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Mother pleads for protection for transport workers after son dies of Covid-19

Mother pleads for protection for transport workers after son dies of Covid-19

Mother pleads for protection for transport workers after son dies of Covid-19

08 April 2020

A trial to change the way passengers board buses in the capital is to be introduced following the deaths of 14 transport workers.


Risks of furlough scheme abuse will have to be managed – HMRC

Risks of furlough scheme abuse will have to be managed – HMRC

Risks of furlough scheme abuse will have to be managed – HMRC

08 April 2020

HMRC chief executive Jim Harra gave evidence to MPs on the Treasury Select Committee regarding the financial impact of coronavirus.


Museum artefacts to be returned to Canada

Museum artefacts to be returned to Canada

Museum artefacts to be returned to Canada

08 April 2020

The Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter has owned the Crowfoot regalia for over 100 years.


Motorboat noise causes clownfish to hide and skip meals, study finds

Motorboat noise causes clownfish to hide and skip meals, study finds

Motorboat noise causes clownfish to hide and skip meals, study finds

08 April 2020

The fish were exposed to recordings of natural reef sounds or motorboat noise for up to two days.


Most schools open for key worker children have no pupils attending

Most schools open for key worker children have no pupils attending

Most schools open for key worker children have no pupils attending

08 April 2020

Education minister Peter Weir has addressed a Stormont committee.


Contact with national domestic abuse helpline ‘rises 120% overnight’

Contact with national domestic abuse helpline ‘rises 120% overnight’

Contact with national domestic abuse helpline ‘rises 120% overnight’

08 April 2020

Refuge fears abusers will use isolation as a tool of abuse during the coronavirus lockdown.


Morrisons and Deliveroo team up to offer 30-minute grocery deliveries

Morrisons and Deliveroo team up to offer 30-minute grocery deliveries

Morrisons and Deliveroo team up to offer 30-minute grocery deliveries

08 April 2020

The supermarket will offer 70 basics delivered by riders for the app platform from 130 stores, serving 6.8 million homes.


Bat with torn wing is rescued by RSPCA

Bat with torn wing is rescued by RSPCA

Bat with torn wing is rescued by RSPCA

08 April 2020

The mammal was found in a King’s Lynn car park.


UK airlines allowed to defer navigation charges worth tens of millions

UK airlines allowed to defer navigation charges worth tens of millions

UK airlines allowed to defer navigation charges worth tens of millions

08 April 2020

The Department for Transport said the 10 largest UK airlines would have been expected to pay £47 million for their operations in February.


Fall in Covid-19 symptoms on tracker app suggests lockdown is working

Fall in Covid-19 symptoms on tracker app suggests lockdown is working

Fall in Covid-19 symptoms on tracker app suggests lockdown is working

08 April 2020

Researchers at King’s College London said there had been a drop in people reporting symptoms since April 1.


Family of four found dead in village home all had shotgun wounds, inquest told

Family of four found dead in village home all had shotgun wounds, inquest told

Family of four found dead in village home all had shotgun wounds, inquest told

08 April 2020

The presumed murder weapon was discovered in the property in Woodmancote, West Sussex, a coroner has heard.


Reduced mowing of road verges could see wildflowers bloom

Reduced mowing of road verges could see wildflowers bloom

Reduced mowing of road verges could see wildflowers bloom

08 April 2020

Plantlife says an ‘unintended but understandable’ consequence of coronavirus lockdown could benefit wildlife and the climate.


Dame Vera Lynn and Katherine Jenkins release We’ll Meet Again for NHS charities

Dame Vera Lynn and Katherine Jenkins release We’ll Meet Again for NHS charities

Dame Vera Lynn and Katherine Jenkins release We’ll Meet Again for NHS charities

08 April 2020

Dame Vera said the song speaks of ‘the hope we should all have during these troubling times’.


Furlough plans could cost £40bn in just three months, think tank says

Furlough plans could cost £40bn in just three months, think tank says

Furlough plans could cost £40bn in just three months, think tank says

08 April 2020

Businesses up and down the country have been forced to close their doors.


Scientists find how Covid-19 tricks its way into the human body

Scientists find how Covid-19 tricks its way into the human body

Scientists find how Covid-19 tricks its way into the human body

08 April 2020

A model of coronavirus created by University of Southampton reveals it is less protected than some other viruses.


Home carer tells of upset as staff abused in street while helping vulnerable

Home carer tells of upset as staff abused in street while helping vulnerable

Home carer tells of upset as staff abused in street while helping vulnerable

08 April 2020

On one occasion, Leigh Collins returned to her car to find a note saying ‘Killer’ had been left on it.


Cancer care concerns amid pandemic

Cancer care concerns amid pandemic

Cancer care concerns amid pandemic

08 April 2020

NHS bosses have said that urgent cancer care must continue.


BA workers accept furlough deal

BA workers accept furlough deal

BA workers accept furlough deal

08 April 2020

Members of Unite voted by 99% in favour of an agreement thrashed out between the union and the airline.


Mother pleads for protection for transport workers after son dies of Covid-19

Mother pleads for protection for transport workers after son dies of Covid-19

Mother pleads for protection for transport workers after son dies of Covid-19

08 April 2020

Emeka Nyack Ihenacho is one of 14 Transport for London employees to be killed by the virus.


Fox is outfoxed by a football net

Fox is outfoxed by a football net

Fox is outfoxed by a football net

08 April 2020

The animal was trapped by its back legs, but was uninjured and ran off after being freed.


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