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Human vaccine trials in Oxford were due to start on Thursday after receiving £20 million of fresh Government investment.
Masks for Scotland is hoping to buy another 18,000 masks and 7,000 gowns.
Stars included Annie Lennox, Sam Heughan and a number of musical performances by Twin Atlantic frontman Sam Mctrusty.
The First Minister said decisions would be taken on the basis of how Northern Ireland was progressing against certain scientific criteria.
Ian Reynolds was described by colleagues as a ‘wise, experienced and popular man’.
Some 20,000 households in England are being contacted to take part in the first-wave of the research.
The youngest member of the Cambridge family was born on April 23 in 2018.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released five pictures to mark their son’s second birthday
Tributes have been paid to dedicated workers as the death toll among those on the frontline for the NHS continues to rise during the pandemic.
MPs and peers are calling for the Ministry of Justice to release low-risk prisoners in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus behind bars.
Professor Chris Whitty said he hopes that a test that gives a ‘ranging shot on the number of those who have been infected could be available shortly.
General Sir Nick Carter, chief of the defence staff, said thousands of personnel had been deployed to help tackle the virus.
But England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty said he is very hopeful there will be vaccines with proof of concept earlier than a year.
Latest figures bring the total number of Covid-19 care home deaths since the start of the outbreak to 1,043.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has unveiled plans for contact tracing on a ‘large scale’ as a way of keeping the virus under control.
The Real Madrid star wanted to say thank you to all the staff at the hospital in Cardiff during the Covid-19 pandemic.
An ambulance failed to stop because the driver thought the father was cheering them on for working through the Covid-19 crisis.
Prof Whitty said social distancing measures will have to stay until either a vaccine or highly effective drugs that prevent deaths are deployed.
A round-up of today’s feelgood stories.
Over 600,000 people have been approved to help those most at risk during the coronavirus crisis.