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PM heralds ‘unconquerable’ NHS as coronavirus death toll breaches 10,000 mark

PM heralds ‘unconquerable’ NHS as coronavirus death toll breaches 10,000 mark

PM heralds ‘unconquerable’ NHS as coronavirus death toll breaches 10,000 mark

12 April 2020

Boris Johnson said he has seen first-hand the pressure the UK’s health service was under during the Covid-19 pandemic.


Boris Johnson: No question NHS saved my life

Boris Johnson: No question NHS saved my life

Boris Johnson: No question NHS saved my life

12 April 2020

The Prime Minister thanked hospital staff after being discharged from St Thomas’ Hospital.


More than 60,000 Scots volunteer to tackle Covid-19

More than 60,000 Scots volunteer to tackle Covid-19

More than 60,000 Scots volunteer to tackle Covid-19

12 April 2020

The Scotland Cares campaign was launched at the end of March


Thank you from me – and from all of us – to the NHS

Thank you from me – and from all of us – to the NHS

Thank you from me – and from all of us – to the NHS

12 April 2020

PM’s message in full to NHS staff who saved him.


Bill Oddie pays tribute to Goodies co-star Tim Brooke-Taylor

Bill Oddie pays tribute to Goodies co-star Tim Brooke-Taylor

Bill Oddie pays tribute to Goodies co-star Tim Brooke-Taylor

12 April 2020

Brooke-Taylor has died after contracting coronavirus.


PPE calls intensify as more NHS staff die fighting coronavirus

PPE calls intensify as more NHS staff die fighting coronavirus

PPE calls intensify as more NHS staff die fighting coronavirus

12 April 2020

Dozens of frontline workers have now died while working for the NHS during the pandemic.


Boris Johnson’s coronavirus timeline

Boris Johnson’s coronavirus timeline

Boris Johnson’s coronavirus timeline

12 April 2020

The Prime Minister has been released from hospital after a week of treatment.


Tim Brooke-Taylor: Comedy star of screen and radio dies at 79

Tim Brooke-Taylor: Comedy star of screen and radio dies at 79

Tim Brooke-Taylor: Comedy star of screen and radio dies at 79

12 April 2020

The Goodies creator died with Covid-19 after a lengthy and successful comedy career.


David Mitchell and Stephen Fry remember ‘piercingly witty’ Tim Brooke-Taylor

David Mitchell and Stephen Fry remember ‘piercingly witty’ Tim Brooke-Taylor

David Mitchell and Stephen Fry remember ‘piercingly witty’ Tim Brooke-Taylor

12 April 2020

The comic actor has died after contracting coronavirus.


In Pictures: Beaches barren as Britons follow Covid-19 rules on Easter Sunday

In Pictures: Beaches barren as Britons follow Covid-19 rules on Easter Sunday

In Pictures: Beaches barren as Britons follow Covid-19 rules on Easter Sunday

12 April 2020

There were some signs of life on the sea front, with people taking their daily exercise.


PM praises NHS staff who ‘saved my life, no question’ as he leaves hospital

PM praises NHS staff who ‘saved my life, no question’ as he leaves hospital

PM praises NHS staff who ‘saved my life, no question’ as he leaves hospital

12 April 2020

He will not being going straight back to work but will continue his recovery at his country residence Chequers.


Anti-Semitism campaigners accuse Corbyn allies of ‘smearing’ whistleblowers

Anti-Semitism campaigners accuse Corbyn allies of ‘smearing’ whistleblowers

Anti-Semitism campaigners accuse Corbyn allies of ‘smearing’ whistleblowers

12 April 2020

It follows the revelation that a party investigation claimed to have found ‘no evidence’ of anti-Semitism complaints being handled differently.


The Goodies star Tim Brooke-Taylor dies after contracting coronavirus

The Goodies star Tim Brooke-Taylor dies after contracting coronavirus

The Goodies star Tim Brooke-Taylor dies after contracting coronavirus

12 April 2020

He was president of the famed Cambridge Footlights.


Thousands of retired healthcare workers return to help tackle coronavirus outbreak

Thousands of retired healthcare workers return to help tackle coronavirus outbreak

Thousands of retired healthcare workers return to help tackle coronavirus outbreak

12 April 2020

The chief nursing officer for England said, ‘to those who have returned, I want to say a massive thank you’.


William: Britain at its best in times of crisis

William: Britain at its best in times of crisis

William: Britain at its best in times of crisis

12 April 2020

The Duke of Cambridge praised the country’s community spirit as it faces the coronavirus pandemic.


Coronavirus: Tributes to Filipino hospital porters who ‘loved working for NHS’

Coronavirus: Tributes to Filipino hospital porters who ‘loved working for NHS’

Coronavirus: Tributes to Filipino hospital porters who ‘loved working for NHS’

12 April 2020

Oscar King Jr and Elbert Rico are both thought to have died from Covid-19.


Armed forces to drive ambulances to help NHS trusts

Armed forces to drive ambulances to help NHS trusts

Armed forces to drive ambulances to help NHS trusts

12 April 2020

Personnel from all three strands of the armed forces will be sent to work at five ambulance trusts.


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