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?

Two men detained by immigration officers in Scotland were subsequently released after protesters blocked the van from leaving.

How people power on Glasgow's streets forced a Home Office immigration U-turn

There will be strict rules on Portuguese beaches this summer to ensure the return of tourism doesn't lead to a return of high Covid rates.

Towels 1.5m apart and masks on beaches - what holidays in Portugal will be like

In scenes tragically familiar in neighbouring India, there are queues at cremation sites and at hospitals for oxygen supplies in Nepal.

Covid threatening to overwhelm Nepal amid claims of 90% infection rate in parts

Beyond ritualistic calls for restraint, no one in the international community appears to know what to do as violence spirals between Israelis and Palestinians.

Israel and Palestine: Who’s going to stop the descent into the abyss?

We may have to get used to seeing the tragic after-effects of Covid for some time to come.

Covid's tragic legacy: Hospital waiting lists threaten most sick

Speaking to ITV News, Rishi Sunak welcomed the latest economy figures but avoided answering questions over future tax hikes.

National debt 'doesn't worry' Sunak as economic activity picks up pace 

As possible evidence of a body linked to Fred West emerges, Sports Editor Steve Scott recalls covering the killer as a young reporter in the 90s.

I reported on Fred West in 1994 - I never thought he'd make headlines decades on

On Monday, Boris Johnson said a “full, proper” public inquiry into how the government dealt with the coronavirus pandemic could begin within a year. 

Geraint Vincent

ITV News Correspondent