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| Coronavirus: Government pledges £76m for abuse victims | Coronavirus: Government pledges £76m for abuse victims |
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| The government has pledged to spend £76m to support vulnerable people who are "trapped in a nightmare" at home during the coronavirus lockdown. | The government has pledged to spend £76m to support vulnerable people who are "trapped in a nightmare" at home during the coronavirus lockdown. |
| Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said the new funding would help vulnerable children and victims of domestic violence and modern slavery. | Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said the new funding would help vulnerable children and victims of domestic violence and modern slavery. |
| He also announced the launch of a taskforce which will aim to support rough sleepers after the lockdown. | He also announced the launch of a taskforce which will aim to support rough sleepers after the lockdown. |
| More than 105,000 coronavirus tests were provided on Friday. | |
| The total number of reported coronavirus-related deaths in the UK now stands at 28,131 - an increase of 621 on Friday's figure. | |
| The support package will provide help for charities and ensure there are safe spaces and accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse and their children, Mr Jenrick said. | The support package will provide help for charities and ensure there are safe spaces and accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse and their children, Mr Jenrick said. |
| It will also fund the recruitment of additional counsellors for victims of domestic violence, he added. | It will also fund the recruitment of additional counsellors for victims of domestic violence, he added. |
| There has been a "surge" in violence in the weeks since the lockdown was introduced, a report by MPs said. | There has been a "surge" in violence in the weeks since the lockdown was introduced, a report by MPs said. |
| It found there has been a rise in killings, while the number of calls to the National Domestic Abuse helpline run by Refuge are up 49% after three weeks. | It found there has been a rise in killings, while the number of calls to the National Domestic Abuse helpline run by Refuge are up 49% after three weeks. |
| Speaking during the government's daily coronavirus briefing, Mr Jenrick said: "For some in our society these [lockdown] measures involve sacrifices that none of us would wish anyone to bear." | Speaking during the government's daily coronavirus briefing, Mr Jenrick said: "For some in our society these [lockdown] measures involve sacrifices that none of us would wish anyone to bear." |
| He stressed that victims will not be breaking the law if they need to seek help outside the home during lockdown. | He stressed that victims will not be breaking the law if they need to seek help outside the home during lockdown. |
| Mr Jenrick also said that 90% of rough sleepers known to councils have been offered accommodation and that the government is "determined that as few people as possible return to life on the streets" after the outbreak. | |
| Dame Louise Casey, who is already leading a review of rough sleeping, is to oversee a national effort to ensure rough sleepers have safe accommodation while self-isolating. |