More than one million people have now tested positive for coronavirus in the US as lockdown measures continue to be eased in some states.

A five-star luxury hotel in London has been spreading a little joy amid the coronavirus outbreak by serving up free meals for key workers.

Nearly 18,000 more people could die from cancer over the next year in England due to the impact of coronavirus, experts have warned.

The rising number of Covid-19-related deaths in care homes pushed the overall death toll in England and Wales to the highest level since comparable figures began in 1993, new figures show.

A pug has become the first dog to be diagnosed with coronavirus in the US, an animal rights organisation has reported.

Kim Jong-un may simply be shielding himself from coronavirus, US and South Korean sources have said, amid ongoing speculation as to the North Korean leader's health.

Nasa plans to test potentially lifesaving technology by crashing a spacecraft into a smaller asteroid in 2021

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have marked their ninth wedding anniversary with a throwback photo of their glittering wedding day.

The Government's testing tsar has said he is "confident" that the 100,000 daily target for coronavirus tests will be met on Thursday.

The Nightingale field hospital should take coronavirus patients from other London hospitals to enable them to become "Covid-free" and restart normal treatment, its chief executive has suggested.

Greece's tourism minister today told Britons he wants them to holiday in his country this summer as he declared they could be safer there than here.

Coronavirus testing will be expanded to all care home residents and staff, regardless of whether they have Covid-19 symptoms, and all people aged 65 and over with symptoms and their households, Matt Hancock has said.

Mike Pence chose not to wear a face mask during a tour of a US hospital despite the medical centre's own rules stating that visitors should wear personal protective equipment.

Police have released a photo of a car believed to have been driven by the killers of a key worker.

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English schools will reopen after coronavirus lockdown in a "phased manner", the Education Secretary confirmed.

Of these, around 70 per cent were outside hospital settings and around 30 per cent were in hospital.

Global health experts are investigating reports of a rare but serious illness affecting children and its links to coronavirus after UK medics raised the alarm.

A goose has taken advantage of the coronavirus lockdown to nest in one of the north of England's busiest transport hubs.

The UK discovered the true toll of coronavirus deaths today when the Government unveils figures for fatalities in hospitals, care homes and the community .

Londoners were today told not to gather on Westminster Bridge to take part in tonight's Clap for Carers as the Met warned it was "not acceptable" to put safety at risk by flouting lockdown rules.

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.

Customers were found hiding in cupboards after officers raided a pub suspected of breaching coronavirus lockdown regulations, police have said.

Donald Trump has announced that the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines after they expire on Thursday.

A man has been jailed for spitting at a London bus driver and a police officer.

A woman has jailed after she stole a doctor's identity card while he was in a pharmacy.

London's transport system could be "rapidly overwhelmed" by a surge in passengers needing to keep to social distancing rules after the coronavirus lockdown ends, a briefing to emergency planners has revealed.

The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK has increased by 674 – bringing the national total to 26,771.

A Walmart store has been temporarily shut down after 23 staff members tested positive for coronavirus after an inspection by local public health officials.

More than 1,000 British Airways pilots are set to lose their jobs as part of major redundancy plans announced by the airline, it is reported.

Londoners again gathered on Westminster Bridge to take part in Thursday's Clap for Carers despite police warning it was "not acceptable" to put safety at risk by flouting lockdown rules.

Coronavirus was "not man-made or genetically modified," US intelligence agencies have said.

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Data compiled by online comparison site lays bare how much Britons are missing regular pampering during coronavirus lockdown

More than one million people have recovered from coronavirus worldwide, according to the latest figures from the John Hopkins University.

Moves to ease restrictions in China's capital come after authorities record no new Covid-19 deaths for the 16th consecutive day

Tower Bridge was cordoned off at around midday on Friday while police investigated reports of a "suspicious package."

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

41-year-old Temisan Oritsejafor facing 'significant prison term' over 'vulgar' incident, West Midlands Police force says

Elderly residents of a Staffordshire street woke up this morning to find their gardens had been ransacked by vandals.

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

Joe Biden has denied sexually assaulting his former staffer 27 years ago.

A further 739 patients have died with coronavirus in the UK bringing the national total ​to 27,510.

The Government should avoid reopening schools too early as scientists do not fully understand coronavirus transmission between children, an NHS chief warned.

A man has been charged with murder after the death of an 88-year-old widower in a quiet English village.

An experimental medicine that appears to help coronavirus patients recover faster has been given the green light for emergency use by US regulators.

A new photograph of Princess Charlotte has been released by Kensington Palace to mark her fifth birthday.

The United States has authorised the emergency use of the Ebola drug remdesivir for treating coronavirus, clearing the way for the potential treatment of 140,000 patients around the country.