NHS frontline workers may refuse to work if there is not enough PPE to ensure their safety, the UK’s largest union said. The warning came in response to new guidance from Public Health England, revealed by the Guardian on Friday, which instructs healthcare workers to reuse disposable PPE and recommends that medics wear aprons if they are unable to access full-length gowns. There are growing concerns that some PPE supplies are dangerously close to running out. The UK’s hospital death toll rose by 888 in the last 24 hours to 15,464. Broken down by devolved administration, the figures stand at 13,918 in England, 893 in Scotland, 534 in Wales and 193 in Northern Ireland. The Queen’s 94th birthday on Tuesday will not be marked in any special way because the monarch felt it would be “inappropriate in the current circumstances”, a Buckingham Palace source said. It is thought to be the first time the occasion will go unmarked by gun salutes. Councils across England are to receive an extra £1.6bn in funding to help them cope with increased pressures brought about by the pandemic, the local government secretary Robert Jenrick announced. The funds would help councils fund services including adult social care, children’s services, waste collection and care for the most vulnerable people. An additional £300m would also go to the devolved administrations using the Barnett formula. Close family must be able to attend funerals and cemeteries and graveyards must remain open, Jenrick said. As long as physical distancing was adhered to, family member must have the opportunity to say goodbye to their loved ones, he said. All parks are to remain open, but people must continue to abide by physical distancing rules, Jenrick said. Parks were vital for maintaining the mental and physical health of people for whom the lockdown was even harder, such as those with less living space or without a garden. Arcadia Group may permanently shut stores closed by lockdown. Sir Philip Green’s fashion group, whose brands include Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge, has served notice on its landlords to walk away from stores whose leases have rolling breaks or are due to expire. Thank you so much to everyone who got in touch throughout the day with tips and stories, advice and suggestions, poems and love letters. We couldn’t do this without you. That’s it from us on the UK side. If you’d like to continue following our coronavirus coverage head over to our global live blog.