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The Duchess of Sussex brought Christmas cheer to retired artists and entertainers as she visited the Royal Variety Charity's residential nursing and care home.

A task force has been set up in the UK to accelerate the development of a coronavirus vaccine.

The number of deaths linked to coronavirus across the world has hit 150,000, with the UK reporting 14,576 in hospitals alone.

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A team of scientists are due to start clinical trials towards the end of next week

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.

At least 16 people have been killed in the deadliest mass shooting in Canada's history.

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.

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

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.

The first official signs of the jobs fallout from the coronavirus lockdown emerged today as figures showed the number of people in paid employment falling and job vacancies starting to dry up.

Human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed at the University of Oxford will begin on Thursday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.

The Foreign Office's top civil servant has backtracked after saying ministers took a "political decision" not to take part in an EU scheme to get vital coronavirus equipment.

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Three London Ambulance Service staff were today revealed to have died with coronavirus.

A Zoom blunder from Wales's health minister left fellow politicians with their heads in their hands as he was heard swearing about a colleague with his microphone still on.

Teams at Imperial and Oxford appeal to Londoners to join Covid-19 fight

A coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to be available before the year is out despite tens of millions of pounds being spent on UK trials that start imminently.

CCTV footage has captured the moment a valuable Vincent van Gogh painting was stolen in an overnight raid from a Dutch museum that had closed due to coronavirus.

Poorer children taking GCSEs and A-levels next year face an "impossible situation" because they have missed so much face-to-face teaching, a leading London headmaster has warned.

The first people have been injected as the UK starts human trials for a coronavirus vaccine.

Meghan wrote in her letter: 'Your actions have broken my heart into a million pieces'

The Government's new portal for arranging coronavirus tests has sparked confusion today, following a message suggesting home tests had run out by 9am.

Mr White also took issue with the duchess's allegation that the publisher "acted dishonestly" when deciding which parts of her letter to her father to publish.

The success of the Government's shutdown measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 may hamper the process of gathering data to develop a vaccine, a scientist leading clinical trials has said.

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A coronavirus vaccine might not be ready until later next year, the former deputy chief medical officer for England has said.

It comes after headteachers warned the earliest date they could reopen is June 1, and planning would need to begin "very soon" to achieve it.

A woman in her 80s is fighting for her life after she was hit by a van in front of shocked onlookers on a major south London road.

A doctor who became one of the first people in Europe to receive a potential coronavirus vaccine says she is "doing fine" after rumours claimed she had died.

The boss of Airbus has warned that it is "bleeding cash" at such a rapid rate during the coronavirus lockdowns that its survival is in doubt.

An aerial photo of ocean sands in the Bahamas has been voted the NASA Earth Observatory's all-time best image.

A Swedish city plans to cover its main park with a tonne of chicken manure to discourage people from going there during the coronavirus outbreak.

A potential coronavirus vaccine being trialled by UK researchers will be rapidly produced in vast numbers if it proves effective.

The High Court is due to give its ruling on the first stage of the Duchess of Sussex's privacy claim against Mail on Sunday today.

The publisher of the Mail on Sunday has won the first High Court skirmish in the Duchess of Sussex's privacy claim against it over publication of a letter to her estranged father.

Elderly residents of a Staffordshire street woke up this morning to find their gardens had been ransacked by vandals.

The family of a four-year-old boy with a rare form of cancer is raising money to take him to New York for a potentially life-saving vaccine.

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein visited Harvard University dozens of times after his conviction - and was even given his own office.

The Budd family hopes to raise £20,000 for charities including The Felix Project You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW

Two teenagers have been arrested after a young boy was shot in east London and left with potentially life-changing injuries.

Some social distancing measures will remain in place until a coronavirus vaccine has been developed, Michael Gove has said.

Brits may have to accept a "new normal" with social distancing measures remaining in place until a vaccine is available, Michael Gove has suggested.

Donald Trump has claimed a coronavirus vaccine will be developed "by the end of this year".

The UK public's right to privacy could become "another casualty" of the coronavirus crisis through the use of a contact-tracing app, Amnesty International UK has warned.

A London war memorial has been vandalised in what police described as a "senseless" act.