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A 99-year-old army veteran has set himself a challenge to walk 100 laps of his garden before he turns 100.

The British tech firm has been the subject of reports Chinese investors are attempting to seize control of the company.

Ending the lockdown too soon could lead to more deaths and tougher restrictions later on, a think tank cautioned.

Warwick Castle head falconer Chris O’Donnell said his team works with the birds from dawn until dusk every day.

Boris Johnson’s aide Dominic Cummings returned to Number 10 but the Prime Minister remains off work as he recovers from Covid-19.

Organisers say they have expanded on the physical programme in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak to ‘generate new spaces to celebrate and share’.

The Oasis and Warehouse Group is expected to appoint Deloitte as its administrator.

Rosie, a South American Humboldt penguin, has been at Sewerby Hall and Gardens since 1990 as part of the zoo’s breeding programme.

The clip by the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh’s critical care team has been viewed tens of thousands of times online.

The UK has been subject to strict social distancing measures for more than three weeks, with experts due to review these in the coming days.

The vital supplies were transported on a cargo-only flight chartered by the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care.

Nicola Richards, who is director of three care homes in Sheffield, says the last three weeks have been ‘horrendous’.

The Advertising Standards Agency found the chain had failed to make it clear the Rebel Whopper was cooked alongside meat and contained egg mayonnaise.

Organisations fear deaths in the care sector are going ‘under the radar’ and have called for more frequent updates.

The 460-bed unit in Washington, Tyne and Wear, will only be needed if North East hospitals are unable to cope with the influx of Covid-19 patients.

Doctors are still reporting shortfalls of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Coronavirus has pushed the death toll in England and Wales to its highest level since official weekly figures began in 2005.