The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says the Covid pandemic has swept some people “deeper into poverty”.

Amnesty International calls for an inquiry, saying some residents were denied access to medical help.

One parent told BBC Wales their children were given “next to nothing” to do at home during lockdown.

Northumbria University in Newcastle says 770 students have tested positive and are now isolating.

The Nottingham students cite unreliable food deliveries, lack of communication and “oppressive” security.

Students and parents tell of university isolation woes as cases hit nearly half of UK universities.

How will A-levels and GCSEs be run next year when so much teaching time has been lost?

Parents describe their battle to get the education they say their children are being denied.

The government adopts emergency powers under the Coronavirus Act to ensure schools offer remote learning.

The university says it is responding to the “urgent existential threat” of climate change.

Lecturers and students’ unions call for rest of term to be taught online so students can return home.

Teaching unions accuse the government of burying head in sand over next summer’s exams