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James McAvoy opens up about how NHS ‘saved his life’

James McAvoy opens up about how NHS ‘saved his life’

James McAvoy opens up about how NHS ‘saved his life’

21 April 2020

The actor appeared on Good Morning Britain.


Brent oil collapses after rout in US oil markets

Brent oil collapses after rout in US oil markets

Brent oil collapses after rout in US oil markets

21 April 2020

Oil prices in the US turned negative on Monday.


John Lewis sales plunge as online growth fails to offset shop closures

John Lewis sales plunge as online growth fails to offset shop closures

John Lewis sales plunge as online growth fails to offset shop closures

21 April 2020

The John Lewis Partnership group also said its Waitrose supermarket chain saw sales jump as shoppers stocked up on essentials.


In Pictures: Queen celebrates 94th birthday in lockdown

In Pictures: Queen celebrates 94th birthday in lockdown

In Pictures: Queen celebrates 94th birthday in lockdown

21 April 2020

The Queen is with her husband of 72 years, the Duke of Edinburgh, at Windsor Castle in Berkshire.


Admiral to refund customers £25 for each vehicle amid lockdown

Admiral to refund customers £25 for each vehicle amid lockdown

Admiral to refund customers £25 for each vehicle amid lockdown

21 April 2020

The motor insurer said claims have dived as the coronavirus lockdown has seen fewer vehicles on the road.


Rescued feral kittens named after key NHS figures

Rescued feral kittens named after key NHS figures

Rescued feral kittens named after key NHS figures

21 April 2020

The kittens were abandoned by their mother after the cat was spooked by a member of the public in Cornwall.


More than a thousand coronavirus-related care home deaths registered – ONS

More than a thousand coronavirus-related care home deaths registered – ONS

More than a thousand coronavirus-related care home deaths registered – ONS

21 April 2020

There were 1,662 deaths involving Covid-19 in England and Wales registered up to April 10 that occurred outside hospitals.


Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s prison release extended

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s prison release extended

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s prison release extended

21 April 2020

The British-Iranian mother has been freed from Evin prison in Tehran in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.


Military advice being taken on Maze coronavirus facility design

Military advice being taken on Maze coronavirus facility design

Military advice being taken on Maze coronavirus facility design

21 April 2020

The MoD is also ‘ready to assist’ if needed to transport patients, staff or equipment at short notice.


Drinking alcohol in pregnancy may be linked to depression in teenagers – study

Drinking alcohol in pregnancy may be linked to depression in teenagers – study

Drinking alcohol in pregnancy may be linked to depression in teenagers – study

21 April 2020

Children whose mothers consumed alcohol at 18 weeks pregnant may have up to a 17% higher risk of depression at age 18, researchers found.


Public asked to vote for new ‘Big Five’ of wildlife photography

Public asked to vote for new ‘Big Five’ of wildlife photography

Public asked to vote for new ‘Big Five’ of wildlife photography

21 April 2020

The initiative to replace the old ‘Big Five’ of colonial hunters with wildlife to photograph aims to raise awareness of the world’s nature crisis.


Royal family wishes the Queen ‘a very happy 94th birthday’

Royal family wishes the Queen ‘a very happy 94th birthday’

Royal family wishes the Queen ‘a very happy 94th birthday’

21 April 2020

The monarch was born on April 21 1926 and has been on the throne for more than 68 years.


NHS nurse survives Covid-19 despite having kidney transplant

NHS nurse survives Covid-19 despite having kidney transplant

NHS nurse survives Covid-19 despite having kidney transplant

21 April 2020

Charlene Nelson fought off the disease after spending just one week in hospital.


Fuel claimed to be at ‘rip-off levels’ despite oil price crash

Fuel claimed to be at ‘rip-off levels’ despite oil price crash

Fuel claimed to be at ‘rip-off levels’ despite oil price crash

21 April 2020

Howard Cox, founder of FairFuelUK, said retailers have ‘dishonestly held back’ falls in wholesale costs.


Dentists and anaesthetists criticise inadequate PPE stocks

Dentists and anaesthetists criticise inadequate PPE stocks

Dentists and anaesthetists criticise inadequate PPE stocks

21 April 2020

Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves has been contacted by UK firms claiming they have heard ‘nothing back’ from the Government on making protective equipment.


Primark owner furloughs 68,000 retail staff and reveals £248m stock hit

Primark owner furloughs 68,000 retail staff and reveals £248m stock hit

Primark owner furloughs 68,000 retail staff and reveals £248m stock hit

21 April 2020

The budget fashion chain has seen sales plunge from £650 million a month to zero as coronavirus caused the 376-strong chain to shut completely.


UK job vacancies plummet and employment slows in face of coronavirus

UK job vacancies plummet and employment slows in face of coronavirus

UK job vacancies plummet and employment slows in face of coronavirus

21 April 2020

Statisticians have revealed the unemployment figures for February, before the coronavirus pandemic gripped the UK.


Australian and New Zealand hospitals to trial coronavirus treatment

Australian and New Zealand hospitals to trial coronavirus treatment

Australian and New Zealand hospitals to trial coronavirus treatment

21 April 2020

Thousands of patients will be recruited across the two countries.


Anaesthetists say doctors should not treat patients unless they have proper PPE

Anaesthetists say doctors should not treat patients unless they have proper PPE

Anaesthetists say doctors should not treat patients unless they have proper PPE

21 April 2020

The Government has been under fire for weeks over the distribution of the critical hospital supplies.


What the papers say – April 21

What the papers say – April 21

What the papers say – April 21

21 April 2020

The front pages are dominated by stories about personal protective equipment problems.


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