Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 25 Apr 2020

1. Dominic Cummings attended meetings of scientific group

Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s controversial chief political adviser, is on the secret scientific group advising the government on the coronavirus pandemic, according to The Guardian. Ben Warner, a data scientist on the Vote Leave campaign, is also in the group. The government says Cummings has only listened in on the meetings.

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