British tourists are being stranded abroad, from Morocco (left) to Benidorm (top right), and face a battle to return home as  airlines lock down and limit flights due to global coronavirus quarantines.

Passengers from Italy, China and Iran have arrived a Gatwick and Heathrow this week, even as the UK went in to lockdown. Planes from Rome, Beijing and Shanghai have landed.

Hugo, an 18-month-old German short-haired pointer, was so skinny his bones were visible under his skin. He is one of two dogs rescued by Andrea Siddons in Cyprus and flown back to the UK.

Britain's oldest poppy seller Walter Randall has died at the age of 104 after spending nearly 55 years selling poppies for the Royal British Legion. He was known as Wally in Leighton Buzzard.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: There couldn't be a better time for Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy to wage war. We're all desperate for a bit of escapism and this is a blockbuster.

HARRY COLE: The billionaire oligarch and friend of Vladimir Putin was once a regular at his beloved Chelsea FC, and owns various luxurious properties here.

Piers Morgan has launched a fresh attack on Prince Andrew branding him 'dim' and 'entitled' before accusing him of 'taking us for mugs' with his car crash interview on Good Morning Britain.

The X Factor band dominate the top ten, with Liam Payne, Cheryl Cole's ex, on £54.3million, and Niall Horan, now a budding golf magnate, on £49million.

PETER OBORNE: Dominic Cummings is today installed in Downing Street as arguably the second most powerful man in Britain.

Despite Project Fear predictions of huge job losses, a record 32.81 million people are in employment, up from 31.75 million in June 2016 when the EU referendum was held.

ANDREW ROBERTS: The prestige which we have lost as a country needs to be considered in terms of a major national catastrophe, and we need to recognise what has happened and why.

On current trends, Britain's output should be 'a quarter larger than the French economy' by 2034, the Centre for Economics and Business Research's (CEBR) predictions found.

Judges said Middle England by Jonathan Coe (pictured) - described as a story of nostalgia and delusion - was 'the perfect novel for now'.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Take a bow, Britain! We were entitled to congratulate the British people on their fortitude in resisting the threats and embellishments of Project Fear.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: 'To some extent,' wrote Boris Johnson in his book about his hero Winston Churchill, 'all politicians are gamblers with events.

Boris Johnson today seized on comments made by Labour frontbencher Jonathan Ashworth who said Jeremy Corbyn would be a security risk if he becomes prime minister.

Boris Johnson was under pressure on foreign aid last night after cash help for China and India soared. The total foreign aid budget grew £493million from 2017 to hit £14.6billion last year.

RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS: When this bleak time is over, when schools and pubs and theatres reopen, when we no longer need fear the warmth of a handshake or the closeness of friends...

The American businessman, 34, says any appearances in Britain over the coming months will not touch on whether they had an affair saying: 'I will not be the person to bring Boris Johnson down'.

Dr Denzil Douglas was detained at the airport by UK Border Force three weeks ago but he could not explain why he was attempting to leave the country with the cash.

David Cameron today insisted he believes the UK will be able to make a success of Brexit as he hailed the 'very big day' for Britain.

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused the UK of seeing ties with other EU member states mainly in terms of trade.

Alexander von Schoenburg - editor of Bilt, Germany's largest newspaper - makes an impassioned plea to EU leaders to allow Britain to exit the European Union with its head held high - it's the least Europe owes it.

Diplomatic sources said the German Chancellor would back concessions but only at the last possible moment - insisting 'that is how she works'.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered the dig as she insisted there is 'still time' to thrash out a Brexit deal despite the deep political standoff.

Prince Charles is asking politicians to protect Britain's historic bond with Germany. Some see the move as a push for a softer Brexit as he says he wants the friendship with Germany to continue.

ALEXANDER VON SCHOENBURG (Editor at large for BILD): For years, EU leaders insisted Brexit would be a disaster. But that narrative is starting to look like a delusion.

At a dramatic press conference in Downing Street, the PM set out the need for 'drastic action' to tackle the 'fast growth' of the virus across the UK as increased social distancing measures are introduced.

Detective chief Inspector Caroline Goode, discovered the body of Banaz Mahmod, 20 in a Birmingham garden in 2006. She documents the quest for justice in a new book.

The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West at the Manchester Central Convention Centre has already started treating coronavirus patients from the region after being completed this week.

Muhammad Islam, who worked with young people leaving care at Birmingham Children's Trust and was described as a 'well-respected' and 'highly valued' individual, died on Thursday.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is planning to reopen key areas of the NHS for routine care - including cancer treatment starting from today - and 13,000 people could move to the UK Nightintgales.

Some 92 men, women and 'claimed minors' attempted the perilous journey from Calais to the UK on Tuesday, with some managing to land on beaches before being detained.

Two boats, one carrying eight people and the other 13 were intercepted today by coastguard off the Kent coast, and some were brought ashore in Ramsgate (pictured).

Straight-talker Dame Karen Pierce is currently serving as the UK's representative at the United Nations and would become the first woman to hold the coveted Washington job.

AMANDA PLATELL: One week ago, Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, 13, was at home with his mum, six brothers and sisters, doing what we're all doing, watching TV, isolating at home.

AMANDA PLATELL: We have always been a nation of curtain twitchers. But, who'd have thought nearly 200,000 people would report their neighbours for breaking lockdown rules?

Geraint Thomas took back control of the Tour de France on Thursday, with a surge of power taking him clear of his main rivals on the backbreaking finish to stage six in the Vosges mountains.

Start queuing for the Dacia Sandero - it’s Britain’s cheapest car at less than £6,000. Renault bought the Romanian car-maker in 1999 as its ‘budget’ brand and the UK market is the final piece of the jigsaw.

The British car maker is marking its big day with a striking display of its heritage and future technology, proving that although it's 65, the car won't be pensioned off.

Amazing to think that Toyota is celebrating its 50th anniversary of sales in Britain.

The eight mini episodes will be released on ITV Hub minutes after the main show ends, to showcase some of the more bizarre and wacky acts who auditioned for the show.

Britain's Got Talent will return to our TV screens on Saturday along bringing a new batch of contestants hoping to wow the judges with their skills.

In a new clip released ahead of the series' debut, at the Manchester auditions the panel could not bring themselves to look at the contestant

The new series, which was filmed earlier this year before the UK COVID-19 lockdown, sees St Anne's Gospel Choir from London kick off the auditions.

Britain's Got Talent will return to our TV screens on Saturday night for its highly anticipated 14 series.

Beth Porch, 25, who sings to child cancer patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital, joined a hopefuls at the series 17 auditions which were filmed earlier this year before the UK COVID-19 lockdown

In an exclusive clip from Saturday's show, the TV personality, 49, had her head in her hands as she stopped herself from watching Simon Cowell taking part in the act.

Saturday's BGT opening skit sees David greet Simon with a Union Jack car-boat causing the music mogul to swear, while the comedian later makes a remark about his recent weight loss.

The 99-year-old war veteran, who has raised £27million for the NHS during the coronavirus crisis is thought to be 'in talks' with show bosses for a special live performance when this series wraps up.