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It looks like the news of nine Chelsea Pensioners dying from covid-19 came around lunchtime yesterday; probably first via the Evening Standard.

The BBC is usually all over the pensioners - it visited them on lockdown on 2nd April. The copy made its way to the News online site by around 3pm. The 6pm and 10pm bulletins on BBC1 both had previews of VE anniversary celebrations, but couldn't find time for a script line