Britain's chances of recording the driest April on record have been brought to an end as a month's worth of rain is set to fall over the next 24 hours.

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Medical experts have hit out at Donald Trump after he suggested that research should be carried out into whether the coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body.

Donald Trump has said he "can't imagine why" there has been a spike in hotline calls about disinfectant after he suggested injecting it to treat coronavirus.

A west London bus stop has been transformed into a "fabulous" children's art gallery to brighten the drudgery of life under the coronavirus lockdown.

Piers Morgan slammed a Home Office minister and accused her of laughing as he branded PPE shortages a "national disgrace" in a furious exchange on Good Morning Britain.

The UK will fall silent on Tuesday in tribute to key workers who have died during the coronavirus pandemic.

Bosses at John Lewis have started talks on which department stores should keep their doors permanently closed once the coronavirus lockdown ends, according to sources.

The rising number of Covid-19-related deaths in care homes pushed the overall death toll in England and Wales to the highest level since comparable figures began in 1993, new figures show.

The Duchess of Cornwall has revealed she has taken up ballet and is practising her poses and positions to keep fit in lockdown.

Nasa plans to test potentially lifesaving technology by crashing a spacecraft into a smaller asteroid in 2021

Police are searching for a man in connection with an alleged rape at Embankment in central London.

A pioneering heart surgeon and a dedicated nurse who volunteered to treat Covid-19 patients are among the latest Londoners to die with the virus.

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Whirlpool has announced they will recall thousands more washing machines which could risk causing fires in people's homes.

Britain's weather woes are set to continue with wet and windy conditions expected to last all week.

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A Cabinet minister today pleaded with businesses to stick with the coronavirus lockdown after a pub chain said it was starting to plan to re-open venues around June time.

It is "physically impossible" to practice social distancing in airports, the boss of Heathrow has warned.

The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of school teacher Gordon Park for the "lady in the lake" murder of his wife following a posthumous challenge.

Bus drivers paid their respects to a colleague who died with coronavirus symptoms as his funeral cortege passed through the depot where he had worked for almost 20 years.

Joe Biden has denied sexually assaulting his former staffer 27 years ago.

An experimental medicine that appears to help coronavirus patients recover faster has been given the green light for emergency use by US regulators.

Two brothers who preyed on women leaving bars and nightclubs before carrying out sexual assaults have been convicted.

Neighbours have described their shock after a boy suffered "possibly life-changing" injuries after being shot in east London.

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A police helicopter has crashed in Texas, killing one of the two officers on board and critically injuring the other.

Boris Johnson is set to allow Brits to spend more time outdoors in the first phase of rolling back the coronavirus lockdown, it has been reported.

The Duchess of Cambridge has made a virtual bedside visit to new parents during a video call to midwives she worked alongside last year.

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Two teenagers have been charged with the murder of NHS worker David Gomoh in east London.

Boris Johnson is set to urge countries to "pull together" in the fight against the global coronavirus pandemic.

A new biography of Harry and Meghan will "go beyond the headlines" and "reveal unknown details" of the couple's life together.

Italians were today enjoying the chance to exercise in parks for the first time in eight weeks as their country took its first significant steps out of its coronavirus lockdown.

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Police have launched an investigation after 23 cows and calves were reported missing from a farm in Cornwall.

Schools are installing hand-washing troughs in playgrounds and preparing to mark out two-metre lines to keep parents apart as they drop off their children in anticipation of the coronavirus lockdown ending.

The Government has missed its 100,000 daily coronavirus test target for the second day running.

The Mayor of London warned against a 'big bang' of lifting lockdown measures

Three doctors in Russia who raised concerns about the working conditions on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic have fallen out of hospital windows over the last two weeks, it has been reported.

California's governor has announced that the six-week lockdown of America's most populous state will be relaxed within days as the daily coronavirus death toll across the United States fell to its lowest level in a month.

A police officer accused of murdering former Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson is set to go ahead in September, despite the current uncertainty about court timetables due to coronavirus.

In a bustling depot in north London filled with donated food, Phoebe Waller-Bridge compared the work of The Felix Project to "a rescue mission".

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Hundreds of O2 and Vodafone customers have reported problems with the networks.

Two Londoners who celebrated the end of the Second World War 75 years ago with street parties have urged the country to "clap and sing" on VE Day.