The Scottish Government has recommended wearing face masks in enclosed public spaces like shops and public transport to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Global confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed three million.

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.

More than one million people have now tested positive for coronavirus in the US as lockdown measures continue to be eased in some states.

A five-star luxury hotel in London has been spreading a little joy amid the coronavirus outbreak by serving up free meals for key workers.

The US coronavirus death toll has now exceeded the 58,220 American lives lost during the Vietnam War, as cases in the country topped one million.

The Duchess of Cornwall has revealed she has taken up ballet and is practising her poses and positions to keep fit in lockdown.

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.

Donald Trump has said the high number of Covid-19 cases in the United States is due to the country's testing being "sooo much better' than anywhere else in the world.

An aerial photo of ocean sands in the Bahamas has been voted the NASA Earth Observatory's all-time best image.

English schools will reopen after coronavirus lockdown in a "phased manner", the Education Secretary confirmed.

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

A Cabinet minister today pleaded with businesses to stick with the coronavirus lockdown after a pub chain said it was starting to plan to re-open venues around June time.

The appeal by NHS fundraiser Colonel Tom Moore topped £32 million as it closed at midnight.

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Moves to ease restrictions in China's capital come after authorities record no new Covid-19 deaths for the 16th consecutive day

The publisher of the Mail on Sunday has won the first High Court skirmish in the Duchess of Sussex's privacy claim against it over publication of a letter to her estranged father.

PM makes declaration but UK sees second highest rise in cases in 24 hours, with 6,032 more

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that the UK has met its coronavirus testing target of 100,000 tests per day as Covid-19 deaths passed 27,500.

Pub visits should be avoided when social distancing measures are eased, one of the UK's top medics has said.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has dismissed reports that there could be a "blanket ban" on over 70s leaving home when lockdown is eased.

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A new biography of Harry and Meghan will "go beyond the headlines" and "reveal unknown details" of the couple's life together.

A New York police officer caught on video pointing a stun gun at a man and grappling him to the ground over an alleged social distancing violation has been stripped of his badge.

New Zealand has recorded no new coronavirus cases for the first day since a national lockdown came into force more than a month ago.

Italians were today enjoying the chance to exercise in parks for the first time in eight weeks as their country took its first significant steps out of its coronavirus lockdown.

Police publish images of suspected thieves amid spate of stealing in northeastern United States

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

Draft proposals for how to return to work safely have been leaked and they paint a very different picture of the workplace post lockdown.​

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

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

The Queen has spoken to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to discuss how the country is fighting coronavirus.

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.

A 100-year-old Muslim man has raised more than £70,000 for coronavirus victims after being inspired by Colonel Tom Moore.

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

Earth's closest black hole has been discovered by astronomers and it is big enough to swallow the whole of Washington DC.

Of the 22,049 confirmed reported deaths so far in hospitals in England, 11,575 (52 per cent) were people aged 80 and over while 8,547 (39 per cent) were 60-79.

A 10-year-old double-leg amputee has raised more than £10,000 by walking a marathon distance during coronavirus lockdown.

Boris Johnson today indicated that lockdown restrictions could be lifted on Monday "if we possibly can" as he returned to Parliament for the first time since his recovery from coronavirus .

France has been warned it faces an inevitable "second wave" of coronavirus as the country prepares to take its first significant steps out of lockdown.

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

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

The Government has missed its testing target of 100,000 coronavirus tests a day by the end of April for the sixth day running.

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.

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