The facilities in Manchester and Birmingham are in addition to one being built in London's Docklands.
Mayor Sadiq Khan says temporary mortuaries are to be set up to cope with coronavirus fatalities.
Sudanese surgeon Adil El Tayar worked at two of London's main hospitals and in Africa.
Former officers says many would go back into service to help their forces cope during the pandemic.
Off-duty Lucy Duncan spends five hours in A&E with the elderly stranger after a car crash.
"Food insecurity" could cause a wave of first time horticulturalists, experts say.
Animal attractions face huge outgoings without the visitors who provide their income.
Psychologist Prof Richard Wiseman says "finding the funny" is a common way of coping.
Rose and Rich Harper say they are confined to their cabin amid a sickness outbreak during a cruise.
One home facing a Covid-19 outbreak is running out of equipment and nearly half its staff off sick.
Children were able to visit Chester Zoo even though it's been closed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The fire in Lancashire started the day after people were seen having barbecues on the moor.
