RT has lost a London High Court challenge over a £200,000 fine for repeated breaches of impartiality rules over broadcasts on the Salisbury poisoning (pictured, George Galloway).

Chinese city Suifenhe on the border with Russia has gone into full lockdown after detecting a total of 127 imported coronavirus cases. A makeshift hospital is being built and will be ready on Saturday.

Amid rising anti-China rhetoric from the Trump Administration about Beijing's alleged Covid-19 'cover-up' Barr was asked if he considered Russia or China the biggest threat to the upcoming elections.

The country reported a record one-day rise of 1,459 new cases on Thursday as well as an increase in the national death toll from 13 to 76.

Twenty of the new cases were in Heilongjiang province (pictured, a makeshift hospital there), including 13 Chinese nationals who had returned recently from Russia.

Russia reported 4,774 new cases of coronavirus Thursday - marking the second straight day of decline - despite warnings that the country is rapidly running out of hospital beds.

Sergei Sobyanin said Russia's 0.9 per cent mortality rate was so low because of mass testing which leads to a high number of confirmed infections.

Infections outside Moscow and its surrounding region have soared 110 per cent in the past week.

Analysts and President Vladimir Putin's political enemies wonder if his long and brutal reign might fall victim to the coronavirus crisis amid the perilous effects of the pandemic in Russia.

The Russian government reported a total of 87,147 cases on Monday, which is almost 4,000 more than China's official toll of 83,912.

The 7,099 new cases - surpassing the previous high of 6,411 on Tuesday - bring Russia's total from 99,399 to 106,498, the eighth-highest tally in the world.

Russia's coronavirus crisis continues to worsen with a record 7,922 cases recorded the day after Prime Minister Mikhail Mishtushin (left, inset) tested positive for the disease.

Deaths from coronavirus rose by 58 to 1,280, official figures show, as Russia is now recording more new infections than any European country. New infections rose with 10,633 cases in the past 24 hours.

The latest rise of 10,102 cases, bringing the total from 145,268 to 155,370, confirms Russia's place as Europe's new virus hotbed as infections slow elsewhere.

Sergei Sobyanin, mayor of Moscow, said data suggests 2.5 per cent of the city's population have had the virus - meaning 300,000 cases - despite Russia officially tallying just 177,160.

After admitting she doesn't like to step on the scale following the birth of her first child in November, Kate Upton showed off her trim swimsuit body in a photo posted to her Instagram.

DailyMail.com was given an exclusive look at her swimsuit images which. The star told DailyMail.com exclusively: 'I feel so thrilled and honored to partner with such an iconic brand.'

Jessica Biel shared a photo to Instagram on Wednesday where she was almost unrecognizable as she had no makeup on. The Sinner actress also slid on her prescription glasses.

Kate Upton appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday. The supermodel was in great spirits as she helped the host spoof 80s aerobic exercise videos in a hilarious clip.

The Houston Astros have made it to the World Series for the second time in two years. And Kate Upton took to Instagram to congratulate her husband, pitcher Justin Verlander, on the victory.

Melissa Jackson claims Neighbours star Sharon Johal wore a similar looking hat she designed for supermodel Coco Rocha in 2013, for Derby Day in Melbourne on Saturday.

Kate Upton has admitted she won't bow to pressure to 'snap back' into shape after pregnancy and is taking her time to heal following the birth of her first child.

Olivia Palermo put on quite the stylish display while out and about New York City on Tuesday. The 34-year-old beauty rocked leather pants and a scarf mask to walk her dog.

As a token of gratitude and appreciation for frontline workers, swag bags were created by From Fashion, With Love and distributed to 800 nurses who left their families to come to NYC to help.

The I Feel Pretty actress recently told Vogue about how she's staying busy during isolation: 'For me, it's more of an emotional and mental battle of keeping my spirits up and staying busy.'

The modern technology will be trialed to clean trains, buses and work areas in the city, officials announced on Sunday.

Dr Scott Gottlieb said health experts had expected to see declines in new cases by now and that the spread of the virus may not go down any further as parts of the US start to relax lockdown measures.

The 45-year-old actress posted the photo on Wednesday, telling fans that her son Vanja Sevigny Mačković was born May 2nd in New York City.

Irina Shayk turned New York City into her own private catwalk on Thursday, when the 34-year-old model went for a stroll with three-year-old daughter Lea.

More than 80 percent of those who were issued summonses for social distancing violations in New York City were people of color. 374 summonses were handed out from March 16 to May 5.

Jack will speak with ASADA in Brisbane to discuss the muscle growth drug Ligandrol that was found in her system - which she says was ingested unknowingly through supplements.

Riyad Mahrez missed out on Manchester City's Community Shield win on Sunday amid fears from club doctors he would fail a drugs test, according to Pep Guardiola.

Track and field athlete, Mary Cain, once the 'fastest girl in America' on Thursday urged Nike to change their system after her former coach Alberto Salazar was banned after a doping investigation.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: UKAD have launched an attack on UK Athletics over their failure to share information relating to Sir Mo Farah's former coach Alberto Salazar in 2015 - calling for full disclosure.

Andy Robertson has issued an apology to Liverpool fans as their hopes of an Invincibles season vanished after their shock 3-0 defeat against Watford.

Willian's effort from the edge of the area slipped from Adrian's grasp and into the side of the net after only 13 minutes of their FA Cup encounter at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

Jurgen Klopp and his Liverpool players are remaining a tight knit group amid enforced isolation due to coronavirus, being brought together for an early morning video session.

Sevilla defender Diego Carlos has dismissed reports that he's received an offer to join Liverpool in the summer. 

Steven Gerrard is very excited to see Liverpool getting better and winning more trophies over the next few years, praising everyone in the squad for their mental strength.

Liverpool assistant boss Pepijn Lijnders has taken the opportunity to use the football break to deliver some special news to club starlet Harvey Elliott.

Jurgen Klopp signed the midfielder from Fulham when he was just 16 and there are high hopes he can become a future star with a handful of first-team appearances already under his belt.

Former Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has refused to be drawn into the debate over whether the Reds should be crowned Premier League champions if the season cannot be finished.

Trump says he's 'not playing games with Indiana' and says he'll blanket the state as Bobby Knight says he'll be one of the best presidents in history.

It's a battle of endorsements in Indiana, as Cruz gets support of Pence while Fiorina rips into Trump for touting 'tough guy' Mike Tyson endorsement.

While Donald Trump praised Cruz as 'a tough, smart competitor' after his victory in Indiana on Wednesday, he completely dismissed John Kasich as a rival.

'Last year, I promised to support the Republican nominee. And I intend to keep my word,' Cruz wrote on Facebook, adding that 'by any measure Hillary Clinton is wholly unacceptable.'

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is the latest GOP senator to suggest he'll vote no on his party's latest effort to kill Obamacare, the Graham-Cassidy bill.

David Hogg (left) helped raise money for a billboard of Trump mocking Cruz in a tweet that reads;'Why would the people of Texas support Ted Cruz when he has accomplished absolutely nothing'.

Cruz delivered a jesting speech in Washington, saying the next two years in Trump's Washington will be 'Game of Thrones': 'Mueller is coming ...Trump finally builds a wall to keep the wildlings out.'

Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke has released the details of his proposed 'war tax' intended to help veterans and discourage 'endless wars.'