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Frontline health workers at a UK hospital have become the first in the country to be widely kitted out with a pioneering respirator hood when treating Covid-19 patients.

Four police officers have died after being hit by a truck when they stopped to detain a speeding driver on an Australian motorway, officials said.

Dominic Raab has warned that a "second spike" in UK coronavirus cases would trigger a second lockdown which would "prolong the economic pain we are all going through".

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 UK is set for more warm weather over the weekend while temperatures soared to more than 24C on Thursday.

A total of 18,738 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Wednesday, the Department of Health said, up by 638 from 18,100 the day before.

The Government have said it is working on the infrastructure for "large-scale" contact tracing as a key strategy for lifting the coronavirus lockdown.

Mike Pence has said the White House believes the coronavirus epidemic in US could be "largely in the past" by this summer.

Doctors today raised "real concern" following a fall in London patients seeking hospital care for heart attack and stroke symptoms.

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A six-year-old boy with Spina Bifida has raised more than £200,000 for NHS charities by walking 10 metres every day in his walking frame.

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

A nurse has died with coronavirus in the London hospital where she worked alongside her sister — who is now fighting for life in intensive care.

Burberry said it has donated more than 100,000 pieces of PPE in line with its commitments to support relief efforts during the global health emergency.

The true number of deaths linked to coronavirus in the UK is at least 5,000 higher than those reported from hospitals, new figures show.

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The coronavirus death toll in UK hospitals has hit 19,506.

The Royal Free London, which runs one of the capital's two specialist infectious disease units, announced this week that 517 patients had been discharged home, thanks to the care of "heroic staff". More than 100 more have left the hospital for "step-down" rehabilitation. Kate Slemeck, chief executive of the Royal Free Hospital, said: "Our staff tell us that seeing patients go home gives a great feeling of positivity and pleasure.

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A man who claimed he had coronavirus before spitting at a bus driver is west London has pleaded guilty to common assault.

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The coronavirus death toll in UK hospitals has passed the grim milestone of 20,000.

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 number of deaths in UK hospitals linked to coronavirus have risen by a further 413, the lowest daily rise this month.

Businesses are giving schoolchildren virtual work experience placements to prevent them from missing out on opportunities during the crisis.

Volunteers spent the day on a farm to harvest vegetables that would have otherwise gone to waste so the produce could be turned into meals for our Food for London Now appeal.

Clinical director says virus is 'scary' because it's so unpredictable

Greggs has become the latest high street stalwart to announce plans to reopen stores despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

The death toll among coronavirus patients in UK hospitals has risen by the lowest one-day total since March 30.

Road traffic levels have increased despite the coronavirus lockdown remaining in place, new figures show.

NHS services including cancer care and mental health support which were paused due to the coronavirus outbreak will be restored from Tuesday, Matt Hancock has announced.

A man in his 30s has been rushed to hospital after a shooting in Camden.

The chief medical officer for England has said the country is not "consistently" past the peak of coronavirus deaths.

Previously leaked videos of US Navy pilots encountering "unexplained aerial phenomena" have been released by the Pentagon.

Virgin Media customers are still complaining about issues with their broadband despite the provider saying the issue has been fixed.

Key items of protective equipment were not included in the government's pandemic stockpile when coronavirus hit the UK, an investigation has found.

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Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar said it would instead fly The Spirit of Kent on a circuit around the Biggin Hill airfield at 8pm on Thursday, to coincide with the nation's weekly "Clap for our Carers" event.

A vicar who was a "dedicated campaigner" for vulnerable people has died after almost a month battling Covid-19 in hospital.

Donald Trump has said he "can't imagine why" there has been a spike in hotline calls about disinfectant after he suggested injecting it to treat coronavirus.

A pilot has sparked complaints over an alleged breach of lockdown rules after spelling out "NHS" using his plane's flightpath.

A west London bus stop has been transformed into a "fabulous" children's art gallery to brighten the drudgery of life under the coronavirus lockdown.

Piers Morgan slammed a Home Office minister and accused her of laughing as he branded PPE shortages a "national disgrace" in a furious exchange on Good Morning Britain.

The number of coronavirus patients dying each day in London hospitals has halved, it can be revealed.

The number of people who have died in hospitals in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by 586.

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One of Norway's wealthiest men is being held on suspicion of murdering his wife who has been missing since 2018.

The Nightingale field hospital should take coronavirus patients from other London hospitals to enable them to become "Covid-free" and restart normal treatment, its chief executive has suggested.