In the UK there are two main contenders in the vaccine race: a team at the University of Oxford, and another at Imperial College London.

Boris Johnson's second wife Marina Wheeler, 55, shares four of the Prime Minister's six children and applied for a decree absolute in February - it has now been granted.

Professor Ferguson, 51, asked Antonia Staats, 38, to travel across London from her £1.9million home at least twice despite lecturing Britain on the need to stay apart to stop the spread of the virus.

The timing of the disclosure that Prof Ferguson met his married lover during the lockdown on the day the UK became 'Europe's sick man' has raised questions about who blew the whistle.

Boris Johnson today announced he is hoping to begin easing the UK's coronavirus lockdown on Monday as Matt Hancock suggested cafes could reopen if they have outdoor areas.

Dominic Raab tonight announced there is 'no change' yet to the UK's coronavirus lockdown rules as he urged Britons not to take advantage of sunny bank holiday weather.

The Prime Minister told the cabinet he will proceed with 'maximum caution' when it comes to easing restrictions, to avoid another rise in coronavirus cases in the UK.

Professor Robert Dingwall said Britain had 'completely lost sight' of the true nature of the disease because 'mostly it isn't' killing people.

The PM is expected to recommend people wear them in the office, on public transport and when shopping despite not making them compulsory in England.

The actress, 78, made the shocking comments in a rant on Channel 4 comedy chat show The Last Leg on Friday night.

Boris Johnson's plan to ease the UK's coronavirus lockdown will see people urged to cycle to work, firms told to provide staff with face masks and garden centres allowed to reopen from Wednesday.

For four years we have been treated to something special. It was as though their football was from another planet. But I sat in the Nou Camp and watched Bayern Munich complete a staggering 7-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona.

An exclusive insight into the greatest manager Britain has ever had from the man who spent his whole career at Manchester United and knows him best.

David Moyes's job is to change the perception surrounding him and the club at present. The only way to do that is on the pitch when the noise stops, the opinions stop and whatever people are saying doesn't matter any more. Saturday was the first step.

Monday night may be an occasion we will look back on in 15 years and pinpoint as the start of a manager establishing his presence on the next era of English football.

Pep Guardiola has no shame or embarrassment that he wanted his team to be hard working, to sprint to the ball to hunt in packs. But if an English coach was seen pumping his fists, waving his arms and screaming: ‘Squeeze them in!’ he would be in danger of being portrayed as a dinosaur.

When you look at how many England players have benefited from the loan system, you have to say it will be crucial for developing our young players in future.

Ron Atkinson says there can be no transition period for Manchester United. I find that statement difficult to understand, especially coming from a manager who was supported for five years at the club even though he ultimately failed to deliver the title.

UFO Fest in McMinnville, Oregon, celebrates its 20th anniversary in May. It began after a local farmer photographed an alleged UFO outside the small town. More than 20,000 visitors are expected.

Fern Cottage in Port Isaac, Cornwall, doubles as the surgery in ITV drama Doc Martin. The two bedroom detached stone cottage with modern furnishings is available for holidaymakers to rent.

The movies screened have been made exclusively for the experience, in collaboration with porn star Kim Holland. The cinema is located in Amsterdam's medieval centre.

They've been published in a new book called Ruin and Redemption in Architecture, which charts ruined spaces around the world and the designs that have totally transformed them.

It's part of the Camp Adventure Climbing Park, one hour south of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand, which at 18 acres is the largest woodland adventure park in Denmark.

Post Office Travel Money Holiday Costs Barometer, which compares costs in 20 European beach resorts, found prices in Sunny Beach have plunged - despite the pound's volatility.

After a trip to Venice that didn't go so well, Charlotte Metcalf and her teenage daughter Deia decided to head for Malta to check out the island's sightseeing, shopping and restaurant scene.

The famous portrait artist was born in 1727 in Sudbury. Harry Mount went to visit the picture perfect town as well as some of the beautiful villages in surrounding rural Suffolk.

Ever since Errol Flynn moored his boat to party there with the Hollywood crowd in the Sixties, the island has had a showbiz party reputation. Sarah White visits and discovers its opulent side.

Mannings in Truro has 30 rooms and nine apartments fronting a car park. The Inspector checked into an apartment which he found to be chilly and scented with the 'whiff of old shoes'.

Cruising from Sydney to Papua New Guinea isn't easy, UK walking breaks are perfect for singletons and attending a Papal ceremony requires lots of planning, the holiday guru explains.

The accolade was bestowed upon the resort by Luxury Travel Advisor after over 400,000 votes were cast by its readers around the world during six knockout-style rounds involving 63 posh lodges.

These intriguing - yet decidedly creepy - pictures were taken inside an abandoned doctor's surgery in Northern Virginia by urban explorer Bryan Sansivero.

We may not be able to travel right now but there is nothing stopping us dreaming about our future adventures. Here our travel writers reveal the hotels they are longing to visit around the UK...

The clip was created by the 'passenger', Jeroen Gortworst, who hails from Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and uploaded to Tik Tok, where it has been viewed millions of times.

Barefoot Manta Island, which is just under a mile long and 0.6 miles wide, is only accessible by boat (lockdowns permitted, obviously) and has dormitory rooms starting from just FJ$60 (£20).

The contest received 193,000 entries from photographers in over 200 territories. More than 100 images were shortlisted and judges had the hard task of picking 10 category winners.

Dr Mike Gil is a research fellow at the University of California, but also, perhaps not surprisingly, a National Geographic Explorer. He told MailOnline Travel about his epic adventures.

Norwegian Audun Amundsen first went to live with the Mentawai tribe for a month in 2004. He returned in 2009 for a three-year stay, during which time he would learn their unwritten language.

New book Amazing Churches Of The World, by Michael Kerrigan, has 190 images of jaw-dropping places of worships, some of them in landscapes that are heavenly in their own right.

The All About Photo Awards - The Mind's Eye has announced 40 winning images for 2020. Monica Denevan from the U.S was named Photographer of the Year for an image shot in Myanmar.

Climate change and warming seas are severely bleaching tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems.

A crater caused by a crashed meteor or the remnants of a colossal dormant volcano? Neither. Kondyor Massif in Siberia's far east is the result of a little-understood surge of volcanic rock.

When the world finally reopens to travel, many of us may want to get close to nature. Here is our pick of some amazing wildlife-loving breaks that will transport you to all corners of the globe…

Many rangers and guides at national parks across the globe are being laid off, leaving endangered animals unprotected, says Reeve, with poaching already increasing in some areas.

This week we've been inundated by requests for help with coronavirus-related travel problems. We can't address them all, but we hope these answers will help.

MailOnline Travel has scoured the globe for eye-popping images of the world's most jaw-dropping abysses - from stunning marine sinkholes to dizzingly colossal shafts on land.

One day in the future we'll be able to enjoy sunny days by the seaside again. Here's our pick of some of the best coastal towns, from bohemian Brighton to marvellous Margate.

The Chicago-based carrier said that the 'proactive and aggressive' measure is to keep all staff and customers safe during the coronavirus crisis and follows the latest advice from the CDC.

It was designed by Briton Ben Edwards from Melbourne-based Studio Edwards and costs AUS$99,000 (£52k/$64k). It's divided into three rooms, including a shower pod.

The revamp of the British Museum's online collection includes a zooming facility that allows some objects to be examined at 'a level of detail inaccessible to the naked eye.'

Top photographer Amos Chapple has taken a set of fascinating photographs of Prague's rooftop statues and sculptures, from the beautiful to the bizarre and from the elegant to the grotesque.