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Deaths hit 20-year high - but peak may be over
Numbers dying nearly double above what would be expected, but peak may now be over, say experts.
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Deaths hit 20-year high - but peak may be over
Numbers dying nearly double above what would be expected, but peak may now be over, say experts.
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UK 'throwing everything' at coronavirus vaccine
Matt Hancock says human trials for a vaccine developed by the University of Oxford will begin on Thursday.
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Tiny fraction of 'at risk' children going to school
Fears grow that thousands of children in England face increased danger during the current lockdown.
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Top civil servant 'wrong' about EU equipment claim
Sir Simon McDonald says he was incorrect to state the UK opted out of EU scheme for political reasons.
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Experts question UK's stay-at-home virus advice
Public health experts fear the current UK advice may not be enough to stop the spread of the disease.
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Students 'should be able to retake year', says NUS
UK students must not be forgotten in the Covid-19 pandemic, says the National Union of Students.
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Johnson speaks to Trump as recovery continues
The prime minister is also expected to have a phone conversation with the Queen in the coming days.
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Deaths hit 20-year high - but peak may be over
Numbers dying nearly double above what would be expected, but peak may now be over, say experts.
![The vaccine to be used in trials](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200422012925/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/6DB7/production/_111878082_hi061114033.jpg)
UK 'throwing everything' at coronavirus vaccine
Matt Hancock says human trials for a vaccine developed by the University of Oxford will begin on Thursday.
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Tiny fraction of 'at risk' children going to school
Fears grow that thousands of children in England face increased danger during the current lockdown.
![NHS staff in PPE](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200422012925/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/651F/production/_111878852_mediaitem111839569.jpg)
Top civil servant 'wrong' about EU equipment claim
Sir Simon McDonald says he was incorrect to state the UK opted out of EU scheme for political reasons.
![Man with a temperature](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200422012925/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1391D/production/_111875108_gettyimages-1211523933.jpg)
Experts question UK's stay-at-home virus advice
Public health experts fear the current UK advice may not be enough to stop the spread of the disease.
![University lecture](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200422012925/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1641D/production/_111256119_universitylecturegetty.jpg)
Students 'should be able to retake year', says NUS
UK students must not be forgotten in the Covid-19 pandemic, says the National Union of Students.
![Britain"s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during his first remote news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain March 25, 2020](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200422012925/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/10C1D/production/_111873686_hi060822816.jpg)
Johnson speaks to Trump as recovery continues
The prime minister is also expected to have a phone conversation with the Queen in the coming days.
![The vaccine to be used in trials](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200422012925/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/6DB7/production/_111878082_hi061114033.jpg)
UK 'throwing everything' at coronavirus vaccine
Matt Hancock says human trials for a vaccine developed by the University of Oxford will begin on Thursday.
![Food parcels](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200422012925/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/7FFF/production/_111876723_photo-2020-04-18-14-15-56.jpg)
Tiny fraction of 'at risk' children going to school
Fears grow that thousands of children in England face increased danger during the current lockdown.
![NHS staff in PPE](https://webarchiveweb.wayback.bac-lac.canada.ca/web/20200422012925/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/651F/production/_111878852_mediaitem111839569.jpg)
Top civil servant 'wrong' about EU equipment claim
Sir Simon McDonald says he was incorrect to state the UK opted out of EU scheme for political reasons.
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