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In the Prime Minister's daily conference on the Covid-19 outbreak -- where he was joined by Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance and Chancellor Rishi Sunak -- a number of economic support measures were announced.

Emergency legislation concerning the coronavirus outbreak and the newly announced Budget will pass through the Commons unopposed this week.

Carphone Warehouse has announced it will close each of its 531 standalone shops on April 3, triggering 2,900 job losses.

Following the cancellation of Art Basel in Hong Kong, the art fair has will offer online viewing rooms to supplement the experience.

Following the Prime Minister's statement urging everyone to avoid unnecessary social contact and work from home where possible, the Leaders Council will now be providing a global Covid-19 update twice a day.

Prime minister Boris Johnson has urged everyone in the UK to work from home and avoid social contact as part of new measures to fight the spread of coronavirus.

On Saturday evening, three pieces of “very high value” were stolen from the University of Oxford’s Christ Church Picture Gallery.

In 2016, Steve Green, president of Hobby Lobby, spent millions on what he believed to be fragments of the Bible to place in the Bible Museum in Washington. A study has now confirmed the fragments in question are in fact fakes.

The UK government has announced plans to hold daily televised briefings to keep the British public informed on the latest developments of the coronavirus outbreak, starting from Monday.

The Labour Party has opted to avoid holding a large conference in London on April 4 when it announces the results of its leadership and deputy leadership contests.

Dr Anthony Fauci from the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has said that the country’s testing system for coronavirus is not working.

English football fixtures spanning the Premier League, English Football League, FA Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship have been suspended until at least April 3 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has denounced the government’s decision to not trigger social distancing measures in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

The UK government has moved into the “delay” phase of its four-point coronavirus plan, with prime minister Boris Johnson calling the pandemic the “worst public health crisis for a generation”.