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Motorboat noise causes clownfish to hide and skip meals, study finds

Motorboat noise causes clownfish to hide and skip meals, study finds

The fish were exposed to recordings of natural reef sounds or motorboat noise for up to two days.

Most schools open for key worker children have no pupils attending

Most schools open for key worker children have no pupils attending

Education minister Peter Weir has addressed a Stormont committee.

Contact with national domestic abuse helpline ‘rises 120% overnight’

Contact with national domestic abuse helpline ‘rises 120% overnight’

Refuge fears abusers will use isolation as a tool of abuse during the coronavirus lockdown.

Morrisons and Deliveroo team up to offer 30-minute grocery deliveries

Morrisons and Deliveroo team up to offer 30-minute grocery deliveries

The supermarket will offer 70 basics delivered by riders for the app platform from 130 stores, serving 6.8 million homes.

Bat with torn wing is rescued by RSPCA

Bat with torn wing is rescued by RSPCA

The mammal was found in a King’s Lynn car park.

UK airlines allowed to defer navigation charges worth tens of millions

UK airlines allowed to defer navigation charges worth tens of millions

The Department for Transport said the 10 largest UK airlines would have been expected to pay £47 million for their operations in February.

Fall in Covid-19 symptoms on tracker app suggests lockdown is working

Fall in Covid-19 symptoms on tracker app suggests lockdown is working

Researchers at King’s College London said there had been a drop in people reporting symptoms since April 1.

Family of four found dead in village home all had shotgun wounds, inquest told

Family of four found dead in village home all had shotgun wounds, inquest told

The presumed murder weapon was discovered in the property in Woodmancote, West Sussex, a coroner has heard.

Reduced mowing of road verges could see wildflowers bloom

Reduced mowing of road verges could see wildflowers bloom

Plantlife says an ‘unintended but understandable’ consequence of coronavirus lockdown could benefit wildlife and the climate.

Dame Vera Lynn and Katherine Jenkins release We’ll Meet Again for NHS charities

Dame Vera Lynn and Katherine Jenkins release We’ll Meet Again for NHS charities

Dame Vera said the song speaks of ‘the hope we should all have during these troubling times’.

Furlough plans could cost £40bn in just three months, think tank says

Furlough plans could cost £40bn in just three months, think tank says

Businesses up and down the country have been forced to close their doors.

Scientists find how Covid-19 tricks its way into the human body

Scientists find how Covid-19 tricks its way into the human body

A model of coronavirus created by University of Southampton reveals it is less protected than some other viruses.

Home carer tells of upset as staff abused in street while helping vulnerable

Home carer tells of upset as staff abused in street while helping vulnerable

On one occasion, Leigh Collins returned to her car to find a note saying ‘Killer’ had been left on it.

Cancer care concerns amid pandemic

Cancer care concerns amid pandemic

NHS bosses have said that urgent cancer care must continue.

BA workers accept furlough deal

BA workers accept furlough deal

Members of Unite voted by 99% in favour of an agreement thrashed out between the union and the airline.

Mother pleads for protection for transport workers after son dies of Covid-19

Mother pleads for protection for transport workers after son dies of Covid-19

Emeka Nyack Ihenacho is one of 14 Transport for London employees to be killed by the virus.

Fox is outfoxed by a football net

Fox is outfoxed by a football net

The animal was trapped by its back legs, but was uninjured and ran off after being freed.

Still too early to ease Covid-19 lockdown, warn ministers

Still too early to ease Covid-19 lockdown, warn ministers

Boris Johnson spent a second night in intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital where his condition is said to be ‘stable’.

In Pictures: Dazzling pink supermoon delights stargazers

In Pictures: Dazzling pink supermoon delights stargazers

The pink supermoon name is a northern Native American reference to an early-blooming wildflower.

Dozens of medics sign letter expressing concern over quality of protective kit

Dozens of medics sign letter expressing concern over quality of protective kit

They say they have fears over the ‘adequacy of what has been given’.

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