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Abu Dhabi owners in U-Turn after charging NHS £2-£3 million a month to use ExCel centre as hospital
The owners of the NEC in Birmingham, in contrast, have not charged the NHS for using its facility.
Five London bus workers have died with Covid-19, union says
Unite said it had been working with operators to ensure safety for drivers and others in the industry.
More than one million benefits claims amid coronavirus outbreak
The Department for Work and Pensions is recruiting 5,000 frontline staff to help it meet demand.
Chief nursing officer fears ‘more deaths’ as she paid tribute to late colleagues
Ruth May said she wanted to honour nurses Areema Nasreen and Aimee O’Rourke, two nurses who died after contracting Covid-19.
Coronavirus UK – Hospital says ‘don’t go to A&E until further notice’
Watford General told people to avoid its emergency department and advised people to visit other nearby doctors or seek advice through 111.
Family of nurse who died ‘gasping for air’ call for coronavirus test
Thomas Harvey, who worked as a nurse for 20 years, was showing symptoms of Covid-19.
Coronavirus UK – Death toll rises to 4,353 with biggest increase yet
It is a tragic increase in the last 24 hours
Coronavirus UK – NHS staff supplied with out-of-date face masks
Pictures show unsealed and unopened boxes of 3M masks with two best before stickers stuck over the original expiry date printed, of 24/05/2012.
5G mast set on fire after conspiracy theory link to coronavirus
Baseless conspiracy theories linking coronavirus to the roll-out of 5G technology have been spread by celebrities such as Amanda Holden.