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Ocado to tap investors for over £1bn cash injection

Ocado to tap investors for over £1bn cash injection

The online grocery business has seen demand surge as customers have been forced to stay at home in the face of the pandemic.

The NHS and care workers who have died during the coronavirus pandemic

The NHS and care workers who have died during the coronavirus pandemic

At least 192 frontline health and care workers have died with Covid-19.

O2’s 5G service reaches 60 towns and cities in the UK

O2’s 5G service reaches 60 towns and cities in the UK

The company says it beat its initial target of 50 locations by the summer.

Birthday wishes and calls for ‘Grandpa’ Philip as the duke celebrates turning 99

Birthday wishes and calls for ‘Grandpa’ Philip as the duke celebrates turning 99

The royal was marking the milestone with the Queen at Windsor.

Bristol statue’s toppling sparks action over tributes to controversial figures

Bristol statue’s toppling sparks action over tributes to controversial figures

Campaigners have been challenging the existence of memorials to historical figures across the UK.

Three-hour train journeys between London and Scotland proposed

Three-hour train journeys between London and Scotland proposed

The fastest train services currently take around four hours and 30 minutes for London-Glasgow and four hours and 20 minutes for London-Edinburgh.

Johnson announces ‘support bubble’ plan to end lockdown isolation

Johnson announces ‘support bubble’ plan to end lockdown isolation

Single adult households will be able to form a ‘bubble’ with another household in England from Saturday to end the isolation some have endured.

Racial justice activists urge supporters to protest peacefully

Racial justice activists urge supporters to protest peacefully

Around 60 people marched from Green Park to Trafalgar Square in central London on Wednesday.

‘Support bubbles’ for single households – how the system will work

‘Support bubbles’ for single households – how the system will work

Adults living alone or single parents living with children under the age of 18 are covered by the new arrangements.

Nurse spearheads calls to pull down statue of ‘racist’ Lord Kitchener

Nurse spearheads calls to pull down statue of ‘racist’ Lord Kitchener

Intensive care nurse Jacqui Berry has started a petition to get a statue of Lord Kitchener on horseback in Chatham, Kent, pulled down.

Cumbria urges visitors not to stay overnight after campers fined

Cumbria urges visitors not to stay overnight after campers fined

Cumbria Police said officers had issued ‘numerous’ fixed penalty notices and had to clear up after people staying in the region.

Coronavirus deaths ‘could have been halved if UK entered lockdown week earlier’

Coronavirus deaths ‘could have been halved if UK entered lockdown week earlier’

Neil Ferguson, professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College London, said thousands of deaths could have been prevented with earlier action.

Pupils in Wales face more outside learning and lunch at their desks

Pupils in Wales face more outside learning and lunch at their desks

The Welsh Government has published detailed guidance for schools ahead of their wider reopening on June 29.

Just Eat owner confirms talks over mega-merger with US rival Grubhub

Just Eat owner confirms talks over mega-merger with US rival Grubhub

The deal would create one of the world’s biggest takeaway giants.

At least 1,000 Covid-19 deaths per day for most of April, analysis shows

At least 1,000 Covid-19 deaths per day for most of April, analysis shows

The daily death toll peaked on April 8 at 1,441.

Coronavirus response ‘is harming ethnic minorities and migrants’

Coronavirus response ‘is harming ethnic minorities and migrants’

The risk of poor health related to the policies and actions responding to the pandemic are all increased in minority groups, researchers say.

Zara tells of her love of the pressure of competing

Zara tells of her love of the pressure of competing

The equestrian champion won a silver medal in the London 2012 Olympics.

10,000 jobs planned to roll out full fibre infrastructure across UK

10,000 jobs planned to roll out full fibre infrastructure across UK

CityFibre announced a three-year recruitment and training programme to help upgrade the UK’s digital infrastructure.

‘Turn the tide’ on coronavirus in 12 weeks – was Boris Johnson right?

‘Turn the tide’ on coronavirus in 12 weeks – was Boris Johnson right?

What the numbers say about Covid-19 in the UK since March 19.

Fewer students say degree is ‘good value for money’ amid Covid-19 and strikes

Fewer students say degree is ‘good value for money’ amid Covid-19 and strikes

And fewer university undergraduates say they are happy and believe their life to be worthwhile, a survey suggests.

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