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Covid-19 patients begin donating plasma to help others

Covid-19 patients begin donating plasma to help others

The plasma from former patients is rich in the antibodies that develop as somebody recovers from an illness.

PM: Coronavirus like unexpected and invisible mugger

PM: Coronavirus like unexpected and invisible mugger

Boris Johnson reflected on his own close-run experience with Covid-19 following his return to work.

Insurer Admiral pulls special dividend in face of pandemic

Insurer Admiral pulls special dividend in face of pandemic

The group said it has suspended its plan to pay out the special dividend of 20.7p per share.

Airbus boss warns the firm is ‘bleeding cash’

Airbus boss warns the firm is ‘bleeding cash’

The firm employs 13,500 people across more than 25 UK sites.

Boris Johnson’s first Downing Street speech since beating coronavirus

Boris Johnson’s first Downing Street speech since beating coronavirus

‘We will come through this all the faster and the United Kingdom will emerge stronger than ever before.’

Wildflower meadows create a buzz for endangered bees on National Trust estate

Wildflower meadows create a buzz for endangered bees on National Trust estate

Planting flowers including white dead nettle and comfrey at Lytes Cary have helped the shrill carder bee.

Tributes to ‘fantastic’ mother and NHS worker who died of Covid-19 aged 51

Tributes to ‘fantastic’ mother and NHS worker who died of Covid-19 aged 51

Laura Tanner worked as a locality administrator for Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group.

Boris Johnson says UK making progress against Covid-19 as he returns to No 10

Boris Johnson says UK making progress against Covid-19 as he returns to No 10

The Prime Minister marked his return to Downing Street with a statement outside Number 10 amid concerns about the Government’s response.

Lawyer for Harry Dunn’s alleged killer opens up dialogue with Foreign Office

Lawyer for Harry Dunn’s alleged killer opens up dialogue with Foreign Office

Anne Sacoolas’s lawyer, Amy Jeffress, spoke with a senior official at the Foreign Office earlier this year.

Up to 100,000 tests a day ‘may be needed’ for exiting lockdown – professor

Up to 100,000 tests a day ‘may be needed’ for exiting lockdown – professor

Any testing and tracking strategy – also known as testing and contact tracing – relies on the numbers of new cases being driven down, experts say.

Electric cars clock up the mileage to show they are ‘not just trophy vehicles’

Electric cars clock up the mileage to show they are ‘not just trophy vehicles’

Analysis found that pure battery-electrics cover an average of 9,435 miles in each of their first three years on UK roads.

‘Passionate and proud’ NHS worker died with coronavirus aged 45

‘Passionate and proud’ NHS worker died with coronavirus aged 45

Jenny Esson was a training and development co-ordinator for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS. Foundation Trust

Australians take to Covid-19 tracking app

Australians take to Covid-19 tracking app

The new CovidSafe app hit one million downloads within five hours.

Royal Mint to make nearly two million visors for NHS

Royal Mint to make nearly two million visors for NHS

The Royal Mint, which is known for making coins, has transformed its visitor attraction into an emergency production line during the Covid-19 outbreak

Care home left waiting 10 days for coronavirus tests

Care home left waiting 10 days for coronavirus tests

Vida Healthcare provides specialist support for residents living with dementia in North Yorkshire.

What the papers say – April 27

What the papers say – April 27

The Prime Minister’s return to work from Covid-19 and plans for Britain’s ‘reopening’ from the pandemic feature prominently in Monday’s papers.

Man, 20, stabbed to death at shopping centre

Man, 20, stabbed to death at shopping centre

A murder investigation has been launched.

Prime Minister faces overflowing in-tray when he returns to work

Prime Minister faces overflowing in-tray when he returns to work

With the death toll mounting, PPE shortages, ongoing lockdown the Sage scandal and a vaccine a long way off, Boris Johnson has his work cut out.

Boris Johnson returns to Downing Street to steer coronavirus response

Boris Johnson returns to Downing Street to steer coronavirus response

The PM resumes work amid a growing clamour for the lockdown to be eased.

Toddler and three-year-old boy stabbed to death in Ilford

Toddler and three-year-old boy stabbed to death in Ilford

A 40-year-old man has also been taken to hospital for treatment.

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