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That’s partly because staff are sick or self-isolating, and partly to save money as budgets are squeezed. Plantlife’s Trevor Dines told BBC News that an upsurge in public support for wild flower verges had already persuaded some authorities to restrict cutting. Emptying bins View comments

What are Unexplained Wealth Orders? Unexplained Wealth Orders were powers brought into force in January 2018 in the fight against suspected criminal money invested in property. National Crime Agency investigators can use UWOs to require owners to disclose how they managed to buy a luxury home. If they do not agree with the explanation, they can then ask the courts to confiscate it. UWOs are sometimes known as “McMafia laws” – named after the BBC organised crime drama based on a book. What are the three properties? The properties were…

Stargazers have enjoyed the emergence of what is known as a pink moon in the night skies of Europe. Despite its name, there is not any noticeable colour difference to the full moon – due to reach a peak in the UK at 03:55 BST on Wednesday. The pink supermoon name is a northern Native American reference to an early-blooming wildflower and is first seen across North America as spring begins. Tuesday evening’s lunar light show was captured through breathtaking images. Why the Pink Moon isn’t actually pink Why the…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNightingale Hospital Birmingham set to open with 500 beds A hospital trust has become the first in England to have recorded more than 300 deaths of patients with Covid-19. University Hospitals Birmingham, which incorporates four hospitals and is the biggest trust in England, has reported 306 deaths since the outbreak began. On Monday, West Midlands mayor Andy Street said hospitals in the region had “prepared well”. A Nightingale Hospital will be opened on Friday at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). The hospital…

And these reveal that between 11 March and 1 April there were about 300 more deaths than previously thought during that period. Prof Jim Naismith, at the University of Oxford, said because of “understandable” delays in reporting by NHS trusts, the daily figures included deaths that may have happened up to two weeks ago. Separate figures, published last week, also suggest the number of people dying with coronavirus is higher than the daily totals indicate. The Office for National Statistics examined registrations and found deaths in the community not included…

It had previously been reported that Dr Sebastianpillai had retired, but the BBC has been told this was not the case. “It is with great sadness that I confirm the death of a consultant geriatrician who was part of the team at Kingston Hospital,” a trust spokeswoman said. “Dr Anton Sebastianpillai died on Saturday having been cared for in the hospital’s intensive care unit since 31 March. “We would like to extend our sincere condolences to his family.” ‘Hugely respected’ Dr Sebastianpillai trained at the Peradeniya Medical School in Sri…

“I was really upset, I felt my son was being penalised for something beyond his control,” she says. ‘I don’t want a flight voucher, where’s my refund?’ ‘The future of our nursery is pretty bleak’ Since 21 March, UK nurseries have only been allowed to serve the children of key workers, leaving many almost empty and forcing some to temporarily shut. But some parents are still being asked to carry on paying some or all of their monthly fees as a retainer to hold their child’s place, with bills stretching…