Ministers ‘fully aware’ China was covering up extent of coronavirus outbreak in early weeks of crisis
A former senior intelligence officer at MI6 said on Sunday: “The intelligence community would have known what was really happening...
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NHS England’s national medical director insists Britain ‘may still need’ Nightingale hospitals
Britain "may still need" the Nightingale Hospitals, NHS England's national medical director has insisted, after doctors suggested they were lying...
Life as a hospital boss during coronavirus
In the past few months, we have heard countless heartbreaking stories from hospitals: the long hours doctors and nurses spend...
Rival Sage committee to make case for use of facemasks and quicker end to lockdown
In his first Downing Street press conference since returning from illness last Thursday, Mr Johnson appeared to signal a U-turn...
Coronavirus could cause secondary illnesses including chronic fatigue syndrome, experts warn
The condition is poorly understood, but there is evidence that people can develop CFS /ME following a viral infection -...
my plan for lifting lockdown
Last week, I posted on Facebook my suggestion for lifting the lockdown. “If I was in charge, I’d let teenagers...
Fines for breaching coronavirus lockdown could nearly double for rule-breakers
Fines for breaching coronavirus lockdown rules could be increased to £100 for a first offence and soar to £3,200 for...
Almost half of Britain’s doctors have had to buy their own PPE
Dr Nagpaul said: "The Government has five tests it has said must be met to ease lockdown - the first...
Duchess of Cambridge surprises new parents with virtual hospital visit
The Duchess of Cambridge has paid a virtual visit to newborn babies via videolink, as she urges new parents to...
Government was telling care homes Covid-19 outbreak ‘very unlikely’ even as cases hit 800
The need to make additional plans for care homes was raised in a discussion of the New and Emerging Respiratory...
It’s not Joe Wicks, it’s Cosmic Kids Yoga that’s keeping my children active in lockdown
Hers are based around a story – the boys’ favourites are Star Wars and Harry Potter but there are also...
Emergency pension extension to stop NHS workers being hit by huge tax bills
The Government has extended a tax deadline to stop NHS workers sleepwalking into giant tax bills while on the frontline...
Retired medics facing month-long wait to rejoin front line because of NHS red tape
Retired doctors who have signed up to rejoin the health service have had their return to the frontline delayed by...
Ministers finally settle age-old row about when you can eat food past its best before date
Wrap said it had issued the guidance because there was an increased risk of food surplus after the "closure of...
The story behind ‘Stay Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives’
Mr Cain agreed and added a line about protecting the NHS - a key policy of the Tories' general election...
Scotland tests fewer than half target of 10,000 people a day by end of April
Scotland carried out fewer than half the 10,000 coronavirus tests a day Nicola Sturgeon wanted to reach by the end...
What are the Government’s five tests, and how far is the UK from passing these to lift lockdown?
Second wave But it seems the fifth test – of being confident that any changes do not risk another peak...
Care home coronavirus deaths could be four times higher than official figures suggest
Speaking on ITV's Peston, Tobias Ellwood, the Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, raised concerns about coronavirus in care homes and...
Ventilators bought from China could have caused ‘significant harm including death’, clinicians say
The doctors warned that the ventilators' oxygen supply was "variable and unreliable" and said the build quality was "basic". They added...
Children do not seem to transmit coronavirus, Public Health England expert says
She added that while it was unclear why this was the case, it was informing consideration of reopening schools for...
Obese people can lose weight by wearing weighted vests, new study shows
Obese people can lose almost 4lbs in under a month by wearing weighted vests, according to a new academic study in...
These are the health workers who have died from coronavirus
Barbara Sage, 68, from Bromley in south London, died in intensive care last Sunday after spending more than 40 years working in...
Remdesivir could help end coronavirus lockdown despite failure of Chinese trials, scientists say
Asked whether it could help end some lockdown restrictions, Professor Max Parmar, director of the medical research council clinical trials...
More people going to work as coronavirus lockdown frays, ONS survey reveals
As the lockdown headed towards its fifth week on April 9, people across the country were continuing to use well-established...
Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness could be known in less than six weeks, says University of Oxford scientist
He said the partnership would ensure the vaccine could be quickly rolled out, if it works. “Once we get an...
100 years through the eyes of the NHS’s fundraising hero
But that budding career was cut short when, in September 1939, prime minister Neville Chamberlain declared war on Germany. Moore...
Watch: Captain Tom Moore’s 100th birthday
The WWII veteran set out to walk around his garden 100 times to raise £1,000 for the National Health Service and...
