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Data shows the mortality rate for men who died with Covid-19 was 97.5 deaths per 100,000 population, while for women it was 46.6 deaths per 100,000.

It could mean patients require more treatment, Roisin Foster, Cancer Focus NI chief executive, added.

Cancer Focus NI shops have closed and staff furloughed but are still paying rent.

The unfortunate hedgehog was trapped by his own spines in a discarded bird feeder.

Divers have taken the coronavirus rainbow trail 110 metres underwater in the Jura Field.

His call comes after more than 600 members of the crew of a French aircraft carrier and accompanying vessels tested positive for coronavirus.

The British Growers Association said most seasonal workers this year are expected to be from the UK but businesses cannot run ‘on enthusiasm alone’.

A psychology expert has said youngsters are ‘typically resilient’ and the situation should not lead to any long-term problems.

Entries from across the UK were written as the country went into lockdown.

The ONS has also revealed that 38% of firms which continued to trade said their turnover was ‘substantially lower than normal’.

The platform will start showing messages in the News Feed of those who have interacted with Covid-19 misinformation and link them to official advice.

The birth of the two chicks is said to be a vital contribution to the European breeding programme of threatened species.

It will air as part of ITV’s NHS Day.

Experts at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Inflammation Research will try to find new therapies before a Covid-19 vaccine becomes available.

Nadine Dorries said journalists should stop asking about the Government’s exit strategy as full lockdown can only end when there is a vaccine.

Four friends, dubbed the Hairy Heroes, are on track to raise £10,000 for the NHS with their facial hair challenge.

He did 100 laps of his garden in Bedfordshire, ending with a special guard of honour.