A consultant who died after contracting Covid-19 has been described as a "very special human being" and "a real NHS hero".

A D-Day veteran, a paramedic who worked pitchside at Crystal Palace and a media executive have been named among the latest Londoners to die with suspected Covid-19.

All essential workers are to be able to get coronavirus tests if they need them due to increased screening capacity, health secretary Matt Hancock announced today.

An NHS doctor who died after contracting coronavirus had reportedly pleaded with his hospital to provide protective equipment (PPE) in the days before he caught the disease.

A nurse has died with coronavirus in the London hospital where she worked alongside her sister — who is now fighting for life in intensive care.

War veteran Captain Tom Moore, who has raised millions for the NHS by walking lengths of his garden, has thanked The Weeknd for his "kind gesture" after the singer urged his fans to support the 99-year-old's single.

Twin sisters who had both worked as nurses have died after both testing positive for coronavirus.

There is no evidence that people who have beaten coronavirus are protected from the strain, the World Health Organisation has said as it warned against issuing "immunity passports".

Around two-thirds of coronavirus patients who required advanced respiratory support in intensive care have died, according to a study of critical care outcomes.

Many countries, including ours, are battling the question of how to lift the lockdown.

Britain will today fall silent in tribute to the frontline workers who have died amid the coronavirus crisis.

Millions of Britons fell silent at 11am today in memory of the healthcare heroes and key workers who have died fighting coronavirus.

A vicar who was a "dedicated campaigner" for vulnerable people has died after almost a month battling Covid-19 in hospital.

"Openly acknowledging your mistake is not an admission of guilt, it is genuinely just making you seem more human."

The UK will fall silent on Tuesday in tribute to key workers who have died during the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 24,000 coronavirus patients have died, new figures show, as the nation paid tribute to frontline workers who lost their lives during the pandemic.

A 27-year-old man who died after an attack in east London has been named by police.

Families of NHS and social care staff who die from coronavirus in the course of "essential frontline work" will receive a £60,000 payment, Matt Hancock has said.

The pair announced they have welcomed a baby boy

Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Tuesday that testing across the UK is being massively ramped up. But who is now eligable for a test?

A man who played "Russian roulette" with three women's health by failing to disclose he had HIV has been jailed for eight years.

A teenager who allegedly spat at a bus driver in south-east London during the coronavirus lockdown has been arrested.

The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking more havoc across the world than any terrorist attack, the World Health Organisation's director general has said.

A 20-year-old man who threw a teenage girl over a stairwell balcony after an argument at a "pre-trial party" has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Global health experts are investigating reports of a rare but serious illness affecting children and its links to coronavirus after UK medics raised the alarm.

Donald Trump has accused the World Health Organisation (WHO) of being a "pipe organ" for China during the coronavirus pandemic.

Staff at an east London hospital have mounted bees onto a mural to represent every patient who has beaten coronavirus.

Testing is one of the most important and controversial issues in the coronavirus crisis. Because people with Covid-19 often don't show symptoms for days, they can spread it onto others without knowing.

A homeowner was conned out of more than £100,000 by rogue builders who overcharged for roof repairs — before posing as police and trading standards officers to swindle him again.

An aquarium in Japan has urged the public to video-chat their eels, who are forgetting that humans exist.

A senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official has insisted Covid-19 is "natural in origin" after Donald Trump claimed to have seen evidence that the outbreak originated from a laboratory in China.

Two brothers who preyed on women leaving bars and nightclubs before carrying out sexual assaults have been convicted.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have named their baby boy Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds named their newborn son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas after their grandfathers - and the NHS doctors who helped save the Prime Minister's life as he battled coronavirus.

The Government is "actively looking" at holding people who arrive from abroad in quarantine to help control the spread of coronavirus, Grant Shapps has said.

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A man has been charged with the murder of a "lovely and very gentle" man who sustained severe injuries in his own home.

A New York police officer caught on video pointing a stun gun at a man and grappling him to the ground over an alleged social distancing violation has been stripped of his badge.

An international basketball player who moved to London to escape Somalia's looming civil war has become one of the capital's latest victims of Covid-19.

Union bosses have written to Sadiq Khan to demand a reversal of Transport for London's "disgraceful" decision to deny free travel to London Underground's cleaners.

A hospital worker described as a "true gentleman" by colleagues has died after contracting coronavirus.

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets for the funeral of a local doctor who "gave everything for the local community" and died after being infected with coronavirus.

A key figure of Columbia Road flower market and a campaigning businessman dubbed "Mr Highbury" are among the latest victims whose deaths show how coronavirus is tearing through London's communities.

This is the first picture of a pensioner who died after being found by police with head injuries at his north London home.

The top scientist, Professor Neil Ferguson, whose research aided Boris Johnson's decision to impose a lockdown, has resigned after reportedly allowing a woman to visit his home in an "error of judgment".

A father-of-two who spent 19 days in an induced coma in hospital has made an "incredible" recovery from coronavirus in time to celebrate his son's second birthday.

The sister of a man whose body was found dumped in woodland launched an appeal today on the first anniversary of his disappearance to catch the "monsters" who killed him.

People have lined the streets to pay their respects to a "fantastic" paramedic and "great family man" who died after contracting coronavirus.

A single dad who has fostered 12 children has taken in another child who had nowhere else to go during the coronavirus pandemic.