Millions of people in the UK will need food aid in the coming days as the coronavirus outbreak threatens to quickly spiral into a crisis of hunger.

The shutdown across the UK caused by the coronavirus outbreak has led to big drops in air pollution across major cities.
New data shows drops in tiny particle pollution of a third to a half in London, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff, falls of about quarter in Manchester, York and Belfast, with smaller declines in Glasgow and Newcastle. For nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution, the data also shows declines of a third to a half in London, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff, and drops of up to 20 per cent in the other cities.

The Independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce has published its final report, and appointed Nick Hurd as an Independent Adviser to the Prime Minister.

There has been a sharp rise in the number of calls to its helpline from distressed young people struggling to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

Firefighters will be able to deliver food and medicines, drive ambulances, and retrieve dead bodies during the coronavirus outbreak.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU), fire chiefs, and Fire and Rescue Employers have agreed a joint national approach to the crisis, which they say reflects the scale of the national crisis and the urgency of the response required.

New public health regulations will seek to strengthen enforcement powers to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

The 477,000 increase in new Universal Credit claims over the past nine days shows that the country is already in the midst of an unemployment crisis.

Andy Burnham has announced an urgent humanitarian response to house 1,000 people in hotels across Greater Manchester.

Asking retired care workers to return to work could help support those most at risk of the coronavirus outbreak.

Matt Hancock is giving immediate financial backing for all NHS trusts to provide free car parking to NHS staff for the duration of coronavirus.
The Health Secretary pledged that the government will cover the costs of providing free car parking to NHS staff working in hospitals during this unprecedented time. NHS Trusts are responsible for setting car parking charges locally, and Hancock is urging all trusts to immediately make use of government funding to abolish parking charges for their staff during the coronavirus pandemic.