UK coronavirus live: London transport services will be cut without bailout today, warns Sadiq Khan

Cost of furlough scheme estimated to reach £83bn by October; death toll in Scotland rises by 34; health minister Edward Argar admits more testing capacity needed for care homesCoronavirus latest: at a glanceIs the new antibody test a ‘game changer’?Record drop in A&E attendance ‘a ticking timebomb’Global coronavirus updates - liveFull coverage of the coronavirus outbreak1.56pmBSTThe Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has expressed concern over the differences in lockdown restrictions between England and Wales.While residents of England can travel as far as they want for exercise, people in Wales must stay local. The “stay-at-home” message has been dropped in England but remains in Wales.There ’s a difference of message. That’s not helpful. The stay-at-home message was clear. Having different messages is not helpful.It would have been far better if the prime minister had been able to get all four nations to agree a plan instead of doing a speech on Sunday and trying to put the plan together afterwards.1.37pmBSTScottish ministers and health boards are still unable to see the results of coronavirus tests carried out since early April by the UK government ’s rapid testing centres due to continuing problems processing the data.The Guardian disclosed earlier this month that none of the data had been shared because of tight restrictions on data sharing and patient confidentiality applied by the Department of Health and Social Care when its rapid testing centres ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Politics UK news Health Science Jeremy Hunt Nadine Dorries Keir Starmer Office for National Statistics Source Type: news