Now playing Next United Kingdom Meet the EU nationals left homeless and hungry by London's lockdown "They are living hand to mouth because they were fired straight away and were not put on unpaid leave or furloughed and that's a scandal." 06/05/2020
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Free online courses for those keen to learn during lockdown The UK government is trying to encourage furloughed workers to use their time in lockdown to improve their computer skills. 05/05/2020
Now playing Next France COVID-19 could have been present in France as early as December A hospital team in France retrospectively tested a sample from someone hospitalised in December, and it came back positive for COVID-19. 05/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Breakthrough as scientists find microbe that stops spread of malaria As the world scrambles to find a COVID-19 vaccine, this is a rare bit of good news. 05/05/2020
Now playing Next Italy 'We made it!': Father-and-son reunited after Italy lifts lockdown Italy has begun easing its coronavirus lockdown, and after nearly two months of movement restrictions, millions of Italians can now finally venture out to go to work or meet family and friends. Our journalist Alessio Dell'anna took us along for his first day of newfound freedom in Milan. 05/05/2020
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Now playing Next World News EU calls for independent probe into origin of COVID-19 European diplomats say the war of words between Washington and Beijing is not helpful in understanding where the new coronavirus came from and how to prevent the next pandemic. 05/05/2020
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Now playing Next World News Deal agreed to build gas pipeline under sea between Denmark and Poland Poland imports most of its natural gas from Russia and the new pipeline has been hailed in Warsaw as a way of reducing dependence on Moscow. 05/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. The negative impact of the pandemic on the mental health of NHS staff is being ignored ǀ View Whilst the focus has been on the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) and swiftly expanding bed capacity in the NHS to meet potential future needs, the mental health and emotional well-being of clinicians has been somewhat of an afterthought. 05/05/2020
Now playing Next Germany Euroviews. Global business must follow Germany’s private sector in linking COVID19 aid to climate action ǀ View COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the global economy. But it has also caused a respite in global emissions which some have interpreted as the dawn of a new chapter in the fight against climate change. But that new chapter is already taking a turn for the worse. 05/05/2020
Now playing Next Czech Republic Historic Czech drought worries growers and scientists Production levels hit by temperatures and falling water table but consumer prices stable so far 05/05/2020