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Others, it is personal. sarah, at number", is on the front line. shes a healthcare assistant at the birmingham hospital trust, that has had more than 600 covid—i9 deaths. does this help you get through? yes, massively, 100% helps me. every thursday. it is like a release. it is a release. i come out and they are all clapping, it is another week coming to an end. just amazing. just fantastic, i cant believe it. 0h... at precisely 8:00, for the fifth week in a row, it felt like the whole of the u...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines millions of essential workers and theirfamilies in england can now book a test to see if they have coronavirus if they show symptoms. there have been fewer people coming forward for a test than wed expected and thats why weve been able to expand the availability to all essential workers and just make it so much easierfor them to be able to get a test. president trump suggests you can treat covid—19 by injecting disinfectant into the body — doctors c...

0h... at precisely 8:00, for the fifth week in a row, it felt like the whole of the uk erupted. # let it shine, let it shine... sirens. 8,000 miles from home, members of the british antarctic surveyjoined in. in the middle east, divers from hms ledbury clapped and washed their hands at the same time. in the skies above wiltshire, the pilot of a light aircraft plotted his flight path to spell out his gratitude. while on the ground, the social distancing red arrows. from bin collectors in norfolk,...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. the first human trials for a coronavirus vaccine are starting at oxford university today. government scienctific advisers look set to say the public should not wear medicalface masks, but should feel free to cover their faces with scarves. thousands of people in england are being asked to provide regular nose and throat swabs for a study tracking spread and level of immuity to the virus. a nurse praised by borisjohnson for helping to save his life earl...

In previous climbs, and with this one he is supporting three medical cause, including the nhs. the nhs saved my life three years ago and theyre saving a lot of peoples lives at the moment, so i was resuscitated three times after my accident. hopefully i can repay them in some small way over the next four days. ed says he hopes to become the first quadriplegic to climb the real everest, but for the next few days, the top of the world lies at the top of the stairs. andy swiss, bbc news. sending hi...

Andi my brain works, id tried everest and i dont know if i will regret it or not but i suppose he will find out this week. the curveball is im doing it all with one leg pretty much because it only got one functioning leg. so that portland does not know what it is and for, i dont think. it is certainly a tall order. mount everest is nearly 9000 metres high while eds staircase is just over three metres so he will have to go up it 2783 times, around 89,000 steps to reach the summit. he has raised m...

Accident and was told he might never walk again. remarkably, though, he defied his injuries. within a year, he was climbing mountains. and now, in lockdown, hes tackling the biggest of the lot... ed? hi. how are you doing? ..by stairs. i was first going to consider climbing the height of snowden, but then the way my brain works, i decided to do everest on a four—day expedition from my parents kitchen to the landing, and i dont know if im going to regret it or not, but i suppose well find out t...

Good morning, welcome to bbc news. im victoria derbyshire. here are the latest headlines: more warnings from hospitals in england over shortages of personal protective equipment — some say supplies of gowns are critically low. it comes after a delivery of protective equipment from turkey was delayed. ministers call on all companies to do their bit, to help bolster supplies. i would urge any companies that feel that they have not had a response from government and have that capacity to continue...

Lows of around 47 degrees, a touch of frost in scotland. tomorrow is almost identical to today, sunshine from dawn till dusk, a brisk easterly wind across eastern areas, gusts of around 30 or 40 mph, those winds are working across very cold season so across these eastern coastal areas, temperatures will be around 13 to 15 degrees, highest temperatures further west, looking at temperatures in the low 20s in the afternoon. that‘s the latest weather. that‘s the latest weather.

England wales and northern ireland, lows of around 47 degrees, a touch of frost in scotland. tomorrow is almost identical to today, sunshine from dawn till dusk, a brisk easterly wind across eastern areas, gusts of around 30 or a0 mph, those winds are working across very cold season so winds are working across very cold season so across winds are working across very cold season so across these eastern coastal areas, temperatures will be around 13 to 15 degrees, highest temperatures further west,...