Greece to restart tourism from 15 June –as it happened
by Helen Sullivan (now and earlier); Kevin Rawlinson, from Science | The Guardian on (#53P3F)
Country plans to allow international flights from 1 July; Spain makes face coverings compulsory; global cases hit 4.9m. This blog is now closed
12.27am BST
We've launched a new blog at the link below - head there for rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, as cases worldwide increase by the highest one-day total so far:
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12.13am BST
Ministers responding to the coronavirus pandemic have on 11 occasions ordered their departments to override formal objections from their most senior civil servant, a report by Whitehall's spending watchdog has found.
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