The death toll among Covid-19 hospital patients in the UK has passed 18,000, official figures show.

The UK's coronavirus death toll may have already hit 41,000 – twice as high as official figures suggest, new analysis has found.

The family of a London bus driver who died with Covid-19 said today a lack of protective equipment for public transport workers and delays to improving safety had "cost lives".

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Temperatures in the UK could reach are set to reach up to 24C over the next couple days as a "remarkably" warm and dry April continues, the Met Office has said.

A former NHS nurse who returned to the frontlines to help fight the coronavirus pandemic has shared the moment she held an elderly woman's hand during her last breaths so she didn't die alone from the virus.

Coronavirus death rates could be between 50 and 80 per cent higher in rural communities, according to scientists.

Record falls in output accompanied by unprecedented jobs threat

The UK is set for more warm weather over the weekend while temperatures soared to more than 24C on Thursday.

A total of 18,738 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Wednesday, the Department of Health said, up by 638 from 18,100 the day before.

Britons are set to enjoy another day of sunshine and soaring temperatures before the mercury begins to drop at the weekend, with cloudy skies bringing a chance of rain for some.

The Government have said it is working on the infrastructure for "large-scale" contact tracing as a key strategy for lifting the coronavirus lockdown.

Mr White also took issue with the duchess's allegation that the publisher "acted dishonestly" when deciding which parts of her letter to her father to publish.

The true number of deaths linked to coronavirus in the UK is at least 5,000 higher than those reported from hospitals, new figures show.

The coronavirus death toll in UK hospitals has hit 19,506.

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The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to a 13-year-old Muslim boy who died alone after contracting Covid-19.

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".

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 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 woman in her 80s is fighting for her life after she was hit by a van in front of shocked onlookers on a major south London road.

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.

Two young children have been stabbed to death at a property in east London.

The lawyer for the woman who has been charged over the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn has opened up a dialogue with the UK Foreign Office (FCO), a source has said.

Britain is saying goodbye to weeks of warm weather with temperatures set to tumble for the sixth week of lockdown.

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

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

Britain's chances of recording the driest April on record have been brought to an end as a month's worth of rain is set to fall over the next 24 hours.

This is the first picture of a father with a "heart of gold" who was fatally stabbed in the street near his home in south-west London.

Prince Charles has paid tribute to his former Welsh tutor Tedi Millward, who has died at the age of 89.

A young NHS worker was stabbed to death in east London just days before his father's funeral.

A pilot has sparked complaints over an alleged breach of lockdown rules after spelling out "NHS" using his plane's flightpath.

The number of coronavirus patients dying each day in London hospitals has halved, it can be revealed.

The death toll linked to coronavirus in England is around 40 per cent higher than previously reported, new figures show.

The number of people who have died in hospitals in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by 586.

More than 24,000 coronavirus patients have died, new figures show, as the nation paid tribute to frontline workers who lost their lives during the pandemic.

Thundery showers are set to move in over almost the entire UK over the final days of April, bringing the nation's near record-breaking dry spell to an end.

The rising number of Covid-19-related deaths in care homes pushed the overall death toll in England and Wales to the highest level since comparable figures began in 1993, new figures show.

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.

The death tolls for the number of people who have died in care homes after testing positive for coronavirus will now be announced daily, Matt Hancock has said.

More than 4,300 people with coronavirus died in care homes in a fortnight, figures revealed today.

Around 2,000 people died with coronavirus in care homes in England by mid-April and many more are believed to have passed away since then, health chiefs revealed today.

Dominic Raab has paid tribute to the frontline health and care workers who have given their lives to fighting coronavirus, as he confirmed more than 108 such deaths so far.

Police have released a photo of a car believed to have been driven by the killers of a key worker.

A total of 26,097 people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus, Public Health England has said.

Of these, around 70 per cent were outside hospital settings and around 30 per cent were in hospital.