Businesses are giving schoolchildren virtual work experience placements to prevent them from missing out on opportunities during the coronavirus.

Police are hunting for a man after a girl was sexually assaulted on a bus in east London.

A 17-year-old has been charged with 16 sexual offences after allegations of abuse at a nursery.

The Queen has decided to cancel the ancient Garter Ceremony In June.

Downing Street has acknowledged there is still a "great deal more to do" to close the gap between capacity and the actual number of Covid-19 tests carried out.

London's air quality has "dramatically improved" due to the drop in traffic amid the coronavirus lockdown, Sadiq Khan has said.

Elephants at Chester Zoo will be treated to a pool party in this week's virtual tour of the attraction which is currently closed to the public during the coronavirus lockdown.

Businesses are giving schoolchildren virtual work experience placements to prevent them from missing out on opportunities during the crisis.

Joe Biden has denied sexually assaulting his former staffer 27 years ago.

Gay and bisexual men have reportedly been told they cannot donate their plasma to coronavirus trials at a London hospital.

Police have launched an investigation after 23 cows and calves were reported missing from a farm in Cornwall.

Campaign launched to increase threshold on rateable value to help struggling businesses

Deputy Irish Premier Simon Coveney has said the Covid-19 pandemic has made the timeline for a UK-EU trade deal "virtually impossible".

Regulatory “flexibility” was never meant to allow fraud, agency says.

These are trying times, not least because corporate life needs to go on, which for millions of businesses means delivering compute resources…

Astronauts had to stay locked away on their own for longer than usual, with no visits from loved ones

As people retreat to their homes, a group of analysts have seen a significant decrease in fuel consumption in the UK's largest sectors as transport reduces and offices and businesses close

'This is the first time we've ever looked inside a comet from outside our solar system, and it is dramatically different from most other comets we've seen before'

What was thought to be a planet beyond our solar system appears to have disappeared, astronomers say.

Exclusive: The key evidence for his high status is the unusually fine material buried with him for his journey to the next life, writes David Keys

Our star could be in a unusually inactive phase compared to its galactic counterparts, new study shows

Students, teachers and community groups are working to ensure that support is still available as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps kids out of school.

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Nippon India Mutual Fund becomes the largest foreign-owned AMC in India.

Return to your basics at every chance you get and re-learn them many times over.

For some celebrities, finding a name for their child is an opportunity to get creative. Here are some of the most unique and unusual names.

The fest, featuring Indian and international artistes, aims to raise money through donations for Give India, India Foundation for the Arts and Voice of Stray Dogs

Delay likely also pushes back Apple's software testing cycle, which could be another indicator of this year's iPhones launching later than usual

President Trump and Vice President Pence have made official visits to battleground states this week, while the Biden campaign tries new ways to reach voters in key states virtually.

Coping with iffy audio quality, occasional feedback loops, new technology and MPs who speak too quickly has resulted in a steep increase in interpreters reporting workplace injuries, according to the union that represents some 70 accredited interpreters who translate English into French and vice versa.

The historic "hybrid" sitting of the House of Commons will be the springboard for further modernisation of Westminster, Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle told the Standard.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will hold virtual meetings with members of the public over Zoom as he tries to resuscitate the party after its historic electoral defeat.

With the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus mounting, President Trump on Monday took aim at MSNBC's Joe Scarborough. The cable news host responded by telling Trump to let Vice President Mike Pence “run things for the next couple of weeks.”

After watching three of the world's top male pole vaulters test their athleticism in a virtual backyard competition on Sunday, Canadian-record holder Alysha Newman wants to be part of a remote women's event she believes will be held in the coming weeks.

Team training facilities have been closed, other than for approved rehab, since the league suspended play March 12 due to the global pandemic.

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From the #MetGalaChallenge to high fashion Twitter's Met Gala

Classic casual games such as Solitaire, sudoku, crossword puzzles and pinball live on smartphones and tablets as the mobile gaming audience expands.

While we wait to get our first official glimpse of the PlayStation 5, Sony is sharing the first details on the video game console's controller.

Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite, announced Monday the musician will premiere a brand new track as part of an "Astronomical" tour within the game.

Coronavirus is much more likely to claim the lives of black people than white. Socio-economic factors are a significant contributor

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A universal experience is highlighting the sharp divides in our society. Few are as stark and shocking as those revealed by Thursday’s news that black people in England and Wales are more than four times as likely to die from Covid-19 as white people. Bangladeshi and Pakistani people were about three and a half times more likely, and those of Indian origin two and a half times as likely, the Office for National Statistics reported.

The disproportionately high toll of BAME people was already evident, notably among medical staff: a review of just over a hundred NHS staff who died found that almost two-thirds were black or Asian, though those groups account for less than one in seven workers in the health service. It is all the more striking, given that age is one of the biggest risk factors and the over-65s comprise only one in 20 of the BAME population, compared with almost one in five of the white population.

Whale and iceberg season has come early, but the local tourism industry has been forced to press pause.

Reality show star is working on the project with the writers of Pen15 and Black-ish

Hit musical series ran for six seasons from 2010 to 2015

'Never, ever, ever, ever intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable – ever. It's just not who I am'

There's an appetite for a more relatable picture of female sexuality and bodies in television and film, writes Lucy Jones. TV shows like 'Run' and 'Fleabag' are proof of that

A cornucopia of huge pop names came together for an unprecedented cultural and technological event

'My libido has abandoned me since the isolation started. I suppose that sadness and worry have displaced erotic fantasies,' wrote the Oscar-winning director

The heavily tattooed comedian was spotlighted in a segment on the BBC current affairs programme because of his volunteering work