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17 May 2020

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News imageFawley oil refinery

The view from the country's largest oil refinery

How Fawley, the country's largest oil refinery, is adapting to changes in demand during lockdown.

News imageKray Treadwell

Opening a restaurant during a pandemic

Great British Menu finalist Kray Treadwell is planning to open his debut restaurant in Birmingham in August.

News imageA generic photo of a masked nurse holding up a vaccine

Why Africans should take part in Covid-19 vaccine trials

Scientists in Africa explain that any trials would be properly regulated and so the scare stories should be ignored.

News imageMark Healey of Walter Smith Butchers

'They were fighting for a pack of chicken breasts'

How high street independent shops have battled to stay loyal to customers during the pandemic.

News imageA rescued newborn

The woman nursing the babies of murdered mothers

Firooza Omar volunteered to nurse newborns after a deadly attack on an Afghan maternity ward.

News imageChild in Dover

'Large rise' in child migrants crossing Channel

Immigration officers fear unaccompanied children are being trafficked into slavery, a union says.

News imageDaniel

Mexico healthcare workers attacked for doing their job

While in many countries doctors and nurses are being praised for their work on the coronavirus front line, in Mexico dozens have been attacked.

News imageA gondolier on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, 18 May 2020

Italians return to churches and cafes

Italy, Spain and Portugal are among European countries further relaxing virus-related restrictions.

News imageThe Canadian Snowbirds

One dead after air show jet crashes into home

The Snowbirds jet was on a mission to boost the morale of Canadians fighting the spread of Covid-19.

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