An 11-year-old boy has been shot in east London, police have said.
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Facebook has removed a page belonging to conspiracy theorist David Icke after he spread unsubstantiated stories about COVID-19.
Premier League matches should only resume if the measures required to ensure players and staff are safe do not impact on the national effort to protect key workers, according to a leading club chief executive.
‘Saba’ was already in an abusive relationship, but it escalated significantly once the lockdown began.
Crew members stranded on cruise ships and stuck in cabins without fresh air for weeks – even after passengers have been flown home – fear they have been forgotten about, Sky News has been told.
Police have handed out more than 9,000 fixed fines to people flouting the lockdown rules since the restrictions began a month ago.
A major UK charity supporting children of alcoholics has said it is facing a surge in calls from young people stuck in toxic and abusive households during lockdown.
More than 26,000 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, making it the second worst-hit country in Europe, new figures have shown.
A leading scientist has warned Britons to heed the lockdown because “COVID-19 is as dangerous as Ebola” – as a study found most elderly people killed by the disease would not have died otherwise.
Schoolchildren in England will not all return to lessons at the same time, the education secretary has confirmed, in a strong hint that many will not be back until the autumn.