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Covid-19 vaccine trials due to begin in healthy volunteers

Covid-19 vaccine trials due to begin in healthy volunteers

Covid-19 vaccine trials due to begin in healthy volunteers

23 April 2020

Up to 1,102 participants will be recruited across multiple study sites in Oxford, Southampton, London and Bristol.


Care home to create ‘adopt a grandparent’ app after success of video chat scheme

Care home to create ‘adopt a grandparent’ app after success of video chat scheme

Care home to create ‘adopt a grandparent’ app after success of video chat scheme

23 April 2020

CHD Living is looking to create a video chat app for people in care homes after more than 70,000 signed up.


Boy completes 36-hour indoor cycle challenge for NHS charities

Boy completes 36-hour indoor cycle challenge for NHS charities

Boy completes 36-hour indoor cycle challenge for NHS charities

23 April 2020

Mak Larkin, 12, shadowed Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas during his charity ride.


Dame Emma Thompson calls on Priti Patel to allow migrants to access support

Dame Emma Thompson calls on Priti Patel to allow migrants to access support

Dame Emma Thompson calls on Priti Patel to allow migrants to access support

23 April 2020

The actress is calling on the Government to suspend “No recourse to public funds” during the coronavirus pandemic.


Sturgeon warns of further lockdowns if virus cases surge when restrictions eased

Sturgeon warns of further lockdowns if virus cases surge when restrictions eased

Sturgeon warns of further lockdowns if virus cases surge when restrictions eased

23 April 2020

A document published by the First Minister said both social distancing and frequent hand washing must continue.


Toddler can hear for first time after implant switch-on despite lockdown

Toddler can hear for first time after implant switch-on despite lockdown

Toddler can hear for first time after implant switch-on despite lockdown

23 April 2020

Audiologists from the University of Southampton were able to turn on the cochlear implant remotely for the 18-month old.


Footballers should practise mindfulness to lower risk of injury, study suggests

Footballers should practise mindfulness to lower risk of injury, study suggests

Footballers should practise mindfulness to lower risk of injury, study suggests

23 April 2020

Sports scientists from Abertay University in Dundee carried out the research in partnership with three Iranian institutions and a college in the US.


Brain injury patients at risk of falling through gaps – personal injury lawyer

Brain injury patients at risk of falling through gaps – personal injury lawyer

Brain injury patients at risk of falling through gaps – personal injury lawyer

23 April 2020

Jill Greenfield, of law firm Fieldfisher, works with clients who have suffered life-changing injuries, including brain damage and amputation.


Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin to restart production

Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin to restart production

Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin to restart production

23 April 2020

JLR said it was beginning to see recovery in vehicle sales and customers are returning to its showrooms in China.


Osprey pair’s first egg of season laid on same day for third consecutive year

Osprey pair’s first egg of season laid on same day for third consecutive year

Osprey pair’s first egg of season laid on same day for third consecutive year

23 April 2020

The moment was caught by a webcam installed by the Woodland Trust at Loch Arkaig.


Former staff cut ties with failed mini-bond scheme Blackmore

Former staff cut ties with failed mini-bond scheme Blackmore

Former staff cut ties with failed mini-bond scheme Blackmore

23 April 2020

Investors who had been promised 9.9% returns on their savings had their dreams shattered on Thursday after months of uncertainty.


Edinburgh Zoo welcomes four new penguin chicks

Edinburgh Zoo welcomes four new penguin chicks

Edinburgh Zoo welcomes four new penguin chicks

23 April 2020

People were able to watch them hatching live on the zoo’s webcams.


We treated Johnson like any other patient, say nurses name-checked by PM

We treated Johnson like any other patient, say nurses name-checked by PM

We treated Johnson like any other patient, say nurses name-checked by PM

23 April 2020

Luis Pitarma and Jenny McGee were singled out for praise by the Prime Minister for being among the NHS team to save his life while fighting Covid-19.


Extra support is needed to save companies, says CBI boss

Extra support is needed to save companies, says CBI boss

Extra support is needed to save companies, says CBI boss

23 April 2020

The business group outlined measures to stave off company closures and job losses.


Boris Johnson in telephone audience with Queen during Covid-19 recovery

Boris Johnson in telephone audience with Queen during Covid-19 recovery

Boris Johnson in telephone audience with Queen during Covid-19 recovery

23 April 2020

The Prime Minister is making a gradual return to work following treatment in intensive care.


Captain Tom could miss the top of the charts

Captain Tom could miss the top of the charts

Captain Tom could miss the top of the charts

23 April 2020

Just a few thousand chart sales now separate The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights and Captain Tom’s duet with Michael Ball and The NHS Voices of Care Choir.


Coronavirus contact tracing to start in Northern Ireland next week

Coronavirus contact tracing to start in Northern Ireland next week

Coronavirus contact tracing to start in Northern Ireland next week

23 April 2020

Chief medical officer Dr Michael McBride told the Stormont Health Committee that contact tracing plans are ‘active’.


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