Questions have been raised over how coronavirus tests were counted after Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the "incredible achievement" of the Government in hitting its 100,000-a-day target.

An earthquake with a reported magnitude of 6.6 has taken place south of the Greek island of Crete.

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

North Korean troops have fired several bullets at a South Korean guard post inside the heavily fortified border between the countries, the military said.

Nearly half of NHS doctors have been forced to buy their own personal protective equipment (PPE) for coronavirus treatment or rely on donations, a new survey has found.

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Thousands of firms today rushed to get "bounce back" loans of up to £50,000 to avoid going bust within weeks as the coronavirus crisis wreaked havoc in the economy.

Measures being considered to help safely reopen workplaces included staggered shift times and reduced hot-desking, according to a draft Government plan.

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UK scientists have developed a new coronavirus antibody test which they say produces results in 35 minutes with 99.8 per cent accuracy.

On the criteria for a claimant to be looking for work being paused for three months, Ms Coffey said: "We do however want claimants to continue to look for work wherever they are able to do so."

Urgent action is still needed to make it easier for vulnerable people to access supermarket delivery slots and other sources of supplies, Which? has warned.

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

Nike has donated tens of thousands of trainers to frontline healthcare workers fighting the pandemic around the world.

Half of those reading about coronavirus in the UK have come across false or misleading information, a watchdog has warned.

China has launched a newly designed spacecraft as part of its ambitious plan to build an orbiting space station.

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.

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

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

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 has told how he pulled his young daughter to safety before a "horrific" crash that left his husband trapped between two vehicles in north London.

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.

London's iconic Ritz hotel was sold for "half the market price" after conversations were secretly recorded by the nephews of the billionaire co-owner and a Saudi investor offering £1.3bn, the High Court has heard.

People worried about becoming seriously ill with Covid-19 are increasingly stressed by talk over easing of the lockdown, according to research.

A distressing video of an unidentified woman boxing her German Shepherd dog has sparked outrage on social media and prompted an investigation into alleged animal cruelty.

A student who was caught on CCTV trying to sexually assault a woman at an east London bus stop has been jailed for four years.

A plan to overhaul London's streets after the coronavirus lockdown hopes to see cycling increase tenfold and pavements widened to allow for more social distancing to take place.

More than a third of families with children living at home may have to cut back on spending for up to a year after the coronavirus lockdown measures end, a survey has found.

The coronavirus pandemic is transforming the funeral industry and leading people to seek alternatives to traditions dating back hundreds of years, experts say.

The Government has exceeded its 100,000-a-day coronavirus testing target, Matt Hancock has declared.

Up to 15,000 pubs face permanent closure if they cannot reopen before October, an industry boss has warned.

Londoners who lived through World War II have hailed the "heroes" behind the emergency food operation helping people in the capital get through the current crisis.

The Red Arrows soared through London's skies this morning to mark the 75th anniversary VE Day.

Cabinet Secretary Oliver Dowden admitted on Friday morning that the lockdown is facing a major test from the sunny weekend ahead.

Drive-thru restaurants such as McDonald's are "made for social distancing", Environment Secretary George Eustice has said.

Some 140 people were found making their way to Britain by the Border Force and brought ashore at Dover, according to Sky News.

The lead singer of U.S. rock band Guns N' Roses and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have engaged in an escalating social-media exchange that's gone viral

'I was thinking two weeks of quarantine and then things would go back to normal, but we realized pretty quickly that was not the case'

The company has agreed to launch a new internal data security program and will take other steps to combat hacker disruptions.

Air-burning plasma thruster may be competitive with jet engines.

A new paper analyzes what we know about the sample the probe grabbed last year.

China now has a capsule potentially capable of returning from the Moon.