Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told a media briefing she is now advising people to use makeshift face coverings.

The Mail on Sunday has learnt that Carrie Symonds chose a picture that deliberately did not show the baby's face and will shun the path taken by past PMs who had babies while in Downing Street.

The UK's toll is now only 264 behind Italy - the continent's original epicentre - which it will likely overtake tomorrow to suffer the second highest fatalities in the world after the United States.

EU disease control chief Andrea Ammon said the UK was one of five European countries along with Poland, Romania, Sweden and Bulgaria which have yet to see a downward trend in cases.

Boris Johnson's second wife Marina Wheeler, 55, shares four of the Prime Minister's six children and applied for a decree absolute in February - it has now been granted.

Nicola Sturgeon has again jumped the gun on Westminster by revealing Scotland's provisional 'exit strategy' from the coronavirus lockdown.

Eileen Pirie, Neil Ferguson's mother-in-law, said the Imperial College scientist was working long hours and had been splitting his time between his flat in London and the family home in Oxford.

In an article saluting veterans on the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Keir Starmer said the care sector needs attention after the pandemic to help those who 'protected our country in its darkest hour'.

Commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the Second World War ending in Europe are taking place across the country in line with 'social distancing' guidelines.

Experts have slammed a 'misconception' that one single scientist was the 'architect of the lockdown' and single-handedly convinced the government to introduce drastic social distancing measures.

The actress, 78, made the shocking comments in a rant on Channel 4 comedy chat show The Last Leg on Friday night.

The Mayor of London has come under heavy fire for failing to increase capacity on the Tube ahead of an expected rise in passengers as the Prime Minister looks to ease people back to work.

For four years we have been treated to something special. It was as though their football was from another planet. But I sat in the Nou Camp and watched Bayern Munich complete a staggering 7-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona.

When I went to Paris last week to interview David Beckham as he announced his retirement from football, there was much to talk about and memories such as that one. But what resonated with me was that when I asked him how he would like to be remembered, he replied: ‘As a hard-working footballer.’

Pep Guardiola has no shame or embarrassment that he wanted his team to be hard working, to sprint to the ball to hunt in packs. But if an English coach was seen pumping his fists, waving his arms and screaming: ‘Squeeze them in!’ he would be in danger of being portrayed as a dinosaur.

Earlier this month I visited Gigg Lane, the ground of my home-town club, Bury. If I have Manchester United in my soul, then Bury has a place in my heart. When United were away, this is where me and my brother, Phil, would go to watch football.

Here, we’ve done the digging to root out some of the most enticing time-sensitive hotel deals around the UK. If you're lucky you could pick up cash credits for meals, spa treatments and more.

Jet2 members of the pilots' union, the British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa), are calling on the airline to recognise the need for 'improved work-life balance through fairer rostering patterns'.

Fern Cottage in Port Isaac, Cornwall, doubles as the surgery in ITV drama Doc Martin. The two bedroom detached stone cottage with modern furnishings is available for holidaymakers to rent.

After a long panto season stage-weary Jonathan Wilkes swapped Stoke-on-Trent for the Caribbean sunshine. During two weeks with P&O cruises he sampled the best the islands have to offer.

After a trip to Venice that didn't go so well, Charlotte Metcalf and her teenage daughter Deia decided to head for Malta to check out the island's sightseeing, shopping and restaurant scene.

Dan Richards has spent years seeking the farthest-flung outposts — beacons, shebangs, mountain expedition stations, tundra, forests, and oceans. Here he reveals his favourite peaceful destinations.

Zanzibar is not just exotic, it's rock'n'roll. Queen frontman Freddie Mercury was born here and visitors are prone to taking selfies outside his old home, now known as Mercury House.

Mannings in Truro has 30 rooms and nine apartments fronting a car park. The Inspector checked into an apartment which he found to be chilly and scented with the 'whiff of old shoes'.

Rising in jaw-dropping fashion out of the picture-perfect Seppeltsfield vineyard in Australia's Barossa region, this 12-storey building will be a sight to behold when it opens in 2022.

The accolade was bestowed upon the resort by Luxury Travel Advisor after over 400,000 votes were cast by its readers around the world during six knockout-style rounds involving 63 posh lodges.

These intriguing - yet decidedly creepy - pictures were taken inside an abandoned doctor's surgery in Northern Virginia by urban explorer Bryan Sansivero.

We may not be able to travel right now but there is nothing stopping us dreaming about our future adventures. Here our travel writers reveal the hotels they are longing to visit around the UK...

Barefoot Manta Island, which is just under a mile long and 0.6 miles wide, is only accessible by boat (lockdowns permitted, obviously) and has dormitory rooms starting from just FJ$60 (£20).

The firm behind the concepts, Italy-based Nuova Neon Group 2, has released preliminary sketches showing what the box-like structures would look like when installed.

The contest received 193,000 entries from photographers in over 200 territories. More than 100 images were shortlisted and judges had the hard task of picking 10 category winners.

Dr Mike Gil is a research fellow at the University of California, but also, perhaps not surprisingly, a National Geographic Explorer. He told MailOnline Travel about his epic adventures.

Casapueblo, located close to the wealthy Uruguayan beach city of Punta del Este, was built by the late artist Carlos Páez Vilaró - and there's not a straight line to be seen.

The haunting images by German photographer Dieter Klein appear in stunning new coffee table book Lost Wheels - The Nostalgic Beauty of Abandoned Cars, which is out next month.

A new documentary has revealed how Heesen Yachts turned American businessman John Staluppi's dream of owning the world's fastest superyacht into a reality in 1988.

Customers wanting a full refund will be put in a queue until the pandemic passes. Ryanair has recommended customers use a refund voucher which are 'readily available.'

Figures from the European state of the climate report from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) also reveals 11 of the 12 warmest years on record for the continent occurred since 2000.

The footage sweeps around the excavation of Regio V, a 54-acre archaeological site where, over the past two years, experts have discovered a trove of extraordinary finds.

Wearing helmet cameras, local guides provide commentary to web audiences across the world, guiding them across the Danish semi-autonomous territory in the North Atlantic.

Jampal Williamson, co-founder of the aerial photography firm Salty Wings, snapped a number of beaches including Bondi, Bronte, Maroubra and Gordons Bay.

Prince Harry glugged kava while visiting Fiji in 2018, just as his grandparents did during an official visit to Fiji in October 1982. MailOnline Travel's Sadie Whitelocks followed suit.

The All About Photo Awards - The Mind's Eye has announced 40 winning images for 2020. Monica Denevan from the U.S was named Photographer of the Year for an image shot in Myanmar.

The luxury 5-star Berkeley Hotel in London's Knightsbridge has been closed for over a month due to the lockdown, but the kitchen staff are still preparing 250 free meals a day for key workers.

When the world finally reopens to travel, many of us may want to get close to nature. Here is our pick of some amazing wildlife-loving breaks that will transport you to all corners of the globe…

Drone video footage released by the Department of National Parks shows a 30-strong herd of dugongs in shallow waters off Libong island in Trang province.

The Sitka spruce, on Campbell Island - 500 miles from New Zealand's South Island - has been recognised as the world's most remote tree by Guinness World Records.

A new report from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there is a 75 percent chance that 2020 will be the hottest year in recorded history.

Filmmakers created a life-like robot baby gorilla to spy on a group of Silverbacks in the jungle of Uganda. It captured the first footage of the wild creatures singing for their supper.

Dutch photographer Albert Dros was given exclusive access to the Keukenhof garden in the Netherlands, also known as the Garden of Europe. And the garden itself has created an amazing interactive tour.

Hong Kong International Airport is the first place in the world to use the CLeanTech sanitation pods and they are currently being utilised by key workers such as public health staff.