A man who claimed he had coronavirus before spitting at a bus driver is west London has pleaded guilty to common assault.

Brits could be allowed to meet up with small "bubbles" of up to 10 of their closest family or friends in an effort to wind down the coronavirus lockdown.

The UK is unlikely to remain in the current coronavirus lockdown pattern for the indefinite future, England's chief medical officer said today.

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.

Police have been alerted to more than 1,000 potential child sexual abuse cases during the coronavirus pandemic, the Home Secretary has said.

Health officials fear Britons are starting to get complacent about the Covid-19 lockdown after traffic and mobile phone data revealed more of us are on the roads and looking for directions.

Donald Trump signed in a major aid bill worth $484 billion to support hospitals and employers in the US as his country's coronavirus death toll surpassed 50,000.

The coronavirus death toll in UK hospitals has passed the grim milestone of 20,000.

Home Secretary Priti Patel described the coronavirus death toll in UK hospitals passing 20,000 as a "deeply tragic and moving moment" and warned that "we are not out of the woods yet".

Donald Trump skipped the latest White House coronavirus briefing tweeting the event is "not worth the time and effort".

Boris Johnson will return to work in Downing Street on Monday after recovering from the virus.

The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 200,000, researchers have said.

The army is being deployed across the UK to begin testing essential workers and vulnerable people for coronavirus.

A 60-year-old man has been jailed after coughing in a shopper's face during a row amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus lockdown will not be lifted early in the UK as it is still at a "delicate and dangerous" stage, the Foreign Secretary has insisted.

A coronavirus vaccine might not be ready until later next year, the former deputy chief medical officer for England has said.

The Government has reportedly ordered 50 million tests which can show if a person has had coronavirus.

People entering the UK could be forced into quarantine for two weeks under plans for the "second phase" of the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.

The UK death toll could jump past 100,000 by the end of the year if lockdown is lifted too early, a top professor has warned.

A doctor who became one of the first people in Europe to receive a potential coronavirus vaccine says she is "doing fine" after rumours claimed she had died.

Ten people from London who travelled 245 miles to go walking in North Wales were sent home and reported by police for breaking lockdown rules.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to Downing Street after recovering from Covid-19.

A woman in her 40s was allegedly gang-raped after police quarantined her in a school overnight in India.

The number of deaths in UK hospitals linked to coronavirus have risen by a further 413, the lowest daily rise this month.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to Downing Street after recovering from Covid-19.

The Royal Mint is set to manufacture nearly two million medical visors to help protect NHS staff from the coronavirus across England and Wales.

Police have been forced to close a California beach after thousands of people flouted the lockdown to bask in a heatwave.

Teething problems continue to blight the Government's new online coronavirus test-booking platform, with home kits again running out by 9am.

The boss of Airbus has warned that it is "bleeding cash" at such a rapid rate during the coronavirus lockdowns that its survival is in doubt.

Italians were today looking forward to a gradual easing of their coronavirus lockdown after the unveiling of a detailed exit strategy by prime minister Giuseppe Conte.

Crowds flocked to B&Q after it reopened 155 stores during the fifth week of coronavirus lockdown.

Clinical director says virus is 'scary' because it's so unpredictable

A swathe of US states were set to reopen businesses this week following mandatory lockdowns that have thrown nearly one in six American workers out of jobs.

As the Government ramps up testing this is all you need to know about getting tests and what they could mean in the battle against coronavirus.

Today on his return to No.10 after being hospitalised for coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said lifting lockdown now would "throw away the sacrifice of the British people", adding that "this is the moment of maximum risk".

Doctors have been sent an alert by the NHS warning of a coronavirus-related syndrome that could be emerging in children in the UK.

Greggs has become the latest high street stalwart to announce plans to reopen stores despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

Inmates at eight UK prisons will reportedly start making personal protective equipment (PPE) at a third of the market cost for NHS staff battling the coronavirus pandemic.

Boris Johnson is back in Downing Street to chair the regular Covid-19 "war cabinet" meeting as he retakes charge of the Government's response to the pandemic.

The death toll among coronavirus patients in UK hospitals has risen by the lowest one-day total since March 30.

Road traffic levels have increased despite the coronavirus lockdown remaining in place, new figures show.

NHS services including cancer care and mental health support which were paused due to the coronavirus outbreak will be restored from Tuesday, Matt Hancock has announced.

Members of the public will now have the chance to put questions to the Government, as the daily Downing Street coronavirus briefing opens up for the first time.

Residents in a small English village have put up scarecrows in their gardens to show support for key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

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

The chief medical officer for England has said the country is not "consistently" past the peak of coronavirus deaths.

Key items of protective equipment were not included in the government's pandemic stockpile when coronavirus hit the UK, an investigation has found.

A top New York City doctor has taken her own life after battling coronavirus on the frontline, officials have said.