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Our live updates from across England are coming to an end for the day.

Thank you for joining us as we brought you tributes to NHS workers on International Nurses Day

We will be back from 07:30 BST on Wednesday, keeping you up to date with the latest coronavirus news as the changes to the lockdown take effect.

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Golf, tennis, angling and basketball are among the sports taking tentative steps in allowing the general public to return to participation on Wednesday as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased.

But each sport is also urging caution and vigilance as they seek to keep the spread of the virus under control while also helping protect people's mental health and wellbeing.

So how has the first wave of the nation's sports begun to come out of hibernation after two months?

BBC Sport has spoken to a number of clubs and organisations hoping to use fun and games as a vehicle for helping the country come gradually out of lockdown.

These Lincolnshire artists are painting themselves as superhero and cartoon characters to keep busy.

They have been getting together online and setting each other make-up challenges to keep busy.

People in England can take unlimited outdoor exercise from Wednesday under the government's latest guidelines on the coronavirus pandemic.

Tennis, along with golf and angling, has been cited as a sport that can be played safely, while keeping two metres apart from anyone else.

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So how are you advised to stay safe?

• Bring your own equipment - the minimum necessary - and only touch your own tennis balls.

• Initial those balls, so you know which ones to serve with, and return ones which aren't yours with either your racquet or foot.
• Do not try to adjust the net. Venues are being told to ensure they remain at the appropriate height, and to take the net winders away.
• Avoid changing ends every couple of games, and bring a full water bottle and some hand sanitiser to the court with you.

NHS staff dealing with the coronavirus crisis are being offered support by trauma experts skilled in helping war veterans and terror attack survivors.

Psychological health consultancy March on Stress is working with a Birmingham health trust and others across the UK.

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As the number of cases decline, staff are more at risk from psychological trauma, an NHS spokesman said.

"As the pandemic has started to slow, people have had the brain space to reflect on the level of emotion, including fight or flight response and new feelings are coming out," Raffaela Goodby, director of People and Organisation Development for the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust said.

BBC Four has shared a video telling the story of the thousands of Caribbean and African women who answered the call 70 years ago to come to the UK to save the then ailing health service.

It's a tale of a struggle to overcome racism, their fight for career progression and their battle for national recognition.

The video is part of a documentary which aired on the channel in September.

Dozens of meals have been delivered to NHS workers by members of a religious group.

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Milton Keynes Hospitals Charity thanked members of the local Hindu Association, external for the donations that were handed out to the physio, dietetics and mortuary teams.

On The One Show from 19:00 BST, presenters Alex Jones and Michael Ball will be sharing stories of the nurses in your life to mark International Nurses Day.

Email theoneshow@bbc.co.uk if you want to pay tribute to a nurse you know.

Asked by the BBC’s political editor if the UK was looking at a recession due to dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the chancellor said the number of closed businesses and loss of jobs was “heart-breaking”.

Rishi Sunak told Laura Kuenssberg he was he “working night and day” to limit job losses.

Healthcare students across London are graduating early to help tackle the coronavirus crisis.

Final-year students from social work, nursing and medicine degrees have joined the NHS in the past few weeks.

BBC London has followed some junior doctors as they begin their first shifts on London Covid-19 wards.

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo is just one of more than 100 people who have contributed to The Book of Hopes.

Children's author Katherine Rundell came up with the idea for the book to inspire children during the coronavirus pandemic.

The contributions can be read and seen for free on the National Literacy Trust's website.

It's hoped it will be published to raise money for NHS charities.

Reading and Leeds festival - which was scheduled for August - has been cancelled because of the pandemic.

Ticket holders will be contacted by whoever they bought their tickets from, organisers have said.

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In early April the Sri Guru Ravidass Sabha in Bedford promised to make meals for paramedics for as long as the coronavirus pandemic remains- and it has stayed true to its word.

Yesterday was its 40th day of food service and, to mark the event, it received a thank you letter from the Labour MP for Bedford and Kempston, Mohammad Yasin.

NHS nurses at 25 trusts across the UK are due to receive pallets of gifts donated by companies.

It coincides with International Nurses Day.

The pallets include chocolates, hand wash, soft drinks, toiletries and hygiene products.

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Blue Light Card, a discount service for the health sector which organised the donations, said: "The Covid-19 pandemic means that the NHS and emergency services are even more stretched than usual, and will be selflessly and tirelessly working to keep us safe, healthy and supported.

"It’s times like this we value our blue light community even more."

The Anniversary Games in London have been cancelled because of the pandemic, UK Athletics has confirmed.

London Stadium had been scheduled to host the event - also part of the Diamond League season - on 4-5 July.

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UK Athletics is "hugely disappointed" to cancel the Games, its chief executive Joanna Coates said.

"It will have a significant financial impact on UK Athletics and wider sport," Coates added.

A "dedicated" patient transport driver and care assistant has died after contracting coronavirus, an ambulance service has confirmed.

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Phil Rennie was described as "extremely proud" to work for the service "offering comfort and care to those in need" by the North West Ambulance Service‘s chief executive.

Chefs from Chester are teaming up to help feed the homeless population currently placed in hotels due to coronavirus.

However, councils are warning the government they can't afford to keep homeless people in hotels for much longer without a long-term plan and more funding.

More than 500 patients have been recruited by a hospital trust to take part in studies to find treatments for Covid-19.

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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust said the trials are supported by the National Institute of Health Research and aim to understand why people are affected in different ways by the virus.

The research team - based at the Royal Preston Hospital - is working with the University of Central Lancashire on the project.

Community nurse Nancy overcame coronavirus thanks to her NHS colleagues at the Royal Free Hospital in London.

Her story features on Hospital: Coronavirus Special which continues tonight, at 21:00 BST, on BBC Two.

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A photographer has been documenting people’s lockdown experiences from their doorsteps to reveal their "resilience" during the pandemic.

Jonathan Bowcott, 52, from Bristol, started The Covid Chronicles on his Instagram page to show people’s “positivity” during a difficult time.

He said the project has given him "new optimism" during lockdown.