PPE

Asbestos is the greatest cause of workplace deaths in UK - still risky

'Sick of the lies': Michelle Mone breaks silence on covid PPE scandal

Munya Chawawa

Thursday: Munya Chawawa: How to Survive a Dictator (Channel 4, 10pm)

Almost 4 in 10 Brits admit to leaving litter on a beach - and say they will cont...

Harry McCrory (Engineering Manager at Northwest Medical) with Health Minister Robin Swann at the firm’s manufacturing HQ in Campsie.

Robin Swann opens PPE manufacturing facility outside Derry

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already...

Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings has published a WhatsApp exchange in which the Prime Minister appeared to describe Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s performance as “totally f***ing hopeless” (Photo: Shutterstock)

Johnson called Hancock 'totally f***ing useless' in WhatsApp messages, Cummings ...

The government was not as prepared as it could have been for the Covid pandemic, the National Audit Office found (Photo: Shutterstock)

Government did not have ‘detailed contingency plans’ in place for pandemic

Porsche Macan EV

Porsche Macan EV pictured testing on public roads

Michael Donaldson

Dentists at 40% pre-pandemic levels as Michael Donaldson urges people to look af...

Rena Donaghey. (By Christina J Irwin)

COVID - One Year On - ‘People have pulled together amazingly’ - Donegal Cathaoir...

Foyle Search and Rescue file image.

Foyle Search in emergency rescue operation in Derry overnight

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet...

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens now? (Photo by Molly Darlington - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens...

A multitude of healthcare bodies in the UK are asking the Government for better personal protection against Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK health workers want the government to update 'inadequate' Covid PPE guidance

TOP: William and Kate speaking to Magee staff and students (l-r) Stephanie Dunleavey, Lecturer in the School of Nursing, Ulster University, Elizabeth (Lisa) Semerdzhieva, Year 3 Nursing student, Rachel Reid, Year 3 Nursing student, Paige Murray, Year 3 Nursing student. BELOW: Abigail McGarvey, Year 1 Nursing Student. (Pics: Kensington Palace)

Prince William and Kate give Magee nursing students royal seal of approval for a...
Nursing students at Ulster University’s Magee campus in Derry have had their hard work and dedication recognised by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this week.
Laura Glenn

The most commonly recorded symptom was flashbacks of the patient's time in hospital (Photo: Shutterstock)

Around a third of Covid patients thought to experience PTSD symptoms after being...

Service user Janine Cousins (left) receives a health check from Health Promotion Student Grace Kennedy dressed in PPE at Action Cancer House in Belfast.

Action Cancer services are still available

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and Wales since the pandemic began (Photo: Shutterstock)

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and W...

Pat Carlin, recently elected Chairman, of Foyle Search and Rescue. Photo: George Sweeney. Photo: George Sweeney / Derry Journal. DER2102GS – 010

Foyle Search and Rescue attended over 200 incidents in 2020

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned?

Army enlisted to help roll out the Covid vaccine in the UK - this is the plan

Sean McCauley, Specsavers Derry

Specsavers Derry stores confirm they remain open for appointments

£122m worth of Covid PPE bought for the NHS has never been used

1st and 2nd class stamps are going up in price - here's how much you'll have to ...

Experts warn that the nation is in for a big freeze – as gas engineers expect to...

NHS doctors and nurses will get a pay rise next year - how much will staff get? Rhona Shennan

Companies recommended by MPs were handed billions worth of Covid contracts - acc...

Raksha Dave, Dr Xand van Tulleken & John Sergeant on a rooftop overlooking Leicester Square

‘Lockdown’ was used during the Great Plague

Fire services are giving this advice to people with fireplaces and chimneys

Cancer Focus NI bra-fitting coordinator Debbie Leslie.

Fitting service resumes in Derry for women undergoing breast cancer surgery

Derry man aiming to create largest 3D printed sculpture in the world

Care homes will be prioritised for testing. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care homes will be given free PPE until March under new coronavirus plans

A study in China found that people who wear glasses appear to be at lower risk of catching COVID-19 (Photo: Getty)

Does wearing glasses or goggles protect you from coronavirus?

The care home has since expressed gratitude to the MP for raising the issue (photo: Shutterstock)

The care home which sacked an employee over claims of lack of PPE has admitted i...

Some of the new and returning attractions at Cullen's Fun Fair at Ebrington Square which opens later today.

Cullens Amusements return today with extensive measures in place

Michael Allen, Principal of Lisneal College. DER1815MC059

Lisneal College confirms protocols for return to school

(Photo: JONATHAN KLEIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Ayanda Capital supplied 50 million faulty face masks to the UK - this is what th...

If small businesses fail, who will help our local economies and communities?

Altnagelvin cancer services nurse Lisa Magee

‘All heathcare staff have risen to the pandemic challenge’

(Photo: Shutterstock)

When driving lessons and tests can restart and why you'll have to rebook your te...

MARCH 4TH 2020: Judge Desmond Marrinan, Head of Review, pictured with members of the NW Migrant Forum, Paulette Mutiziztare, Aynaz Zarif, Lilian Seenoi-Barr, Forum Director, Tshamang Mushapo, Hyder Hasan, Yousuf Hassan and Tamal Simpson at the Review of Hate Crime Legislation Outreach Event held in the Guildhall on Wednesday evening . DER1020GS – 010

5k Community Walk Towards Racial Equality in Derry this weekend

A new kitemark will verify when face coverings are of a certain quality (photo: BSI)

This is the new Kitemark logo to check if your face mask is effective and breath...

Are you in the market for some face masks? (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are 8 of the most fashionable face masks you can buy - from Nanotech to Re...

Scientists say a second wave of coronavirus over winter could be 'worse than fir...

Gavin James

Buncrana Music Festival returns with ‘socially distanced festival’ headlined by ...

Employers are changing the way they find the best candidates during the pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

How the pandemic is changing the way companies are recruiting

Things are likely to be different on your next trip away (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what hotels, self-catering lets and campsites will be like on your next ...

Don’t be surprised if hotels ask you about your health history before you attend (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's what to expect on your next spa visit or spa hotel stay

Derry Central Library will reopen for the new book and collect scheme from Thursday July 23.

Derry Central Library to reopen as part of a new July pilot scheme

Members of the Derry Masks and Scrubs Making Group Pauline Mullan, Terri Kennedy, , Anne MacCrossan, Aideen Hughes Sally Mullan and Nuala Miller presenting a cheque for £1,262.52 to James McMenamin, Foyle Food Bank

Scrub and mask group’s huge effort for frontline

The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Brian Tierney pictured on a visit to Liquid Creations at Newbuildings on Wednesday afternoon last where he received various hand sanitizers for the Councilâ€TMs Environmental Directorate, courtesy of Ankush and Moheet Vij, directors, Liquid Creations. On right is Alderman Maurice Devenney. (Photo: Jim McCafferty Photography)

Derry firm gives Mayor Brian Tierney PPE and hand sanitiser for refuse workers

There are currently no cases of people with COVID-19 at Altnagelvin Hospital. DER1920GS - 011

Ten care homes still with COVID outbreaks

What will you be ordering? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Greggs is reopening 800 branches on 18 June - here's everything on the new menu

A staff member wearing PPE at the reception desk of City of Derry Airport.

City of Derry Airport brings in temperature checks, face masks and other measure...