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British airline to make drastic cut to staffing and end operations at Gatwick amid financial fallout from coronavirus pandemic

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A hospital worker described as a "true gentleman" by colleagues has died after contracting coronavirus.

A new survey suggests people think the behaviour of drivers and cyclists has deteriorated since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Two 20-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of public order offences

A French hospital which has retested old samples from pneumonia patients discovered that it treated a man who had Covid-19 as early as December 27.

Coronavirus warning messages from celebrities including Jamie Redknapp are being broadcast from cars driving around the streets of east London to get people to respect the lockdown.

Out of millions of visitors coming into the UK from coronavirus hotspots, less than 300 were put into quarantine in the three months before lockdown.

Nearly a quarter of employees in Britain have been furloughed in just two weeks, officials have said.

The ONS total is 34% higher than the Department of Health total.

Dominic Raab has said the UK must adjust to "a new normal" in the second phase of the coronavirus response, which he insisted "will not be easy".

A London war memorial has been vandalised in what police described as a "senseless" act.

Government's chief scientific advisor spells out danger of flouting two metre social distancing guidelines

Dominic Raab has said that criminal gangs are "actively targeting" both national and international organisations responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reopening all schools in the UK at once would lead to a "very real risk" of the coronavirus infection rate rising and could cause a second peak, the Foreign Secretary has said.

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets for the funeral of a local doctor who "gave everything for the local community" and died after being infected with coronavirus.

A woman has been arrested for suspected murder after a reported stabbing outside a shop in South Wales left an elderly man dead and several others injured.

A five-year-old child has been taken to hospital after falling out of a window in north London.

A man has been charged with aggravated burglary over an incident in which a young boy was shot in Upminster, east London.

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

A man has been found dead after suffering suspected stab wounds in west London.

A huge blaze broke out at a 48-storey skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates city of Sharjah.

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.

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering options to taper off the Government's furlough scheme which is supporting workers staying at home during the coronavirus outbreak.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will today celebrate the first birthday of their son Archie while under lockdown in the US.

A Labour MP working on the NHS frontline has hit back at Health Secretary Matt Hancock after he told her to watch her "tone" during a debate in the House of Commons.

Blue Peter has honoured Captain Tom Moore with a gold badge for his fundraising efforts.

A man has died after being attacked by a water buffalo in Wales, police say.

Online supermarket Ocado has revealed retail revenues surged by 40.4 per cent for the past two months as demand soared due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A man and a woman tricked their way into a 100-year-old woman's home and stole more than £100 in what police branded a "despicable" crime.

The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of coronavirus, then sought a quick fix by trying to rush an unproven drug to patients, a senior government scientist has alleged in a whistleblower complaint.

A man has been charged with murdering a pensioner who was found with a head injury on Monday.

A statement from Imperial College London said Prof Ferguson "continues to focus on his important research".

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

Britons will enjoy another mini heatwave as temperatures soar to an unseasonably high 25C just in time for the Bank Holiday weekend.

Donald Trump toured a new medical mask factory without wearing a face covering, despite a sign at the facility making clear they were required.

Brits will be left in the lurch unless ministers set out a clear path for lifting the Covid-19 lockdown, a former prime minister's think tank said.

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

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.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said it is still too soon to say when students will be able to return to UK schools, warning it may not be until September.

The first cohort of children are returning to school in Wuhan, China, where the first case of the new coronavirus was reported late last year.

Europeans will see the worst economic shock since the Great Depression due to coronavirus, the European Union predicted.

Doctors at the London hospital at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak today told how they rapidly came up with innovative solutions when it ran out of vital life-saving equipment.

There is no evidence that Covid-19 has mutated into multiple strains, new analysis shows.

A key figure of Columbia Road flower market and a campaigning businessman dubbed "Mr Highbury" are among the latest victims whose deaths show how coronavirus is tearing through London's communities.

Angela Merkel faced a test of her authority today as she prepared to thrash out plans with the country's 16 state premiers to further ease Germany's coronavirus lockdown.