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• Health minister is first MP to be diagnosed with coronavirus

  10-03-2020 23:57
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was 'really sorry' to hear she had contracted the virus.
  
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• Health minister Dorries diagnosed with coronavirus

  10-03-2020 23:48
  
  Dorries said she took "all the advised precautions" as soon as she was told of her diagnosis."Public Health England has started detailed contact tracing and the department and my parliamentary office are closely following their advice," she said in a statement issued through the UK's health department.The Times reported that Dorries met hundreds of people in Parliament in the past week and attended a reception with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
  
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• Coronavirus: UK Health Minister Nadine Dorries Diagnosed With Disease

  10-03-2020 23:43
  
  MP has been in Westminster and was at event attended by prime minister Boris Johnson.
  
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• Where Will The Tory Budget Spending Splurge Leave The Labour Party?

  10-03-2020 23:26
  
  Johnson is aiming to shore up his Blue Wall by splashing the cash.
  
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• 'Steady-As-She-Goes Coronavirus Budget': What Tory MPs Expect From The Chancellor

  10-03-2020 23:01
  
  HuffPost UK hears concerns that Rishi Sunak could risk the Tory reputation for prudence and questions on whether the virus could cover for Boris Johnson's lack of a plan.
  
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• Duke and Duchess of Sussex meet young leaders before bowing out as royals

  10-03-2020 22:43
  
  Harry and Meghan are president and vice-president of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust.
  
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• GPs ‘may have to stop routine health checks as coronavirus worsens’

  10-03-2020 22:42
  
  The British Medical Association warned it could lead to increased waiting times for patients with mild health conditions.
  
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• Coronavirus: Madonna, Miley, Slipknot - the music gigs cancelled so far

  10-03-2020 22:38
  
  Restrictions on travel and large public events in some parts of the world mean more and more music stars are cancelling gigs due to coronavirus.Here are other music acts who have cancelled gigs so far.
  
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• Travellers from Italy coronavirus outbreak zone 'arriving in UK without checks' - Mirror Online

  10-03-2020 21:55 via news.google.com
  Travellers from Italy coronavirus outbreak zone 'arriving in UK without checks'  Mirror OnlineCoronavirus: Airlines cancel thousands of flights  BBC NewsCoronavirus: Easyjet, Jet2 and Ryanair suspend 16 Italy routes from Edinburgh and Glasgow  Edinburgh NewsPassengers left stranded in Italy after BA, Ryanair, easyJet and Jet2 all cancel flights due to coronavirus  The SunCoronavirus flights: Ryanair cancels all flights to Italy as FCO advises against trave
  
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• Budget: Sunak to pledge billions to soften Covid-19 impact

  10-03-2020 21:36
  
  Budget: Sunak to pledge billions to soften Covid-19 impact. Chancellor expected to announce measures to safeguard NHS, jobs and firms
  
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• England rugby players’ ex-soldier father stuck in Fiji because of immigration rules

  10-03-2020 20:50
  
  England rugby players’ ex-soldier father stuck in Fiji because of immigration rules. Ilaitia Cokanasiga, who was prevented from watching his son Joe play in the World Cup last year, says he feels betrayed
  
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• 'I feel betrayed': the British army veteran stuck in Fiji because of immigration rules

  10-03-2020 20:50
  
  'I feel betrayed': the British army veteran stuck in Fiji because of immigration rulesIlaitia Cokanasiga, whose wife has cancer, is unable to visit her in UK despite his four-year service record
  
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• Budget 2020: Chancellor pledging to invest ‘historic amounts’ in infrastructure

  10-03-2020 20:28
  
  Rishi Sunak will present his first Budget after just weeks in the job.
  
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• Alex Salmond trial witness denies making up attempted rape claim

  10-03-2020 20:12
  
  Alex Salmond trial witness denies making up attempted rape claimWoman tells court she wishes ex-first minister ‘was a better man and I wasn’t here’
  
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• Alex Salmond trial witness denies making up assault allegations

  10-03-2020 20:12
  
  Alex Salmond trial witness denies making up assault allegationsWitness H tells high court in Edinburgh that former Scottish first minister tried to rape her
  
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• Budget 2020: Chancellor promises to invest ‘historic amounts’ in infrastructure

  10-03-2020 20:06
  
  Rishi Sunak will present his first Budget after just weeks in the job.
  
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• Manchester Arena bomber's brother will not give evidence in own trial

  10-03-2020 19:54
  
  Manchester Arena bomber's brother will not give evidence in own trialHashem Abedi chooses not to testify over allegedly helping brother plan attack
  
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• Cabinet secretary betters even Sir Humphrey at being utterly opaque

  10-03-2020 19:51
  
  Cabinet secretary betters even Sir Humphrey at being utterly opaque. Called to committee to talk about bullying, Mark Sedwill spent two hours saying nothing at all
  
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• Coronavirus in the UK: How are people responding?

  10-03-2020 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alongside health worries, there's anger, fear that not enough is being done... and lots of questions.
  
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• Meghan Markle ‘inspired’ by Michelle Obama in royal engagements - Express.co.uk

  10-03-2020 19:39 via news.google.com
  Meghan Markle ‘inspired’ by Michelle Obama in royal engagements  Express.co.ukPrince harry has 'lost his bearings' as Meghan has 'got hold of him'  Sky News AustraliaKate Middleton has taken Megxit 'badly', royal expert claims  Daily MailMeghan Markle’s touching tribute to Prince Charles: Duchess praised for final curtsy  Express.co.ukKate Middleton's kind gesture to help 'defuse' tension between Meghan Markle and Queen  Mirror
  
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• Rishi Sunak to promise 'historic' investment in first budget

  10-03-2020 19:31
  
  Rishi Sunak to promise 'historic' investment in first budgetFunds for roads, railways, broadband and scientific research promised to ‘level up’ UK
  
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• SNP Westminster leader pushes for ‘legitimate and legal route’ to independence

  10-03-2020 19:30
  
  Ian Blackford told a London School of Economics event the UK of 2014 no longer exists.
  
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• Irish leaders to start ‘detailed’ talks to form government as Covid-19 spreads

  10-03-2020 19:17
  
  Fianna Fail and Fine Gael face mounting pressure to form a government as Covid-19 continues to spread in the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Woman denies making up attempted rape claim against Salmond

  10-03-2020 19:04
  
  The former first minister of Scotland is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh over accusations of sexual assault.
  
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• Lombardy ‘relatively normal’ despite social distancing in supermarkets and bars

  10-03-2020 19:01
  
  Signs in supermarkets advise shoppers to keep at least one metre distance between one another.
  
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• The coronavirus and an overstretched NHS

  10-03-2020 19:00
  
  The coronavirus and an overstretched NHS. There will be no Dad’s Army-style workforce of retired doctors as the government claims, writes Dr Pete Ford, while Dr Brigid Purcell says the health system is already struggling to cope after a decade of cuts. Plus letters from Judith Kent, Steve Flatley, Martin Angell and Michael Cunningham
  
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• Solidarity required in resistance to Johnson-Cummings autocracy

  10-03-2020 18:59
  
  Solidarity required in resistance to Johnson-Cummings autocracyWe may be able to learn from the patterns of resistance that eventually contributed to the liberation of peoples in eastern Europe, says Geoff Reid. Plus, Joe McCarthy on Britain’s deep and strong liberal roots
  
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• London is also in desperate need of levelling up

  10-03-2020 18:58
  
  London is also in desperate need of levelling upThe capital city is, on average, the most affluent region, but it is also the most unequal, says Mike Cushman
  
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• Italy's Coronavirus Death Toll Surges 36% In A Day As Country Enters Lockdown

  10-03-2020 18:57
  
  Some 168 more people have died in the worst hit European country, bringing total to 631.
  
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• Government wins Huawei vote despite Tory rebellion

  10-03-2020 18:45
  
  Government wins Huawei vote despite Tory rebellion. Tory rebels fire warning shot over Huawei’s involvement in 5G
  
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• Government majority cut as almost 40 Tories rebel over Huawei

  10-03-2020 18:45
  
  Government majority cut as almost 40 Tories rebel over Huawei. Narrow victory is warning shot for No 10 which still has to legislate over Huawei’s 5G role
  
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• Coronavirus confusion as NHS helpline gives out wrong advice

  10-03-2020 18:44
  
  Coronavirus confusion as NHS helpline gives out wrong advice. Travellers returning to UK from Italy told no need to isolate as sixth death announced
  
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• Charity farm thanks public for help after toilet roll theft

  10-03-2020 18:39
  
  Heeley City Farm, in Sheffield, linked the theft over the weekend to recent incidents of panic buying of toilet rolls due to coronavirus concerns.
  
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• Calls for ‘fundamental review’ of prison deradicalisation programmes

  10-03-2020 18:39
  
  Stricter guidelines are needed, according to the Prison Officers' Association.
  
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• Markets remain turbulent on coronavirus fears after Monday’s meltdown

  10-03-2020 18:33
  
  The FTSE 100 Index, which collapsed 8% on Monday, closed another 5.5 points lower at 5960.2.
  
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• In Video: All you need to know about self-isolation

  10-03-2020 18:20
  
  What you can and cannot do while self-isolating.
  
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• MP calls on council to house family of boy stuck in NHS hospital

  10-03-2020 18:16
  
  MP calls on council to house family of boy stuck in NHS hospital. Ahmed, 10, unable to leave until Manchester council finds suitable accommodation
  
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• Coronavirus: Internet providers ‘ready’ to handle extra demand from home workers

  10-03-2020 18:11
  
  A growing number of companies across the world may have resort to home-working.
  
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• Feminist solidarity empowers everyone. The movement must be trans-inclusive

  10-03-2020 18:07
  
  Feminist solidarity empowers everyone. The movement must be trans-inclusive. Taking the side of the oppressed has long been feminism’s raison d’etre. Amid an explosion of misogyny in public life, compassion and unity are more important than ever
  
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• Airport chief in call to remove tax on short-haul flights

  10-03-2020 18:02
  
  George Best Belfast City Airport has lost two thirds of its passenger base and more than 500 weekly services.
  
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• Shell worker in Aberdeen tests positive for coronavirus

  10-03-2020 18:01
  
  The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Scotland has risen to 27, with six in the NHS Grampian area.
  
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• More men dying in deprived areas in England since 2011 than expected– ONS

  10-03-2020 17:56
  
  More men dying in deprived areas in England since 2011 than expected– ONS. Mortality rates had been improving before 2011, with figures particularly stark for oldest women
  
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• I was too scared to call for help, alleged victim tells Salmond trial

  10-03-2020 17:51
  
  The former first minister of Scotland faces 14 charges of alleged offences against 10 women.
  
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• Is The World Ready For Coronavirus? Here's How Different Countries Are Responding

  10-03-2020 17:46
  
  Donald Trump’s doing it his way. The rest of the world is reacting in another.
  
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• Huge UK naval figureheads rescued from obscurity to go on display

  10-03-2020 17:43
  
  Huge UK naval figureheads rescued from obscurity to go on display. Thirteen wooden figures that once adorned warships have been suspended from ceiling of new Plymouth museum
  
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• Old Trafford guards accused of racist attack on 19-year-old worker

  10-03-2020 17:32
  
  Old Trafford guards accused of racist attack on 19-year-old workerMan allegedly called ‘slave’ and hit by guards who did not believe he worked at stadium
  
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• World ‘off track’ on climate targets as signs of warming planet increase – UN

  10-03-2020 17:30
  
  Last year has been confirmed as the second hottest on record as the World Meteorological Organisation released its report on 2019's climate.
  
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• Inquest told that trampoline was ‘overfilled’ with air before beach explosion

  10-03-2020 17:18
  
  Three-year-old Ava-May Littleboy was playing on the attraction when it burst on the beach.
  
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• NHS Scotland video consultation system to be expanded amid Covid-19 outbreak

  10-03-2020 17:15
  
  Scotland's Health Secretary Jeane Freeman announced the £1.24 million move to MSPs at Holyrood on Tuesday.
  
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• Government sees off Tory rebellion over Huawei involvement in UK 5G network

  10-03-2020 17:06
  
  The Government defeated an amendment pushed by Tory former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith
  
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