Researchers say early tests of a potential COVID-19 vaccine have shown promising results. The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 211,000. Follow all of today's developments live in our blog.
British World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore is in for a very special 100th birthday on Thursday after well-wishers from around the world repaid his record-breaking fundraising efforts by sending him tens of thousands of birthday cards.
"It's the most amazing outpouring of love for a great man," said James Hodgson, headmaster of the nearby Bedford School in central England, which has taken on the mammoth task of opening and displaying the cards. "We've had cards from all around the world, not just the UK ... we've had cards from two-year-olds and we've had cards from 92-year-olds," Hodgson said.
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