Spending the last month in Nottingham, as the city hauled itself through lockdown, Geraint Vincent didn’t expect to find optimism, but it was hard to ignore.

Nottingham's spirit shows Covid crisis can make us stronger

The people of Nottingham have talked to ITV News about how they have struggled with the coronavirus lockdown.

Throughout the last month of lockdown in Nottingham, ITV News has been in touch with people who are along the edges of society.

The private struggles of Nottingham's residents in a public lockdown

Reports of romance fraud have risen by 26% from 2019, with victims' losses in the year to 2020 amounting to more than £66 million. 

'He took me for every penny I had': Romance fraud on the rise 

Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers. Her aunts condemn the criminal justice system for its "corruption, and racism".

Breonna Taylor's aunts on their wait for justice: 'I don't think they care'

The unrest which engulfed Minneapolis in the wake of Floyd’ s death means that a lot of grocery stores in this part of town remain closed.

Minneapolis store near where George Floyd died calls for unity amid turmoil

"This is more than just promotion or a way to get your sales up. This is way more than that, this is people actually having to go to bed knowing that their children were killed, daughters and mothers, and nieces and sisters."

BLM: 'This is about people going to bed knowing their children were killed'

Joe Ringhoffer is squarely at odds with the wave of protests which has crashed across this country since the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis almost four months ago. 

Can America's southern states shake off their racist past?

The easy sophistication of this great state sits uncomfortably alongside a public health crisis which it has handled poorly.

California financially and emotionally battered by rising Covid toll

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The sunshine state relaxed the lockdown and opened things up too widely and too quickly, critics say.

Donald Trump visits Florida to win voters despite coronavirus spike

But even as coronavirus makes a resurgence in Arizona, so does the argument that attempts to control its spread run contrary to the American Way.

Coronavirus, the US and Arizona: The land of the free where the virus can thrive

Those who are homeless or vulnerable have been offered a safe place to stay during lockdown, but what happens as restrictions ease?

What next for homeless and vulnerable housed through lockdown?

In Washington DC, it doesn't feel like a peaceful transfer of power is imminent in a great democracy, as hundreds of troops are on patrol.

Fortress Washington overshadows the Biden inauguration

Riley Williams, a 22-year-old care worker from Pennsylvania, was filmed by ITV News apparently guiding people inside the US Capitol.

Exclusive: ITV News identifies pro-Trump woman who stormed US Capitol

The UK economy has been locked down again and will remain so until mid-February at the earliest but there are reasons to remain optimistic.

GDP: It's currently grim, but here are six reasons to be optimistic

If FBI reports are to be believed, the assault on the Capitol emboldened rather than deterred.

Washington is used to politics causing disruption - but nothing like this

More than two-thirds of all new homes to be built in England over the next decade will not be fully accessible for disabled people, research has found.

Housing crisis for disabled people set to deepen, report finds

ITV News convened a panel of pupils to discuss summer exams, free school meals, and vaccinating teachers 

'It’s all bizarre': Students call for clarity over A-Level and GCSE exams

The longer the the EU is travelling in the vaccine slow lane, the more politically toxic it will become.

Why has Europe been so slow at rolling out the Covid vaccine? 

Langoustines are a particularly prized catch in Europe and worth about £80m to the UK economy each year, but deliveries to the EU have virtually stopped.

Geraint Vincent

ITV News Correspondent