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Coronavirus: What's Boris Johnson's strategy really about? And, how the country changed during 6 months of lockdown
Are divisions in the cabinet the cause of muddled messaging and seemingly contradictory guidelines being issued by the government on coronavirus? Senior editor of the Economist, Anne McElvoy joins us to explain what she calls the "Hawks and Doves... -
New coronavirus lockdown rules: everything you need to know; & how doctors are preparing for a second wave
Boris Johnson has revealed a swathe of new coronavirus restrictions, as the country tries to fend of the infection's apparent revival. There are curfews on bars, strict new face mask policies, even the halving of the number of guests you can invit... -
As UK infections surge, what’s in store for a new lockdown?
The UK’s top health officials have warned that if the rate of coronavirus infections continues unabated, we could hit 50,000 per day by mid October. By mid-November, they say that could mean Britain recording 200 deaths per day. As we’re warned of ne… -
UK lockdown: is a second Covid lockdown coming? And why adoptions went up during the pandemic
Heath Secretary Matt Hancock has put the country on notice for a national social lockdown, saying: “I fear more people will die.” But our political editor Joe Murphy says restrictions this time could be a lot different than before, with an emp..… -
Coronavirus testing: NO tests available in London as cases rise; and is JK Rowling's new novel really "transphobic"?
The full scale of the Covid testing crisis in London has been exposed by an Evening Standard investigation which found appointments were not available to book online. Our reporter Rachael Burford tried to arrange wal... -
Coronavirus testing: What's really going on inside the labs?; & even British Airways admits it's "fighting for survival"
Ministers are under pressure to rethink the system of “outsourcing” for processing coronavirus tests as spare capacity in NHS laboratories goes unused. The chaos facing people trying to get Covid checks is understood to be a consequen... -
Coronavirus track and trace: can system take the strain? And forget Venus, scientists seek life on Mars from Dorking.
With universities returning, joining the school pupils already back at classes, and the increasing numbers of those going to the office, the UK’s track and trace system is under strain. One expert’s told the Evening Standard it's nowhere ... -
Rule of six: would you shop your neighbour? And David Cameron’s Brexit warning to Boris Johnson
At the start of lockdown we stood with our neighbours and applauded key workers in the NHS. Now we are being told to report the people next door to the police. Policing minister Kit Malthouse says people should "absolutely" call police&nb... -
Coronavirus, Brexit and the Tory rebels threatening to block Boris; & an Oregon woman's horror as wildfires destroy her home town
Boris Johnson's facing two significant revolts from within his own ranks over coronavirus and Brexit. Some backbenchers want under-12s exempt from the new 'rule of six' regulations on social gatherings. But our... -
Is Boris Johnson's "moonshot project" just fantasy? And Freshers' Week students are being told to stay out of each others bedrooms
Boris Johnson's "moonshoot project" would see billions of pounds spent on testing kits that can deliver results that day, but his optimism has been met with scepticism and some scientists say the tech doesn't exist. Columnist Ayesha...
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