Having chaired Cabinet this morning, Boris Johnson said on Twitter that he 'understands the impatience' of people to end the draconian restrictions crippling the economy.

Boris Johnson tonight announced a huge spike in the number of daily coronavirus tests to 81,000 as Matt Hancock appeared to be closing in on his 100,000 a day target.

Adam Marshall, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, made the astonishing revelation as pressure increased on Boris Johnson to plot a way out of the crisis.

JAN MOIR: Wilfred, Winston, Oliver, Pericles, Diggory, Kevin, Josh? Whatever they decide to call him, what kind of a world will Boris's baby son inherit?

Boris Johnson raised fears for his health tonight with a breathless first Downing Street briefing since being discharged from intensive care after battling coronavirus.

Having chaired Cabinet this morning, Boris Johnson said he 'understands the impatience' of people to end the draconian restrictions crippling the economy.

Professor Chris Whitty told an online lecture: 'It's not just in Game Of Thrones that winter is always coming ... the winter is always worse than summer, spring and autumn for health.'

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is expected today to publish key data which informed the government's decision to put the UK into coronavirus lockdown.

The Prime Minister stood on the steps of Downing Street to salute the NHS just hours after hosting his first daily press conference since recovering from the virus.

Nicola Sturgeon has already urged Scots to don home-made masks - but not medical-grade ones - in shops and on public transport.

With the birth of his son in the early hours of this morning, Boris Johnson becomes only the fourth Prime Minister to welcome a baby to Downing Street. Here is what family life might look like for them.

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick admitted in interviews today that getting UK plc back on its feet would require the public accepting a more 'nuanced' message.

Some 46 per cent of those surveyed said they would 'strongly support' the decision to extend lockdown, according to a new YouGov poll of 3152 adults.

Corbyn (pictured in parliament) sparked fury among Starmer loyalists by appearing to signal he was wrong to keep pressing the government over how the country will get out of the lockdown.

The Mail on Sunday has learnt that Carrie Symonds chose a picture that deliberately did not show the baby's face and will shun the path taken by past PMs who had babies while in Downing Street.

During the past month, Wuhan's Institute of Virology has removed photographs of scientists working in its laboratories and edited out references to visits by US diplomats.

Boris Johnson is hoping to put teachers on three weeks' notice to re-open primary schools in England to all pupils as soon as next month (pictured, St Mary's Primary in Chippenham).

The UK's toll is now only 264 behind Italy - the continent's original epicentre - which it will likely overtake tomorrow to suffer the second highest fatalities in the world after the United States.

A leading doctor who helped save Boris Johnson's life says coronavirus is 'this generation's polio' and warned it will have long-term effects on patients.

The Prime Minister, 55, spent a week at St Thomas's Hospital in London battling the virus in April, including three days in intensive care, admitting he came close to death.

RMT's Assistant General Secretary Mick Lynch told BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning that ministers want to be running 85%-100% of services within a fortnight despite it not being 'safe'.

The Mayor of London said he was 'really worried' about the impact any easing of restrictions would have on public transport in the capital (pictured).

The deputy chief medical officer for England, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam ,said there remained 'challenges' to be overcome before the ticklist could be completed.

EU disease control chief Andrea Ammon said the UK was one of five European countries along with Poland, Romania, Sweden and Bulgaria which have yet to see a downward trend in cases.

Nicola Sturgeon has again jumped the gun on Westminster by revealing Scotland's provisional 'exit strategy' from the coronavirus lockdown.

A ban on exercising more than once a day outside could be one of the first lockdown measures lifted by Boris Johnson, with golf courses, tennis clubs and fishing lakes allowed to reopen next month.

Neil Ferguson, who advised Boris Johnson to introduce lockdown measures to combat coronavirus, has resigned after his married lover travelled across London to meet him twice.

Eileen Pirie, Neil Ferguson's mother-in-law, said the Imperial College scientist was working long hours and had been splitting his time between his flat in London and the family home in Oxford.

The timing of the disclosure that Prof Ferguson met his married lover during the lockdown on the day the UK became 'Europe's sick man' has raised questions about who blew the whistle.

Boris Johnson today announced he is hoping to begin easing the UK's coronavirus lockdown on Monday as Matt Hancock suggested cafes could reopen if they have outdoor areas.

The world's media has lined up to savage Britain's coronavirus response this week after the UK's death toll surpassed Italy's to become the worst in Europe.

Dominic Raab tonight announced there is 'no change' yet to the UK's coronavirus lockdown rules as he urged Britons not to take advantage of sunny bank holiday weather.

In an article saluting veterans on the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Keir Starmer said the care sector needs attention after the pandemic to help those who 'protected our country in its darkest hour'.

Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Stanley Johnson admitted he prayed for his son's life when the Prime Minister was in intensive care after struggling with coronavirus.

A plan for the phased reopening of schools is expected to be announced by Boris Johnson when he unveils his lockdown exit strategy on Sunday.

Stephen Powis, NHS England's national medical director, said the first results of clinical trials - testing drugs like hydroxychloroquine -are expected in 'five to seven weeks'.

Professor Robert Dingwall said Britain had 'completely lost sight' of the true nature of the disease because 'mostly it isn't' killing people.

Guidance slipped out earlier this week states that domestic helpers 'can continue work' in people's homes, 'providing that you are well and have no symptoms'.

First Minister Mark Drakeford pre-empted the 'exit strategy' from Westminster as he declared that only 'small and modest' easings are possible to avoid coronavirus flaring up.

The Government is relying on the 'R' figure - the average number of people a coronavirus patient infects - to tell them when it is safe to unlock the UK. But experts have said the measure it is 'too crude'.

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

The Mayor of London has come under heavy fire for failing to increase capacity on the Tube ahead of an expected rise in passengers as the Prime Minister looks to ease people back to work.

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When I went to Paris last week to interview David Beckham as he announced his retirement from football, there was much to talk about and memories such as that one. But what resonated with me was that when I asked him how he would like to be remembered, he replied: ‘As a hard-working footballer.’

David Moyes's job is to change the perception surrounding him and the club at present. The only way to do that is on the pitch when the noise stops, the opinions stop and whatever people are saying doesn't matter any more. Saturday was the first step.

At the end of last season, many people in English football were talking about the potential of Spanish and German clubs to dominate the Champions League in the future. On the back of a poor season for English clubs in that tournament, the dominance of Bayern Munich and the impact of Borussia Dortmund, it might have seemed as though the Premier League was being left behind.

Jet2 members of the pilots' union, the British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa), are calling on the airline to recognise the need for 'improved work-life balance through fairer rostering patterns'.

Jet2.com takes home five prizes in total, with other winners including Qatar Airways and Emirates. Virgin Atlantic takes home two prizes - and EVA Air finishes very highly in the global ranking.

Airbnb has teamed up with the Louvre to let one lucky competition winner and a guest see what happens inside the building once the lights go out.