Hospital leaders have criticised the Government after a shipment which contained vital equipment for NHS staff was delayed.

Captain Tom Moore and Michael Ball are on course to score a number one single for their cover of You'll Never Walk Alone.

Unison and royal colleges of nursing and midwives call for 'ultimate tribute' to key workers who died while battling coronavirus.

The Government's chief scientific adviser has warned that coronavirus vaccines are "long shots" after human trials are set to begin within the next seven days.

The Prime Minister reportedly ​poured caution on easing current lockdown measures during discussion with senior Government colleagues

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have told four new newspaper groups – The Mirror, The Sun, The Daily Mail and Daily Express – they are no longer co-operating with them.

Shielding of care and nursing homes has "completely failed", a GP and academic said today amid fears that the number of elderly people who have died is far higher than official statistics show.

Piers Morgan has accused the Government of "actively sending people out to get infected" at the start of the coronavirus outbreak during a heated interview with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden.

A paramedic was left unable to go to work after a brick was thrown through their car window.

An NHS nurse who continued to work night shifts into her 80s has died after contracting Covid-19, her devastated family have confirmed.

At least 16 people have been killed and more injured after a mass shooting in Canada.

Trials of a vaccine that could protect against Covid-19 are to begin in the UK.

No date can yet be set for re-opening schools in England, the Education Secretary has said, following reports children could be back in the classroom in just three weeks.

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NHS doctors and nurses on the frontline are now being asked to treat coronavirus patients without full-length gowns if necessary, ahead of expected shortages.

The sharp fall in the number of London patients in hospital with coronavirus has been hailed as a "success".

A major study has deemed increasing testing and contact tracing in the community the "most promising approach" to lifting coronavirus lockdown measures in the short term.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the Government had faced some unexpected delays to the delivery of personal protective equipment from Turkey.

Donald Trump has suggested criticism levelled at test shortages across the US is part of a "very dangerous political game".

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The Met Police is facing legal action in regards to the murder of PC Keith Palmer in the Westminster terror attack.

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to NHS staff who have made the "ultimate sacrifice" serving the British public during the coronavirus pandemic.

An emergency consultant, who worked at the Royal Derby Hospital, has died after contracting Covid-19.

The UK's coronavirus lockdown measures could continue for months with the public urged to stick with the stay home guidance.

Rumours that Kim Jong-Un is in a "fragile condition" after apparent heart surgery have been denied by South Korean officials.

The World Health Organisation's chief has warned that "the worst is yet ahead of us" in the coronavirus pandemic.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release from prison in Iran has been extended during the coronavirus pandemic, her MP has said.

Michael Gove insisted the Government "should not be thinking of lifting" lockdown restrictions yet as he launched a staunch defence of Boris Johnson's management of the coronavirus crisis.

Questions have been raised over the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic with Boris Johnson's early actions amid the crisis criticised.

Police in Barnsley have launched an investigation after a three-year-old girl had spit wiped on her face by a teenage cyclist.

Members of the royal family have sent birthday wishes to the Queen as she turns 94.

MPs will investigate the potential consequences of allowing electric scooters to be used on the road.

A new artwork from Damien Hirst supporting the Evening Standard's Food For London Now appeal has been displayed in windows across the capital.

John Lewis sales have plunged, despite a surge in online orders, after it was forced to shut stores in face of coronavirus.

A dolphin named Honey has died while living alone in a tank at an abandoned Japanese aquarium, according to advocacy organisation Dolphin Project.

The Queen has paid tribute to the police in the wake of the "devastating" shooting in Canada after a gunman killed 18 in the deadliest such attack in the country's history.

Confusion over whether face masks would reduce the spread of Covid-19 in public places deepened today as a minister suggested that there may not be enough to go round even if scientists recommend their use on public transport and in offices.

Two police dogs were "showered" in glass after a brick was thrown through the window of a car while officers were investigating reports of a house party.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has hinted that easing of lockdown restrictions remains some time away, saying "we are not there yet".

"Massive fireballs" and "huge explosions" have been seen near Maidstone in Kent as firefighters responded to an explosion on a farm.

Carrie Symonds has signed a petition calling for a worldwide ban on live animal meat markets after coronavirus is thought to have emerged at a "wet market" in Wuhan, China.

Two retail giants have introduced new "no touch" rules to help curb the spread of coronavirus.

The crisis over protective equipment in hospitals turned into farce today as a minister insisted "we will not run out" at the same time that doctors on London's front line protested they do not have enough life-saving masks, gowns and visors.

A London hospital trust has opened a "3D printing farm" to produce 1,500 face visors a day for frontline staff.

Boris Johnson has told Donald Trump that he is "feeling better and on the road to recovery" at his Chequers country retreat after contracting coronavirus.

England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer has defended the Government's response to the coronavirus outbreak and its distribution of vital protective equipment to frontline workers.

Award-winning film-maker Gurinder Chadha has hailed the "NHS heroes" who stayed at her aunt's bedside as she lost the fight with coronavirus complications in hospital.