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Golf is a game that lends itself to social distancing and this means amateur hackers in England can reacquaint themselves with their clubs and courses as early as Wednesday.

The situation is not clear for Llanymynech Golf Club, which straddles the England/Wales border. The fourth green is in England, as are the fifth and sixth holes, but the rest of the course is in Wales where golf will still be banned.

A critical care nurse from North Yorkshire whose tearful video asking shoppers to stop panic-buying due to the coronaivus pandemic was shared widely online has spoken about the challenges of nursing.

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Dawn Bilbrough, from York, contracted Covid-19 herself at the end of March, but has since made a full recovery.

Speaking on International Nurses' Day, she said she went into the profession as she wanted to make a difference.

She said she would never advise anyone away from nursing, and if that was someone's dream then they should "go for it".

Ms Bilbrough added: "I think today it is challenging but, now more than ever, the shifts are very tough and we are keeping spirits high with our usual humour.

"We are having to adapt quite significantly in our working day, which is stressful and quite a challenge," she added.

To mark International Nurses Day, the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Royal, the Countess of Wessex and Princess Alexandra have joined together to pay tribute to the world’s nurses.

New rules allowing anyone to travel to the Peak District are potentially dangerous, Derbyshire's police and crime commissioner has said.

Hardyal Dhindsa accused the government of "creating policy on the hoof" which brought "the threat of a localised outbreak" to the national park.

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It comes after Boris Johnson announced that from Wednesday people can drive to parks and beaches to exercise.

Mr Dhindsa said new government guidelines meant "you can now apparently drive from Cornwall for a nice walk in the Peak District, and vice versa".

The National Trust has published a history of Florence Nightingale on the 200th anniversary of her birthday.

A collection of her writings and many of her belongings are preserved by the trust at Claydon country house in Buckinghamshire.

Prince Charles has described the "strange, frustrating and often distressing experience" of being without family and friends during self-isolation. He was diagnosed with the virus in March.

In a recorded a video message in support of the charity Age UK, the Prince of Wales called for "faith in ourselves and in each other" as the world battles the pandemic.

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Earlier today Chancellor Rishi Sunak said that the furlough scheme will be extended to October.

So, with millions unable to do their job due to coronavirus their wages will be paid by the scheme until then.

But what does it all mean?

Find out here.

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A 12-year-old boy was able to deliver his home made personal protective equipment (PPE) to his grandmother 70 miles away thanks to two police forces.

Police told Cameron Douglas from Northampton he could not travel to his grandmother's care home in Royal Wootton Basset in Wiltshire when he asked a question on Facebook.

But the Northamptonshire force was able to work with Wiltshire Police to transport the face shields.

Last month Cameron used his pocket money and set up a fundraising page to buy a 3D printer to make PPE.

He created face shields and face mask grips for care homes and the NHS.

Stephanie Miskin
BBC News

Emilee Mae Challinor a nurse on the respiratory wing at Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent was given a surprise by coronavirus patient Lee Sims

Mr Sims told his former nurse it was “insane” how dedicated she was.

The surprise, virtual meeting brought back strong feelings and memories for the pair.

The Florence Nightingale Museum, at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, has recorded a special message for International Nurses Day.

Daniel Wainwright
BBC England Data Unit

Another 350 people have been confirmed to have died in English hospitals with Covid-19.

While this figure is a rise over the past few days, there tends to be a bigger drop at weekends due to reporting delays.

And although the figure is only 16 fewer than the number of deaths announced last Tuesday, it includes 76 people who died in April and four who died in March.

However, hospital figures published by NHS England are only part of the story and official statistics show there had been more than 50,000 excess deaths in the UK by 1 May this year, compared with the government's figure of 28,000 coronavirus deaths at that point.

Rob England
BBC News

On International Nurses Day, we're hearing stories of amazing nurses from across the country.

One such nurse is Nichola, who works at Ipswich Hospital.

After leaving a career in banking to re-train, she lost her mother a year into her course.

“Losing my Mum has been devastating," Nichola said, "but it’s made me realise you nurse the patient, but you also nurse the patient’s family too.

"I know my mum would be proud I carried on with my course and am now doing what I always wanted to do when I left school.”

People are being invited to shine a light out of their windows at 20:30 BST, in tribute to nurses.

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every 12 May on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.

Nurses from the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Trust, and Poole Hospital explain what motivates them.

The UK could not "go back to business as usual" after dealing with coronavirus, the Labour leader has said, as he called for clarity on the way ahead.

Sir Keir Starmer spoke of action needed where care workers were paid less than the real living wage, care homes were an “afterthought” and a lack of public services investment, but expecting frontline workers to “protect us”.

In his recorded statement for radio and TV audiences, he said of key workers: “In their courage and their sacrifice and their bravery, we can see a better future.”

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Patients are keeping in touch with their families and friends following a donation of tablet computers.

The devices have been given to St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London by Barts Charity so that video calls could take place.

Emily Huntingford, a critical care nurse at the hospital, said the iPads were having a huge effect on patients, allowing them to "meaningfully connect" with their families.

“Last week, I had the immense pleasure of assisting a patient’s video call with his family... Seeing the delight on his face at the sight of his son’s face made him come alive.

"As more and more faces appeared on the screen with happy greetings, the exclamations of joy and affection were infectious. " she said.

Jay Vydelingum
BBC News Online

To mark International Nurses Day, the BBC's been speaking to nurses working on four different continents, to learn about the challenges they face in the battle against Covid-19.

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Mzwakhe Mohlaloganye has been a nurse for five years and has been part of the mobile Covid-19 team in South Africa for two months.

His family in Johannesburg were initially hesitant about his role and concerned about his welfare.

"Mum told me she feels grateful to have a son like me - one of the people who are out there fighting for them."

Read more here.

Local Democracy Reporting Service

More Northern rail services will run from next Monday, the operator has said.

Nick Donovan, managing director of Northern, said services would increase from about 45% to 63% of normal levels.

He added that the company had a "enhanced cleaning regime" in place and would be giving passengers "a lot of social distancing prompts".

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“The ability to lift up to capacity across the timetable will take time to get in place, this will happen later in the year. Social distancing may impact the way we run services,” Mr Donovan said.

The government has started easing lockdown restrictions, with more people now encouraged to start returning to work.

But Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said employers will need to prove they meet new safety standards, dubbed "Covid secure".

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A nurse has held a solo commemoration at Westminster Abbey to celebrate International Nurses Day.

The event, which fell this year on the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, is usually marked by an annual service attended by nurses from across the country.

This year Arlene Lee, a clinical trials manager at Southampton General Hospital, was chosen by the Abbey to visit the Nurses' Memorial Chapel in the north ambulatory where the Nightingale lamp, normally a feature of the event, is kept

The job retention scheme to help employers and employees will run for a further four months, the chancellor has announced.

Rishi Sunak said there would be “greater flexibility to support the transition back to work” and furloughed staff could return to work part-time.

He said workers would “continue to receive the same level of overall support as they do now”, up to 80% of their salary, up to £2,500 a month, until October.

Robert Cuffe
BBC head of statistics

The number of people who have died because of Covid-19 is much higher than the figure we hear announced every day.

By 1 May, the number of deaths announced by the UK government was just over 28,000.

Looking back at death registrations filed by that date, the figure is higher: just over 36,000 death certificates mentioned Covid-19.

The measure preferred by statisticians - all deaths above what would be expected - was even higher: more than 50,000.

This is what’s called in the jargon “all-cause excess mortality”.

It captures the deaths missed by lab testing, the misdiagnosed deaths, and the deaths caused by the strain the virus puts on our society: people not seeking or getting care for other conditions, or people suffering under the lockdown.

Why is this measure better?

It works because the total number of deaths registered in a week normally follows a predictable pattern.

That number has shot up since the middle of March, running far higher than the previous weeks or what would be expected at this time of year.

These 50,745 "extra deaths" are largely attributed to the pandemic.

The total seen so far in this first phase of the epidemic is roughly comparable to the winter of 2017/18, when England and Wales saw approximately 50,000 more deaths than they would ordinarily see during the summer months.

The good news is that the weekly excess deaths figure is falling, but the bad news is that it is still running far above normal.