UK Athletics chief executive Niels de Vos has defended Britain's performance at the World Championship by claiming an athletics medal is the hardest prize to win in sport.

The former TOWIE star, 33, appeared on Thursday's Good Morning Britain where she was speaking about her new podcast, Girls No Filter.

The White House published a tweet claiming Scotland is not part of the UK. In a now deleted post, the US President’s official residence said Donald Trump was 'departing the U.K.’.

The findings - by the pro EU Best for Britain - will fuel claims that pursuing a hard Brexit risks breaking up the United Kingdom. The poll found a 47-43 pro Independence split after Brexit.

Lonely Planet's latest book - Ultimate United Kingdom Travelist - ranks the top 500 unmissable experiences and hidden gems across Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.

It comes after it was revealed today that Prince Charles has the coronavirus and may have been contagious just 24 hours after last seeing the Queen.

It comes after the UK yesterday posted 43 coronavirus deaths, sparking hope that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's unprecedented lockdown was working to control the ever-worsening crisis.

A total of 1,408 people in Britain have died from coronavirus. England recorded 159 new deaths in the last 24 hours, while Wales reported 14, Scotland six and Northern Ireland one.

Statistics published by the Department of Health reveal a record high number of victims for the second day in a row and more than 4,000 people have been diagnosed in a single day.

Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern Ireland.

England recorded 866 new deaths, while the other 87 were confirmed in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The treatment of the Fred Olsen employees is being managed on board the 28,600-tonne vessel Black Watch in the Firth of Forth and there are no plans for anyone to disembark.

A number of offenders in Scotland charged with knife offences and violent assaults have been bailed to appear in court several months down the line - when they normally would be dealt with the next day.

The sharp fall adds to growing evidence that the peak of the UK's epidemic has blown over and that efforts now must be concentrated on stopping the spread of the virus surging to a second peak.

Data from the Office for National Statistics, which includes deaths which happen in care homes, shows 13,000 people had died by April 10 but the Government had only announced 9,000 by then.

Nicola Sturgeon today signalled she is willing to ease coronavirus restrictions in Scotland independently of the UK government as Northern Ireland also appeared set to follow suit.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock today refused to bow to growing political pressure to set out how the UK government will ease the coronavirus lockdown.

The UK Government's team of top scientists believe there is no way for stylists to cut people's hair without risking spreading the virus.

Ian Poulter has paid tribute to his son, Luke, after helping Europe clinch a famous Ryder Cup win. He took to social media to post an image of himself embracing his son along with a touching message.

The model, 27, looked in high spirits as she cut loose at day two of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton on Saturday.

On Wednesday, Carrie Underwood was just one show away from wrapping the UK leg of her tour, with the UK's best-selling country act of all time, The Shires, as special guest.

Carrie Underwood has wrapped up the UK leg of her Cry Pretty tour with an epic performance at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London.

EXCLUSIVE: A Scottish Women's Rugby player being treated for coronavirus spent days training near to Team GB Olympians at their base in Loughborough before she was diagnosed.

Scottish Rugby Union chiefs have set aside £500,000 to help clubs struggling in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak after suspending the domestic season until at least March 29.

Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku has sent a message of support to former manager Ronald Koeman after he underwent a heart procedure in Amsterdam. 

Margaret Mackie, 83, lives in a care home in Edinburgh, and while she struggles to remember names, she stunned residents with a word-perfect rendition of the Sinatra classic.

The Republican senator for Kentucky (pictured) yesterday said he was 'convinced' he knew the name and warned he could even reveal it on the Senate floor.

In the latest example of 'Wild West Britain', stats uncovered using freedom of information requests show that in the final two months of 2019 police dealt with 664 crimes involving machetes.

Tom Watson's appointment as chairman of UK Music has triggered an extraordinary backlash, with insiders warning of a shattering split as they demand evidence of his qualifications for the role.

Brits joined together on Friday night to sing Dame Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again. Voices rang out up and down the country to mark 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.

The PM is expected to recommend people wear them in the office, on public transport and when shopping despite not making them compulsory in England.

The original owner, said to be a female beneficiary of a trust fund, is believed to have sold Chalet Helora to the Yorks in 2014 for 22m Swiss francs (£18m). They owe her £6.7m and she decided to go to court.

The PGA Tour have confirmed that $7.5million - half of the Players Championship prize money - will be equally distributed among every player in the field.

SARAH VINE: Prime Minister or pauper, there can be no difference in value between humans. When Boris Johnson was admitted to a London hospital on Monday the situation changed.

Super League clubs have been warned they must make a seismic U-turn and reunite with the Rugby Football League if they are to survive the coronavirus crisis.

Europe took its first tentative steps towards a return to normality on Monday as some countries re-opened businesses and eased restrictions as the coronavirus pandemic shows signs of slowing.

A staggering 545 chartered planes entered the UK since lockdown began on March 23, helped by the country's open border policy (file photo).

A survey of five European countries revealed that parents in Spain have the most positive feelings towards vaccination, while their French counterparts have the least.

The UK Government made plans to conduct the 'biggest surveys in the world'. But still, less than 4,300 have taken place at Public Health England's lab, despite the goal of 5,000 per day in April.

The Duchess of Sussex colour-matched her husband's military uniform with the vibrant £1,295 scarlet dress at the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall last night.

Nanuku resort in Fiji was voted the best resort in Australia and the South Pacific by Condé Nast Traveler for 2019. Sadie Whitelocks checked in to see if the hotel lives up to the hype.

Women having the procedure at St Jude's Fertility Clinic in Wolverhampton have just a 12% chance of having a baby. Whereas in Coventry - a 50-minute drive away - it is 43%.

Franklin Graham, son of preacher Billy Graham, was due to visit Glasgow, Newcastle, Sheffield, Liverpool, Cardiff, Birmingham, Milton Keynes and London on his tour later this year.

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Crisis-hit UK Athletics are under pressure to further investigate the concerns of athletes over the use of thyroid medication after the issue was raised.

The ranking has been produced by flight tips site The Points Guy UK in an inaugural annual report after an 'extensive review' of the largest 20 airports across the UK.

Celtic have put some non-playing staff on furlough but insisted the furlough scheme would be supplemented by the club so no employee suffered a shortfall in salary.

The worst affected boroughs in London are Hillingdon and Bromley, which have both seen a 91 per cent drop in listings. Woking, Surrey, is the worst affected place in the UK.

Sonny Bill Williams has announced his newborn son's name after flying home from the UK to be with his wife as she gave birth.

Former Home And Away actor Luke Bracey is making waves in America. And Luke looks to be enjoying his new home in Los Angeles after being spotted with Fast &Furious star Eiza González.

They all got their start on the long-running Channel Seven drama.