Thousands of Londoners were today urged to get tested for coronavirus to help get the capital "back on its feet" as the deadline loomed for the Government's target of 100,000 tests a day.

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London boroughs with the highest number of coronavirus care home deaths have appealed for better testing and restrictions on the transfer of elderly residents across the capital.

Boris Johnson is the fourth Prime Minister to welcome a baby to Downing Street in 170 years.

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Restaurants are preparing for life after lockdown with a range of radical measures that will keep diners safe but will involve drastic changes to the way Londoners eat out.

The Queen has congratulated Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds on the birth of their son , Buckingham Palace has said.

Britons could be limited to two or three drinks when pubs reopen, a government adviser has suggested.

A man who played "Russian roulette" with three women's health by failing to disclose he had HIV has been jailed for eight years.

A teenager who allegedly spat at a bus driver in south-east London during the coronavirus lockdown has been arrested.

A 20-year-old man who threw a teenage girl over a stairwell balcony after an argument at a "pre-trial party" has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Boris Johnson has been pictured beaming as he arrived back in Downing Street from hospital after the birth of his baby son .

The Scottish First Minister has said she is "far from convinced" that coronavirus lockdown restrictions will be eased next week.

Two "lucky" men with beer on tap said they can't complain after going into coronavirus lockdown in a London pub.

A drug used to treat Ebola patients has shown "very promising" early results in a trial of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus.

A huge blaze has broken out at a block of flats in north London.

A pioneering heart surgeon and a dedicated nurse who volunteered to treat Covid-19 patients are among the latest Londoners to die with the virus.

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A north London teenager, 16, has been found guilty of kidnapping a stranger in the street and forcing him to withdraw money from a cash machine.

The number of speeding drivers caught by traffic police has risen by nearly eight-fold compared with last year, the Met revealed today.

Britain's weather woes are set to continue with wet and windy conditions expected to last all week.

An Australian couple has discovered a novel way to meet up with neighbours and enjoy the good weather, despite the coronavirus lockdown.

Coronavirus lockdown measures could remain in place "for a very period of time", Downing Street has suggested.

Boris Johnson has urged Brits to "keep going" during the coronavirus lockdown in a series of posts on Twitter.

Staff at an east London hospital have mounted bees onto a mural to represent every patient who has beaten coronavirus.

Leading medical experts have described trials for a drug which could treat coronavirus as "a really promising first step" towards overcoming the disease.

The coronavirus crisis has sparked a huge increase in people using food banks for essential supplies, charities have warned.

Boris Johnson will announce a "comprehensive" lockdown escape plan next week as deaths rose to 26,771.

Rain will batter all four corners of the country for periods on both Saturday and Sunday and temperatures will plummet following the sunniest ever April.

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An NHS hospital doctor was followed for almost five miles by a man before being attacked in the street.

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An aquarium in Japan has urged the public to video-chat their eels, who are forgetting that humans exist.

A man and a teenage boy have been stabbed in east London, amid a spate of knife crime in the capital in recent weeks.

Donald Trump has claimed he has seen evidence that coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab.

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Canada has banned the use and trading of 1,500 assault-style guns.

Princess Charlotte's fifth birthday has been marked by the release of photographs showing the young royal helping to load a van with food and delivering meals for those in need.

Joggers, cyclists and surfers across Spain have emerged from their homes as adults were allowed out for exercise for the first time in seven weeks.

The UK is braced for a wet weekend with sunny spells as temperatures drop ahead of the May Bank Holiday.

This is the emotional moment NHS staff lined the corridors to applaud a 62-year-old coronavirus survivor as he left intensive care after five weeks.

Kim Jong Un has reportedly made his first public appearance in 20 days amid speculation about the North Korean leader's health.

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A nurse and a domestic services assistant have become the latest healthcare workers to die after contracting coronavirus.

A woman in her 20s is fighting for her life in hospital with "slash injuries" after a street fight in north-west London.