Marcus Birks, 40, went on to urge other people to get the Covid vaccine after he was hospitalised.
Day: August 29, 2021
The BBC’s Lyse Doucet in Kabul says many people are still desperately trying to leave, as evacuations draw to a close.
Filip Helander’s thumping header settles a pulsating Old Firm derby as a depleted Rangers inflicted Celtic’s second Scottish Premiership defeat of the season at a packed Ibrox.
The safe arrival of Afghanistan’s Paralympic athletes in Tokyo sends out “a very strong message of hope”, says the International Paralympic Committee.
Sharon Pickles and Clinton Ashmore were both fatally stabbed in north-west London.