Meridian Health

Self-employed workers across the south will be given support from the government during the coronavirus pandemic.

The charity is asking DIY stores, builders' merchants, vets, tattoo parlours and beauty salons to donate stock to protect frontline staff.

The disparity between government figures and the ONS figures can be explained by differences in methods of counting and reporting.

An emergency NHS village to support hospital staff has been set up in Berkshire.

Peter Davy, 65, unemployed, of Albion Street, Brighton pleaded guilty to all charges over the incident on Saturday.

The Ventilator Challenge UK consortium includes Rolls-Royce, Ford, Airbus and several Formula One racing teams.

Many volunteers the charity usually relies upon are also self-isolating, so firefighters have offered their help.

There's been widespread anger after photographs emerged of what appears to be dumped food thought to have been bought by panic buyers.

From failed baking attempts, to a cup of tea with neighbours on the street - here's a selection of the uplifting stories from lockdown life.

Cabinet minister Michael Gove said the length of lockdown measures "depends on all our behaviour".