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12 April 2020

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A man wearing PPE kits

India's race against time to save doctors

India does not have the PPE kits it needs to protect its doctors and police from Covid-19 infection.

Molly Dineen

Coronavirus: 'Where to start but the deep end?'

Junior doctor Molly Dineen has graduated early to help NHS workers in the fight against coronavirus.

Lovell, Swigert, Haise

Enhanced images reveal life on stricken spacecraft

Enhanced images reveal life aboard Nasa's stricken Apollo 13 spacecraft in unprecedented detail.

Cattle in Uganda

How livestock are being bred in Uganda

Livestock breeding is now hugely popular in Uganda, where methods are improving.

Joe Allington and granddaughter

The grandad who became a TikTok star without realising it

Joe Allington was persuaded to dance on TikTok for the first time in January. Now he's got 1.5 million followers.

NHS slogan "to protect yourself and others" written on the side of a yellow van in London

Body-bag stocks are running out, suppliers say

Health workers have had to wrap bodies in sheets and polythene bags, according to reports.

Police tape

Two charged over PC assault and breaching lockdown

Police officers were on patrol in Brixton on Friday when the incident is said to have occurred.

Marathon man

Man runs 'extremely boring' back garden marathon

Darren Singleton has so far raised about £500 for the NHS Charities Covid-19 appeal.

Nestle’s Andre Robins

How product supply chains can be sustainable in Africa

Nestle’s Andre Robins tells the BBC how the firm is making products sustainably in Africa.

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