National treasure Captain Tom Moore, 99, will help open the newest NHS Nightingale hospital as a "guest of honour."

More than 80 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE) are due to arrive in the UK on Sunday, amid fears hospitals could run out of "critical" supplies.

The Government is under increasing pressure to provide NHS staff with vital personal protective equipment (PPE), as supplies dwindle at the height of the coronavirus crisis.

The coronavirus death toll in UK hospitals has passed 16,000.

The Government is facing a mounting backlash over its response to the coronavirus pandemic while the death toll of Covid-19 in UK hospitals has passed 16,000.

The first coronavirus patients to be successfully treated at London's new NHS Nightingale London are returning home to their loved ones.

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

An NHS dentist is spending her time away from the frontline co-ordinating food donation packages for fellow heathcare staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

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

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

New field hospital in Harrogate to provide 500 extra beds for Covid-19 patients

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

Fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore praised the NHS for doing a "magnificent job" as he opened Yorkshire's new Nightingale hospital via video link today.

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A man who claimed to have coronavirus and spat at police while being arrested for domestic assault has been jailed.

A London hospital will almost double its space for critically ill patients as a result of a £1.8 billion nationwide investment announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The death toll among Covid-19 hospital patients in the UK has passed 18,000, official figures show.

Former Olympic rower Kenny Dwan has recalled the emotional moment he left hospital after a three-week battle with coronavirus.

This is the moving moment a tearful police chief leaves hospital to go home to his family after battling against coronavirus in intensive care.

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.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

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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