Boris Johnson is attempting to race sweeping new laws on coronavirus through the Commons in a day, as the UK faces the prospect of a total lockdown in the next 24 or 48 hours. MPs are returning to the Commons after the weekend to debate the government’s Coronavirus Bill in all its stages, before it […]

We live in uncharted territory. As a nation, we have never been here before. And we cannot be sure, beyond hope, where or how we are going to end up. In facing this international ­emergency we have one great strength: each other. While normal life shuts down and we are keeping our distance physically, we […]

The government has said it will table emergency legislation to suspend new evictions from social or private rented accommodation during the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation, expected in the Commons next week, will mean that landlords will not be able to start proceedings to evict tenants for at least a three-month period. As part of the […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday warned of an economic recession as the coronavirus spreads through the country and criticized the Trump administration’s latest call for issuing $1,000 checks to Americans in response. “The coronavirus is slowing our economy to a near standstill and we are almost certainly anticipating a […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders plans to talk with supporters to “assess his campaign” after bruising losses to Joe Biden in the most recent round of voting, his campaign said in a statement on Wednesday. “The next primary contest is at least three weeks away. Sen. Sanders is going to be having […]

Ruth Geye, 21, a college student in New York, was disappointed to see her senior spring cut short when New York University announced on March 9 a move to remotely hold classes. But she quickly realized that going back to Shaker Heights, Ohio, meant closer proximity to family members she can enlist in campaign work […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Biden rolled to blowout victories in Tuesday’s three Democratic presidential primaries, expanding his lead in the race to challenge President Donald Trump in November and increasing pressure on rival Bernie Sanders to end his campaign. Biden was projected by Edison Research and television networks to win Arizona after he crushed Sanders […]

UK citizens have been told not to travel anywhere in the world for at least the next 30 days. The government has changed its advice to ask people to avoid all "non-essential foreign travel" as it attempts to clampdown on the spread of the coronavirus. It is the first time the Foreign Office has taken […]

Thousands of restaurants across the UK have been given green light to become takeaways as part of the government's economic plan to deal with Covid-19. Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a £300bn package to try and stop a recession developing after the government aggressively stepped up measures to combat the virus. It included government-backed business loans […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration is considering sending checks to Americans so they have cash to spend during the coronavirus crisis and it has increased the amount of tax payments that can be deferred, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Tuesday. “We’re looking at sending checks to Americans immediately,” Mnuchin said at a […]