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Coronavirus: Andy Burnham warns PM risks 'fracturing national unity'

Coronavirus: Young boy's lockdown art project goes global

Coronavirus: Andy Burnham warns PM risks 'fracturing national unity'

HS2 'badly off course' with bosses 'blindsided', MPs say

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson accepts 'frustration' over lockdown rules

Coronavirus: Leicester church uses Minecraft to teach Bible to teens

Coronavirus and dementia: 'I'm scared to go out after lockdown'

Coronavirus: 'Camaraderie got us through cancer treatment'

Steve Linick: Democrats probe Trump's firing of inspector general

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson accepts 'frustration' over lockdown rules

Coronavirus: Extra support for women involved in prostitution

Coronavirus: The couples for whom love doesn't wait

Coronavirus doctor's diary: A super-spreading funeral that led to three deaths

My Money: 'No expenditure at all today!'

Coronavirus: 'I got a kidney transplant in the middle of the pandemic'

Coronavirus: Why Taiwan won't have a seat at the virus talks

Gedhun Choekyi Niyima: Tibetan Buddhism's 'reincarnated' leader who disappeared aged six

How Covid-19 is threatening Central America's economic lifeline

Letter from Africa: Spare a thought for stranded migrants

One every eight minutes: India's missing children

Wikipedia article of the day for May 17, 2020

Plinofficial: The downfall of a Russian rapper who loved dollars

Coronavirus: Can gaming help stop lockdown loneliness?

Eurovision: Singers from cancelled contest say thank you

Tracking the outbreak in maps and charts

Eurovision: Singers from cancelled contest say thank you

Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France

Fariba Adelkhah: French academic 'jailed for six years' in Iran

German Bundesliga: Season resumes after coronavirus shutdown

Steve Linick: Trump fires state department inspector general

India coronavirus lockdown: Road accident kills 24 migrant workers

Coronavirus: Saturday update as teachers and ministers told to 'stop squabbling'

Coronavirus: A third of hospital patients develop dangerous blood clots

'I'm living on cards': The firms waiting for emergency loans

Little things people are doing while socially distanced

Coronavirus: Italy to lift travel restrictions as lockdown eases

Coronavirus: 'Stop squabbling' demand over opening schools

Eurovision Song Contest: Graham Norton to lead celebration

Coronavirus: Public urged to avoid England's beauty spots

Remains in suitcases: Woman charged with murder

Eurovision Song Contest: Graham Norton to lead celebration

Coronavirus: What should the opposition do in a crisis?

Kobe Bryant helicopter crash post-mortem released

Coronavirus: What should the opposition do in a crisis?

Coronavirus in Nigeria: The child beggars at the heart of the outbreak

Wikipedia article of the day for May 16, 2020

A passenger drone hotel and other technology news

How coronavirus is changing NHS technology

Mexico at 'peak moment' of coronavirus crisis after biggest daily rise in cases

Lockdown separation couple hope to live together before baby arrives

Coronavirus: People enjoy easing of lockdown in England

Coronavirus 'could cost global economy $8.8tn' says ADB

Coronavirus: Doctors 'told not to discuss PPE shortages'

Coronavirus: How 'overreaction' made Vietnam a virus success

Coronavirus: Reopening NHS services must be safe, unions say

Coronavirus: WTO head steps down a year early as downturn looms

Coronavirus: WTO head steps down a year early as downturn looms

University of Edinburgh under 'serious threat' from pandemic

Coronavirus: 'We had a lockdown honeymoon in our back garden'

Grand Theft Auto free download crashes Epic Games store

Coronavirus: Academy trust to open schools on 1 June

Coronavirus: Mental health of NHS staff at long-term risk

'Surge' in illegal bird of prey killings since lockdown

Eurovision: Abba, Bucks Fizz and Conchita Wurst make BBC's best-ever vote list

Eurovision: Abba, Bucks Fizz and Conchita Wurst make BBC's best-ever vote list

Coronavirus: Is Putin rushing Russia out of lockdown?

Appalachian Trail: Covid postpones the great American adventure

Aarogya Setu: Why India's Covid-19 contact tracing app is controversial

Wikipedia article of the day for May 15, 2020

Creamfields 2020: Dance festival off due to coronavirus

Billy Connolly: 'I never set out to shock'

Coronavirus: Camp Bestival 2020 event cancelled

Burkina Faso: Twelve terror suspects 'found dead in their cells'

Wristband helps workers maintain social distancing

Coronavirus antibody test a 'positive development'

Music royalties reach a record high - but a storm is coming

Buzzfeed closing UK and Australian news operations

Coronavirus: Ex-cub scout cares for former troop leader in hospital

Coronavirus antibody test a 'positive development'

Coronavirus: Trump says Dr Fauci's warning 'not acceptable'

Coronavirus puts spotlight on landmark year for nature

Coronavirus: Behind each statistic, there was a life

'We're clinging on' - theatre leaders discuss lockdown crisis

Coronavirus: Re-starting NHS 'may take months'

Music royalties reach a record high - but a storm is coming

Coronavirus puts spotlight on landmark year for nature

Coronavirus: Uber and Addison Lee to install protective screens

Coronavirus bubbles: How do they work and who is in yours?

Music royalties reach a record high - but a storm is coming

Republicans snatch rare prize of California seat

Coronavirus: Uber and Addison Lee to install protective screens

Wikipedia article of the day for May 14, 2020

Coronavirus: Self-employed grant scheme to open to applications

Nature crisis: Moths have 'secret role' as crucial pollinators

Coronavirus: Family of 14 say life in lockdown is 'calmer'

Coronavirus: Genetic study assesses effect on different people

Coronavirus: 'We feel so lost' - Young face job despair

Why Admiral's 'flashy' England strip now commands respect

Coronavirus: Self-employed grant scheme to open to applications

Coronavirus: India announces $264bn economic rescue package

Rihanna rockets onto Sunday Times Rich List

Rapper 6ix9ine has $200k charity donation rejected

Coronavirus: 'We feel so lost' - Young face job despair

Facebook to pay $52m to content moderators over PTSD

Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus fears for future of West End theatres

'Peak season is starting, but we are at zero occupancy'

The robot assistant that can guess what you want

Rapper 6ix9ine has $200k charity donation rejected

Coronavirus and tipping: Will the outbreak make us more generous?

The faded beauty of abandoned cars

Saudi Arabia: Just how deep are its troubles?

Coronavirus: China’s new army of tough-talking diplomats

Joe Biden assault claim: What does 'believe women' mean now?

India coronavirus: How cake and songs made police pandemic heroes

Wikipedia article of the day for May 13, 2020

Coronavirus: Chancellor to set out future of job retention scheme

Man charged after BBC reporter suffers racist abuse

Coronavirus: Musk defies orders to reopen Tesla's California plant

Bitcoin 'halving': What does the much-hyped event mean?

Eurovision tribute by Fizz members and BBC correspondent

Coronavirus: Chancellor to set out future of job retention scheme

Bitcoin 'halving': What does the much-hyped event mean?

Bitcoin 'halving': What does the much-hyped event mean?

Coronavirus: Chancellor to set out future of job retention scheme

Coronavirus: Lockdown could bring hope for drugs gang teens

How do I travel to work now?

Coronavirus: The lost six weeks when US failed to contain outbreak

Social distancing game inspired by professor's lockdown walk

Coronavirus: Seacole hospital 'a tribute' to BAME NHS staff

Coronavirus: Musk defies orders to reopen Tesla's California plant

Social distancing game inspired by professor's lockdown walk

Coronavirus: Musk defies orders to reopen Tesla's California plant

Climate change: Study pours cold water on oil company net zero claims

Bus firms face uphill struggle as lockdown eases

Coronavirus: Stonehenge summer solstice gathering cancelled

Coronavirus doctor's diary: 'They say I have blood on my hands'

Coronavirus: 'I run lockdown marathons in the dead of night'

Wikipedia article of the day for May 12, 2020

Coronavirus: Changes to wedding rules 'under consideration'

Coronavirus: Dutch care home reunites families in a glass pod

BBC Radio 2 to host All Day PopMaster quiz

Coronavirus: Elon Musk vows to move Tesla factory in lockdown row

Richard Pusey: Australian driver 'taunted dying police at crash scene'

Coronavirus: PM to reveal further details on lockdown roadmap

Coronavirus: PM to reveal further details on lockdown roadmap

HMS Beagle: Dock for Darwin's ship gets protected status

Iranian navy ship Konarak 'sunk by friendly fire' from frigate

Saudi Arabia triples VAT to support coronavirus-hit economy

Saudi Arabia triples VAT to support coronavirus-hit economy

Niger attacks: At least 20 killed in Tillaberi villages

Colombian airline Avianca files for bankruptcy in US court

Colombian airline Avianca files for bankruptcy in US court

Prison watchdog 'concerned' at HMP Wayland meeting ban

Coronavirus: 'I am shutting the world out to protect myself'

Wikipedia article of the day for May 11, 2020

Coronavirus anxiety: How to cope with life after lockdown

Migrants struggle to send money home

Coronavirus: Italy’s other emergency - survivors’ mental health

Coronavirus: How ‘secret burials’ in South Africa could help tackle Covid-19

Coronavirus: Changes to wedding rules 'under consideration'

Coronavirus: Strange days in east London

Coronavirus: White House task force members self-isolate

Coronavirus: What shape will the recession be?