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- Researchers at Oxford University have said that a £5 steroid can cut Covid-19 deaths by a third.
- The number of people claiming work-related benefits has jumped to 2.8 million while 600,000 people have lost their jobs since March. Kate Andrews has the details below.
- The Department for International Development is set to be merged with the Foreign Office, which will control the £14 billion aid budget. James Forsyth explains on Coffee House.
- The government has U-turned over its policy not to offer free school meals during the summer, now pledging £120 million to extend vouchers. Katy Balls has the details below.
- Downing Street has said that a review into the two-metre social distancing rule will be complete ‘in the coming weeks’.
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