News Distillery

26th April 2020


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The Coronavirus appears to be peaking in the UK but we’ve still got at least three weeks of lockdown to go. We’ll start the show on a note of defiance though -  by looking at Captain Tom Moore’s rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone in support of the NHS. Also in entertainment we’ll cover Joel Corry’s latest dance track, Sky’s new show ‘Gangs of London’, and the National Theatre’s production of Twelfth Night. In sport, Newcastle has become embroiled in a battle for Middle Eastern supremacy between Saudi Arabia and Qatar; and Liverpool look set to be awarded the Premier League title even if this season never finishes. In current affairs, a shocking new report reveals the true UK death toll from the Coronavirus; a new army of tracers will be recruited to monitor who you’ve come into contact with; and pressure mounts on the government to end the lockdown – surely only Boris’ return on Monday can save us now...

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News DistilleryBy Ben Henderson