Boris’s baby boy: does a PM’s gender make a difference? Plus chef Jason Atherton on restaurants after lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of their son. Born in the early hours of the morning at a London hospital, the pair have thanked their “fantastic NHS team” .A...
29 Apr 202017min
Tragic heights for Covid death toll, but signs of hope. Plus Evgeny Lebedev: help us beat London’s food crisis
Deaths from coronavirus in England, Scotland and Wales have risen to tragic new heights. The Office for National Statistics says they've increased by 633, bringing an end to the downward trend that ha...
28 Apr 202016min
London after lockdown: Lord Heseltine on what must happen now, as Boris Johnson returns to work
Boris Johnson's gone back to work with an attempt to seize control of the government's faltering lockdown strategy, and a warning that the UK faces its "moment of maximum risk." He appeared at the lec...
27 Apr 202014min
Covid-19 and ethnicity: is there a connection? Plus Olivia Colman on feeding London’s hungry
It’s thought around 34 percent of people with covid-19 in the UK come from a Black, Asian or Ethnic Minority background. Those communities make up 14 percent of the population in England and Wales. Th...
24 Apr 202014min
The Covid Crash: Economic slump ‘worse than 2008’ predicted as coronavirus hits major business sectors
The economic figures are in, and they’re grim. A new survey by IHS Markit, watched by the markets, reveals the devastating effects of covid-19 on both service and manufacturing sectors. It describes t...
23 Apr 202016min
Raab v Starmer at coronavirus PMQs - the verdict. Plus, will holidays ever be the same again?
The UK's parliament has returned, with a very different Prime Minister's Questions. Dominic Raab was there, standing in for Boris Johnson and faced off with Labour's new leader Sir Keir Starmer in the...
22 Apr 202019min
Rise of the DT teachers: how an ‘army’ of 3D printers are helping solve the UK coronavirus PPE crisis
The Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, shortage is a massive crisis affecting our entire NHS, and care providers. In this special edition of the Leader: Coronavirus Daily, we’ve spoken to some of ...
21 Apr 20209min
Coronavirus in London: are we past the worst? Plus, celebrities unite to teach the UK's children
Doctors are hoping a sharp drop in the number of covid-19 cases in London means the worst has passed in the city. They've fallen by almost 1,000 in a week, after six successive daily reductions. One h...
20 Apr 202015min
