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A sharp increase in coronavirus cases has taken Blackburn back to the brink of lockdown, and some have a racist solution.

Under the cover of coronavirus, the Tories have used the real need to stock up on personal protective equipment and other much needed supplies to hand over billions of pounds to private companies. Tomáš Tengely-Evans investigates

Striking council workers in east London concluded their second round of strikes on Friday with defiant picket lines and a vow to keep on fighting.

The number of people out of work in Britain has soared by nearly 650,000, according to new figures. The figure does not include the estimated 9.4 million jobs that have been furloughed on the government’s “job retention” scheme.

The World Health Organisation recorded a record number of global cases on Sunday.

The government has announced that wearing face masks in shops will be compulsory in England from 24 July.

More than 60,000 ­workers were sacked or put at risk of redundancy last week. Some industry experts predict that as many as 250,000 people could be made redundant.

Here’s a forensic look at some of the big moments of Keir Starmer’s first 100 days as Labour leader.

Local councils across England plan swingeing cuts in the wake of the ­coronavirus pandemic.

Workers in Leicester were pushed to work in unsafe conditions for less than the minimum wage during the pandemic

Figures released last week suggest that new infections are on the rise in dozens of towns and cities across Britain

It’s a shame there’s no invisibility cloak to throw at transphobic authors