The number of people who have died in hospital in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has jumped by 449, the lowest increase in two weeks.

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Rumours that Kim Jong-Un is in a "fragile condition" after apparent heart surgery have been denied by South Korean officials.

Unemployment increased by 22,000 to 1.36 million in the three months to February, before the coronavirus pandemic gripped the UK, official figures showed.

Riots erupted on the outskirts of Paris for a second night as young people fought with police and unleashed fireworks amid growing unrest over the impact of lockdown restrictions.

"Massive fireballs" and "huge explosions" have been seen near Maidstone in Kent as firefighters responded to an explosion on a farm.

The number of people who have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK has reached 17,337, up from 16,509 in 24 hours.

A three-week-old girl has recovered from coronavirus to the delight of her parents.

Adverts promoting IV drips that claimed to boost patients' immunity to Covid-19 have been banned by the advertising watchdog.

Rugby stars have recorded inspirational messages for boys at a London school to help motivate them through the coronavirus lockdown.

Adorable new photographs of Prince Louis taken by his mother Kate have been released ahead of his first birthday.

Prince Louis has shown his support for the NHS by making a rainbow poster for a series of photographs to mark his second birthday.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's baby son Archie joined in with a video call to his great-grandmother the Queen on her 94th birthday.

Four police officers have died after being hit by a truck when they stopped to detain a speeding driver on an Australian motorway, officials said.

Air pollution levels have dropped by more than 40 per cent in a number of UK cities as transport use plummets during the coronavirus lockdown, studies have shown.

A three-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car near a supermarket.

A total of 18,738 patients have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Wednesday, the Department of Health said, up by 638 from 18,100 the day before.

The US military base near to where the crash which claimed Harry Dunn's life is "looking into" claims a staff member also drove on the wrong side of the road before hitting into a stone wall.

Earth's insect population has shrunk by 27 per cent in the past 30 years, researchers have found.

Mike Pence has said the White House believes the coronavirus epidemic in US could be "largely in the past" by this summer.

A six-year-old boy with Spina Bifida has raised more than £200,000 for NHS charities by walking 10 metres every day in his walking frame.

The coronavirus death toll in UK hospitals has hit 19,506.

These stunning images show some of the mesmerising sights captured by the Hubble Telescope during its 30 years of observing space.

Countdown presenter Rachel Riley has won the first round of a High Court libel case against a former aide to Jeremy Corbyn.

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

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.

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.

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

A mother ran into the street screaming "help me…it's my children" after a baby and a toddler suffered fatal knife wounds at the family home, neighbours said today.

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

Labour has proposed legislation to deliver a dedicated fast-tracked fund for domestic abuse services affected by the coronavirus crisis.

Previously leaked videos of US Navy pilots encountering "unexplained aerial phenomena" have been released by the Pentagon.

Medical experts have hit out at Donald Trump after he suggested that research should be carried out into whether the coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body.

"Openly acknowledging your mistake is not an admission of guilt, it is genuinely just making you seem more human."

The number of people who have died in hospitals in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by 586.

A 27-year-old man who died after an attack in east London has been named by police.

Brits are being urged to commemorate VE Day during the coronavirus lockdown by placing a specially designed figure of a WWII soldier in their window.

The pair announced they have welcomed a baby boy

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have welcomed the arrival of their first child together.

Boris Johnson is the fourth Prime Minister to welcome a baby to Downing Street in 170 years.

Labour leader Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have led the messages of congratulations to Boris Johnson and Carrie Symond's for the birth of their first child.

American astronauts will be back on the Moon within five years "by any means necessary," the US Vice President has announced.

Police have released a photo of a car believed to have been driven by the killers of a key worker.

This is the heartbreaking moment a carer read a granddaughter's final goodbye to her grandmother, just two days before she died while suffering coronavirus symptoms.

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Their first child together was born in a London hospital on Wednesday morning Follow our live updates as messages of congratulation flood in

The Queen has congratulated Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds on the birth of their son , Buckingham Palace has said.

A cuckoo named Carlton II has smashed the record books by flying more than 4,000 miles in just seven days on his annual migration to the UK from Africa.

The southern Italian region of Calabria has given the go-ahead for pizzerias, bars and restaurants with open-air tables to reopen, sparking a rift today with the central government.

A man was sprayed in the face with an "unknown substance" before a thief stole his bag on a London bus.