Leaders of a town said the coronavirus lockdown could trigger an "employment catastrophe" in a part of the UK that is predicted to suffer the biggest economic hit from the pandemic.

Most Brits are against ending the coronavirus lockdown this week, with less than one in five thinking the time is right to reopen pubs, restaurants, stadiums and schools, a new survey shows.

The UK has fallen behind many other European countries in its response to coronavirus, a public health expert has said.

New car sales were almost wiped out last month as the the number of registrations collapsed to their lowest level for 74 years.

Londoners are living in a city that is ten times more crowded than the next most densely populated region of the county, official figures revealed today.

The hospital trust that treated London's first coronavirus cases almost ran out of oxygen as hundreds of patients fought for their lives, it can be revealed.

Most parents don't want to send their children back to school as soon as the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, a new study has found.

The tech giant announces it is extending its previous work-from-home plans for most of its staff and will begin reopening offices this summer.

While the White House looks ahead to reopening houses of worship, most Americans think in-person religious services should be barred or allowed only with limits during the coronavirus pandemic — and only about a third say that prohibiting in-person services violates religious freedom, a new poll finds. States have taken different approaches to resuming gatherings as the coronavirus continues to spread, raising tough questions for religious leaders and the faithful about the appropriate time to return. Among that group is 54-year-old Andre Harris of Chicago, a onetime Sunday school teacher who has shifted his routine from physical worship to the conference calls his church is holding during the pandemic.

For some celebrities, finding a name for their child is an opportunity to get creative. Here are some of the most unique and unusual names.

Joi Harris was just 40 years old when she died after a motorbike accident on the 'Deadpool 2' set.

Larger retailers like Heinz and Loblaw signing up with Shopify

The actor, 47, on being an optimist, avoiding marriage advice and why other people make him anxious

I have so many bad habits it’s impossible to measure the worst. My son would say I don’t take enough care with how I dress, my daughter might say I work too much, and my wife that I can’t seem to help in the kitchen at all. But in my opinion I have none.

As a former kid actor, I know how hard it is to turn that attention into anything but self-destruction. The heat of the spotlight makes ordinary temperatures real cold.

The unfavorable comparison between the current president and his predecessor is one of the clearest signs to date of an emerging dynamic that will define the remainder of Trump’s term and the presidential election.

Asked whether they plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 if and when a vaccine arrives, a majority of Americans say yes. But a significant minority say they won’t get vaccinated or they’re not sure. And that, more than anything else, is what the Yahoo News/YouGov poll found — that Americans are afraid.

"Our best-case scenario for this year is a drastically truncated season," Randy Ambrosie said. "And our most likely scenario is no season at all.''

'The Mindy Project' star and writer talks to Priya Arora about breaking boundaries with her new Netflix show 'Never Have I Ever', a coming-of-age comedy about a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenage girl, much like younger herself

The latest in our series of writers recommending hidden films available to stream is a invite to travel back to 1932 for a brutal thriller

Some film tropes get wheeled out so often they create their own furrow. Perhaps that’s why the timeworn premise of “man hunting man” has evolved into its own disreputable but seemingly indestructible mini-genre. This year has already seen the deferred release of scattershot satire The Hunt, a button-pushing thriller from the Blumhouse production line in which snooty US liberals kidnap and stalk blue-collar “deplorables” in a customised paddock sited far from flyover country.

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The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro both feature 5G tech and a shiny new camera set-up

A new era of travel is here

From Norwegian fjords to the sweeping coastal views of Montenegro, it's time to daydream about these lush European journeys

From the best of the Welsh coast to the perennial beauty of the Scottish Highlands

We've rounded up the most beautiful beaches on the continent to fuel your wanderlust

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have welcomed a baby boy, could 'Asher' or 'Milo' be on the cards?

Heinz release jigsaw with all pieces coloured in its signature red hue

The COVID-19 crisis has created an unprecedented challenge for the music community, and has shed light on the sad realities faced by artists everyday. As Chair of Music Canada’s Advisory Council, I partnered with Music Canada and CONNECT Music Licensing to conduct an Artist Impact Survey. Developed in consultation with artist members of the Advisory […]

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And the France World Cup winner 'won't sign a new contract' with the Ligue1 giants

Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes has named old friend Francisco Ramos as the player he would most like to join him at Old Trafford.

Former Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas has named the one current Gunners player he would most want to play with.

Uefa will release almost £60million in benefit payments to clubs who released players for European Qualifiers early to help ease the financial impact of coronavirus.

SC Cambuur head coach Henk de Jong has blasted the decision to declare the Dutch league void, branding it the "biggest scandal" in the country's sporting history.

Tottenham have overtaken both Manchester United and Manchester City to be crowned the most valuable club in the Premier League, according to a study conducted by football finances expert Kieran Maguire and the University of Liverpool.

Frank Lampard is speaking to Dries Mertens "almost every day" as the Chelsea step up their pursuit of the Belgian striker, according to reports.

With football across the globe on hold, it seems the perfect moment to load up a new​ FIFA 20 career mode save.

With football across the globe on hold, it seems the perfect moment to load up a new​ FIFA 20 career mode save.

The Premier League, the FA, the government and Sport England have pledged £9.56million to support grassroots football during the pandemic.

A group of cyber sleuths from Adelaide takes out the national missing persons "hackathon", finding nearly 100 new pieces of information for police to investigate.

Meet John. He's 59, and used to be a teacher. He's also been job hunting for a decade and is one of almost 900,000 people in NSW living below the poverty line, according to a new report.

EVER noticed that you prefer to carry your baby like this? It’s not a coincidence.

There are countless examples of the real world intruding on art, making something that was fine a day ago a grisly mistake now. The pilot episode of X-Files spin-off The Lone Gunmen, which aired six months before 9/11, featured a terrorist plan to fly a plane into the World Trade Center, for instance. And it's likely that The Complex, an interactive movie about dangerous biotechnology, skirts the same issue. After all, nobody wants to fixate on doctors in a life-and-death race against disease when there's a pandemic raging, do they?

Thanks to Zoom, 50 of their friends were able to attend.

"I think this quarantine is really revealing a lot."

Borucki and catcher Jansen, who usually work out together in the winter, both stayed in the Dunedin area while most of their teammates went home.

Equifax, like most large U.S. companies, failed to encrypt the databases that store some of the most sensitive details of people's lives.