Summary

  • Chancellor Rishi Sunak says there is 'no truth' in the claims PPE is being prioritised to England over Scotland

  • Scotland's health secretary has received assurances from Matt Hancock that PPE suppliers were not asked to prioritise England

  • The total official number of coronavirus-related deaths in Scotland stands at 615 - but the true figure is thought to be much higher

  • The latest UK figures show 778 more people have died in hospital

  • A new helpline has opened for vulnerable Scots at high risk of coronavirus

  1. Young people 'worried about jobs' after Covidpublished at 22:46 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Young people have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, a report says.

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  2. 'You don't know how you're going to afford things'published at 22:45 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Young people aged 16 to 24 were more likely to work in sectors that had closed, a report said.

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  3. NI self-isolation guidance on CTA travel scrappedpublished at 20:28 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Ministers remove the guidance to self-isolate if returning to NI from within the Common Travel Area.

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  4. Apology after Scottish vaccination letters delayedpublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    The Scottish government says it has identified an "issue" with its vaccination appointment system.

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  5. Airbnb extends party ban until end of summerpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    The online rental platform said on Thursday it was "in the best interest of public health".

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  6. Five Cummings claims fact-checkedpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Boris Johnson's former chief adviser made a series of claims and allegations about the government's response to the pandemic.

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  7. France bans non-essential travel from UKpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    France joins Austria and Germany in introducing restrictions due to the spread of the Indian variant.

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  8. Hancock: 'It took time to build the testing' for care homespublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Testing wasn't possible in the early stages of the pandemic, says the health secretary.

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  9. NI waiting lists 'undermining' free health servicepublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    New figures showed more than 335,000 people are waiting for a first consultant-led appointment.

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  10. GP staff face increased abuse as lockdown easespublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Patients' tempers are "flaring" as appointment restrictions ease, the NHS in North Yorkshire says.

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  11. Johnson and Hancock reject Cummings' criticismpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    The ex-chief adviser accused the government of causing tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths.

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  12. Hancock: Indian variant is still spreadingpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    The health secretary says nearly three quarters of new Covid cases are of the Indian variant.

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  13. Coronavirus: Evening updatepublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening.

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  14. Hospitals honoured over Covid responsepublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    "A debt of gratitude" is owed to the staff for their work during the pandemic, a council says.

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  15. We may need to wait to end restrictions - PMpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    But Boris Johnson says he sees nothing "currently in the data" to suggest unlocking will have to be delayed.

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  16. Angry, upset, relieved: Covid families on Cummingspublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    After Dominic Cummings' testimony on Wednesday, some bereaved by the pandemic are asking: what if?

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  17. Residents warned to keep Covid vaccine datespublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Anyone trying to reschedule jabs for no good reason will face being put to the "back of the queue".

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  18. NI records 84 Covid-19 cases and no further deathspublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    There are 27 people being treated for the virus in hospital, two of whom are in intensive care.

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  19. Does the UK have the highest death toll in Europe?published at 16:02 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    The total is the largest but for deaths per 100,000 people the UK is no longer top.

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  20. Covid: 'No blame approach' needed to find sourcepublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 27 May 2021

    Patience and diplomacy will be needed to discover the origins of Covid-19, says Prof Dale Fisher.

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