Lockdown will make it difficult to assess the successful of a vaccine - such as that developed by University of Oxford - because it is preventing the spread of the virus globally.

With each day that passes, we learn a little bit more about the nature of this ghastly virus. Statistics show that obesity is one of the biggest risk factors for Covid-19.

John le Carré  also claimed the UK's death toll was a result of 'running down of the NHS.' Le Carré, 88, is in lockdown at his Cornish home where he is writing a new book.

BAME staff working on the front lines of the NHS should ask to move if they feel endangered, the chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing has said. It comes after a popular pharmacist died last month.

The 34-year-old model, who is the star of Channel 4's The Sex Clinic, has put her career on hold to look after coronavirus patients.

Event's tech expert Rob Waugh rounds up the best new gadgets on the market. Looking for that last minute gift? Our man has you covered

Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán visited the poor in the Guadalajara metro area. She's using the earnings from her company Chapo 701, a fashion line inspired by her father, for the donations.

Lewis Hamilton signed off from qualifying in style - ending his nine-race pole drought - by setting the pace ahead of Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He will start alongside Max Verstappen.

Hamilton put in an excellent qualifying lap on Saturday to land his first pole position for nine races and will line up on the front row alongside Max Verstappen. Follow the 1.10pm race live here.

World champion Lewis Hamilton claimed his 11th win of the season in Formula One's Abu Dhabi finale on Sunday after a monumental campaign of racing.

The 34-year-old racer became just the second driver in the sport's history to win six titles - and needs just one more to match all-time great Michael Schumacher's record.

EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN McEVOY: F1 bosses are expected to confirm in the next 48 hours that the race in Shanghai will not go ahead due to growing fears over the outbreak.

Sportsmail recounts Ian Wooldridge's thrilling escapades alongside motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss, who has passed away aged 90, in the 1991 Mille Miglia motor race...

Stirling Moss was among F1's first stars in its 1950s golden era racing against the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio. But the dangerous decade also claimed the lives of many famous drivers in their prime.

To a teenage schoolgirl, David Bowie's performance of 'Starman' was utterly out of this world, recalls singer Toyah Willcox 

The show pushed the boundaries, remembers its voiceover artist Maria McErlane 

Angie Bowie, now 69, said she woke up in a New York hotel room in 1974 with two men standing over her after her drink had been spiked. She punched each of them and left but never told her husband.

The bandstand from which David Bowie gave a free festival in Beckenham, south-east London - having just released his first hit Space Oddity - has been granted Grade II listed status.

Both strikers notched 18 goals in France's top flight before the season was ended last week. Paris Saint-Germain's Mbappe was crowned the Ligue 1 top scorer on Thursday by the LFP.

EXCLUSIVE: Sportsmail understands a host of top-flight stars have already discussed not signing the form amid fears over where it would leave them should they test positive for Covid-19.

Arsenal legend Alan Smith has lifted the lid on how the Gunners achieved their stunning smash and grab of the first division title against overwhelming favourites Liverpool at Anfield in 1989.

Diego Simeone and his players had medical checks at the club's training ground this week and the 22-year-old full-back has reportedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Arogs has released its annual list of the top children's toys for Christmas, and it

Argos has digitised its entire collection of winter catalogue dating back 45 years, featuring retro toys such as Noddy in the '70s, Rubik's Cube in the '80s, Cabbage Patch Kids in the '90s and Bratz in the 00s.

Lyon secured an impressive Champions League last-16 first-leg victory at home to Juventus thanks to Lucas Tousart's first-half goal, with the visitors failing to have a shot on target.

Cristiano Ronaldo has NOT been infected with the coronavirus despite being held in quarantine in his native Madeira, the president of the Portuguese islands has confirmed.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes will finance three intensive care units for patients suffering from coronavirus at hospitals in Lisbon and Porto - with the donation worth £1million.

The prospect of the 2019-20 season being declared 'null and void' looms large over football. We take a look at some of the records, achievements and landmarks that could be erased from history.

Winners have been selected by fans, who have voted online in 43 categories representing everything from music to reality television.

The 50-year-old Fullerton, California native took to her Twitter to make the sad revelation.

CHRIS FOY IN TOKYO: Eddie Jones and his squad landed at Narita Airport - 66km east of Tokyo - at 1.46pm local time, but then encountered the disruptive aftermath of Typhoon Faxia.

The Turner Prize has been a little bit grim in recent years, often showcasing artists with a particular political agenda. I'm not very convinced by some of the art promoted in this way.

The snaps were taken by Allan Hailstone in 1970 on a trip from London to Cape Town. He stopped off in Cairo, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Salisbury (now Harare) en route.

The fascinating photo album had been dumped at a refuse tip and would have been destroyed. It has since been consigned for auction with C&T Auctions, of Ashford, Kent.

The Gaza Strip, an enclave bordering Israel which has 5,154 people per km, reported two cases of Covid-19 today. The two patients, both Gazans, had travelled to Pakistan before returning.

American Idol stars Gabby Barrett and Cade Foehner tied-the-knot on Saturday in a small ceremony in Texas after meeting on the show in 2018.

The 38-year-old Queen frontman wrote: 'Y'all know I'm an OG Christina Aguilera fan. Red heart waiting time see if we can reschedule it!'

The mother of the 19-year-old from Derbyshire has backed a social media campaign dubbed '#BoycottCyprus' and an online petition to drop all charges against her daughter.

Dr Christine Tizzard, of West Sussex, has been in contact with the 19-year-old woman who was found guilty of 'public mischief' by a Cyprian court this week.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has conveyed his concerns about the treatment of the 19-year-old woman and how her case is being handled in Cyprus.

The 19 year old was photographed before she was due to board a British Airways flight with her mother from Larnaca airport in Cyprus and was mobbed by supporters.

The 19-year-old from Derbyshire, who MailOnline has decided not to name, flew into London's Heathrow Airport on a British Airways flight from Larnaca shortly after 10pm yesterday.

Henry Byatt (pictured), whose mother Alexandra was a childhood friend of Diana, died while working as a water sports instructor in the Peligoni club on the island of Zakynthos in 2017.

Princess Diana's niece, Lady Kitty Spencer, has stunned in a beautiful ombre dress by Roland Mouret at the 2019 Melbourne Cup.

Meghan, 38, donned a wide brim hat with a leather ribbon, which she teamed with a black £1,545 belted wool coat for her outing to The Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday.

Actress Emma Corrin will portray Princess Diana in the royal couple's 1983 trip to Australia. Ms Corrin adopted Diana's iconic early 1980s hairstyle to film in Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.

The royals showcased glamorous gowns and on-trend day wear this year, with the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex heralded for their sartorial style.

The Crown star Emma Corrin was busy shooting New York City scenes for the Netflix show's fourth season on Sunday.

Princess Diana's former butler has revealed how she almost didn't attend a 1994 Vanity Fair party as it came soon after Prince Charles spoke out about his affair.

Australian social media star Tara Whiteman has been named the 17th highest-paid person in the world on Instagram, according to new figures released in the Instagram Rich List.