Boris Johnson's second wife Marina Wheeler, 55, shares four of the Prime Minister's six children and applied for a decree absolute in February - it has now been granted.

Bond aficionados will know that early in each story comes an inaugural meeting between hero and foe. A chance encounter over highballs, perhaps, or a high-stakes hand of chemin de fer.

Gyms in the UK are unlikely to reopen until at least the autumn with October being touted as a realistic return date for fitness fanatics, according to reports.

Don Sheppard who lives with his wife of more than 50 years, Sandra, in Laindon, Essex, says he was nearly overwhelmed with the stunning birthday tributes which took place on Monday.

The proposals are to be split into five stages over the coming months, and a leaked version of the plan has suggested the first changes on Monday will see unlimited exercise allowed.

Boris Johnson is caught in a struggle between those who want him to move faster to end the lockdown and those who fear it would trigger a second wave of coronavirus - as death toll rises to 30,615.

The Prime Minister told the cabinet he will proceed with 'maximum caution' when it comes to easing restrictions, to avoid another rise in coronavirus cases in the UK.

The actress, 78, made the shocking comments in a rant on Channel 4 comedy chat show The Last Leg on Friday night.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was confronted by a member of the public as he walked through St James's Park this morning. This was the fourth time this week the PM has been seen holding a coffee cup.

PIERS MORGAN: Boris Johnson is flailing so badly it's going to cost a lot of lives. From the moment the coronavirus reared its ugly head, he's shown an extraordinary reluctance to tackle it head on.

PIERS MORGAN: Boris is back! And everything's going to be great! That was the emphatic message sent to the country today.

Cheltenham Festival went ahead two weeks before the lockdown, but there was a debate at the time if it should be scrapped after other sporting events were called off.

Thornton Manor on the Wirral in Merseyside is an unlikely venue for a major diplomatic breakthrough on Brexit. Coronation Street stars hold their weddings there.

The Prime Minister has been robust during the disease's spread, saying his favourite greeting was OK as long as people were fastidious about cleansing their digits afterwards.

Contributors on the Channel 4 show mocked Boris Johnson's description of COVID-19 as 'an unexpected mugger', with several pointing out it was 'no surprise'.

Under normal circumstances, Boris's loosely defined policies would put a bit of swagger in the economy's step and be good for people's finances and investors. But then there's Brexit.

The Prime Minister said the world needed to come together 'against our common enemy' as he boasted of the UK's £744 million commitment to a global response war chest.

Dr Liam Fox, former Secretary of State for International Trade, said the Prime Minister was making a serious error by allowing the legal system to hijack policy.

The news that the PM now has his own Snapchat account has seen Twitter users poking fun at the PM, warning him to 'not be caught being silly' with the most intimate of the social media platforms.

PETER HITCHENS: A key part of the resurrection of 'power-sharing' in Northern Ireland is a pledge to revive a rather nasty deal called the Stormont House Agreement.

They will join Health Secretary Matt Hancock and top health figures including Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty and Sir Simon Stevens, the head of NHS England.

The Digital Sales Tax will affect search engines, social media services and online marketplaces which 'derive value from UK users'.

Premier League clubs were due to to reconvene on Friday to vote on plans to revive the season. However, they will now wait until Boris Johnson reveals the next phase of the UK's lockdown to meet

The PM's top aide wanted his boss to switch his base from No 10 to a new political hub two doors down in No 12. But Mr Johnson decided not to boldly go where Gordon Brown had gone before.

Nervous Boris Johnson acolytes pray the odds-on leadership favourite won't ape Theresa May if he gets to choose a Cabinet, writes BLACK DOG.

BLACK DOG: A political love spurned lay behind Boris Johnson's brutal dismissal of Forces darling Penny Mordaunt, whisper Tory insiders.

Premier League clubs were due to to reconvene on Friday to vote on plans to revive the season. However, they will now wait until Boris Johnson reveals the next phase of the UK's lockdown to meet

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due this week to present a possible way out of the coronavirus lockdown to get the world's fifth largest economy back to work without triggering a second spike in cases.​

The former couple married in 1993 and had four children – Lara Lettice, 26, Milo Arthur, 24, Cassia Peaches, 22, and Theodore Apollo, 20 – before announcing their split in 2018.

Johnson will address the nation on Sunday evening, his spokesman said, but warned against reports of a major easing in social distancing rules.

London, May 03: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed for the first time on Sunday that there were "contingency plans" in place in case things went "badly wrong" and he died during his treatment for COVID-19 in a hospital here last

London, May 7: Boris Johnson has become the first British Prime Minister to divorce while in office in 250 years as papers filed by his Indian-origin ex-wife Marina Wheeler earlier this year were granted recently. The 55-year-old had announced