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29 March 2020

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Professor Rebecca Shipley and Professor Mervyn Singer, who helped develop the device

F1 team helps to create coronavirus breathing aid

Thousands of the devices, which deliver oxygen to the lungs without needing a ventilator, could be made.

Esther moves from house to house every day

The fears of domestic workers who can't stay at home

Esther has to keep working to feed her family in Kenya but is worried about catching coronavirus.

Party banner

'Thousands' join virtual fancy dress party

Organisers say the party was the perfect remedy "to a dull few weeks" amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Victoria Repa

'My $60m weight-loss app cured my personal pain'

Victoria Repa has created an app to help people lose weight, an issue she struggled with growing up.

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt learnt to make an igloo while visiting Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.

How to make an igloo

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt learnt to make an igloo while visiting Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.

Ben Lawson-Green

'I still wear a suit to work, even in my own home'

Ben Lawson-Green is trying to maintain a normal routine during coronavirus self-isolation.

Mike and Liz Brookes

Coping with self-isolation when you have dementia

Families affected by dementia are adjusting to develop new routines away from external support.

NHS Nightingale

Cabin crew offered coronavirus field hospital work

Virgin Atlantic and EasyJet appeal to staff to step in and help at the NHS Nightingale hospital.

VAG

Common sense plea over council staff redeployment

Leisure centre staff are among those being moved to the frontline as councils cope with shortages.

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