Nicholas Hazell, 36, from Epsom, Surrey, assaulted an officer in a hospital after being taken there when he falsely claimed to have swallowed drugs.

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An intensive care nurse has called for the public to stay at home and support the "underfunded, under-prepared and under-protected" NHS staff in a powerful poem.

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A single UK ticket-holder has staked a claim for the £57.8 million EuroMillions jackpot.

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A "disgusting" queue-jumper at Poundland has been jailed after spitting at store staff and police officers.

South Africa's Kruger National Park lions have been taking advantage of the quiet roads during the coronavirus lockdown to sleep in areas that would normally be busy with tourists.

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A "kind and thoughtful" British Transport Police officer has died after contracting coronavirus.

Police in Hong Kong have arrested at least 14 veteran pro-democracy activists accused of joining unlawful protests last year.

The Government has pledged an extra £1.6 billion in funding to councils to help them tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

Police have launched an investigation after an officer was filmed threatening to "make something up" in order to arrest a man.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her family must continue their excruciating wait to find out if her temporary release from prison in Iran has been extended.

NHS frontline workers continue to fight to save the country from scourge of coronavirus, despite protective equipment shortages and sobering statistics.

The Government is to launch a review into why people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds appear to be disproportionately affected by coronavirus.

Broadway star Nick Cordero's wife said coronavirus complications have led the star to need a leg amputation.

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Ben Elliot, the government's food waste Czar, has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could leave millions of Britons hungry.

The Government is facing a mounting backlash over its response to the coronavirus pandemic while the death toll of Covid-19 in UK hospitals has passed 16,000.

Defiant US healthcare workers have been praised after silently blocking cars during coronavirus anti-lockdown demonstrations in Colorado.

The Government's chief scientific adviser has warned that coronavirus vaccines are "long shots" after human trials are set to begin within the next seven days.

At least 16 people have been killed in the deadliest mass shooting in Canada's history.

RAF plane still awaiting go-ahead for flight to Turkey to collect supplies

Shielding of care and nursing homes has "completely failed", a GP and academic said today amid fears that the number of elderly people who have died is far higher than official statistics show.

Spies with medical qualifications have been switched from fighting terrorism to join the national fight against coronavirus, the head of MI5 revealed today.

A paramedic was left unable to go to work after a brick was thrown through their car window.

Pair in Leicestershire reprimanded for illicit weekend venture which prompted police helicopter search

At least 16 people have been killed and more injured after a mass shooting in Canada.

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after failing to stop for police.

Officials in San Clemente draw line in the sand at local park after weeks of rule-breaking by unruly skateboarders

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NHS doctors and nurses on the frontline are now being asked to treat coronavirus patients without full-length gowns if necessary, ahead of expected shortages.

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Donald Trump has suggested criticism levelled at test shortages across the US is part of a "very dangerous political game".

The Met Police is facing legal action in regards to the murder of PC Keith Palmer in the Westminster terror attack.

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to NHS staff who have made the "ultimate sacrifice" serving the British public during the coronavirus pandemic.

Oil prices in the US have dropped into negative territory due to collapse in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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The move, which the US leader announced in a tweet in the early hours of Tuesday, effectively achieves a long-term policy goal of the president to curb immigration, making use of the crisis to do so.