100,000 tests pledge

It comes as the PM is to lead the Downing Street briefing later - the first time since his return to work.

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Captain Tom Moore given colonel title on 100th birthday

A host of tributes and gifts help the WW2 veteran who raised £29m for the NHS mark his 100th birthday.

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Tesla warns on shutdown as Musk calls for end to lockdown

The electric car company says forced shutdowns and limits on deliveries have clouded its forecast.

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Coronavirus: Jury trials face 'biggest change since WW2'

Measures last seen in World War Two will be needed to allow jury trials to resume, says top judge.

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Coronavirus: NHS faces 'massive' challenge helping patients recover

Recovering patients may still experience weakness, breathlessness and anxiety, therapists say.

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Coronavirus kills 70 veterans at Massachusetts care home

Officials are investigating if residents received proper medical care at the Massachusetts home.

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Facebook and Twitter allow scammers 'free rein'

Consumer watchdog Which? finds credit-card information and Netflix account details for sale on both.

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Coronavirus: Child abuse calls to NSPCC up 20% since lockdown

Calls specifically about emotional abuse have jumped 50%, the charity says.

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Staging a 'socially distanced' boxing match

Inside the Nicaraguan boxing event that caught the world's attention during the pandemic.

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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Delivering Food Under Coronavirus

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The Trump Administration’s Legal Moves to Prevent a Meat Shortage, Explained

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Trump Seeks Push to Speed Vaccine, Despite Safety Concerns

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Coronavirus R0: Is this the crucial number?

The number at the heart of the decision whether to lift lockdown.

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Will thermal cameras help to end the lockdown?

Thermal cameras can spot people with a temperature. Will they help to end the lockdown?

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In pictures: Iranian embassy siege in London

Images from 40 years ago, when six gunmen took over the Iranian embassy in Kensington.

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Coronavirus: How does contact tracing work and is my data safe?

Millions in the UK will soon be asked to download an app that helps to limit coronavirus spreading.

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Boris Johnson, Carrie Symonds, and a baby in a very exclusive club

Baby Johnson joins Leo Blair and Florence Cameron to become a member of a very exclusive club.

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Coronavirus: Searching for truth behind Spain's care home tragedy

Families want to know why so many of their elderly relatives have died.

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Coronavirus: Japan's low testing rate raises questions

Japan's relatively low rate of virus testing raises questions about how it has tackled the pandemic.

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How will airlines get flying again?

When passenger planes start flying again, the world of air travel will be very different.

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Coronavirus: Why the fashion industry faces an 'existential crisis'

"No-one wants to buy clothes to sit at home in," as Next's chief executive Simon Wolfson puts it.

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Priti Patel probe findings should be made public 'as soon as possible' - Labour

The home secretary denies bullying staff at three different government departments.

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Filtered Coffee May Be Especially Good for Heart Health

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Justin Amash Moves Toward a Third-Party Bid for President

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Mfume to Return to Congress, Succeeding Elijah Cummings

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Coronavirus: Mike Pence flouts rule on masks at hospital

In a deleted tweet, the Mayo Clinic said the US vice-president had been told of their mask rules.

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VE Day anniversary: Queen to lead events 75 years on

The Queen will address the nation as part of a series of events to mark the end of World War Two in Europe.

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Coronavirus: Call for £700 catch-up premium for poorer pupils

Secondary schools should get cash to offer extra tuition to disadvantaged pupils, say MPs and peers.

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Coronavirus: Medical cannabis access eased amid lockdown

Clinics have been offering online consultations.

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‘Miedo de ser enfermera’: Los trabajadores de la salud están bajo ataque

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Argentina and France Scrap Soccer Seasons

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Corrections: April 29, 2020

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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How Teachers Are Fighting to Make Meaningful Connections With Students

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Transgresora y tradicional: así es la reina del rap en quechua de Perú

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‘Governors Don’t Do Global Pandemics’: Cuomo Faults Others Over Virus

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Trump Administration’s Message on Reopening Continues to Be Contradictory

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How to Defend a Dissertation Virtually

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Cooperstown: Wait Till Next Year?

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China Mounts Aggressive Defense to Calls for Coronavirus Compensation

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Tucker Carlson Beats Sean Hannity as Trump Briefings Give Fox News a Boost

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It’s Not Enough to ‘Get Back to Normal’

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Coronavirus: 98-year-old doctor working through the lockdown

France's oldest doctor continues to support patients during the pandemic, despite being at high risk of getting coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: This is what reopening in US looks like

Barber shops, tattoo parlours, beaches and restaurants reopen in Georgia.

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John Grisham Returns to Camino Island, This Time in Hurricane Season

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Trump Vows More Coronavirus Testing, but Less Than What May Be Needed

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Argentina Imposes Toughest Travel Ban in Americas, Banning Flights Until Sept. 1

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Trump’s Bleach Statements Echo Claims by ‘Miracle Cure’ Quacks

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China is installing surveillance camera outside people's front doors ... and sometimes inside their homes

The morning after Ian Lahiffe returned to Beijing, he found a surveillance camera being mounted on the wall outside his apartment door. Its lens was pointing right at him.

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Pentagon officially releases UFO videos

The Pentagon has officially released three short videos showing "unidentified aerial phenomena" that had previously been released by a private company.

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Trump 'can't imagine why' US disinfectant calls spiked

The president says he takes no responsibility for a reported spike in calls to emergency hotlines.

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Coronavirus: Argentina bans commercial flight sales until 1 September

Aviation industry groups warn that the move puts at risk more than 300,000 jobs in the country.

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Coronavirus: Furloughed workers offered online skills training

The government urges staff in lockdown to take online training for the post-virus economy.

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Coronavirus: 'Thousands' of North Sea oil and gas jobs under threat

The UK's oil and gas industry says many firms will struggle to survive through the coronavirus crisis.

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Coronavirus: More than 2,000 prisoners may have been infected, says PHE

The number of infected prisoners could be six times higher than confirmed cases, health officials say.

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Officials Say Limits on Virus Relief Funds for States Are Too Tight

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U.S. Governors Move Ahead With Reopening, Despite Health Worries

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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Briefings Were ‘Not Worth the Time,’ Trump Said. But He Couldn’t Stay Away.

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The State of the States Is Dire

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In Kayleigh McEnany, Trump Taps a Press Fighter for the Coronavirus Era

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Coronavirus: One big weekly shop back in fashion, says Tesco

Supermarket boss Dave Lewis says shopping trips are less frequent but basket sizes have doubled.

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Coronavirus: Councils vying for emergency virus cash

County councils say care funding must be a priority while district councils say services are at risk.

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Coronavirus: Hardship payment for dairy farmers considered

The virus outbreak has led to problems for the dairy industry, with warnings that cows could be slaughtered.

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Coronavirus: Why are people still flying into the UK? And other questions

Why is it still possible to fly into the UK during the coronavirus lockdown, and other questions answered by BBC experts.

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Coronavirus doctor's diary: 'We aren't diagnosing many cancers now'

Planned surgery has been cancelled across the NHS - there may be some big changes when it resumes.

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Stressed firms look for better ways to source products

The way firms get their raw materials may change rapidly now Covid-19 has disrupted supply chains.

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New satellite images show Kim Jong Un's compound

Newly released satellite images show Kim Jong Un's compound in Wonsan, North Korea, as questions circulate about the state of the North Korean leader's health. CNN's Will Ripley reports.

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Working from home could shake up parenting dynamics

Millions of dads now working from home may spark the kind of generational change this researcher says could be bigger than World War II.

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What a father tells his son born during a pandemic

CNN Correspondent Bill Weir shares video of the moment his son was born and reads a letter to him about the current state of the world.

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Internet loses it over a bad tuna sandwich

Sen. Mark Warner looked to bring some levity to the public amid the coronavirus outbreak by sharing a cooking tutorial this week -- but even some of his colleagues decried his culinary choice as fishy and heavy-handed.

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Anna Wintour Made Condé Nast the Embodiment of Boomer Excess. Can It Change to Meet This Crisis?

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Coronavirus: Captain Tom Moore gets Royal Mail birthday postmark

Royal Mail says it is "honoured" to honour the war veteran, who has raised £29m for the NHS.

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Saudi Arabia to end executions for crimes committed by minors, says commission

The Human Rights Commission says people who committed crimes as minors will no longer be executed.

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'I have lost care support because of coronavirus'

Thousands of Scots no longer have home-care support during the coronavirus crisis, the BBC finds.

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Coronavirus: 'I'm tattooing myself every day in lockdown, but I'm running out of space'

Coronavirus: 'I'm tattooing myself every day in lockdown, but I'm running out of space'

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Coronavirus: 'When will pandemic end?' and other questions from kids

Jonathan Ball, professor of virology at the University of Nottingham, answers science questions sent in by children, that you've probably been wondering about too.

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The boy who photographed La Belle Époque of France

Jacques Henri Lartigue documented La Belle Époque of France.

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Coronavirus: The people inspired into making a difference

The BBC spoke to people inspired by Capt Tom's effort help the NHS by walking lengths of his garden.

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Coronavirus: Should maternity and paternity leave be extended?

A petition calling for maternity leave to be extended due to coronavirus has attracted many signatures.

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Coronavirus: The US resistance to a continued lockdown

The protesters have made global headlines but it's ideology not economics driving them.

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Jack Ma: The billionaire trying to stop coronavirus (and fix China's reputation)

How Jack Ma's growing clout during the coronavirus crisis may put him in the sights of China's jealous leaders.

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Coronavirus: Is it too early to expand our 'social bubbles'?

New Zealand is relaxing some social distancing measures, but is it safe for other nations?

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Governors, Facing Pressures on All Sides, Weigh Reopening Their States

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Coronavirus: A visual guide to the economic impact

Key maps and charts explain how the virus has impacted markets and businesses around the world.

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For Trump, Lying Is a Super Power

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'He said it was the stupidest idea he had ever seen'

How Abigail Forsyth set up and grew the popular reusable cup business, KeepCup.

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'I feel like I don't count,' says man with MND

The government's advice on shielding is failing people with motor neurone disease, according to a charity.

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Gruffalo artist Axel Sheffler: 'This was something I could do to help'

Axel Sheffler has rushed to publish a book which explains the coronavirus pandemic to children.

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Coronavirus: The struggle of living in lockdown with autism

The Covid-19 crisis is an unsettling time for most, but for those with autism the problems are acute.

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Coronavirus: Naomi Campbell and African artists entertain fans online

Big-name celebrities and artists have been going online to entertain their fans during the pandemic.

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What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Penny Dreadful: City of Angels’ and ‘Vida’

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Astronomers find 'alien' asteroids living in our solar system

Scientists In the last few years have studied the first observed interstellar visitors to our solar system. They include a comet called 2I/Borisov, spotted in 2019 and still passing through, and an asteroid called 'Oumuamua that zipped through quickly in 2017.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Pandemic Alters Ramadan Traditions; Scientists Ponder More Versatile Drugs

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Coronavirus: New York to allow tests in pharmacies

Testing remains a key problem across the US but some states have started to lift restrictions.

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Quotation of the Day: The Draft Filled a Void, but What Happens Next?

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Corrections: April 26, 2020

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Coronavirus: Ecuador 'victim' found alive in hospital mix-up

The Ecuadorean woman was wrongly declared to be dead, and someone else's ashes were sent to her family.

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Coronavirus: Military to test key workers in mobile units

The mobile units will travel to "hard to reach" areas as the government looks to ramp up testing.

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Coronavirus: Charity dad returns full-time to NHS front line

Paramedic Tristan Cork says he faced a dilemma but wants to "be part of the fight" against Covid-19.

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Chicago Bans Horse-Drawn Carriages Starting in 2021

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Where Is Kim Jong-un? How Experts Track North Korea’s Leader

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Coronavirus: Care home staff struggling to get tests

Managers have told the BBC their workers are having to travel long distances for screening.

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Coronavirus: Minecraft virtual nightclub raises money for NHS

With the nation urged to stay at home, a night out in a virtual club proves a big draw for three friends.

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Coronavirus: Dorset celebrant hosts handfastings online

A celebrant is hosting a virtual commitment ceremony for couples on their wedding days.

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Coronavirus: Dundee father of 13 tests positive for Covid-19

The Hann family have found lockdown a struggle but say they feel "privileged" as they pull together.

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Coronavirus: 'I had to shave off my beard so I could wear a face mask'

John Armstrong was "devastated" when he realised there was no alternative to shaving off his facial hair.

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Ultra-Orthodox and trans: 'I prayed to God to make me a girl'

Growing up as a Hasidic Jew, Abby Stein had no idea trans people existed - she just felt sure she was a girl.

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Charli XCX on her lockdown album: 'Why didn't I do this before?'

The pop star has set herself the challenge of recording a new album from scratch in six weeks.

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Coronavirus: Five firms seeing sales boom in the lockdown

Amid all the threats posed by Covid-19 pandemic, some firms are finding ways to forge ahead.

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Coronavirus: Dominic Cummings attended meetings of key scientific group

Downing Street confirms the PM's chief adviser attended Sage meetings but denies he is a member.

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Footage from a decades-old TV interview offers new clue about a former Joe Biden aide's claim the then-senator sexually assaulte

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Coronavirus: Applause for key workers 'is not enough'

NHS staff, police and firefighters need better pay and treatment after coronavirus, union leader warns.

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Colombia: Saving rare species in jungles once protected by war

Botanists from Kew are combing the forests of Colombia for new species threatened with extinction since peace accords were signed.

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Coronavirus: 'Revenge porn' surge hits helpline

The government-funded Revenge Porn Helpline has been busier than ever since the lockdown started.

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Coronavirus recovery plan 'must tackle climate change'

Tackling climate change must be woven into post-Covid economic solutions, UK ministers say.

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Coronavirus: Tory MPs to examine 'rise of China'

The UK needs a better understanding of China's global role when the coronavirus pandemic ends, MPs say.

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Coronavirus: 'Homeless' struggle to social distance

People living in shared accommodation are concerned about how they stay safe.

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Eurovision Again: Why fans of the song contest get together every Saturday

Fans of the song contest are re-watching old competitions as "a distraction from all the bad stuff".

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Coronavirus: Dancer uses bin night to perform for neighbours

Albert has not been able to dance freely, but that changed the moment he embraced taking the rubbish out as an act of freedom - and a gift to his new neighbours.

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Week in pictures: 18-24 April 2020

A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.

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Lockdown: The teacher using pavements as blackboards

A mother of five spreads her knowledge of plants and trees by chalking names on local pavements.

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Coronavirus: Has Sweden got its science right?

The strategy devised by scientists was to keep large parts of society open but not everyone is convinced.

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America Shouldn’t Have to Play by New York Rules

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