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How can the globe avoid a future pandemic?

How is it possible to prevent a future pandemic if the origins of the novel coronavirus still remain unclear?




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Spread of coronavirus in hospitals and care homes is the big problem, writes Robert Peston

In the community, the rate of transmission is probably as low as 0.5/0.6, which means its progress through the population has been arrested.




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Study begins into how coronavirus spreads and why some people are more affected than others

As part of the study, samples of blood, saliva and nasal swabs from healthcare workers in a bid to answer key questions about the virus.




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Is the UK ready for the coronavirus lockdown to be eased?

Number 10 said the government will move with "maximum caution" when lifting restrictions in England, but some are worried.




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Boris Johnson pays respects at Westminster Abbey ahead of VE Day celebrations

The Prime Minister was welcomed to the abbey by the Dean of Westminster, and lit a candle on the eve on the 75th anniversary of the Allied v




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Coronavirus lockdown faces test of long weekend before PM’s announcement

Officials will scrutinise the latest data on the spread of the disease, and ministers are expected to convene over the weekend.




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UK remembers the end of World War Two on VE Day anniversary

Despite large-scale public events being unable to go ahead, tributes will be paid by members of the royal family.




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At-risk workers must have right to be furloughed, says charity

Citizens Advice claims cancer patients are among those having to go to work despite being eligible for the job retention scheme.




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VE Day remembered as 'day of hope' and lockdown exit plans lead the papers

The marking of Victory in Europe and the coronavirus lead the Friday papers.




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Father and son charged with murder in death of Ahmaud Arbery

The arrests followed the release of a video of the February incident which sparked national outcry.




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Lockdown changes for Wales to be announced tomorrow

Welsh ministers understood to have agreed only 'cautious' changes to lockdown restrictions here in Wales




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Gogglebox star June Bernicoff dies aged 82

June and her husband Leon were favourites on the show.




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UK Weather Forecast: Saturday will be warmer with the risk of showers and some rain for Scotland

Saturday is set to be even hotter than Friday.




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Saturday could be hottest day of the year with scorching 26C temperatures

Most of the country will bask in warm sunshine, as London and the South East will be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez.




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Mandatory quarantine for UK arrivals would be devastating, trade body warns

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the move in an address to the nation on Sunday.




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Travel, garden centres and schools – how England’s lockdown could be eased

People in England are eagerly awaiting Boris Johnson’s announcement on Sunday around what changes might be made to the lockdown.




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Liberation 75: How Channel Islanders are marking the anniversary under lockdown

Islanders have been finding ways to mark the anniversary and help the spirit of the Liberation shine during difficult circumstances.




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'Let the Games ... wait for a while': Shinzo Abe's big call

It fell to the Japanese Prime Minister to make the heartbreaking but unavoidable decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until next year.




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Bernie Sanders says he's staying in the presidential race. Many Democrats fear a reprise of their 2016 defeat

Bernie Sanders has been called "selfish" for failing to "get out" of the presidential race but the senator from Vermont has given no indication he is going anywhere.




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'Better to die standing': a European strongman scoffs at coronavirus

Seen as one of Europe's most restrictive countries, Belarus is taking a more laissez-faire approach to the spread of the deadly coronavirus.




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'Urban centres will be engulfed': coronavirus cases surge beyond New York

Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly in cities across the United States, with major hot spots emerging in Detroit, Miami, Chicago and New Orleans.




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China should be sued for $6.5 trillion for coronavirus damages says top UK think tank

China could be sued under 10 possible legal avenues for its role in the early cover up and spread of the coronavirus, according to report.




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'It's going to be very bad': COVID-19 fears for Australia's neighbours

One of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, Johnson & Johnson, is racing to make a billion vaccines. Its chief scientist is most worried about the impact of coronavirus on developing nations.




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New Zealand Health Minister demoted after breaking lockdown for beach trip

Minister said he recalled the beach trip only after attracting public scrutiny for a mountain bike ride.




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Police recover body of Kennedy family member in bay

After an exhaustive search, the body of one of Bobby Kennedy's granddaughters was found in seven metres of water. Her son is still missing.




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Australia withdraws ambassador to Indonesia because of COVID-19 fears

The Australian government has taken the extraordinary step of withdrawing its ambassador to Indonesia for health reasons.




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Boris Johnson 'able to do short walks' but UK Prime Minister's recovery only just beginning

Johnson's father Stanley said his son's illness "got the whole country to realise this is a serious event".




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More needed from Biden than not being Trump

Joe Biden is going to have to offer US voters inspiration If he is to derail a candidate as adept at media manipulation as Donald Trump.




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COVID-19 took my beloved mother, but in every way she is greater than this virus

There's a thought that really distresses me as I grieve for my 87-year-old mother.




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'My child won't be a lab rat!': Danish parents threaten to boycott end of school lockdown

Parents say there are too many unknowns about COVID-19 for it to be safe to expose their children to the risk of contagion.




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Countries rally behind WHO after Trump suspends payments

While Trump's criticism of the WHO is being shared by others, US allies disagreed with a suspension of payments.




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Europe is emerging from the pandemic with beds and ventilators to spare

All across Europe, the numbers are coming down. There is finally good news to share.




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Trump's 'LIBERATE MICHIGAN!' tweets incite insurrection. That's illegal in the US

Using the current crisis to encourage a backlash against lawful and expert-recommended public health measures enjoys no protection under the US Constitution.




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Joe Biden sketches out his would-be administration

Biden casts Donald Trump as chaotic and woefully unreliable in moments of crisis, such as the coronavirus pandemic.




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Coronavirus study shows more deaths, no benefit from Trump's drug treatment suggestion

Researchers did not track side effects, but noted a hint that hydroxychloroquine might have damaged other organs, too.




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Some form of exams still the best solution for our year 12s

Relying on school-based assessments or a general intelligence like the SAT is not the solution.




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Turnbull's memoirs spill beans on Murdoch 'hate' campaign

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull reveals his run-ins with the Murdoch press in his memoir.




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As normal everyday functioning vanishes, our society has been put on trial

The fabric of our society is generally taken for granted as flexible and difficult to tear, but the pandemic has torn our society out of its routine.




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A man got COVID-19 three times. Should we be worried about reinfection?

The 68-year-old Chinese man was in a bad way. He had COVID-19, and his heart was failing.




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Meet the Sydney-born virologist who became Greece's coronavirus 'hero'

Sotiris Tsiodras has been rated the most popular person in Greece for helping the country avoid disaster.




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Don't touch the flags! Golfers find a fairway to beat coronavirus handicap

Sydney golf clubs have never been more booked up as players flock to the greens for a dose of the outdoors.




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YouTube sermons and prayers at home: Muslims prepare for 'a very different Ramadan'

The coronavirus pandemic has forced significant changes to how Australia's Muslim community observe the holy month of Ramadan.




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Liberal Party conservatives want 'immediate' expulsion of Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull's memoir has yet to be released, but that hasn't stopped an outbreak of Liberal Party infighting over the weekend.




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Canberra's Male Champions of Change still struggling to promote women

How is it that decades after first realising gender inequity was a serious problem, the good burghers at the Commonwealth public service have yet to act?




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'Some beautiful souls out there': mates' volunteer start-up makes global connections

Within five days, the trio had created Crisis Heroes, a platform to connect strangers struggling in lockdown with those who could help them.




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Nurse moved serenely between generals and beggars in the street

Mother Teresa expected much of others but even more of herself.




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As others drove up prices, Gavin began his long-haul ventilator drive

Medical equipment supplier Gavin Berry drove from Victoria to Queensland to the Illawarra to deliver ventilators. Other operators were a bit less altruistic.




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Flu season that looked like 'a big one' beaten by hygiene, isolation

Confirmed cases of influenza dropped from 7002 in February to just 95 in April so far as the government’s measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 kicked in.




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Locked-down lives drive emergency department numbers to record lows

Numbers of patients visiting hospital emergency departments have dropped to record lows across Australia amid fears people are delaying life-saving treatment.




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One in five Australian five-year-olds at risk of falling behind in school

New research has found that 22 per cent of Australian children are "developmentally vulnerable" at age five.