The CEO of the NHS Confederation said the supply could have been enough to 'avert an absolute crisis'

The number of people who have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK has reached 17,337, up from 16,509 in 24 hours.

Human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed at the University of Oxford will begin on Thursday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said.

Award-winning film-maker Gurinder Chadha has hailed the "NHS heroes" who stayed at her aunt's bedside as she lost the fight with coronavirus complications in hospital.

"Our premise has always been to change an industry which is traditionally quite bad, and become sustainable"

A "well-loved" nurse has died after contracting coronavirus.

A nurse who came from South Africa to the UK to bring her "passion for care" to the NHS has died after contracting coronavirus.

The Foreign Office's top civil servant has backtracked after saying ministers took a "political decision" not to take part in an EU scheme to get vital coronavirus equipment.

A one-year-old girl with chronic lung disease and a heart defect has become one of the UK's youngest coronavirus survivors.

The number of deaths from coronavirus in England and Wales reached the peak almost two weeks ago, leading scientists have said.

Ten years worth of ventilators are to be made in around just ten weeks to cope with demand during the coronavirus outbreak, the head of a consortium of manufacturers has said.

A three-week-old girl has recovered from coronavirus to the delight of her parents.

Netflix has seen a surge in new sign-ups as audiences stayed in their homes to help fight coronavirus and binged on series such as Tiger King.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have pledged to make supporting the mental health of frontline workers battling coronavirus their "top priority" in the months ahead.

The world is at risk of suffering widespread famines "of biblical proportions" within just a few months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has warned.

The economy would be hit by a premature end to the lockdown which would also "damage people's confidence very severely", Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned.

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Adverts promoting IV drips that claimed to boost patients' immunity to Covid-19 have been banned by the advertising watchdog.

Residents of a German town have been using a fishing rod to lift French baguettes over the border amid the coronavirus lockdown.

The US state of Missouri is suing the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus as Beijing calls for solidarity and less "finger pointing" during the pandemic.

A man who claimed to have coronavirus and spat at police while being arrested for domestic assault has been jailed.

The rate of Consumer Price Index inflation decreased by 0.2 per cent to 1.5 per cent in March amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Office for National Statistics has said.

Temperatures will soar this week with the UK set to be hotter than Ibiza amid the coronavirus lockdown.

This emotional footage shows the moment hospital staff lined the streets to pay respects to a "devoted" orthopaedic surgeon who died after testing positive for coronavirus.

Police in New York broke up a "4/20" marijuana party in Manhattan after receiving a tip that nearly 40 people were not practising social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak.

A flock of sheep descended on an empty McDonald's restaurant in Wales amid the coronavirus lockdown.

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Police have been using drones and quad bikes to catch people not obeying coronavirus lockdown rules in Italy.

Some NHS workers have been received letters asking them to be retested for Covid-19 following concerns previous tests were faulty.

Stephen Hawking's ventilator has been donated to the NHS to help treat coronavirus patients at a hospital in Cambridge.

Donald Trump has defended his company's decision to temporarily lay off more than 150 workers at his private Mar-a-Lago club.

Nearly a quarter of British adults have felt lonely during the coronavirus lockdown, a new study has suggested, sparking fears over the unintended mental health impact of the restrictions.

A second wave of coronavirus cases could put an "unimaginable strain" on the US healthcare system this winter, the country's top health official has warned.

A family who were stopped by police while driving to Brighton during the coronavirus lockdown told officers they were "bored of staying in and wanted some fresh air".

More than 2,000 people each week may be missing cancer diagnoses and possibly losing vital treatment time due to coronavirus fears, a leading cancer charity has warned.

Health bosses have denied a report that transfers of coronavirus patients to the newly built NHS Nightingale in London were rejected due to a lack of nurses.

Greta Thunberg has released a video showing a family calmly getting ready for the day while their house burns down around them as a symbol of the threat of climate change.

Three London Ambulance Service staff were today revealed to have died with coronavirus.

A London brewery is donating the income from two new beers brewed in honour of frontline healthcare workers to NHS charities.

A couple have been fined after getting stranded on a rock on the Scottish coast during the coronavirus lockdown.

Dominic Raab says a total of 69 NHS workers have died during the coronavirus pandemic amid claims the true toll is much higher.

Rugby stars have recorded inspirational messages for boys at a London school to help motivate them through the coronavirus lockdown.

A Banksy mural in Bristol has been given a face mask in a coronavirus-themed makeover.

Fears that Transport for London may have to axe services because of a cash crisis were downplayed today.

Paratroopers have started the #MohawkChallenge after the veteran's example

Police have been left "flabbergasted" after a man who coughed in an officer's face claiming to have Covid-19 was spared jail. .

Japanese authorities have cut down thousands of flowers to stop people from gathering in crowds during the coronavirus pandemic.

The death toll among Covid-19 hospital patients in the UK has passed 18,000, official figures show.

The UK's coronavirus death toll may have already hit 41,000 – twice as high as official figures suggest, new analysis has found.