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Explainer: Who's in charge of the UK if a prime minister is incapacitated?
Dominic Raab is deputising for Boris Johnson with the British Prime Minister in intensive care.
# uk - Sunday 5 April, 2020
Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for tests over Covid-19 symptoms
Downing Street released a statement this evening.
'We will be a responsible opposition': Keir Starmer announces new look Labour team
The new Labour leader appointed leadership rival Lisa Nandy as shadow foreign secretary.
'We will meet again': Queen Elizabeth sends message to Britain during Covid-19 crisis
The Queen made the address this evening.
Rooney says footballers have been made 'scapegoats' with 30% cut demands
Now with Derby in the Championship, the 34-year-old has criticised UK health secretary Matt Hancock.
# uk - Thursday 2 April, 2020
Covid-19 stricken UK Health Secretary returns to work after seven days in self-isolation
Matt Hancock announced plans to test 100,000 people per day by the end of the month.
Eddie Large, star of comedy double act 'Little and Large', dies after contracting coronavirus
The comedy star was in hospital being treated for heart failure.
UK coronavirus figures show 569 more people have died bringing total deaths to 2,921
Six more people have died in Northern Ireland.
# uk - Monday 30 March, 2020
Boris Johnson's chief advisor Dominic Cummings self-isolating with Covid-19 symptoms
He will be staying in contact with the rest of the Downing Street team during his quarantine period.
# uk - Sunday 29 March, 2020
Covid-19: Normal life will not resume for six months, says UK government doctor
Dr Jenny Harries aid the nation will not be in “complete lockdown” for half a year but social distancing measures will be lifted gradually.
'Worse before they get better': Boris Johnson issues letter to every UK household over Covid-19
The Northern Ireland Executive also announced a raft of new measures last night.
# uk - Saturday 28 March, 2020
Coronavirus: UK death toll passes 1,000 as 260 die in 24 hours
More than 120,000 coronavirus tests have taken place, with more than 17,000 positive results.
# uk - Friday 27 March, 2020
Boris Johnson and UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock test positive for coronavirus
Johnson said he would still lead the ‘national fightback’ against Covid-19.
# uk - Thursday 26 March, 2020
UK records over 100 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours as police in England given new powers
Those who ignore tougher restrictions on movement could also be fined.
# uk - Tuesday 24 March, 2020
Packed trains on the Underground again today despite Boris Johnson's appeal in lockdown London
The prime minister said last night that people can travel to work “only where this is absolutely necessary”.
# uk - Monday 23 March, 2020
British Health Secretary says people ignoring social-distancing advice are ‘selfish’
Over the weekend, photos emerged showing crowds of people visiting open spaces across many parts of the UK and Ireland.
From shaking hands to a potential 'total lockdown': How the UK has rapidly shifted its position on Covid-19
After reports of the public flouting social distancing guidelines, the pressure is on Boris Johnson to take tougher action on the coronavirus.
# uk - Sunday 22 March, 2020
Coronavirus: 48 more deaths in the UK as Boris Johnson resists closures of parks and playgrounds
This represents the biggest jump in deaths for the nation since the crisis began.
# uk - Wednesday 18 March, 2020
'This is unprecedented': Schools in Northern Ireland to close amid coronavirus crisis
Schools across the UK will close from Friday until further notice for all pupils except children of key workers and the most vulnerable.
UK to introduce five-year cut-off point in bid to end re-investigations into soldiers who served in NI
The plans will deliver on the government’s promise to protect its former soldiers.
# uk - Monday 16 March, 2020
Why the UK's reliance on 'herd immunity' is being condemned as 'wrong' and 'letting the fire burn'
“Their view really is to let this fire burn, and they will try and damp it down where they can,” Dr Gabriel Scally said today.
# uk - Sunday 15 March, 2020
UK to ask over 70s to self-isolate for up to four months
Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the request would be made in coming weeks.
# uk - Saturday 14 March, 2020
UK to ban mass gatherings from next week under emergency laws
There could also be moves to get more people to work from home.
# uk - Thursday 12 March, 2020
Thomas Kavanagh (52) charged with drugs and firearms offences in UK
Kavanagh will appear at Ipswich Magistrates Court next Thursday.
# uk - Monday 9 March, 2020
Man ‘brandishing knives’ shot dead by police in London's Westminster
The incident is not being treated as terror-related.
# uk - Saturday 7 March, 2020
Frances Fitzgerald 'very concerned' about UK wish to abandon European Arrest Warrant scheme
The former Justice Minister said that “if there was a gap”, it could “of course” have an effect on prisoners held here.
# uk - Tuesday 3 March, 2020
Priti Patel expresses ‘regret’ at resignation of Home Office civil servant after bullying claims
The Home Secretary urged staff in the department to come together as ‘one team’ after she was accused of bullying subordinates.
# uk - Sunday 1 March, 2020
Twelve new Covid-19 cases confirmed in UK, bringing total to 35
The UK health secretary said shutting down cities was possible despite a “huge economic and social downside”.
# uk - Friday 28 February, 2020
Irishman given three-year jail sentence for trying to smuggle migrants into UK in roof box of his car
Robert Rooney pleaded guilty to violating UK immigration law at Canterbury Crown Court.
# uk - Thursday 27 February, 2020
Canada to stop paying to protect Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'in the coming weeks'
There has been speculation about who will pay the bill for keeping the couple safe after they step down from royal duties.
UK could walk away from EU trade talks if progress not made by June
The UK has published its negotiating guidelines ahead of talks with Brussels on Monday.
# uk - Tuesday 25 February, 2020
EU to demand 'level playing field' and access to UK waters in Brexit trade talks
The terms also include a controversial clause stating that Britain should “return unlawfully removed cultural objects to their countries of origin”.
# uk - Saturday 22 February, 2020
Coronavirus cruise ship passengers arrive back in the UK
The passengers will now go into quarantine in Wirral.
# uk - Friday 21 February, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to drop royal branding after ending official duties
The couple said on Wednesday that their lives as working royals will end on 31 March.
# uk - Thursday 20 February, 2020
Corbyn accuses Johnson of showing 'true colours' by staying away as 106 areas at risk of flooding in UK
There are six severe warnings indicating lives are in danger in communities near the Welsh border.
# uk - Wednesday 19 February, 2020
Parts of the UK preparing for a month's worth of rain over the next 24 hours
A status yellow rainfall is also in place for some parts of Ireland.
# uk - Monday 17 February, 2020
'Celebrities are being hounded': Politicians hit out at press intrusion in wake of Caroline Flack's death
The 40 year-old was found dead at her east London flat on Saturday.
# uk - Sunday 9 February, 2020
Britain sees spinning cranes and collapsed stadium walls as Storm Ciara hits
Here in Ireland, a snow and ice warning kicks in at midnight.
Further case of coronavirus in England brings UK total to four
The positive test is related to a previous case, and comes after an evacuation flight arrived in England from China.
# uk - Thursday 6 February, 2020
Third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in England
More than 28,000 people are now known to be infected worldwide in the outbreak.
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Poll: Should social media companies do more to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation?
MESSAGING APP WhatsApp today introduced new measures to curb the spread of misinformation on its platform.
The move will see messages, including video content and images, restricted from being forwarded to more than one person in one go.
The app previously allowed messages to be forwarded to up to five people in one go but with the large volumes of misinformation around Covid-19 being circulated, the company, which is owned by Facebook has moved to restrict forwarding.
Other social media companies have also tried to combat misinformation on their platforms by including links to the World Health Organisation and the HSE.
So today, we’re asking: Should social media companies do more to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation?
Poll Results:
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Brid Smith: 'We need to take on the market forces that are profiteering from this pandemic'
By Brid Smith - @bridsmith
Wood Quay veteran, hero of the Liberties: John Gallagher's death has deprived Dublin of one of its champions
By Donal Fallon
Gallagher, who passed away recently, kept Dublin and the Liberties in his heart.
Opinion: Should the EU's role in the Covid-19 crisis merely be as Best Supporting Actor?
By Noelle O Connell
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