Right folks, it's time for us to bid you farewell for another day.

But before we go, let us give you a round up of the top stories in Wales tonight.

• Wales has "begun to come over the peak of coronavirus", First Minister Mark Drakeford has said
• There are twice as many coronavirus deaths in Wales' poorer areas compared with the wealthiest parts, according to Office for National Statistics analysis, external
• Newport has suffered the worst rate of Covid-19 deaths while Cardiff has had the most, the ONS stats showed
• There have been another 17 deaths of people in Wales with Covid-19, taking the overall total to 925, Public Health Wales says

• All social care workers are to be given a one-off bonus of £500

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Inquests in the Gwent area of south east Wales are to resume after a coroner stopped hearings when she was accused of holding them in private during the coronavirus outbreak.

Six inquests were allegedly held in private, including that of Carson Price, 13, of Caerphilly, who died after taking ecstasy.

News agency PA Media had said it contradicted "principles of open justice", in criticism which senior coroner Caroline Saunders labelled "offensive".

Ms Saunders has now announced the court will reopen but the number of people allowed in will be limited to seven in order to comply with national guidelines on social distancing.

In a statement, she said she would reserve four spaces for family and three for the press, but other members of the public would only be allowed in if there were fewer than seven people already in attendance.

"Once in court, all visitors will be required to sit a distance of at least two metres apart in pre-marked seats," the coroner added.

By law, inquests, which are not to find blame but to find out how someone died, are required to be held in public.

Due to the coronavirus restrictions many coroners' courts across Wales have not been operating.

However, Ms Saunders had previously said she wanted to continue to hold inquests because of a backlog.

After their new business making toy bears was hit by the coronavirus outbreak, a couple from Caerphilly county borough have tried to brighten the lives of healthcare workers.

Craig and Sarah Mundy, from Gelligaer, have sent colourful bears to hospitals around the UK, made from a variety of clothing items.

Mrs Mundy, who is working at home, said she wanted "to put some colour and joy into their wards during these uncertain times".

They have been sent to wards at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr in Ystrad Mynach and Derby General Hospital.

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Refuse and recycling collectors in Swansea have said thank you for gifts they have received from members of the public.

One Swansea council crew were given lottery tickets, while another received Easter eggs which they in turn passed on to NHS staff.

Wales' Chief Medical Officer Dr Frank Atherton says the priority is to ensure healthcare professionals have the equipment they need to feel confident doing their jobs.

Efforts to observe social distancing have been praised by NHS England's medical director, Prof Stephen Powis.

He told the daily Downing Street press conference that 84% of adults had said they had not left their homes in the past seven days except for the permitted reasons.

He pointed to a slide which showed that new cases had increased but so had the number of tests.

"Overall the number is relatively stable," he said.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the UK government will begin to track and trace where the Covid-19 virus has been.

He said knowing who has had it and who they have been in contact with will drive the infection rate down.

"Our goal must be freedom," said Mr Hancock, leading the daily Downing Street coronavirus briefing.

"We will not lift measures until it is safe to do so, but we care about the restoration of social freedom and economic freedom."

He said testing, tracking and tracing will help target lockdown measures to where they are needed "with much more precision".

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The UK deployed more than 122,000 coronavirus tests on the last day of April, passing the government's target, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.

He said the target of 100,000 tests per day had been an "audacious goal", but testing was necessary "for getting Britain back on her feet".

The figure includes home test kits counted when they were dispatched, which may not yet have been processed.

Mr Hancock set the goal on 2 April, when the UK was on 10,000 tests a day.

The man leading the Welsh Government investigation into whether black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people are being disproportionately affected by coronavirus says ministers will be held to account and the safety of ethnic minority people in Wales prioritised.

A study published today by the Institute of Fiscal Studies is the latest to highlight the risks to people from BAME communities, saying they are dying in "excess" numbers.

Speaking for the first time since taking up his new role, Judge Ray Singh, who also chairs Race Council Cymru, said he had "full confidence" in the Welsh Government but would not hesitate to raise concerns.

"The fact that I'm chairing this group doesn't mean to say that I'm part of the Welsh Government, speaking on behalf of Welsh Government," he added.

"I'll be speaking on behalf of all the black and ethnic minorities to ensure that these issues are addressed.

"These widows and widowers who are grieving for their losses, they need answers. And I would expect the Welsh Government to address this."

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is giving today's Downing Street briefing on the coronavirus crisis.

He says the UK is past the peak of the pandemic and the UK government is "working through its plan to protect life and protect the NHS".

The UK death toll has now reached 27,510, he added.

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People living in more deprived areas of England and Wales are more likely to die of coronavirus than those in more affluent places, new figures suggest.

Office for National Statistics analysis shows there were 55 deaths for every 100,000 people in the poorest parts of England, compared with 25 in the wealthiest areas.

Mortality rates are normally higher in poorer areas, but the ONS said coronavirus appeared to be adding to the problem.

Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth said the report showed the virus thrived on inequality, calling on ministers to tackle the underlying causes of ill-health in poorer communities.

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Mike Doyle has thanked staff at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff after his son Tommy "turned a huge corner" after being admitted with coronavirus symptoms.

The comedian, actor and singer revealed on Wednesday that his son, who works in theatre production, had been taken ill and was "having a bad time of it".

This was the scene at Cardiff Airport this afternoon as 500,000 items of personal protective equipment (PPE) arrived from China.

The kit will be used by front-line teams in the NHS and the social care sector in Wales.

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The town of Usk has paid tribute to a prison officer who died after contracting coronavirus.

With few mourners able to attend the funeral today, the family of Rachael Yates had requested that people in the Monmouthshire town "dear to her heart" stand on their doorsteps and in Twyn Square as the hearse went past.

Ms Yates, 33, had been an officer at Usk prison for 18 months, and her colleagues formed a guard of honour.

Her mother Julie Jacques has criticised what she claimed was a lack of personal protective equipment for key workers, saying Ms Yates was vulnerable due to her asthma.

A member of the Welsh Assembly says she does not think the coronavirus outbreak has reached its peak in the Hywel Dda health board area of west Wales.

Elin Jones, the Plaid Cymru member for Ceredigion, said a "one-size-fits-all" policy on easing restrictions for the whole of the UK may not be suitable, and that it would be possible to have different restrictions in different parts of the UK.

She said any easing of restrictions should be based on whether adequate systems were in place to test and trace people who had the virus.

"It's definitely not the case that we've reached the peak in these areas,” Ms Jones said.

“We can't risk our area on the basis of a decision in London, based on the capacity of hospitals in London.

"A one-size-fits-all policy may very well not be suitable.”

Hywel Dda health board was found earlier this week to have under-reported deaths from coronavirus.

A total of 31 deaths within the three counties it serves - Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire - had not been included in Public Health Wales statistics until Tuesday.

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Former Wales player and manager Mark Hughes says finishing the football season behind closed doors is the "best-case scenario" for the game.

The ex-Manchester United and Barcelona striker claimed there was "no way" supporters would be able to watch the conclusion of the current season.

But Hughes believes the remaining games should be played so promotion and relegation can be decided fairly.

"It's going to be very, very difficult," he told BBC Radio Wales.

"Everybody is trying to make it happen, but the best outcome for sport is that players return to playing competitive games."

A further 500,000 items of personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line teams in the NHS and social care in Wales has arrived at Cardiff Airport.

The delivery from Hangzhou in China adds to more than 200,000 items - primarily fluid-resistant gowns - that arrived from Cambodia on Tuesday.

Health Minister Vaughan Gething has previously said he estimates that healthcare workers in Wales require 40-50,000 gowns a week.

First Minister Mark Drakeford thanked the airport, police and military for their work in "making this happen".

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A Carmarthenshire man will run in excess of 30 miles on Saturday in memory of his mother, who died with coronavirus last month at the age of 59.

Gwyndaf Lewis, from Efailwen, has already raised almost £7,000 for Glangwili Hospital’s intensive care staff, who looked after his mother Undeg.

Mr Lewis (pictured above with his late mother, right), said: “Unfortunately, 2020 has seen the world face difficult times due to the covid-19 pandemic.

"But worst of all, we as a family have lost a loved one, mam.

“She was taken away from us at only 59 years old with so much to look forward to. So, this is for mam.”

Ms Lewis, also of Efailwen, worked in a shop and was clerk of the community council, as well as being secretary of the local paper Y Cardi Bach.

This graph based on data from Public Health Wales shows the number of deaths of people with coronavirus on the date they occurred, rather than the date they were announced or confirmed.