Coronavirus
Decision is likely to mean strict 'social distancing' measures.
European country worst-hit by disease makes further crackdown.
The deaths represent the seventh and eighth fatalities in the country linked to the outbreak.
Spoiler: There is no cash for social care and the 'Brexit dividend' is definitely not £350m-a-week.
Office for Budget Responsibility also predicts that Boris Johnson's proposed Brexit trade deal will depress growth by 4% over 15 years.
We have got used to women picking up the pieces for our failing social infrastructure, writes Women's Budget Group director Mary-Ann Stephenson.
Head of UN agency expresses concern about “the alarming levels of inaction”.
Italy has imposed a quarantine on the entire country in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus, telling its some 60 million residents to stay at home as travel restrictions are put in place and public gatherings are banned. We spoke to residents to find out what life is like under lockdown.
The Covid-19 outbreak has led to major events being cancelled and postponed. Here’s what it could mean for the UK’s biggest music festival.
The activist urged her supporters to "find new ways to create public awareness & advocate for change that don’t involve too big crowds."