Social gatherings could be limited to 10 people until 2021 to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections in the UK, scientists have warned.

Nightingale hospitals were not build in error, NHS England's national medical director has said.

Ministers have been urged to "get ahead of the game" by assuring the public about what their plans are for stockpiling face masks before lockdown measures are eased.

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.

Thank early May bank holiday means payments will be disrupted

Supporters of Julian Assange were cautioned by police as they protested outside a central London court today.

A huge underground car park in the heart of the West End is to be converted into a £150 million subterranean healthcare and entertainment complex.

Stargazers can expect to see up to 40 meteors per hour blaze through the night sky before sunrise on Wednesday

Cumbria Police have apologised for an "ill-judged" tweet that suggested people should not buy plants or compost during the coronavirus lockdown.

Updated figures for England come as authorities in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland all announce additional Covid-19 deaths

Matt Hancock has urged people living on the Isle of Wight to download the coronavirus contact tracing app to "save lives" during the pandemic.

Powerful winds and heavy rain continue to batter the UK with gales of up to 60mph sweeping across the southwest, sparking a weather warning.

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

Person pronounced dead at the scene after incident early on Tuesday morning

The father and son are still on the run

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Border officials in Sweden found a huge stash of weapons when they stopped a "zombie hunter" vehicle trying to enter to country from Germany.

The National Lottery website is down due to a power failure, leaving users unable to check results or enter Wednesday's draw.

Tomorrow night a rare "Super Flower Moon" will light up the UK's night skies.

Singer Cher Lloyd has revealed her father is "seriously unwell" in hospital.​

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was attacked in north west London.

A man has been charged with murder after a man died after a suspected stabbing in in west London.

Forty firefighters tackled a blaze on the 17th floor of a block of flats in west London on Thursday morning.

Brits are set to bask in two days of glorious sunshine over the May Bank Holiday weekend, with temperatures creeping up to 26C.

A four-year-old girl battling a rare form of leukaemia has been reunited with her dad after seven weeks apart in lockdown.

Boris Johnson has issued a reminder to the public that everyone must continue to respect lockdown measures if they want to see restrictions lifted sooner rather than later.

Mayor Sadiq Khan today made an urgent appeal to Londoners not to relax their "monumental effort" to beat coronavirus as the death toll in the capital's hospitals rose to 5,414.

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Brits have been urged to stick to the coronavirus lockdown rules over the Bank Holiday weekend as temperatures are set to soar.

Boris Johnson has paid his respects to fallen soldiers ahead of the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day on a visit to Westminster Abbey.

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

British people should not expect major new freedoms on Monday, with "limited changes" expected to the coronavirus lockdown, a minister has said.

The Queen's memories of her VE Day celebrations have been shared by Buckingham Palace to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe.

A six-week-old baby is thought to be the youngest UK victim of coronavirus.

The UK is set to bask in glorious sunshine on Saturday with temperatures forecast to hit 26C (78.8F).

Garden centres in England will be allowed to reopen next week as part of the Government's first-step measures to ease the coronavirus lockdown.

Britain is set for another day of sunshine, with temperatures expected to soar to 26C before cooler weather tomorrow.

One trade body said the quarantine period would have a devastating impact on the UK aviation industry and wider economy

A "dedicated and loving" nurse with coronavirus has tragically died five weeks after first being placed on a ventilator.

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