Coronavirus

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients

Covid inquiry PPE report - key findings

What went wrong with the government's planning and buying of vital items like gloves and gowns that cost taxpayers billions of pounds.

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UK begins trials of Ebola vaccine developed in just eight weeks

The UK medicines regulator has given approval for an experimental vaccine to be tested on healthy adults.

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Century-old gym at risk over rent increase

Owner Chris Quinn said the base rent on which the increase would be applied is already unaffordable.

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A middle-aged couple posing for a picture during dinner with a larger group of people. The man, on the left, is wearing an orange jumper with a blue shirt underneath. The woman, on the right, is wearing a navy and white striped top

Covid memorial will help people 'grieve and heal'

Plans for a permanent memorial to Covid victims in Stoke-on-Trent are moving forward.

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2 Jul 2026

Blonde woman sits in a dark room, cradling her legs with her arms.

Young people 'leaving Guernsey due to loneliness'

A new social group hopes to help young islanders to feel connected in the bailiwick.

2 Jul 2026

24 Jun 2026

A woman with long blonde hair is dressed in a fur trimmed red and gold gown and her middle aged husband is in a grey three-piece suit. They are standing inside a regal looking room with red and gold carpets

Baroness Mone among individuals sued to recover PPE Medpro millions

The Baroness and her husband Doug Barrowman are among individuals being sued in a bid to recover some of the money owed to the government by the business.

24 Jun 2026

19 Jun 2026

A sign that says "NMC: Nursing & Midwifery Council".

Nurse struck off for saying Covid jab 'caused cancer'

Penny Senner told a patient a Covid vaccination "caused your cancer”.

19 Jun 2026

5 Jun 2026

Sebb runs towards the camera in a red England cricket jersey.

Rare Covid condition 'doesn't define me' says boy

Sebb takes on running challenge after post-covid response left him in a coma in an Oxford hospital.

5 Jun 2026

4 Jun 2026

A laboratory setting with a person in a white lab coat working at a bench. The person is wearing protective gloves and a face mask while carefully using a pipette to transfer liquid into a small test tube. Several racks of test tubes with coloured liquids are arranged neatly on the work surface in the foreground. Scientific equipment and shelves are visible in the background, suggesting a clean and organised workspace

'World-first' vaccine designed by artificial intelligence

Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.

4 Jun 2026