Headteachers are planning for life after the lockdown to ensure the return to school will be safe for all children and staff.

On the criteria for a claimant to be looking for work being paused for three months, Ms Coffey said: "We do however want claimants to continue to look for work wherever they are able to do so."

London's Nightingale hospital will be put "on standby" within days as a result of the capital passing the peak of coronavirus cases.

If someone tests positive for coronavirus more than once, it does not necessarily mean they have been reinfected, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The Mayor of London warned against a 'big bang' of lifting lockdown measures

Updated figures for England come as authorities in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland all announce additional Covid-19 deaths

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

A former senior North Korean diplomat has apologised after saying Kim Jong-un was probably so ill he could not stand, days before he was seen at an event attended by hundreds of officials.

Selectively lifting lockdown restrictions in the UK risks "potential divisions between groups", an expert has said.

Nigel Farage has been visited by police officers who advised him not to breach lockdown restrictions after he travelled to Dover to report on migrants.

Powerful winds and heavy rain continue to batter the UK with gales of up to 60mph sweeping across the southwest, sparking a weather warning.

New car sales were almost wiped out last month as the the number of registrations collapsed to their lowest level for 74 years.

The wife of former Premier League footballer Kevin Phillips has been released without charge after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing.

Nearly 100 children who were being targeted online by child abusers were saved by police in London during the first four weeks of the lockdown, Scotland Yard revealed today.

Nike has donated tens of thousands of trainers to frontline healthcare workers fighting the pandemic around the world.

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Half of those reading about coronavirus in the UK have come across false or misleading information, a watchdog has warned.

There were 5,890 coronavirus-related care home deaths involving Covid-19 registered up to April 24 in England and Wales, the Office for National Statistics said.

China's ambassador to the UK has criticised MPs for "attacking" China over the coronavirus outbreak.

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

Detectives were today investigating the death of a pensioner found slumped with a head injury on a tree-lined street in north London.

California's governor has announced that the six-week lockdown of America's most populous state will be relaxed within days as the daily coronavirus death toll across the United States fell to its lowest level in a month.

Antibody tests at 98 per cent accuracy would put up to a quarter of population at risk of infection, government advisers have warned.

Union bosses have written to Sadiq Khan to demand a reversal of Transport for London's "disgraceful" decision to deny free travel to London Underground's cleaners.

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Boris Johnson's top scientist has defended the Government's battleplan against Covid-19 and said "you can't stop it".

In a bustling depot in north London filled with donated food, Phoebe Waller-Bridge compared the work of The Felix Project to "a rescue mission".

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A hospital worker described as a "true gentleman" by colleagues has died after contracting coronavirus.

Two 20-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of public order offences

Coronavirus warning messages from celebrities including Jamie Redknapp are being broadcast from cars driving around the streets of east London to get people to respect the lockdown.

Nearly a quarter of employees in Britain have been furloughed in just two weeks, officials have said.

The ONS total is 34% higher than the Department of Health total.

The number of people who have died across the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has increased by 693 to nearly 30,000.

Reopening all schools in the UK at once would lead to a "very real risk" of the coronavirus infection rate rising and could cause a second peak, the Foreign Secretary has said.

A man has been found dead after suffering suspected stab wounds in west London.

The White House is looking to wind down its coronavirus task force in a move to shift management of the US's response to the pandemic, Vice President Mike Pence has said.

The second stage of the coronavirus response "will not be easy" and the UK must adjust to a "new normal" to avoid a second peak , Dominic Raab has said.

Blue Peter has honoured Captain Tom Moore with a gold badge for his fundraising efforts.

A man has died after being attacked by a water buffalo in Wales, police say.

A man and a woman tricked their way into a 100-year-old woman's home and stole more than £100 in what police branded a "despicable" crime.

A man has told how he pulled his young daughter to safety before a "horrific" crash that left his husband trapped between two vehicles in north London.

A man has been charged with murdering a pensioner who was found with a head injury on Monday.

A statement from Imperial College London said Prof Ferguson "continues to focus on his important research".

Britons will enjoy another mini heatwave as temperatures soar to an unseasonably high 25C just in time for the Bank Holiday weekend.

Donald Trump toured a new medical mask factory without wearing a face covering, despite a sign at the facility making clear they were required.

IKEA has refused to comment on reports its 18 UK stores will be reopening later this month.

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The first cohort of children are returning to school in Wuhan, China, where the first case of the new coronavirus was reported late last year.

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