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Hope in a time of crisis

We look for the human stories behind the coronavirus crisis

4 June 2020

  • The actor Hugh Jackman

    A junior doctor's marathon – and other hopeful coronavirus stories

    Doctor runs home to raise funds for PPE and NHS worker sees children after nine weeks apart

7 May 2020

  • Maisie Catt who has raised almost £10,000 by walking a marathon distance for the charity that supported her. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday May 6, 2020. Maisie, 10, of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, lost her legs as a result of meningitis and septicaemia when she was a baby - she received blades when she was eight, and now enjoys Taekwondo and swimming. To raise the money Maisie walked 2.6 miles each day over a 10-day period on a treadmill and in her garden. See PA story HEALTH Coronavirus . Photo credit should read: Sharon Catt/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

    Fancy dress to hitting the jackpot: reasons for cheer in lockdown UK

    Across the country, people are finding ways to keep the spirits high amid coronavirus gloom

6 May 2020

  • Physical distancing, Subbuteo-style

    Valley opera, Subbuteo stadiums and 6,666 cartwheels

    A tenor who can be heard for miles; miniature advertising; and a tumbling fundraiser

5 May 2020

  • Dabirul Islam Choudhury

    Fast walking, light relief and a comic's supermarket rejection

    Three stories to bring a glint of joy amid the coronavirus gloom

4 May 2020

  • A gull grabs some food

    Post-lockdown dreams, clapping for gulls and charity campers

    A bored kookaburra goes for a walk, troublesome gulls are dispersed, while celebrities share their plans

28 April 2020

  • A pebble stack in recognition for the NHS which has been added to hundreds on the beach at Whitley Bay.

    An isolation disco, Lego Glastonbury and gravestone cleaning

    Tyneside residents dance the night away while a festival fan brings the Pyramid stage to his back garden

27 April 2020

  • Captain Tom Moore’s grandson Benjie, in the Great Hall of Bedford School, where more than 125,000 birthday cards sent from around the world are being opened.

    Sunshine therapy, bikes and a postmark for Captain Tom

    Recovering Covid-19 patients enjoy the weather while Royal Mail pays tribute to NHS fundraising hero

26 April 2020

  • A Vans For Bands tour bus parked outside Hillingdon hospital in Uxbridge

    Baby's guard of honour, a special delivery and tour-bus hotels

    A parcel reaches ‘somewhere in Sheffield’ and Captain Tom Moore reportedly makes honours shortlist

24 April 2020

  • A thank you letter from children who received plants from south-east London’s two-band ‘garden centre’.

    A 'nutional' health service, TikTok dancing at 82, and green fingers for all

    Squirrels enjoy an assault course, care home residents discover TikTok, while a keen gardener spreads the love

23 April 2020

  • Mak Larkin, from Hastings

    Inflight meals, a 36-hour bike ride, and toddler hears via magic of the internet

    Girl has implant switched on remotely, charity saves unused meals, and boy, 12, completes epic ride for NHS

22 April 2020

  • A flock of sheep explore an empty in McDonald’s in Ebbw Vale, Wales

    True-life portraits, imaginary nuptials and fantasising sheep

    Creativity erupts in spinning lambs and humans conjuring up a stand-in wedding, Instagram NHS gallery and indoor marathon

21 April 2020

  • The artist Rachel List strands next to her Pontefract mural of Captain Tom Moore

    A cushion, mural tributes and an inseparable duo spread joy during lockdown

    Care home resident’s reaction to ‘precious’ gift lifts spirits, while NHS-inspired paintings brighten businesses in Pontefract

20 April 2020

  • Margaret Payne on the stairs of her home in Ardvar, Sutherland.

    The upside of lockdown: copycats and crooners lift the spirits

    Capt Tom Moore’s fundraising feat inspires others around the country to follow suit

15 April 2020

  • Pusan Crawford, a founder of the phone box community food larder in Muthill, Perthshire, checks the provisions

    Drum rolls, bread rolls and rolling wheels - the upside of lockdown

    Community projects put positive spin on lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic

14 April 2020

  • Neighbours cheering as actors perform Romeo and Juliet from their windows.

    Shakespeare, pub quizzes and rainbows: the upside of lockdown

    There are sparks of joy amid the gloom as people across the country try to lift one another’s spirits

13 April 2020

  • Ellie Goulding

    Coronavirus: looking for good news – Run for Heroes and an opera-singing doctor

    Running fundraiser for NHS and frontline workers raises over £1m and the BBC announces a star-studded Big Night In

8 April 2020

  • Hassan Akkad signed up help disinfect coronavirus wards at his local hospital.

    Bafta-winning film-maker becomes hospital cleaner

    Story of Hassan Akkad, who moved to London from Syria in 2015, is among some recent good news

7 April 2020

  • A resident enjoys a makeshift ice-cream van at West Farm Care Centre in Newcastle.

    'The age gap is so beautiful': coronavirus creates unlikely pen pals

    Two neighbours, aged five and 93, swapping letters features in a roundup of heartwarming tales

6 April 2020

  • A Dalek

    'Self-isolate': Dalek surprises residents of UK fishing village

    Amid the coronavirus crisis, police and pranksters around the world are helping to spread good cheer

4 April 2020

  • Rita Reynolds on her 99th birthday.

    Great-grandmother's secret to beating Covid-19… marmalade sandwiches

    Rita Reynolds, 99, is believed to be the oldest person in Britain to recover from coronavirus
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