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Coronavirus: Police break up 'massive' karaoke party during COVID-19 lockdown measures
The British public have been under an unprecedented lockdown for nearly a week, with people told to stay inside and avoid gatherings to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Derbyshire Police said they were in "absolute shock" when they visited the address, before dispersing those in attendance and speaking with the organisers. The party came on the first weekend of the nationwide lockdown, where the British people have been told to stay at home for at least three weeks except for "very limited purposes".
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Milk, bread, eggs and toilet roll are reportedly being rationed at some of the supermarket chain's Express stores.
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WorldYahoo News UKPolice urge Brits to report neighbours if they break coronavirus lockdown rules
Britons are being encouraged to tell on their neighbours if they are not following coronavirus lockdown rules.
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WorldReutersChina defends against incoming second wave of coronavirus
A growing number of imported coronavirus cases in China risked fanning a second wave of infections when domestic transmissions had "basically been stopped", a senior health official said on Sunday, while eased travel curbs may also add to domestic risks. China, where the disease first emerged in the central city of Wuhan, had an accumulated total of 693 cases entering from overseas, which meant "the possibility of a new round of infections remains relatively big", Mi Feng, spokesman for the National Health Commission (NHC), said. Nearly a quarter of those came from arrivals in Beijing.
WorldSky NewsCoronavirus: Tony Blair says 'virtually everybody' in UK may have to be tested
Tony Blair has suggested there will be a point where a "very large" proportion of the whole UK population will need to be tested for coronavirus to track the disease. It comes as Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said 10,000 people a day are now being tested and the government aims to increase that figure to 25,000 a day. Mr Gove has refused to give a timeline for when all NHS and social care workers will be tested, despite increasing demands.
ScienceThe GuardianIs factory farming to blame for coronavirus?
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CelebrityThe IndependentCoronavirus: Ozzy Osbourne tells daughter Kelly that not being able to hug her 'breaks my heart'
Kelly Osbourne has shared a photo of the moment she was able to visit her parents after weeks of separation during the coronavirus pandemic.The daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne posted a picture of her parents sat around their pool to her Instagram account.
WorldYahoo News UKTwo arrests after bikes stolen from NHS staff caring for coronavirus patients
Several bikes were taken from the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham earlier this week.
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Saudi intercepts missiles in attacks claimed by Yemen's Houthis
Saudi Arabia said its air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles on Saturday night in an attack that Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group on Sunday said they had launched towards the capital Riyadh and southern areas near the Yemeni border. The attacks come days after Yemen's warring parties had welcomed a U.N. call for an immediate truce on Thursday to fight the coronavirus outbreak. "Two civilians were slightly injured due to the falling of the intercepted missile's debris as it exploded in mid-air over residential districts," in Riyadh, the Saudi state news agency (SPA) reported, citing a Saudi civil defence spokesman, Lt. Colonel Mohammed al-Hammadi.
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