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The British government approves the return of domestic competitive sport behind closed doors from June 1. Major professional competitions have been shut down since March because of the coronavirus. Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Oliver Dowden, issuing the government's 'phase three' guidance, says: "It's up to each individual sport to decide when exactly to resume competition, they know their sports best." SOUNDBITE
At the start of his appearance at the UK's Covid-19 inquiry, Prime Minister and former Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he is "deeply sorry... to all of those who lost loved ones, family members, through the pandemic." SOUNDBITE
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives to give evidence at Britain's Covid-19 inquiry. During the pandemic he was Britain's Finance Minister, and has faced criticism for his implementation of a scheme called 'Eat Out To Help Out'. Designed to revive demand for restaurants after they were closed in Covid lockdowns, the scheme has been criticised for potentially helping spread the disease, with senior scientists saying they weren't consulted. IMAGES
Former prime minister Boris Johnson apologises to families of Covid victims, as he began giving evidence at a UK public inquiry into his government's handling of the pandemic. "I am deeply sorry for the pain and the loss and the suffering of those victims and their families," he says at the start of two days in the witness box. Johnson, who has faced a barrage of criticism from his former aides for his indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the pandemic, is expected to admit that he "unquestionably made mistakes" during two days at the inquiry London. SOUNDBITE
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at a public inquiry where he is expected to be grilled over his government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Johnson, who has faced a barrage of criticism from his former aides for his indecisiveness and a lack of scientific understanding during the pandemic, is expected to admit that he "unquestionably made mistakes" during two days at the inquiry in London. IMAGES
The end of AIDS is still possible by 2030, the director of the United Nations' AIDS taskforce insists. Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, tells a press conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva that there is a roadmap of investment, evidence-based prevention and treatment that "shows that there is a path that ends AIDS by 2030." The UN first set out in 2015 the target of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. SOUNDBITE
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