At the Springplank school in the Dutch city of Den Bosch, staff have installed plastic shields around students' desks and disinfectant gel dispensers at the doorways as part of preparations to reopen amid the country's coronavirus outbreak. New infections in the Netherlands have been declining for weeks, and the government on Wednesday announced a schedule to relax some of its lockdown measures, with elementary schools to reopen on May 11. "Our teachers are not worried," said Rascha van der Sluijs, the school's technical coordinator.

Biden has repeatedly denied Reade's allegation.

The officer used a “takedown measure” to gain control of the woman because of “other threat factors in the store,” a police official said.

President Trump said he had watched the video of Ahmaud Arbery being shot and found it “heartbreaking,” but he has confidence in the Georgia legal system.

Foundling Paul Fronczak was given to a family whose baby had been stolen - but was he really their son?

Some governments want to channel their economic recovery plans into low-carbon industries.

The government says domestic helpers can now resume work, but why are some Indians worried?

Photographers who work for Unicef have taken candid shots of their children's lives during lockdown.

Against her will, Sita Tyasutami became "case one", the face of Indonesia's coronavirus outbreak.

Millions of people are facing pay cuts or less work, so how can you make your money go further?

A round-up of what's been debunked includes rumours about mandatory coronavirus vaccines and patents.

Key maps and charts explaining how the respiratory virus has spread around the world and how it is being dealt with.

In states like Texas, malls can operate at a 25% capacity and for some, it's a reason to get out of the house.

With more and more F1 drivers making the move to esports during the lockdown and doing well, could an expert sim racer easily make the leap the other way?

Fan clubs, players from all over the world and a former Spain international in charge, Atletico Madrid's Canadian venture is currently on pause.

The controversial concept of B teams may be back on the agenda as football tries to navigate a way through Covid-19, Brighton technical director Dan Ashworth says.

UFC middleweight Jacaré Souza tests positive for Covid-19 and will no longer compete at the controversial UFC 49 show.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he feels certain benefits from his enforced time away from Formula 1.

Teams will be allowed to use five substitutes when the season resumes after a Fifa proposal to help with fixture congestion was approved.

Watford become the third team to publicly oppose the use of neutral venues when Premier League football returns.

The band's influence can be heard in everything from art-rock and hip-hop to trance and house.

More self-driving cabs are being launched in China at a time when people are worried about public transport.

The lockdown has led to huge growth in the number of people buying garden seeds.

Experts tell the BBC that euphoria over success models runs the risk of people becoming complacent.

One man's dream sailing trip nearly ended in disaster as island nations began closing their borders.

Women post selfies demanding more representation in official bodies dealing with Covid-19.

How are the communities that rely so heavily on the US airbases coping under lockdown?

Belarus goes ahead with a Victory Day parade but in Russia coronavirus forced its cancellation.

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Known as the Flower Moon, this is the last of three supermoons to take place during this year.

A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.

Face masks, fresh air and porridge - how people tried to curb a deadly flu pandemic in 1918.

The self-styled "king and queen of rock 'n' roll" - who inspired Elvis and The Beatles - dies at 87.

The 25-year-old was jogging in Georgia when he was shot dead, in a video the president described as disturbing.

It reportedly planned to re-open on Friday, but authorities say this could lead to more virus cases.

An airline industry body says it has been told coronavirus quarantining will start from the end of May.

The diagnosis comes one day after Trump's personal valet tested positive for the virus.

Thousands accused PM Janez Jansa of using the coronavirus crisis as a pretext to restrict freedoms.

More than 650,000 watch the Gollum actor narrate Tolkien's fantasy classic in one 11-hour sitting.

He and his stage partner Siegfried Fischbacher were one of the longest-running acts in Las Vegas.

Footage of last year's Red Square military parade play on TV as the pandemic mutes celebrations.

President Xi Jinping expresses concern about the threat to its neighbour, and offers to help.

The self-styled "king and queen of rock 'n' roll" - who inspired Elvis and The Beatles - dies at 87.

An eerily beautiful dust devil flings picking up hundreds of tumbleweeds in Washington state.

Cast and crews might have to quarantine together in the future when filming begins again.

Some of the ways that people have expressed thanks to workers on the frontline against Covid-19.

An investigation by BBC News Arabic has found how one Iranian airline contributed to the spread of coronavirus around the Middle East.

The boy said he was travelling to California to buy a Lamborghini.

Ana Carmona chronicled her month in quarantine with her family in NYC, including when she got some big news.