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Coronavirus: Chinese hospitals inundated with patients ask public to bring own supplies

Officials in Wuhan have even started building new hospital from scratch to treat virus sufferers

Houston explosion: Fireballs shoot into sky as huge blast rips through Texas building

'We thought someone crashed into our building but it apparently happened eight miles away'

'I wake up wondering how this happened to us': the parents who have spent two years fighting for justice over their baby son's death

'We removed life support and we were in the room with his grandparents and we just held him until he took his last breath'

EU draws map for Boris Johnson of where customs checks he says don't exist will go

Prime minister has repeatedly denied that there will be extra checks or paperwork to bring goods between different parts of the UK

Uighur town clings to its cultural past in spite of China's efforts to extinguish it

Foreign journalists are now permitted to roam Yarkand's streets

Devoted football fans experience dangerous levels of stress, research finds

Supporters at risk of high blood pressure and heart attack

Texas explosion: Massive blast rips through Houston building

Blast so big it was felt up to 20 miles away

Trump official Betsy DeVos says being pro-choice is akin to supporting slavery

Education secretary's speech reportedly praises those who 'heroically work to make abortion unconstitutional'

Astronauts bake space's first ever cookies – and are surprised by how long it takes

Nobody yet knows what the chocolate chip cookies taste like

Transfer news LIVE: Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool latest with Bruno Fernandes, Edinson Cavani and Isco updates

All of the latest transfer news, gossip and done deals from around the continent as the deadline fast approaches


Harry Richford died as a result of catastrophic errors by panicking doctors and midwives during a traumatic birth in November 2017

France strikes: Unions hold 'black Friday' protests as Macron unveils controversial pension reforms

The longest strikes in France since 1968 enter their 51st day on Friday

John Legend recalls being treated like he 'didn't belong' at college because of his race

'I had several interactions with the police where they questioned my right to even be where I was,' says singer

Chelsea shirt sponsor: Blues begin search for new deal to replace Yokohama and keep up with Manchester United

The Blues will look to get close to United's £53m per year deal with Chevrolet

Coronavirus news – live: UK calls emergency Cobra meeting over deadly virus as 41m people under lockdown across China

Follow latest updates as officials fear infection will spread rapidly over Lunar New Year holidays

Facial recognition to be rolled out across London by police, despite privacy concerns

Police are to start using controversial facial recognition across London, despite concerns over the technology's accuracy and privacy...
