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Minister-led groups to tackle changes faced by aviation industry, shops, pubs and other sectors affected by coronavirus

Government sets out further details of Joint Biosecurity Centre alongside next steps to ease lockdown

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Track-and-trace app being trialled now will do "heavy lifting" once social-distancing measures are lifted, science adviser says

Symbolic numbers picked to deflect public pressure can create more problems than they solve

Cabinet considers plans ahead of prime ministerial statement on Sunday, with new 'Stay Safe, Save Lives' message

Government says scientific advice showed placing restrictions at the border earlier in the pandemic would not have had a significant impact on virus spread

Prof Geoff Mulgan, former head of Tony Blair's Strategy Unit, talks to Colin Talbot about how the UK government put in place risk and resilience systems in the early 2000s – and what has gone wrong since. And how governments can improve things for the future.

As health service app moves towards nationwide launch, regulator sets out principles that should be followed

Epidemiologist says he regrets "undermining of the clear messages" on social distancing

Chancellor reveals that the furlough scheme is costing around the same as the NHS

Department seeks partner to support ongoing work to build a range of services

How have Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic? Colin Talbot speaks to Prof Leighton Andrews (Wales), Prof Nicola McEwen (Scotland) and Quinton Oliver (NI) to find out, and discuss how relationships between London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast are working

Government urged to 'be straight with the public' that there is “no single grand exit plan to release the coronavirus lockdown”, IfG says

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Cutting public spending "not part of our approach" after the pandemic, PM says

Stats watchdog review makes recommendations for improvement, including IT investment

Building new partnerships and changing perceptions – does government need a fresh approach to reducing county lines activity?

NHS Providers says UK has "struggled" to demonstrate a "clear, effective and well-communicated strategy”

Claire Bassett resigns while the post-Brexit trade body is still in shadow form

Courts and prisons need hundreds of millions more in spending to deal with capacity pressures, IfG finds

Perm sec Alex Chisholm said it was impossible to determine if the scheme would deliver value for money under Treasury guidance

Labour MPs have called for the findings of the inquiry, expected to conclude this week, to be made public