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'I FaceTimed wife then went into week-long coma'

'I FaceTimed wife then went into week-long coma'

An undertaker who spent more than a week in an induced coma after contracting coronavirus has spoken of his road to recovery.

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Lockdown plea after injuries at huge funeral

Lockdown plea after injuries at huge funeral

Injuries sustained during a mass funeral gathering have prompted a police chief to remind people of lockdown rules.

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More changes to bus timetables

More changes to bus timetables

Extra changes come into force tomorrow as a bus firm tries to keep key routes going.

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Teachers and students spread positive messages from home

Teachers and students spread positive messages from home

Schools perform through YouTube to keep spirits high in coronavirus lockdown.

Families, businesses and villagers give their support during lockdown

Families, businesses and villagers give their support during lockdown

A number of individuals have been supporting key workers battling the coronavirus through song, cooking, good will and fundraising.

Seven officers test positive for virus

Seven officers test positive for virus

The chief constable has announced a number of officers have contracted coronavirus and given more details on fines handed out to lockdown flouters.

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Grooming warning as lockdown extended

Grooming warning as lockdown extended

Parents are being urged to look out for signs of online grooming as children and young people spend more time at home.

750 Covid-19 patients discharged in Kent

750 Covid-19 patients discharged in Kent

Hospital trusts in Kent have revealed the number of patients discharged from hospitals after successfully undergoing treatment for coronavirus.

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Free advice for coronavirus worries

Free advice for coronavirus worries

Citizens Advice is offering free advice via phone and email during these worrying times.

Here's what you can and can't do during lockdown

Here's what you can and can't do during lockdown

A new and clear list has been released confirming what is an acceptable excuse to leave home during lockdown, and what is not.

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Billions more needed to help firms

Billions more needed to help firms

A top accountant says the government needs to change the way it is trying to help businesses survive the coronavirus emergency.

'I feel safer in Asia than coming home to UK'

'I feel safer in Asia than coming home to UK'

A travel business owner living in Asia explains the impact of coronavirus on every day life in the normally chaotic streets of Cambodia.

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'If I can't work, how can I pay the rent?'

'If I can't work, how can I pay the rent?'

Hundreds of hard-up students living in private halls are calling on landlords to waive final rent instalments amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Inspirational school founder dies in hospital

Inspirational school founder dies in hospital

An educational visionary who founded a special school has died from coronavirus in hospital after being admitted following a fall.

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'By the end I think I'll be crawling'

'By the end I think I'll be crawling'

Two determined dads are going to run, walk or crawl for 24 hours straight in their respective gardens, to raise money for the NHS.

Cllr praises "Dunkirk spirit" of Covid-19 rescue mission

Cllr praises "Dunkirk spirit" of Covid-19 rescue mission

The first of more than 100 Gravesend residents trapped in India during the coronavirus outbreak have been flown home.

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Survivor thanks NHS staff who saved his life

Survivor thanks NHS staff who saved his life

An Uber driver has thanked the NHS staff who helped him fight back from the brink of death after he was struck down by Covid-19.

Kind-hearted sewers make hundreds of scrubs for NHS

Kind-hearted sewers make hundreds of scrubs for NHS

Hundreds of volunteers are working round the clock to turn several kilometers of material into protective gear for staff on the Covid-19 frontlines.

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