Closures dragged total sales down, despite a 109.6% jump in online retail sales for the month – the highest increase on record.

The report stated that the groups identified are not an exhaustive list of essential employees.

A new survey by GfK found there was a slight overall improvement in mood but fears for the future remain.

It is hoped the development will accelerate the search for promising new drug targets and treatments.

Citizens Advice claims cancer patients are among those having to go to work despite being eligible for the job retention scheme.

A drop in demand from overseas markets and restaurants at home means 2020 could be the first year without overfishing in European waters.

Historian Tony Comer says it is ‘a small insight into the real people behind the machinery of war’.

The marking of Victory in Europe and the coronavirus lead the Friday papers.

Nightingale pioneered many of the practices carried out today, such as maintaining good hygiene and regularly washing hands

The monarch will speak to the nation on Friday to mark 75 years since VE Day.

The arrests followed the release of a video of the February incident which sparked national outcry.

Officers heard a noise ‘believed to be the sound of someone breaking wind from a nearby bush’.

Resist the urge to sunbath and socialise despite hints from the PM lockdown might be eased soon, Dominic Raab said.

General Sir Adrian Bradshaw revealed the losses ahead of VE Day on Friday.

A scattering of showers will develop, particularly during the afternoon.

Celebrations will be very different during the coronavirus lockdown.

Welsh ministers understood to have agreed only 'cautious' changes to lockdown restrictions here in Wales

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the government was also prepared to row back from easing restrictions if ‘things…get out of control’.

Exercise will be permitted more than once a day but only if it begins and ends at home.

Hospices are set to receive weekly supplies of critical personal protective equipment from the government.

In this week's Royal Rota, our team discuss the Duchess of Cambridge's latest volunteer work and Princess Charlotte birthday celebrations.

Major events were cancelled due to coronavirus, but there was still the chance to bring some colour to the event.

The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen to 31,241 after a further 626 reported deaths, according to the Department of Health.

Warm sunny spells and scattered showers today and tomorrow.

The First Minister of Scotland said the lockdown would continue in Scotland.

Some 20.5 million jobs have vanished in the worst monthly loss on record.

It comes as a six-week-old baby was among the 332 deaths announced by NHS England.

Sixteen migrant workers were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad in Western India.

The four parts of the UK could now move at "different speeds" in adapting their coronavirus restrictions.

June and her husband Leon were favourites on the show.

Captain Tom Moore has shared his memories of wartime in a special ITV documentary, Captain Tom's War.

It is rare for the Queen to give a national televised addressed so it is a measure of the times we are living through, writes Chris Ship.

Saturday is set to be even hotter than Friday.

The men ranged in age from 96 to 100.

Researchers said a vehicle-generated early warning system that alerts drivers is feasible within the next few years using 5G.

Indications are emerging about the plan the Prime Minister will set out on Sunday for lifting the lockdown in England.

Saturday’s papers are dominated by the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

Members of the remote community wrote to the secretary of state for Scotland asking for help on May 10, 1930.

Southern parts of the UK will be fine, warm and dry.

Magician Roy Horn, best known as part of the Las Vegas performing duo of Siegfried & Roy, has died at the age of 75.

Most of the country will bask in warm sunshine, as London and the South East will be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez.

The measures include extra money for deep cleaning and personal protective equipment.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the move in an address to the nation on Sunday.

People in England are eagerly awaiting Boris Johnson’s announcement on Sunday around what changes might be made to the lockdown.

The Coastguard has said that on Friday it had the highest number of call-outs since lockdown began.

Islanders have been finding ways to mark the anniversary and help the spirit of the Liberation shine during difficult circumstances.

Warm sunny spells for many today, Sunday colder and windier.

The American singer and songwriter was best known for tracks such as Tutti Fruiti, Long Tall Sally and Rip It Up.

The Secretary of State will be joined at Downing Street with deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam.

Officials have urged Britons to follow lockdown rules during the sunny weekend.