Isle of Wight road-testing UK's coronavirus tracing app
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England's beaches are changing due to the coronavirus restrictions
Updates on Tuesday, 5 May
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The University of Gloucestershire has said it could face "serious financial challenges" if students put off studying in September because of the pandemic.
Vice-chancellor Stephen Marston said it is aiming to reopen in September, but staff are making contingency plans.
It is also looking at further social distancing measures, such as increased online learning.
Mr Marston said they were "looking at options to push the start back".
"But our core scenario, that we want to make happen if we possibly can, is that the academic year can start as it normally does in September," he added.
In the daily briefing earlier this week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said to avoid the "disaster" of a second peak the UK must keep the "R rate" below one.
But what is the R number and why does it matter?
BBC health correspondent Laura Foster explains.
Coronavirus: What is the R number and why does it matter?
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A street artist has raised over £14,000 for the NHS by producing "Banksy-style" murals of a boy watering a rainbow on a number of buildings in south London.
Chris Shea, who also goes by the name "State of the Art", has asked pubs, cafes and homeowners for a donation of £50 to have the Rainbow Boy piece of street art painted on to their properties.
Mr Shea is raising money for St Christopher’s Hospice in Croydon. He is also donating some of the funds to help produce PPE for medical staff.
A further 693 coronavirus deaths have been recorded across the UK, taking the total to 29,427, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says.
Until today, Italy had been the European country with the highest number of deaths - and the second in the world (after the US).
But with 29,315 people to have lost their lives to coronavirus - compared to the UK's 29,427 - it has slipped into third place.
To see more from Mr Raab and find out more detail on the day's coronavirus news, head to our world live feed.
A newly-opened Nightingale Hospital could be used a reserve site or adapted to changing needs, the health secretary says.
In a video ceremony featuring messages from celebrities Ant and Dec, Matt Hancock opened the 460-bed facility at Washington, near Sunderland.
However, permanent hospitals in the region have so far coped with the capacity to treat patients.
London's Nightingale Hospital has already been placed on standby, as demand for beds has not been required.
"Of course, we all hope that these extra beds will not all have to be used but I know you built this facility in a way that means you can adapt the hospital to changing clinical needs," Mr Hancock said in the video.
Image source, PA MediaCoronavirus patient calls family after nurse fundraiser campaign
A man in hospital with coronavirus was able to see his family for the first time in four weeks after a nurse raised £30,000 for tablet computers on wards.
Brendan Caffery, who is recovering at Fairfield General Hospital in Bury, Greater Manchester, was able to video call his wife and daughter with one of the donated tablets.
Nurse Leona Harris works in the hospital's Covid-19 wardand was inspired to help patients stay in touch with their relatives.
Image source, Getty ImagesVirgin Atlantic has announced it is to cut more than 3,000 jobs in the UK and end its operation at Gatwick airport.
The shock announcement comes after rival British Airways said it could not rule out closing its Gatwick operation. Pilots' union Balpa described it as "devastating".
Many airlines have been struggling as the coronavirus pandemic has brought global travel to a virtual standstill.
The airline currently employs a total of about 10,000 people.
BBC Northampton
About half the nursing and midwifery students at a university are now on placements, providing extra help during the coronavirus pandemic.
Some 150 students from the University of Northampton have "opted in" to become NHS employees earlier than they would normally.
Julie Martin, who arranges placements for the university, said: "It's about making sure that everyone has clear expectations."
She said they have been talking to the relevant organisations to make sure they "have a fair level of understanding on what our students can do".
Image source, University of NorthamptonHannah Shaw (pictured above) has begun her placement at Milton Keynes University Hospital.
"I’ve been feeling a 50-50 mix of excitement and nervousness," she said.
"It’s an unknown situation as there are healthcare staff who have come down with the virus and staff across the country that have died from it, so it is a little bit daunting.
“But, as a team, we are well protected."
Three members of the same family have died within weeks of each other after contracting coronavirus.
Keith Dunnington, 54, a nurse for more than 30 years, died at his parents home in South Shields two weeks ago.
His mother Lillian, 81, died on 1 May and her husband Maurice, 85, died days later at South Tyneside Hospital.
Image source, Family HandoutMaurice Dunnington, son Keith and wife Lillian all died with coronavirus within weeks
Keith's cousin Debbie Harvey said her family was heartbroken but praised the "absolutely amazing" NHS staff who "could not do enough" for the family.
She said front-line hospital staff pushed Mr and Mrs Dunnington's beds together so they could hold hands.
Image source, Getty ImagesPeople in England are being told to drive hundreds of miles for coronavirus tests at mobile centres - with some people arriving to find sites empty.
An NHS volunteer in Yorkshire said he tried for three days to book a test, with one option more than 250 miles away.
In Cornwall and Dorset, some people with tests booked found testing was not being carried out when they turned up.
The government said it was "determined" to make testing "simple and fast".
Need a mid-afternoon pick up?
How about this video of some fluffy penguin chicks which have been named in honour of the NHS at Chester Zoo.
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Sam Smith is among the acts performing sets from home for the virtual edition of the festival
Mass gatherings might be a no-go during lockdown but the show must go on for Radio 1 in terms of the Big Weekend.for 2020 - just a little differently.
Instead of everyone hot-footing it to Dundee, exclusive at-home performances and archive sets will be part of the event's online replacement.
Sam Smith, Biffy Clyro, Anne-Marie, Young T & Bugsey and Rita Ora are the first names that have been announced to be playing new live sets a the event, which will be held from 22 to 24 May.
Image source, Getty ImagesA group of Tory MPs is calling on the Church of England to ease restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak to allow small-scale funerals in churches.
A letter signed by 36 MPs suggests clergy be allowed to enter their churches to officiate at funerals while observing safety measures.
Churches closed in March, with funerals only permitted to take place at the graveside or the crematorium.
The Church of England said its advice came after safety concerns.
Image source, Michelle AkayMichelle Akay made this bunting with her four daughters in Bedford
On Friday, Britain will be commemorating the 75th anniversary of VE Day when the guns fell silent at the end of war in Europe.
With many events cancelled due to the pandemic, BBC Local Radio has prepared a few ways you can decorate your home with handmade bunting.
Here are all the instructions you need to get started - using any paper, cereal boxes, string, ribbon, sweet wrappers, felt pens, poster paint or whatever you have to hand.
Image source, Zoe StanleyMade by Amelia ,10, Harrison, 8, near Leeds
Image source, GoogleA man who snatched a purse from a woman and then waved a syringe threatening to infect passers-by with coronavirus, AIDS and hepatitis has been jailed.
Donovan Gaskin, 35, of no fixed address, took the purse from a woman on Norfolk Row, Sheffield, on 27 March.
He was tackled to the ground by a passing bus driver, whom he threatened with the syringe before doing the same to a group of passers-by.
Gaskin was jailed for three years and eight months for robbery and affray.
Players at League Two football club Morecambe have pulled together to help support a number of staff furloughed during the coronavirus lockdown.
Shrimps defender Sam Lavelle has been telling BBC Radio Lancashire all about the initiative, which involves the players helping other club employees financially.
"Everyone in the team realised how lucky we are to be on full pay while others are being furloughed," he said.
"The lads straight away came back and said it was a great idea.
"I felt guilty about not including everyone at the club but the idea behind it was to help the people we see day in, day out like the physio, sports scientists and the kitman for example."
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BBC England Data Unit
Latest NHS figures show 21,750 people have died with Covid-19 in hospitals in England as of 17:00 yesterday.
This is a rise of 366.
The figures show 65 of those people died more than a week ago.
Recent days' data is subject to revision as more post mortem tests are carried out and results are confirmed.
Image source, Cambridgeshire PoliceA police force that drove past a rainbow artwork at a school has thanked pupils for taking the time to get creative.
Cambidgeshire Police tweeted, external to say officers spotted the "beautiful collage" by Sancton Wood School in Cambridge, whilst on patrol.
The school said it was was to thank key workers, including staff at Addenbrooke's and Papworth hospitals in the city.
Reality Check
The number of people killed by coronavirus in London in the four weeks to 24 April was significantly higher than the number of civilians killed during the worst four-week period of aerial bombing of the city during the Blitz.
Registered deaths in London attributed to Covid-19, in the four weeks to 24 April this year, reached 5,901 according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Figures held in the National Archives, and collated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, show that 4,677 people were killed during the Blitz in the 28 days to 4 October 1940.
Image source, Getty Images"These are the best figures available for the civilian deaths in the Blitz," said Prof Richard Overy from the University of Exeter.
"This dramatic war on civilians has come to symbolise the horrors of total war, with the images of burning and ruined buildings and bodies dug out from the rubble.
"All the more poignant is the contrast with the current epidemic which has killed considerably more people in 28 days in London's hospitals and care homes."
You can read more about the latest death figures across the UK here.
