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Coronavirus: 5,000 'extra' heart deaths since March
A heart charity is urging people not to delay checks or treatment during the second wave.
WHO worried young people won't want Covid vaccine
The WHO says it's "really concerned" some young people may not want to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
Covid: Children more likely to be infected in second wave
Evidence presented to government confirmed rising infections as schools reopened.
R number for UK has fallen to between 1 and 1.2
ONS data also says the number of people infected with coronavirus is slowing down.
Covid: Learning disability death rates 'six times higher'
The government announces a review following the findings of Public Health England's report.
Eating disorders: Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock urged to act
Campaigners says no-one should be dying from eating disorders in the UK, yet it happens every day.
Coronavirus: Safety officials had 'political' pressure to approve PPE
Emails reveal how officials described pressure to approve protective suits for the NHS.
Coronavirus: Rapid tests in care homes a 'game-changer'
Initial study shows tests done by care home staff are as accurate as those done in hospitals.
Coronavirus: Year-long waits for hospital care in England worst since 2008
Surgeons warn patients are left in pain, as experts predict the situation will worsen during winter.
Black people 'twice as likely to catch coronavirus'
The largest analysis so far indicates black and Asian people are at higher risk.
Chester hospital baby deaths: Nurse Lucy Letby in court
Lucy Letby is charged with killing eight infants at a hospital neo-natal unit in 2015 and 2016.
Hospitals install pop-up Covid-19 isolation bays
Six NHS Trusts across England are fitting pop-up isolation rooms in their hospitals.
Covid-19 grief: 'I do talk about it'
As the UK death toll passes 50,000, Sue Horsfall tells the BBC about losing her husband to Covid-19 in October.
Coronavirus: Northern England 'worst hit' by pandemic
Health inequalities have led to Covid-19 taking a "devastating grip" on the north, a report says.
Students in Leicester take part in rapid coronavirus test
De Montfort University students are some of the first to try tests which give a result in 20-30 minutes.
Russian Covid vaccine shows encouraging results
The full trial results have not yet been published, but scientists welcomed the positive news.
Instagram: New tools to ban self-harm and suicide posts
The social media app has rolled out technology in the UK and Europe to identify harmful posts.
Covid vaccine: 'No decision' on under 50s vaccine plan
Uncertainty about how the Covid vaccines work mean there is no plan for younger people yet.
Student Covid-19 testing: BBC takes a look at one of the first university facilities
A look around a university testing centre after mass testing is announced to help get students home for Christmas.
Covid-19 vaccine: Prof Van-Tam says he would take the vaccine
England's Deputy Chief Medical Officer says he has "absolute trust" in the safety of a vaccine.
Mobile robo-surgeons could widen access to keyhole surgery
A modular design allows keyhole surgery to be performed in smaller operating theatres.
Second wave: NHS staff 'feeling the strain'
The BBC’s health editor Hugh Pym spent a day at Royal Derby Hospital
Immunising the world against Covid-19
With new developments in the race for a Covid-19 vaccine, how easy would it be to immunise the world? Tulip Mazumdar reports.
Covid: Bolsonaro hails suspension of Chinese vaccine trial
The head of the institute conducting the trials says there was a death but not caused by the vaccine.
Covid vaccine: No guarantees on Pfizer roll-out but NHS ready - Hancock
The health secretary also announces that, from Tuesday, NHS staff will be tested twice a week.
Coronavirus: Meeting the plasma donor who 'saved my life'
Ann was the first to try an experimental coronavirus treatment in the UK involving a plasma transfer.
Covid vaccine: How will we keep it cold enough?
The vaccine has to be kept at temperatures that are much lower than home freezers reach.
Matt Hancock on Covid 19 vaccine trials and roll out
The UK does not have a Covid vaccine yet, but is “one step closer” says the health secretary.
Coronavirus: Turkish Germans raise new Covid vaccine hopes
A husband and wife from Turkish immigrant families spearhead a vaccine breakthrough.
'Really exciting time' as Covid vaccine hopes soar
Professor Sir John Bell, from Oxford University, says we could have multiple vaccines available in early 2021.
Hancock: 'NHS absolutely ready' for Covid vaccine
The heath secretary says it will be "a huge logistical effort" to roll out a Covid vaccine once approved.
Coronavirus doctor's diary: 'We are first-hand witnesses of this devastation'
Four nurses describe the pressure they are under as the second coronavirus wave gathers force.
Covid 'raises new psychiatric disorders risk'
Anxiety was most commonly diagnosed in a study of US patients for 90 days after their diagnosis.
Covid: NHS staff helped through crisis by 'wobble room'
Staff at the Royal Derby Hospital created the room as a place to escape from the intense pressures.
Mental health issues 'rise' during Wales lockdown
Pontypool residents have faced increased stress, often over money, as a result of the pandemic.
Covid: Shoppers hit high streets as Wales' lockdown ends
New regulations allow shops to reopen and up to four people from different households to meet.
Covid vaccine: First 'milestone' vaccine offers 90% protection
The vaccine is a "significant step" forward for getting life back to normal, but challenges remain.
Covid vaccine: what does the Pfizer vaccine news mean?
Life isn't back to normal yet, but this news is promising.
Covid: Cancer delays 'could cause 2,000 deaths in Wales'
Wheelchair athlete Simon Green says he was told his cancer was inoperable after his scan was delayed.
Covid: Lack of ventilator supplies 'hit' disabled people
The pandemic is making it hard to get medication and breathing equipment, a BBC survey suggests.
Covid-19: Global coronavirus cases pass 50 million
More than 1.25 million coronavirus-related deaths have been reported, Johns Hopkins university says.
'I lost eight pregnancies in nine years'
Charlotte Kingsbury, from Nottinghamshire, had fertility treatment before finally giving birth.
Coronavirus: Hauliers included in Denmark restrictions
Rules for travel from Denmark were tightened after a coronavirus strain spread from mink to humans.
Coronavirus: UK bans Denmark visitors over mink Covid-19 fears
And UK citizens returning from the country must isolate with all other household members for 14 days.
Greater Manchester's NHS hospitals suspend non-urgent care
Greater Manchester hospitals are treating "more Covid patients than at the peak of the first wave".
Covid: Liverpool testing trial sites doubled after queues on first day
Up to 12,000 people got tested on day one of a city-wide trial, Liverpool's public health boss says.
Covid-19: US hits record daily case rise three days running
The record rise in infections include Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, officials said Friday.
Covid: How to survive a winter lockdown, from those who've done it
Tips on lockdown life in cold weather - from sub-zero coffee meet-ups to watching films in the bath.
'I was refused a home Covid test after credit check'
A BBC investigation finds people are being refused home Covid tests because of their credit histories.
Covid-19: Nursing shortage warning as winter looms
Lack of nurses combined with staff absence may risk NHS patient safety, says Royal College of Nursing.
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