r Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe forced to wait another day for prison release verdict By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-18T18:23:00Z 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. Full Article
r Tributes to 'beloved' NHS staff as health service Covid-19 death toll rises to 56 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-18T18:51:00Z NHS frontline workers continue to fight to save the country from scourge of coronavirus, despite protective equipment shortages and sobering statistics. Full Article
r Eight rescued from rockfall while out taking daily exercise on Isle of Wight By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-18T20:09:09Z Eight people were rescued from a rockfall while out taking their daily exercise on the Isle of Wight. Full Article
r UK to fly in more than 80 tonnes of PPE for health workers as hospital deaths pass 15,000 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-18T22:03:00Z More than 80 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE) are due to arrive in the UK on Sunday, amid fears hospitals could run out of "critical" supplies. Full Article
r Coronavirus UK LIVE: Another 888 die in hospital of Covid-19 as Government pressed on dwindling protective equipment supply By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-18T17:56:00Z The Government is under increasing pressure to provide NHS staff with vital personal protective equipment (PPE), as supplies dwindle at the height of the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
r Tributes paid to Marie Curie nurse, 68, who died after contracting coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T07:48:00Z A 68-year-old Marie Curie nurse from south London who died after contracting coronavirus has been remembered as "a beautiful person". Full Article
r Covid-19 cases to be tracked by ethnicity amid disproportionately high number of BAME deaths By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-18T21:05:00Z 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. Full Article
r Lady Gaga's star-studded One World Together at Home concert sees raft of emotive tributes to coronavirus heroes By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T07:07:00Z Stars including Beyonce, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and Elton John took part in the concert Full Article
r US actor and Broadway singer Nick Cordero loses leg due to coronavirus complications, wife says By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T09:24:23Z Broadway star Nick Cordero's wife said coronavirus complications have led the star to need a leg amputation. Full Article
r Hero Captain Tom Moore shares message of hope: We will get through this and come out stronger By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T10:36:00Z He has raised more than £25 million Full Article
r Food For London Now: Meet the heroic volunteer cyclists delivering meals to the vulnerable By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T11:20:00Z Donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW Full Article
r Motorcylist, 37, dies after collision with lamppost in east London By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T11:50:00Z A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a lamppost in east London. Full Article
r Sir David Attenborough issues emotive plea for world to 'stop waste and cherish our planet' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T12:05:40Z Sir David Attenborough warned humans had a "last chance" to change their behaviour and save the planet as he urged people to "stop waste of any kind". Full Article
r Prince Harry hails 'wonderfully British response' to Covid-19 and gives shout-out to 'amazing' Captain Tom Moore By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-18T22:33:00Z The Duke of Sussex has said he's "incredibly proud" of the British public as the country rallies together to tackle the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
r Coronavirus death toll in UK hospitals passes 16,000 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T12:07:00Z The coronavirus death toll in UK hospitals has passed 16,000. Full Article
r Gene Deitch dead: Tom and Jerry director and Oscar-winning illustrator dies aged 95 By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T13:27:00Z Oscar-winning illustrator and film director Gene Deitch has died at the age of 95. Full Article
r Furloughed workers use spare time to make healthy meals for NHS heroes By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T13:34:11Z With one in four UK workers already on or facing furlough during the coronavirus pandemic, some food lovers are cooking up a storm for the NHS Full Article
r 'Very good chance' of coronavirus vaccine but no certainty, says leading scientist By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T14:18:57Z A team of scientists are due to start clinical trials towards the end of next week Full Article
r Family in Australia hilariously recreate 15-hour flight to Germany in their living room By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T14:57:10Z Coronavirus: the symptoms Follow our live updates here Full Article
r Food For London Now: UK food waste czar Ben Elliot warns pandemic could leave millions hungry By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-18T13:27:00Z Ben Elliot, the government's food waste Czar, has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could leave millions of Britons hungry. Full Article
r Girl, eight, bakes hundreds of scones to cheer up vulnerable neighbours during Covid-19 lockdown By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T17:03:00Z A primary school girl, who discovered a passion for baking during the coronavirus lockdown, has made hundreds of scones to cheer up the elderly and vulnerable. Full Article
r Boris Johnson has been 'at helm of Covid-19 response since outbreak began': Downing Street hits back at Sunday Times report By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T19:15:00Z Downing Street has fiercely rebuffed newspaper reports that Boris Johnson failed to act in the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak. Full Article
r Woman, 96, dies from Covid-19 102 years after her sister died of Spanish Flu By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T20:18:00Z A US woman has died after contracting coronavirus more than a century after her sister was killed by the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to local obituaries. Full Article
r One World Together at Home: Little Mix and Tom Jones among stars paying tribute to NHS in global online concert By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T20:25:00Z Little Mix, Michael Buble and Sir Elton John were among the stars playing tribute to the NHS in a special online concert. Full Article
r Coronavirus UK LIVE: Covid-19 hospital deaths pass 16,000 as Downing Street hits back at criticism of pandemic response By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T17:41:00Z 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. Full Article
r Celebration as first Covid-19 patients discharged from London's NHS Nightingale hospital By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T17:28:00Z The first coronavirus patients to be successfully treated at London's new NHS Nightingale London are returning home to their loved ones. Full Article
r Hospital leaders reveal 'exasperation' as they hit out at Government over failed PPE delivery By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T06:27:00Z Hospital leaders have criticised the Government after a shipment which contained vital equipment for NHS staff was delayed. Full Article
r Fundraising hero Captain Tom Moore's charity cover on course for number one By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-19T17:11:00Z Captain Tom Moore and Michael Ball are on course to score a number one single for their cover of You'll Never Walk Alone. Full Article
r National minute's silence in tribute to NHS staff and key workers killed by Covid-19 looking increasingly likely By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T06:41:00Z Unison and royal colleges of nursing and midwives call for 'ultimate tribute' to key workers who died while battling coronavirus. Full Article
r Medical staff praised for silent counter-protest in Colorado as anti-lockdown demonstrations erupt across US By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T07:01:00Z Defiant US healthcare workers have been praised after silently blocking cars during coronavirus anti-lockdown demonstrations in Colorado. Full Article
r Canada explosion: Three fighting for life and 12 more injured as bomb is detonated in Mississauga restaurant By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2018-05-25T04:55:00Z Police are hunting two masked men who set off a bomb inside an Indian restaurant outside Toronto, injuring at least 15 people. Full Article
r Kangaroo hops through empty Australian streets amid coronavirus lockdown By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T07:24:00Z A kangaroo was spotted hopping through the empty streets of Adelaide amid the coronavirus lockdown. Full Article
r Coronavirus vaccine is a 'long shot' and will take time, chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance warns By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T08:15:32Z 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. Full Article
r Canada shooting: First picture of policewoman Heidi Stevenson who was killed in Nova Scotia attack By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T08:19:00Z At least 16 people have been killed in the deadliest mass shooting in Canada's history. Full Article
r Boris Johnson 'fears second peak of infections if Covid-19 lockdown relaxed too soon' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T08:00:00Z The Prime Minister reportedly poured caution on easing current lockdown measures during discussion with senior Government colleagues Full Article
r Astronomers track star dancing around black hole in proof of Albert Einstein theory By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T08:49:00Z More than a century ago, Einstein predicted how much the star's orbit changes, and now the data collected by scientists exactly matches his theory. Full Article
r Heartbreak for families of devoted NHS nurse, radiology worker and GP who died with coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T09:16:00Z Tributes have been paid to three more NHS workers who have lost their lives with coronavirus. Full Article
r What is furlough? Employees' rights amid coronavirus and pay information By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T06:30:00Z Key questions about furlough answered by David Barzilay from tax, accounting and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg Full Article
r The Londoner: Fashionista rules for all you bananas in pyjamas By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T08:55:00Z In today's Diary: pyjama sales spike / Lawyer's daughter takes over firm's Instagram / Former top civil servant on accidentally causing a conspiracy theory / David Lammy grows tadpoles Full Article
r Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's letter to newspaper editors in full: There will be no corroboration and zero engagement By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T04:54:00Z The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have told four new newspaper groups – The Mirror, The Sun, The Daily Mail and Daily Express – they are no longer co-operating with them. Full Article
r Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce they will not talk to four newspaper groups By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T04:34:00Z Harry and Meghan have declared they will no longer engage with four British newspaper groups. Full Article
r Metro Bank agrees to pay customers back £10million in overdraft fees By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T10:04:47Z Full Article
r NHS medics fear life or death decisions in treating coronavirus patients amid PPE row By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T09:36:00Z RAF plane still awaiting go-ahead for flight to Turkey to collect supplies Full Article
r Top doctor: Care home shielding 'completely failed' during coronavirus pandemic By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T10:55:52Z 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. Full Article
r Sales surge at Mr Kipling maker as shoppers stock up their cupboards during coronavirus lockdown By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T09:16:00Z Full Article
r Piers Morgan tears into Oliver Dowden in heated GMB interview as he accuses Government of 'sending people out to get infected' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T09:38:00Z Piers Morgan has accused the Government of "actively sending people out to get infected" at the start of the coronavirus outbreak during a heated interview with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden. Full Article
r Prince Philip hails everyone from healthcare workers to rubbish collectors as they help nation battle coronavirus By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T09:30:00Z The Duke of Edinburgh's tribute about the 'vital and urgent work being done by so many' is his first major statement since his retirement in 2017 Full Article
r MI5 chief: Medically trained spies have switched to coronavirus fight By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T11:13:36Z Spies with medical qualifications have been switched from fighting terrorism to join the national fight against coronavirus, the head of MI5 revealed today. Full Article
r CCTV appeal after brick thrown at paramedic's window in Slough leaves them 'unable to go to work' By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T11:19:07Z A paramedic was left unable to go to work after a brick was thrown through their car window. Full Article
r Sir Philip Rutnam formally begins legal action against Home Secretary Priti Patel over constructive dismissal claims By www.standard.co.uk Published On :: 2020-04-20T11:38:44Z Former Home Office Permanent Secretary Sir Philip Rutnam has formally begun legal action against Home Secretary Priti Patel, claiming "constructive dismissal". Full Article