A group of people whose relatives died with Covid-19 have begun creating what they hope will become a permanent memorial to those who have died in the pandemic.

The memorial wall at Lambeth, on the south bank of the river Thames, is intended to be a visual reminder of a largely invisible death toll.

At the wall, groups of volunteers are painting read hearts onto the wall that runs along this side of the river – each heart representing someone who has died from the virus.

They started on Monday and have no idea how many they have painted so far. But they do know that they are a long way short of the 150,000 people who have had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate over the past year. "I feel it's really important to be part of this

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