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

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

The UK has fallen behind many other European countries in its response to coronavirus, a public health expert has said.

Selectively lifting lockdown restrictions in the UK risks "potential divisions between groups", an expert has said.

Trials are beginning on a new coronavirus contact-tracing app which ministers have said will save lives and help lift Britain out of lockdown.

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

US president predicts economic surge later this year as several states begin tentatively re-opening for business after weeks of shutdown

Campaign launched to increase threshold on rateable value to help struggling businesses

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's ambassador to the UK has criticised MPs for "attacking" China over the coronavirus outbreak.

Union bosses have written to Sadiq Khan to demand a reversal of Transport for London's "disgraceful" decision to deny free travel to London Underground's cleaners.

Boris Johnson's top scientist has defended the Government's battleplan against Covid-19 and said "you can't stop it".

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.

The ONS total is 34% higher than the Department of Health total.

Dominic Raab has said the UK must adjust to "a new normal" in the second phase of the coronavirus response, which he insisted "will not be easy".

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

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

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.

Zoo otters juggle stones when they are hungry because they may be excited about food, scientists believe.

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

The Trump administration failed to prepare for the onslaught of coronavirus, then sought a quick fix by trying to rush an unproven drug to patients, a senior government scientist has alleged in a whistleblower complaint.

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.

A statement from Imperial College London said Prof Ferguson "continues to focus on his important research".

Donald Trump toured a new medical mask factory without wearing a face covering, despite a sign at the facility making clear they were required.

Doctors at the London hospital at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak today told how they rapidly came up with innovative solutions when it ran out of vital life-saving equipment.

There is no evidence that Covid-19 has mutated into multiple strains, new analysis shows.

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.

Tesco has been slammed after putting clothing on a half price sale in stores despite lockdown rules banning non-essential shopping.

Key workers in the frontline battle against coronavirus should be paid a real living wage, the Archbishop of York has told the Lords.

Teachers and staff in non-residential schools will not need personal protective equipment (PPE) when schools start to return to full capacity, a minister has said.

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.

A shipment of 400,000 gowns from Turkey has reportedly been impounded in a warehouse after falling short of UK standards.

A new portrait of Dame Vera Lynn has been unveiled ahead of the 75th anniversary of VE Day

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.

Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the "worst attack" ever on the United States as he continued to point the finger at China.

A Labour MP has claimed she was sacked from her job as a temporary carer amid the coronavirus pandemic after speaking out about personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages.

They have been living in a temporary facility for the past year to train them to use rocks for exfoliation and fatten them for the cooler temperatures.

Closing schools in response to the coronavirus has "opened up a chasm" between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and the rest, according to research.

Drug dealers are adopting new disguises so they can move around freeley during the coronavirus lockdown, a gang expert has said.

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.

The Government is requesting a refund or replacement for 400,000 medical gowns flown over from Turkey which were later deemed "unusable".

Obese people with coronavirus are more at risk of dying, one of the UK's leading scientists has said.

The UK is past the peak of the coronavirus outbreak but the country is still at a "dangerous" stage of the pandemic, Dominic Raab has said.

The nation is preparing to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day , with the Queen set to make a historic address to mark the occasion.

Around 400,000 people in the UK could currently have coronavirus, according to a new official study, while experts say 20,000 more could be infected with the virus every day.

Tensions are growing between the UK's regions over "mixed messaging" on when to lift restrictions, with speculation that rail services are set to be expanded from mid-May but strict lockdown measures could remain in place until June.

Boris Johnson has issued a stirring statement as the UK comes together to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, calling for Brits to show the "same spirit of national endeavor" during the coronavirus pandemic.

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

Tara Reade, the woman who has accused US Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden of assault, will be legally represented by a donor for President Donald Trump.