Chancellor Rishi Sunak will make a final decision this weekend on when and how to phase out the government's coronavirus furlough scheme, it was claimed today.

Mother-of-one Serena, 38, stars in a striking black-and-white campaign that was shot in Palm Beach in February, before the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many people into lockdown.

Lawyers have warned the lack of PPE for NHS and care workers could result in corporate manslaughter charges as 54 Covid-19 healthcare deaths were reported to the Health and Safety Executive.

People from across the world have taken to Instagram with creative snaps of outfits they've made using shopping bags as part of a new viral challenge.

So-called challenge trials are common in vaccine development, but only for viruses which have treatments. It comes as scientists around the world race to find a Covid cure - including two in the UK.

John 'Paddy' Hemingway, at age 100, is the last member of The Few, a crew of RAF pilots who protected the UK from the Luftwaffe over the English Channel in 1940.

Fashion fans and influencers from across the UK are raving about the black-and-white checked dress from New Look, with many saying they 'need' it for their summer wardrobes.

TV producer and chief executive of WhizzKid Entertainment Malcolm Gerrie, from Newcastle upon Tyne, had no idea why he'd been invited onto BBC Breakfast until his son Olly surprised him.

Professor Tim Spector, a leading genetic epidemiologist, said the failure to class common symptoms in with the dry cough and fever has led to statisticians collecting data which is 'nonsense'.

Rosanna McKean, 32, from Bristol, followed a 13-minute YouTube tutorial to create a grey Merino wool blanket for her modern living room while in lockdown, which cost £70 fo the materials.

Kevin Halligen, 56, ran Oakley International, which received the publicly donated cash after Madeleine McCann vanished from Praia da Luz in Portugal aged three in 2007.

The politician recalls his travel adventures including nearly being arrested in Nepal when he was accused of being in Al-Qaeda just after 9/11 - and eating his most unpleasant meal, in China.

Danny Pearce, 31, was stabbed and allegedly shot at by two thugs on a scooter after he left a jazz club in Greenwich, south-east London in 2017.

Her former family home in Derbyshire is now a B&B - you can stay in her bedroom. And the museum in London that's dedicated to her has made 200 objects available to view online.

Dr Semyon Grigoryev, 46, had been leading the research into the remains of the Ice Age beasts, frozen for tens of thousands of years in the Siberian permafrost.

The 145-year-old grade II structure has developed defects which are causing masonry to plunge off the edge. Engineers have discovered fractures along its 24 arches, which tower 100ft above ground.

All of us are dreaming of the days when families can enjoy real, not virtual, time together. Here are some of the best options in the UK and abroad where you can do just that once restrictions are lifted.

Spain's Health Ministry confirmed 721 new cases and 179 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, among the lowest increases since the outbreak of the pandemic in March.

Dylan Nacass, 23, managed to escape with only minor lacerations after a shark latched onto his leg while he was surfing at Bell's Beach in regional Victoria on Friday afternoon.

Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police stopped the driver on the M5 and when they got to the cab they discovered the inside was covered in white powder.

Experts have slammed a 'misconception' that one single scientist was the 'architect of the lockdown' and single-handedly convinced the government to introduce drastic social distancing measures.

The pensioner's silver Honda Jazz was captured on dashcam hurtling towards oncoming traffic on the A30 near Sherborne, Dorset, at 4.30pm on April 27.

The measures imposed Saturday by Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon came after the national government urged venues around the nation to close or otherwise enforce anti-virus measures,

The actress, 78, made the shocking comments in a rant on Channel 4 comedy chat show The Last Leg on Friday night.

The debut of Rolls-Royce's £405,000 Cullinan Black Badge has attracted a younger brand of car buyers with the average age of Rolls-Royce customers falling to 42-years-old.

Britain's Florence Nightingale is known for revolutionising nursing. As medics fight the coronavirus pandemic, her work resonates. Here, we celebrate her life with a collection of objects.

Tristan Cross spent two and a half weeks building Skehans in Nunhead, south London, using Unreal Engine 4 gaming software.

Emma Stone has sparked speculation she has secretly married fiancé Dave McCary.

A new brainteaser, created by National Accident Helpline, challenges the nation to find the 14 household items that can cause injury in the home - but can you beat the 23 second record?

The GMB presenter, 53, thanked a fan for telling her about her own husband's survival of the deadly bug, following a seven-week stint in intensive care

An employment tribunal in Llandudno, Wales, ruled Andrew Weatherby, 50, was sexually harrassed by a female coworker. It heard that she threatened to make 'his life hell' if he reported her to his boss.

Whitehall officials are modelling the plans on rules that already allow new parents to request flexible working. It will make it easier for those who do go in to the office to socially distance.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was confronted by a member of the public as he walked through St James's Park this morning. This was the fourth time this week the PM has been seen holding a coffee cup.

US and Canadian researchers said the transmission risk was only reduced by about 1.5 per cent for every degree Fahrenheit above 77F (25C). They analysed 370,000 cases of the virus.

Adele Allen, 36, who lives in Brighton with her husband Matt, slammed hardworking doctors and nurses on Facebook, accusing them of attention-seeking by sharing videos of dance routines.

Boris Johnson's plan to ease the UK's coronavirus lockdown will see people urged to cycle to work, firms told to provide staff with face masks and garden centres allowed to reopen from Wednesday.

We don't want to gazunder the seller, but also we don't want to harm our own finances and pay over the odds at a time of economic uncertainty.

A group of up to 15 people observed Covid-19 social distancing rules as they gathered at a petrol station forecourt in Stretford, Manchester, where the incident took place.

From June, all arrivals in the UK - including returning Britons - will be quarantined for two weeks and face £1,000 fines or deportation if they fail to do so.

'Buddy system' is to be introduced tomorrow on Belgium's Mothering Sunday. Similar ideas are being contemplated in the UK.

Temperatures are predicted to hit 26C (78.8F) as most of the country will bask in warm sunshine while London and the South East will be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez.

The 32-year-old athlete joins a cast that includes Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Oliver Stark, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, Rockmond Dunbar and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Ronda Rousey managed to stay in character after breaking her middle finger and fracturing the tip of her ring finger while shooting a scene on 9-1-1 in Mexico last week.

The 32-year-old Olympic bronze medalist is joining fellow pro-wrestler Sonya Deville on the cast of E!'s Total Divas in Season 9, which premieres Wednesday, October 2.

The wrestling duo shoveled manure, fed animals, and bonded with her 'excited' purebred Wagyu steer called Kobe

Ronda Rousey, 33, said during an interview that 'ungrateful fans' were one of the reasons she chose to leave WWE and that she'd rather spend time with her family

Northern Irishman McIlroy carded a six-under 64 to charge up the leaderboard and sit alongside American duo Matt Kuchar and Webb Simpson on 13 under.

All of Rory McIlroy's well-documented problems when playing in the final group on Sunday were consigned to history emphatically during the course of a stunning seven stroke success.

McIlroy's second victory of the season followed his only missed cut of 2019 in the Memorial Tournament and gave the former world No 1 a timely confidence boost.

Under-fire organisers of the US Open have admitted it is 'critical' they get it right at Pebble Beach this week after four years of controversy.