Ministers were reportedly warned to prepare for a pandemic virus last year, according to a leaked document.

Donald Trump has said his remarks on injecting disinfectant to treat coronavirus were "sarcastic".

Prince Charles said he was left "utterly heartbroken" by the "tragic story" of the 13-year-old Muslim boy who died alone after contracting coronavirus.

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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.

There is no evidence that people who have beaten coronavirus are protected from the strain, the World Health Organisation has said as it warned against issuing "immunity passports".

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.

Services around the world have been disrupted due to the coronavirus crisis

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for a coronavirus lockdown "exit strategy" with the Government facing increasing pressure to reveal its next steps.

As speculation continues over Kim Jong Un's health, satellite imagery has found a train likely belonging to the North Korean leader, a website specialising in studies of the country revealed.

A 60-year-old man has been jailed after coughing in a shopper's face during a row amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus lockdown will not be lifted early in the UK as it is still at a "delicate and dangerous" stage, the Foreign Secretary has insisted.

A coronavirus vaccine might not be ready until later next year, the former deputy chief medical officer for England has said.

The Government has reportedly ordered 50 million tests which can show if a person has had coronavirus.

People entering the UK could be forced into quarantine for two weeks under plans for the "second phase" of the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.

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.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) said this summer would mark its first ever "virtual" version of the event at Royal Hospital Chelsea, London.

The Foreign Secretary has confirmed the Government is following reports of Kim Jong Un's death "very closely".

Comedian Jack Whitehall has endorsed the Evening Standard's Food for London Now campaign and launched a competition to encourage his followers to donate.

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.

The Royal Mint is set to manufacture nearly two million medical visors to help protect NHS staff from the coronavirus across England and Wales.

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

Police have been forced to close a California beach after thousands of people flouted the lockdown to bask in a heatwave.

Record-breaking daredevil pensioner Jack Reynolds has died aged 108, his family have said.

Kim Jong-un is alive and well, South Korea has insisted, amid rumours that the North Korean leader was either dead or seriously ill.

Officials 'massively ramping up efforts' to meet target as army is deployed to help establish mobile testing facilities

A police officer has died and another is fighting for his life after a shooting in Louisiana.

Tenants made their neighbours' lives a misery through their 'excessive noise and anti-social behaviour'

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.

Clinical director says virus is 'scary' because it's so unpredictable

A swathe of US states were set to reopen businesses this week following mandatory lockdowns that have thrown nearly one in six American workers out of jobs.

A young man has died after he was found injured in an east London street.

The Duke of Sussex has helped launch a new mental fitness platform aiming to help servicemen and women manage their mental health.

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

Greggs has become the latest high street stalwart to announce plans to reopen stores despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

Military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles will be banned in New Zealand from next month under tough new laws announced today by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

New Zealand moves to ease strict lockdown measures after successfully containing coronavirus outbreak

A mile-wide asteroid is on course to pass the Earth on Wednesday at a distance 16 times further than the moon.

Many countries, including ours, are battling the question of how to lift the lockdown.

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

At least 82 NHS workers and 16 social care staff have died after contracting coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed.

A mother screamed for help "like she was being tortured" after two children were stabbed to death at a home in east London, a neighbour has said.