Volunteers make more than 20,000 face shields at pop-up factory
The Shield Force project is producing more than 1,000 items a day to help health workers deal with the Covid-19 crisis.
Boris Johnson issues rallying call for countries to unite in coronavirus vaccine race
The divisive PM will tell a conference that the race to develop a vaccine is "not a competition between countries".
Mystery donor gives ‘heroic’ hospital employees one million dollars to share
The anonymous note delivered to Dignity Health Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California, said the gift was entirely for employees.
Piers Morgan misses GMB after displaying Covid-19 symptoms
Ben Shephard is covering for Morgan.
Public approval for Government handling of COVID-19 falls to lowest level in 7 weeks
Confidence in the Government’s ability to handle the situation also fell.
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds name son in tribute to doctors who saved PM
Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson was born on Wednesday.
JK Rowling donates £1m to help homeless and domestic abuse victims
The Harry Potter author said she is thinking of those people out ‘doing their jobs to protect us and our way of life’.
Labour calls for NHS mental health support as staff ‘break down’ on frontline
Rosena Allin-Khan said it was ‘clear’ from conversations with colleagues and unions that there is a ‘rise in suicides’ among staff.
Twitter reacts to government’s announcement that it has ‘hit’ its testing target
The ramping up of testing amounted to little more than just a "massive one-day mission on the part of Amazon and the Royal Mail" according to one source.