Boris Johnson has issued a reminder to the public that everyone must continue to respect lockdown measures if they want to see restrictions lifted sooner rather than later.

Low staff numbers and a lack of PPE are among the challenges facing schools as they draw together plans to reopen.

Mayor Sadiq Khan today made an urgent appeal to Londoners not to relax their "monumental effort" to beat coronavirus as the death toll in the capital's hospitals rose to 5,414.

An army veteran forced into early retirement by injury is playing video games for 24 hours on VE Day to raise money for the charity that helped him through "dark times."

Donations have poured in for a 100-year-old woman who was robbed after thieves tricked their way into her home in Darlington.

An infamous sex predator dubbed "the Notting Hill rapist" has been recommended for transfer to an open prison.

A new artwork by Banksy has been painted onto the wall of an NHS hospital corridor to pay tribute to healthcare heroes battling coronavirus.

More than 40 children have been treated in a specialist London hospital for a "hyper inflammatory" new disease after apparently contracting coronavirus, the Standard has been told.

Shadow justice secretary David Lammy responded to the figures by calling for an urgent investigation into the disproportionate number of deaths.

Obese people with coronavirus are more at risk of dying, one of the UK's leading scientists has said.

The rate of transmission of coronavirus is "much reduced" and the death toll is steadily falling, the Downing Street press conference has heard.

The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus has jumped by 539.

British people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities are two to three times more likely to die from coronavirus, new research has found.

Heartless thieves have stolen 80,000 face masks from a Manchester warehouse which were meant to be used by NHS and frontline workers fighting coronavirus.

The UK is past the peak of the coronavirus outbreak but the country is still at a "dangerous" stage of the pandemic, Dominic Raab has said.

A number of McDonald's employees in America were shot on Wednesday after telling a customer to leave due to coronavirus restrictions, police said.

Brits across the country have erupted in applause in tribute to healthcare workers during the seventh week of the Clap for our Carers initiative.

The UK was ill-prepared to deal with a health pandemic, according to a secret Whitehall document produced years before the coronavirus outbreak.

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

Boris Johnson's father has told how he broke Covid-19 lockdown rules to buy a newspaper after the Prime Minister's son was born.

Tensions are growing between the UK's regions over "mixed messaging" on when to lift restrictions, with speculation that rail services are set to be expanded from mid-May but strict lockdown measures could remain in place until June.

Boris Johnson has issued a stirring statement as the UK comes together to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, calling for Brits to show the "same spirit of national endeavor" during the coronavirus pandemic.

Wales has taken the first step to easing lockdown by relaxing exercise rules and reopening some libraries, tips and garden centres.

Police have released CCTV footage of a man they want to trace after an NHS doctor was attacked on her way home from work.

Britain's coronavirus death toll has passed 31,000 after a rise of 626.

Tara Reade, the woman who has accused US Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden of assault, will be legally represented by a donor for President Donald Trump.

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has called for an "all-out effort to end hate speech globally" amid what he called a "tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering" unleashed during the coronavirus pandemic.

Prince William and Kate heard stories about Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill's "secret" birthday message his son when they chatted veterans about their VE Day memories.

The UK is set to bask in glorious sunshine on Saturday with temperatures forecast to hit 26C (78.8F).

The UK is "not out of the woods" and will live with coronavirus for some time as the death toll passes 31,000, Environment Secretary George Eustice has said.

Magician Roy Horn, best known as part of the Las Vegas performing duo of Siegfried & Roy, has died at the age of 75 after contracting coronavirus, a representative has said.

A homeless man is fighting for his life after two rough sleepers were attacked in central London.

Britain is set for another day of sunshine, with temperatures expected to soar to 26C before cooler weather tomorrow.

One trade body said the quarantine period would have a devastating impact on the UK aviation industry and wider economy

A group of VE Day revellers have sparked fury by performing a conga dance in an apparent breach of social distancing rules.

The country's Ministry of Health also recorded just 721 new confirmed cases on Friday, bringing total infections to 223,578.

Boris Johnson will reveal on Sunday the Government's "road map" on how it will lift restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, in what is expected to be a "modest" easing of lockdown.

Police say they are "fighting a losing battle" over enforcing the lockdown after "hundreds" turned out in parks across east London to enjoy picnics in the sunshine.

The UK's official coronavirus death toll has risen by 346 to 31,587.

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The lead singer of U.S. rock band Guns N' Roses and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have engaged in an escalating social-media exchange that's gone viral

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