The food chain is in talks with administrators after previously warning of coronavirus impact.

Local authority staff are being retrained to support vulnerable people told by the NHS to isolate.

Swansea Council is retraining and redirecting workers to provide aid when needed.

Council leader, Rob Stewart, said the authority was there to help.

He said: “Your council and its staff are here for you particularly where there are no support networks or friends and family to assist.

“These are unprecedented times and we are providing an unprecedented response. To those who have to self-isolate for 12 weeks, Swansea council will be there for you if you need us."

The government insists the coronavirus crisis will not slow its timetable for reaching a trade deal.

A pub has been given notice to shut after it "ignored" government orders to close.Gwynedd council confirmed the Slaters Arms, in Corris, was served with the order following a joint investigation with North Wales Police.

The local authority said the business had “ignored the national directive that they cease trading for the present period”, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The council said it became clear the business "was unwilling to adhere to the new regulations".“Should the business continue to flout the law, we will consider what further steps would be required under the new regulations,” a spokesman said.

A spokesman for the pub said they were seeking clarification on the matter.

Dr Alys Cole-King, consultant liaison psychiatrist for Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board in Wales, UK, gives advice to those who have to get up and go to work every day to provide frontline care. As the coronavirus outbreak worsens in many areas, the mental health of those providing care is under strain.

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School pupils entitled to free meals are to have packed lunches delivered to their doors because of coronavirus.

The service, in Flintshire, is being provided by Newydd Catering and Cleaning, together with the council.

People are urged to read allergen advice on the packaging.

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There are no plans for vehicle checkpoints in the South Wales Police area, according to Chief Constable Matt Jukes.

But he did not rule them out in the future because of the "extraordinary times" we are in.

"Our main message is that we are going to have to police this ourselves as a community, not just through police forces, and most people are doing that," Mr Jukes said.

"People are really starting to pay attention to these new rules."

With the sun shining, you might be tempted to head to the countryside or beach this weekend to get your daily exercise.

But there are concerns that there will be a repeat of last weekend, where crowds flocked to popular seaside resorts and queued to get up Snowdon and Pen-y-Fan mountains.

A number of popular walking spots have already been closed due to concerns over people ignoring stay at home advice and a lack of social-distancing putting people at risk.

The Welsh Government has now closed car parks at all visitor sites, and public footpaths at beauty spots.

Under new law councils, national park authorities, National Resources Wales and the National Trust will have to close certain public rights of way and access land.

The routes include:

• Snowdon, Cadair Idris, Snowdonia
• Pen-y-Fan, Brecon Beacons
• Waterfall Country Offas Dyke National Trail
• Carew Castle, Castell Henllys, and Oriel y Parc in Pembrokeshire

• Sections of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path
• All main car parks

“These closures are not intended to deter people from exercising outdoors close to their homes," said deputy minister Hannah Blythyn.

Natural Resources Wales asked people not to travel to woodland but to walk near their homes.

As the nation clapped last night to thank health workers for their efforts, one woman in Cardiff thanked them in song from her bedroom window.

Claire Hampton Mills, from the Welsh National Opera chorus, performed the Puccini aria "O mio babbino caro" (My dear papa).

An officer at Usk prison in Monmouthshire has tested positive for coronavirus, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed.

Staff have also tested positive at High Down, Whitemoor and Haverigg prisons as well as Hillside secure children’s home.

The ministry said 27 prisoners had tested positive for the virus across 14 prisons, along with four staff from prisoner escort and custody services (PECS).

Crime seems to be down in north Wales while people are staying indoors, the region's chief constable Carl Foulkes has said.

But he stressed that it doesn’t mean the force is any less busy.

“The amount of calls we're currently getting to the control room is the same as we’d normally expect, but it’s for different things" Mr Foulkes said.

“Many of the crimes that we’d be routinely dealing with at this time of year are down, but to balance that, we’re now more worried about things like domestic abuse and online fraud.

"The challenge for us is staying vigilant in this new climate."

Mr Foulkes said the force had enough officers to continue protecting the area, adding that many had cancelled their leave or had volunteered to do extra shifts.

AS level pupils whose exams have been cancelled will be awarded grades during the coronavirus outbreak, the Welsh Government has clarified.

The government had previously announced that A levels and GCSEs would be awarded "fairly" after the cancellation of this summer's exams.

Now Education Secretary Kirsty Williams has said this also applies to pupils who were due to take any AS level exams, and those taking GCSEs a year early.

The grades will be based on a range of evidence, including teacher assessments.

Year 12 students will also have the option of sitting AS in summer 2021 along with their final year A level exams, with the best grade from this summer or next summer counting towards their final award.

“This has not been an easy decision, but I’m confident these measures for Years 10 and 12 are the best way forward and will provide clarity for those students who were anxious about how their hard work would be recognised," Ms Williams said.

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Business support organisation Menter Môn is calling on people to register empty houses, cottages, flats and caravans for free use by health and emergency workers.

It said many of them need temporary accommodation because of coronavirus.

The Anglesey-based organisation has set up an online system, external called Ciando that shows details and locations of places available.

"Get involved – you could be making a difference," the organisation said.

The number of deaths in Wales linked to coronavirus has risen by six, taking the total to 34, Public Health Wales has said in its daily update.

Another 180 cases have been confirmed, taking the total to 921.

Food parcels filled with tasty treats are being sent to hospital staff in south Wales to thank them for their hard work.

A group of independent food businesses in Cardiff are filling the deliveries with sandwiches, scotch eggs, drinks, pizza and even doughnuts, sweets and cake.

The first deliveries were made to doctors and nurses at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, this week.

Kevin McGuckian, owner of a scotch egg company, contacted businesses via social media, and is now crowdfunding to help them cover the cost.

“Independent food businesses across the city are under enormous pressure right now, with many of them facing an uncertain future and even struggling to make ends meet during the lockdown," he said.

"But they still want to help and give their support for the NHS workers who are doing so much for us all".

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Several motorists have been stopped by police from crossing the border from England into north Wales.

Camper vans are among those pulled over by North Wales Police.

"Some of the excuses we've heard so far: 'come for a bike ride' and 'travelling from Scotland to south Wales and wanted to go via the scenic route'," the force said on social media.

Boris Johnson vows to carry on working with coronavirus, but it's not business as usual.

Aneurin Bevan health board continues to have the most daily confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wales, which now stand at 921 with 34 deaths.

Senior figures at the board, which covers Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and south Powys, have warned hospitals could be overwhelmed due to the number of cases.

Of the new cases, 74 are in the Aneurin Bevan area, while 20 are in north Wales, and 38 in Cardiff and Vale.

Nearly 400 former nurses and midwives in Wales have signed up to help colleagues in the NHS respond to the coronavirus crisis.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council wrote to 50,000 nurses and midwives who had left the profession.

It said 374 nurses, 18 midwives and two with dual qualifications have made themselves available.

Chief executive and registrar Andrea Sutcliffe said "it's not too late" for others who left in the last three years to come back.

"We need you," she said.

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Cardiff North AM Julie Morgan has written to supermarket Sainsbury's after constituents trying to register for its home delivery service said they were only given the option to sign up in England.