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Father and daughter make life-size balloon model of Captain Tom Moore

Father and daughter make life-size balloon model of Captain Tom Moore

Father and daughter make life-size balloon model of Captain Tom Moore

22 April 2020

Craig Cash and his nine-year-old daughter Olivia-Mae used around 100 balloons to make the model.


Crane comeback continues as population reaches 400-year high

Crane comeback continues as population reaches 400-year high

Crane comeback continues as population reaches 400-year high

22 April 2020

Conservation work and reintroductions have helped boost the UK’s tallest bird, which went extinct here in the 1600s.


Poundland sees surge in £1 pregnancy test sales since start of lockdown

Poundland sees surge in £1 pregnancy test sales since start of lockdown

Poundland sees surge in £1 pregnancy test sales since start of lockdown

22 April 2020

The chain said sales of the kits have gone up by 25% since the measures were introduced at the end of March.


Writer notes irony of promoting novel about Great Plague during virus lockdown

Writer notes irony of promoting novel about Great Plague during virus lockdown

Writer notes irony of promoting novel about Great Plague during virus lockdown

22 April 2020

Sarah Burton, who was director of a Cambridge University creative writing course, got the idea for The Strange Adventures Of H a decade ago.


Inquiry set to start into cause of blaze at Grade II-listed mill

Inquiry set to start into cause of blaze at Grade II-listed mill

Inquiry set to start into cause of blaze at Grade II-listed mill

22 April 2020

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said at least three-quarters of Springfield Mill has been saved.


Residents complain of noise from HMS Prince of Wales keeping them awake

Residents complain of noise from HMS Prince of Wales keeping them awake

Residents complain of noise from HMS Prince of Wales keeping them awake

22 April 2020

The hum of the generators on the warship is proving troublesome for some people.


Nando’s reopens restaurant kitchens to feed NHS workers

Nando’s reopens restaurant kitchens to feed NHS workers

Nando’s reopens restaurant kitchens to feed NHS workers

22 April 2020

The peri-peri chicken chain said seven of its city centre restaurants reopened their kitchens on Monday.


Almost 300 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Northern Ireland nursing homes

Almost 300 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Northern Ireland nursing homes

Almost 300 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Northern Ireland nursing homes

22 April 2020

NHS staff have been drafted in to boost numbers in residential care settings.


Man plans to run London Marathon around his living room

Man plans to run London Marathon around his living room

Man plans to run London Marathon around his living room

22 April 2020

Col Bignell, from Co Down, said he intends to raise money for the health service with his 26.2-mile run.


UK coronavirus deaths may have reached 41,000, study finds

UK coronavirus deaths may have reached 41,000, study finds

UK coronavirus deaths may have reached 41,000, study finds

22 April 2020

The estimate includes more than 10,000 in care homes.


Man held after armed police respond to reports of man with weapons

Man held after armed police respond to reports of man with weapons

Man held after armed police respond to reports of man with weapons

22 April 2020

Roads around the Dockside area in Chatham, Kent, were closed off as officers moved in.


Charity warns 2,200 cancer cases going undetected each week due to Covid-19

Charity warns 2,200 cancer cases going undetected each week due to Covid-19

Charity warns 2,200 cancer cases going undetected each week due to Covid-19

22 April 2020

The pandemic has cut the number of urgent referrals for screenings by 75%, Cancer Research UK said.


Brent oil hits new 21-year low as coronavirus sends demand plummeting

Brent oil hits new 21-year low as coronavirus sends demand plummeting

Brent oil hits new 21-year low as coronavirus sends demand plummeting

22 April 2020

The cost of crude in the US briefly dipped into negative territory on Monday for the first time in history.


Armed police respond to reports of ‘man on balcony with weapons’ in Kent

Armed police respond to reports of ‘man on balcony with weapons’ in Kent

Armed police respond to reports of ‘man on balcony with weapons’ in Kent

22 April 2020

The public are being warned to stay away from Dock Head Road in Chatham.


Lyrid meteor shower dazzles in night sky during peak

Lyrid meteor shower dazzles in night sky during peak

Lyrid meteor shower dazzles in night sky during peak

22 April 2020

Although the peak may have passed, some of the shooting stars may be visible on Wednesday evening.


IFA technology show plans to go ahead despite coronavirus outbreak

IFA technology show plans to go ahead despite coronavirus outbreak

IFA technology show plans to go ahead despite coronavirus outbreak

22 April 2020

The annual trade show, which normally takes place in September, says preparations are being made for a new version of the event.


Beavers make themselves at home on Exmoor estate

Beavers make themselves at home on Exmoor estate

Beavers make themselves at home on Exmoor estate

22 April 2020

Beavers on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate are already beginning to engineer the landscape to create more wetlands.


Dogs being trained to sniff out coronavirus at airports

Dogs being trained to sniff out coronavirus at airports

Dogs being trained to sniff out coronavirus at airports

22 April 2020

Canines at the Medical Detection Dogs charity have previously been used to find cancer and malaria.


Stephen Hawking’s ventilator donated to NHS to help coronavirus patients

Stephen Hawking’s ventilator donated to NHS to help coronavirus patients

Stephen Hawking’s ventilator donated to NHS to help coronavirus patients

22 April 2020

The physicist’s daughter, Lucy, donated the medical equipment to the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.


Inflation falls in March on lower clothing and petrol prices

Inflation falls in March on lower clothing and petrol prices

Inflation falls in March on lower clothing and petrol prices

22 April 2020

The Office for National Statistics said the rate of Consumer Price Index inflation decreased to 1.5%.


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