The death toll of coronavirus patients in UK hospitals has passed 15,000.

Funerals must be allowed to take place to enable families to mourn their loved ones, the Government has said.

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a lamppost in east London.

Tributes have been paid to three more NHS workers who have lost their lives with coronavirus.

The man contacted several government-funded services tasked with helping the homeless, but was told there was "no space for him," human rights journalists at Liberty Investigates found.

Officials in San Clemente draw line in the sand at local park after weeks of rule-breaking by unruly skateboarders

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NHS doctors and nurses on the frontline are now being asked to treat coronavirus patients without full-length gowns if necessary, ahead of expected shortages.

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A man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex.

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A war veteran has touched hearts around the country after he was given a "precious" cushion featuring a picture of his late wife.

Questions have been raised over the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic with Boris Johnson's early actions amid the crisis criticised.

Billionaire Sir Richard Branson today warned Virgin Atlantic will need financial aid from the Government in order to survive the coronavirus crisis as he defended himself amid backlash over a bailout request.

John Lewis sales have plunged, despite a surge in online orders, after it was forced to shut stores in face of coronavirus.

Nearly one in six coronavirus fatalities have happened outside hospital, latest figures reveal

Boris Johnson is having an audience with the Queen by video link – his first conversation with the Monarch since he fell ill with coronavirus three weeks ago.

Boris Johnson has told Donald Trump that he is "feeling better and on the road to recovery" at his Chequers country retreat after contracting coronavirus.

Award-winning film-maker Gurinder Chadha has hailed the "NHS heroes" who stayed at her aunt's bedside as she lost the fight with coronavirus complications in hospital.

A police motorcyclist has died after a collision with a car while responding to an incident in Sheffield, South Yorkshire Police said.

A one-year-old girl with chronic lung disease and a heart defect has become one of the UK's youngest coronavirus survivors.

Temperatures will soar this week with the UK set to be hotter than Ibiza amid the coronavirus lockdown.

A Banksy mural in Bristol has been given a face mask in a coronavirus-themed makeover.

This is the heartwarming moment a new dad watched the birth of his first child on Zoom after coronavirus social distancing rules stopped him from being in hospital with his wife.

A 17-year-old has been charged with 16 sexual offences after allegations of abuse at a nursery.

Some NHS medics are being re-tested for Covid-19 after being wrongly cleared of carrying the virus.

A Zoom blunder from Wales's health minister left fellow politicians with their heads in their hands as he was heard swearing about a colleague with his microphone still on.

Kate and William have thanked the public for Prince Louis's birthday wishes by sharing an adorable behind the scenes photograph of the young royal, who turns two today.

The Prince of Wales has shared a photo of himself tenderly hugging his grandson Prince Louis to mark the royal toddler's second birthday.

Knife crime was committed in London at a rate more than double the national average last year as offences in the capital involving bladed weapons reached record levels.

Police have charged a suspect with a firearms offence after a man was seen firing weapons from an apartment in Kent.

A devastated husband has revealed his wife was pregnant with their second child when she was shot dead in Canada's deadliest mass shooting over the weekend.

From the frontline

Several calls on Zoom, the video conferencing app whose popularity has soared since the coronavirus lockdown meant a huge rise in home working, have been disrupted by abusive footage.

Record falls in output accompanied by unprecedented jobs threat

The UK is set for more warm weather over the weekend while temperatures soared to more than 24C on Thursday.

All essential workers are to be able to get coronavirus tests if they need them due to increased screening capacity, health secretary Matt Hancock announced today.

America's economic crisis deepened today as new figures revealed 26 million people have now claimed unemployment benefits since the country started going into lockdown.

The CNN anchor has gone viral after putting a positive spin on the news

Meghan wrote in her letter: 'Your actions have broken my heart into a million pieces'

The footage of Chanel's "mam" Sandra has been viewed nearly 600,000 times

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.

A nurse has died with coronavirus in the London hospital where she worked alongside her sister — who is now fighting for life in intensive care.

Twin sisters who had both worked as nurses have died after both testing positive for coronavirus.

A 44-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after being allegedly linked to three stabbings in north London.

The UK's coronavirus lockdown faces a stern test with the public urged to stay home for a fifth weekend running.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a police sergeant was stabbed in Newport.

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