The drive to ease lockdowns across Europe intensified today as several countries set out blueprints for how to restore normality in everyday life.

The full impact of coronavirus on the UK is set to be revealed as the Government prepares to publish the country's death toll for care homes on a daily basis.

Europe has shown positive signs that it is passing the peak of its coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

Airlines should be able to issue vouchers instead of cash refunds for cancelled flights, according to 12 EU member states who have requested a change in the rules to help carriers.

Moves to ease restrictions in China's capital come after authorities record no new Covid-19 deaths for the 16th consecutive day

Eurostar says all its passengers must wear face masks from Monday as a safeguard against the coronavirus.

People in countries across Europe are gradually regaining some old freedoms as governments start to lift their coronavirus lockdowns after many weeks.

Social distancing at airports would lead to 1km-long queues for each jumbo jet, Heathrow's chief executive has claimed.

Italians were today enjoying the chance to exercise in parks for the first time in eight weeks as their country took its first significant steps out of its coronavirus lockdown.

A veteran of the Second World War who celebrated victory in Europe with a three-day party in Burma says the lockdown commemorations for the 75th anniversary will still be a "great tribute" to those who lost their lives.

A group calling themselves 'HS2 Rebellion' have blocked the entrance to a building site at Euston.

The UK has fallen behind many other European countries in its response to coronavirus, a public health expert has said.

The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen to more than 32,000 - and may now be the highest in Europe.

Europeans will see the worst economic shock since the Great Depression due to coronavirus, the European Union predicted.

Boris Johnson will today come under fresh criticism over his handling of the coronavirus crisis as he faces Sir Keir Starmer for the first time during Prime Minister's Questions.

Public Health England medical director Professor Yvonne Doyle said it was "too early" to compare the UK statistics with that of other countries.

A four-year-old girl battling a rare form of leukaemia has been reunited with her dad after seven weeks apart in lockdown.

Second World War veteran and NHS fundraising champion Captain Tom Moore has recalled the day the "fearsome war in Europe" ended 75 years ago.

Drive-thru restaurants such as McDonald's are "made for social distancing", Environment Secretary George Eustice has said.

The Queen has addressed the nation to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, saying veterans would have recognised the "love and care" of people during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Data showed the domestic equity market gave up half the gains that it had amassed.

Ambassador Joao Cravinho, head of the EU delegation, led Ambassadors of various European countries to a quiet lunch with Modi at the capital last year.

At a time of crisis, people want answers — and 5G is a really simple answer

The version published in China Daily omitted a reference to the illness originating in China and spreading to the rest of the world. The piece was published in full on the authors' websites.

"Today, 75 years later, we are forced to commemorate alone, but we are not alone!" Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says, celebrating international unity in the post-war era.

Major League Baseball will cut its amateur draft from 40 rounds to five this year, a move that figures to save teams about $30 million US, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

To mark our 175th anniversary year, we feature a different front page each week from past editions of the Ottawa Citizen.

On Tuesday, 2K announced a partnership with the National Football League to make multiple video games based on the pro football brand.

A European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections that, its backers hope, could help to reopen borders without unleashing a second wave of the pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic has caused production shutdowns and delays

Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato will also appear on ABC's 'The Disney Family Singalong'

Hit musical series ran for six seasons from 2010 to 2015

'We all have such love for each other'

The pair will reunite for BBC's 'Big Night In'

Many of the actor's co-stars expressed support for him after the emotional social media post

Half-hour revival will see Leslie Knope and friends contend with the struggles of social distancing

Rumours of a rift between the actors began earlier this year, when the two unfollowed each other on Instagram

The Dutch capital is captured here in all its tawdry beauty, but plot contrivances and a distracting lead make this Seventies re-hash a hard sell

DJ Jazzy Jeff has recovered from coronavirus-like symptoms

Episode has been hailed the 'absolute best part' of lockdown

Reunited for a good cause, if separated by the coronavirus lockdown, the Parks & Rec cast provided easy, nostalgic laughs

The show ran for six seasons from 2009 to 2015

Three decades on, the controversy-courting concert tour is still shaping the ways female artists express their sexuality

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In Toronto, Madonna simulated masturbation on a velvet bed under the watchful eye of the Canadian police, who threatened her with arrest if her show went ahead. In Italy, unions called for a general strike if Madonna performed, and Pope John Paul II declared her concert “one of the most satanic shows in the history of humanity”. The Blond Ambition tour, which turned 30 years old last month, remains among the most controversial tours of all time.

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Ugly makeup is imperfect, sloppy, chaotic – and only worn to please the wearer, against social expectations

In 2018, Rosanna Meikle felt like a failure. She was toiling through beauty school, and she hadn’t been able to find much work nor garner much attention for her creations online. She was exhausted from the sameness she saw around her, “a sea of beautiful girls, smoky eyes and plumped lips”, she remembers. “My school was in an expensive area of Auckland, which made me feel so out of place. I couldn’t afford the products or the clothes, my kit wasn’t ‘professional’ enough and neither was my look.”

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The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the moon.

Josh Gad hosted a virtual reunion with the cast and filmmakers from the iconic 1985 film

From Norwegian fjords to the sweeping coastal views of Montenegro, it's time to daydream about these lush European journeys

We've rounded up the most beautiful beaches on the continent to fuel your wanderlust

Visa-free entry for travellers from UK, Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden halted until further notice