Medical experts have hit out at Donald Trump after he suggested that research should be carried out into whether the coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body.

With coronavirus spreading rapidly in countries across the world, we look at how the situation in the UK compares to that in other countries.

Hedgehogs have indulging in "noisy lovemaking" during the coronavirus lockdown, according to an expert,

Shoppers will have to get used to "supermarket-style" queuing and till screens as well as innovations such as video-conferencing advice from ­assistants when high-street stores start to reopen after the end of the lockdown.

Data shows Britons are fearful of relaxing social restrictions as Prime Minister Boris Johnson readies to publish 'road map' for easing lockdown

Opportunities were missed to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus in the United States, a health expert has said.

Brits may have to accept a "new normal" with social distancing measures remaining in place until a vaccine is available, Michael Gove has suggested.

UK scientists have started testing an experimental Covid-19 drug which they hope will significantly improve the health of coronavirus patients.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef has experienced its third coral bleaching event in five years, according to researchers who blamed the rapid warming of the planet due to human emissions.

Headteachers are planning for life after the lockdown to ensure the return to school will be safe for all children and staff.

The UK has fallen behind many other European countries in its response to coronavirus, a public health expert has said.

Selectively lifting lockdown restrictions in the UK risks "potential divisions between groups", an expert has said.

The ONS total is 34% higher than the Department of Health total.

A new project capturing the stories of veterans has been unveiled by Poppyscotland for the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

The Government has cautioned the public against overexcitement at the prospect of the coronavirus lockdown being eased.

Drug dealers are adopting new disguises so they can move around freeley during the coronavirus lockdown, a gang expert has said.

Around 400,000 people in the UK could currently have coronavirus, according to a new official study, while experts say 20,000 more could be infected with the virus every day.

British people should not expect major new freedoms on Monday, with "limited changes" expected to the coronavirus lockdown, a minister has said.

Dr. Joseph Allen studies where building design meets health—he took our questions for 30min.

The United Nations said a "smart strategy" is to contain coronavirus in the world's most vulnerable countries to stem a "further phase of the pandemic."

"I just always want to reiterate the spiders are our friends, and this isn't a dangerous spider," said Royal B.C. Museum entomologist Claudia Copley.

Canada's chief public health officer Theresa Tam was quick to shut down the approach during the daily ministerial update on Monday.

In some cases, the tests may detect old particles of the virus, which may no longer pose a significant threat to the patient or others, scientists say.

Received wisdom doesn't hold up in pandemics, experts say

Widespread and quick use would be key to battling spread of virus, study says

Covid-19 could be 'antidote to complacency' among those on the fence about vaccines, scientists say

'We propose that Sars-Cov-2 may have the potential to be transmitted via aerosols,' researchers say

Chinese space agency hopes capsule can one day carry six astronauts into space

By Monday at least 31 states will be open or partially open. This as President Trump pushed for the country to get back to work despite public health experts warning that it's too soon.

While location-tracking technology is nothing new, privacy and ethics experts have been wary about its use on such a large scale — especially by governments.

The smartphone market registered 1.5 per cent year-on-year growth in the March quarter with shipments touching 32.5 million units, IDC said in a statement. Despite the low figure, India was the only country among the top three nations to see any growth.

Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), for people who lost income due to COVID-19, provides $2,000 a month for up to four months.

Toronto-Dominion Bank says it expects to take a provision for credit losses related to its U.S. retail banking business of roughly $1.1 billion (US$800 million) in its second quarter due to the pandemic.

From creamy gnudi to champagne macarons, the dishes at USA TODAY's Wine & Food Experience in Chicago didn't disappoint.

Which games should you circle on your calendar? Which rookie debut will be the most interesting?

Larger retailers like Heinz and Loblaw signing up with Shopify

Less than a third say government is doing enough to help healthcare workers

System treats maternity allowance as unpaid income, skewing the amount of universal credit paid out

Pregnant women on the lowest incomes are being denied vital financial support during the Covid-19 crisis, according to unions and women’s support groups, who are calling for urgent reforms to universal credit.

An anomaly in the way universal credit differentiates between pregnant earners has created an unfair system, it is argued. Universal credit treats maternity allowance, which is paid to the lowest-earning women and those who are self-employed, as “unearned income”, which means it is deducted from their benefit payments.

Boris Johnson will not take part in Prime Minister's Questions today following the birth of his son.

25-year-old supermodel Gigi Hadid is expecting her first child with One Direction's Zayn Malik, reports TMZ and Entertainment Tonight.

While many parts of our economy remain shuttered and other sports continue to wait for the go ahead to resume play, courses in all 10 provinces will soon be open for business.

Visual challenges remain before autonomous cars are ready for the masses.

'I thought at the time it was a work of fiction,' author says

Morgan is awaiting test results after experiencing 'mild' symptoms

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NBA teams are expected to get the go-ahead to reopen practice facilities for limited use as early as Friday, less than two months after the coronavirus outbreak forced the suspension of the season.

With head and assistant coaches barred and scrimmages forbidden, the workouts are unlikely to resemble business as usual for the NBA but would nonetheless be a step towards normalcy for a league whose season was upended in dramatic fashion in March.

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Lockdown Britain has embraced the sausage, with sales up 33%. But there’s much more you can do with them than fry-ups, sandwiches and casseroles

When you Google famous quotes about sausages (say you need an opener for an article), one of the first comes from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who apparently once said: “Sausages are just funny. I don’t know why. I can’t explain it.”

Waller-Bridge is not wrong. Sausages are inherently funny. But their comedic value is also what holds them back. In the kitchen, no one takes sausages seriously. You very rarely see anyone serving sausages on Come Dine With Me; it would be an act of self-sabotage. You cannot win with sausages. They’re a culinary joke, unrefined, a bit naff.

My immediate reaction was fear. I bent down and shouted at him. He bolted upright, spluttering and looking a bit wild

It was early on a Monday morning, about 5.30am, and I’d got up to use the toilet. Afterwards, I nipped into the kitchen to get a drink. As I stood at the sink, I could hear snoring from the living room. At first I thought it was the dog. Then I realised it wasn’t. I went into the room to find a stranger asleep on the sofa. He was wearing a grey Adidas tracksuit and, bizarrely, only one shoe. I stood there in my shorts and T-shirt, staring at him.

My immediate reaction was fear. I live in a modern block of four flats on a busy road in Kilmarnock, about 20 miles south of Glasgow. The main door to the block is a buzzer-entry, secure entrance. My front door is also locked and the dog, a labradoodle called Molly, normally barks like anything when anyone comes through the door. You’d have to really know what you were doing to break in.

Scientists are cautioning that it’s still too early to know how the novel coronavirus mutates after a preliminary study in the U.S. claimed that a new strain of the virus has emerged that is more dominant and contagious than the original.