Politics

Before news of the Prime Minister’s diagnosis broke, Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to the Business Secretary Alok Sharma

In the US things are continuing to deteriorate in New York and around the country as Covid-19 has claimed over 1,000 lives.

Heroes is perhaps an overused term these days, but that’s what people are calling NHS workers who are continuing to fight the pandemic.

A £60 pound fine, which may double for each further offence. That’s the penalty in England for not adhering to government advice on avoiding non-essential travel.

A month ago, South Korea suffered what was far-and-away the biggest coronavirus outbreak outside China.

The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has criticised EU countries for looking out for themselves in the early stages of the crisis and giving what she called an ‘only for me’ response.

From hairdressers to handymen and painters to personal trainers, there are nearly five million people who are self-employed in the UK.

They may be better known for making vacuum cleaners, but James Dyson’s company is now being asked to make ventilators for the NHS.

The country has seen the biggest daily rise in deaths from coronavirus – 115 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

115 new coronavirus deaths have been reported in the UK – as the government says millions of self-employed people will soon be able to claim up to £2,500 a month from the government.

As almost half a million people rushed to apply for Universal Credit over the last nine days, the Department for Work and Pensions has redeployed thousands of staff to help go through the claims.

We spoke to the Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick and asked him what all these volunteers would actually do.

As the country comes to the end of its first day of lockdown, many people around the country will be wondering how to keep their spirits up while stuck at home for weeks.

The number of cases in Italy continues to rise, especially in the northern Lombardy region which has seen more than 4,000 deaths to date.

We’re joined by Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, and formerly managing director of John Lewis from 2007 to 2016.