Coronavirus
They're a welcome distraction in what can be a lonely time.
Those “essential” to the coronavirus response include frontline health and social care staff and utility workers.
The PM wanted to provide optimism, but seemed to sideline the scientists for the first time.
PM looks to "turn the tide" in 12 weeks - but admits the illness could still be spreading.
Speaking to HuffPost UK, Tory MP and Boris Johnson ally Andrew Griffith suggests PM and Dominic Cummings are right to want to reform civil service.
A truly unprecedented week in Westminster, as prime minister Boris Johnson told the country to stay at home as Britain begins to edge towards the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. The public were urged to stay away from pubs, theatres, schools and work from home to try protect those more in immediate risk from Covid-19.The monumental change to how we live now has shocked markets worldwide, with the government announcing £350 billion of measures to help businesses and those unable to work. Is it enough though and what more can the government do?Joining Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth, and keeping a safe social distance, is Conservative MP Andrew Griffith.
It also expresses fears that medical staff could potentially pass Covid-19 onto vulnerable patients.
Some 137 people in the UK have died after testing positive for the virus.
Elisha Nochomovitz spent six hours and 48 minutes running the distance on the small balcony of his apartment in Toulouse, France.
As the coronavirus death toll continues to rise, the prime minister gives his daily conference. He is expected to address confusion around a London lockdown and upcoming school closures which were announced yesterday.