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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.


NHS not going to run out of drugs to treat patients, senior medics stress

NHS not going to run out of drugs to treat patients, senior medics stress

NHS not going to run out of drugs to treat patients, senior medics stress

12 April 2020

The medical leaders also stressed the public should continue to adhere to the guidance to stay at home.


Tributes paid to ‘warm and genuine’ NHS worker

Tributes paid to ‘warm and genuine’ NHS worker

Tributes paid to ‘warm and genuine’ NHS worker

12 April 2020

Donna Campbell worked at a unit caring for cancer patients and died after testing positive for coronavirus.


Health workers should not be left without PPE – Business Secretary

Health workers should not be left without PPE – Business Secretary

Health workers should not be left without PPE – Business Secretary

12 April 2020

The Royal College of Nursing has advised members to refuse to care for patients if adequate protection is not supplied.


Commons Leader Rees-Mogg signals no early recall of Parliament on the cards

Commons Leader Rees-Mogg signals no early recall of Parliament on the cards

Commons Leader Rees-Mogg signals no early recall of Parliament on the cards

12 April 2020

Opposition MPs have insisted Parliament must return in some form before April 21 to allow them to question the coronavirus response.


Third of surgeons do not have adequate protective equipment, survey finds

Third of surgeons do not have adequate protective equipment, survey finds

Third of surgeons do not have adequate protective equipment, survey finds

12 April 2020

The survey was carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons.


Do not let fear dominate, Archbishop of Canterbury urges on Easter Sunday

Do not let fear dominate, Archbishop of Canterbury urges on Easter Sunday

Do not let fear dominate, Archbishop of Canterbury urges on Easter Sunday

12 April 2020

Justin Welby said he hoped the coronavirus crisis would encourage people to reconsider how they valued one another.


People sticking more closely to social distancing rules, app suggests

People sticking more closely to social distancing rules, app suggests

People sticking more closely to social distancing rules, app suggests

12 April 2020

Data from areas which previously reported comparatively high levels of rule-breaking appears to show people have largely changed their ways.


On the front line: Intensive care doctor says the rule book has been torn up

On the front line: Intensive care doctor says the rule book has been torn up

On the front line: Intensive care doctor says the rule book has been torn up

12 April 2020

Dr Ron Daniels is an intensive care consultant at Birmingham hospital.


African wild cat kittens born at Devon zoo

African wild cat kittens born at Devon zoo

African wild cat kittens born at Devon zoo

12 April 2020

The two caracals – an African species that lives on the grasslands – were born at Exmoor Zoo


Life on the inside: 10 tips to avoid arguments during lockdown

Life on the inside: 10 tips to avoid arguments during lockdown

Life on the inside: 10 tips to avoid arguments during lockdown

12 April 2020

We all might need a bit of help keeping arguments at bay during the lockdown.


What the papers say – April 12

What the papers say – April 12

What the papers say – April 12

12 April 2020

Boris Johnson’s recovery and NHS supply shortages dominate Sunday’s front pages.


Surge in interest in home composting as garden waste collections halted

Surge in interest in home composting as garden waste collections halted

Surge in interest in home composting as garden waste collections halted

12 April 2020

Visits to web pages on composting and other gardening jobs have increased since the lockdown, Royal Horticultural Society says.


Post Office helps self-isolating people access cash more easily

Post Office helps self-isolating people access cash more easily

Post Office helps self-isolating people access cash more easily

12 April 2020

Being able to easily access cash is a vital service for older people and those self-isolating, the Post Office said.


Archbishop of Canterbury to hail emergency workers in online Easter service

Archbishop of Canterbury to hail emergency workers in online Easter service

Archbishop of Canterbury to hail emergency workers in online Easter service

12 April 2020

The Archbishop normally presides before a congregation of 1,500 people at Canterbury Cathedral on Easter morning.


PM praises NHS for saving his life as nurses told to refuse to work over PPE

PM praises NHS for saving his life as nurses told to refuse to work over PPE

PM praises NHS for saving his life as nurses told to refuse to work over PPE

11 April 2020

The Royal College of Nursing has advised nurses they can decline to care for patients if adequate personal protection equipment is not available.


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