The UK is set for more warm weather over the weekend while temperatures soared to more than 24C on Thursday.

All essential workers are to be able to get coronavirus tests if they need them due to increased screening capacity, health secretary Matt Hancock announced today.

A three-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car near a supermarket.

The first people have been injected as the UK starts human trials for a coronavirus vaccine.

Britons are set to enjoy another day of sunshine and soaring temperatures before the mercury begins to drop at the weekend, with cloudy skies bringing a chance of rain for some.

Almost half of people have witnessed an increase in drivers breaking the speed limit during the coronavirus lockdown, a new survey has found.

A pregnant doctor and her husband are bringing a legal challenge against the Government which questions the lawfulness of current guidance and a failure to source PPE.

Donald Trump has told a coronavirus press conference that the idea of injecting Covid-19 patients with disinfectant "sounds interesting to me".

Mike Pence has said the White House believes the coronavirus epidemic in US could be "largely in the past" by this summer.

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An NHS doctor who died after contracting coronavirus had reportedly pleaded with his hospital to provide protective equipment (PPE) in the days before he caught the disease.

An Olympic-style plan to prevent buses and Tube trains getting overcrowded is being drawn up to help London come out of lockdown, it can be revealed today.

War veteran Captain Tom Moore, who has raised millions for the NHS by walking lengths of his garden, has thanked The Weeknd for his "kind gesture" after the singer urged his fans to support the 99-year-old's single.

Footage of Londoners gathered on Westminster Bridge to applaud the NHS have prompted backlash amid fears lockdown rules have been broken for the second week running.

Burberry said it has donated more than 100,000 pieces of PPE in line with its commitments to support relief efforts during the global health emergency.

The success of the Government's shutdown measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 may hamper the process of gathering data to develop a vaccine, a scientist leading clinical trials has said.

Nail-biting video captures the moment police in the US flip suspect's car was flipped as part of a manoeuvre to end a pursuit.

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These stunning images show some of the mesmerising sights captured by the Hubble Telescope during its 30 years of observing space.

Prince Charles said he was left "utterly heartbroken" by the "tragic story" of the 13-year-old Muslim boy who died alone after contracting coronavirus.

It's been another week in lockdown for most of us but that doesn't mean the world of news has stopped spinning.

Brits could be allowed to meet up with small "bubbles" of up to 10 of their closest family or friends in an effort to wind down the coronavirus lockdown.

There is no evidence that people who have beaten coronavirus are protected from the strain, the World Health Organisation has said as it warned against issuing "immunity passports".

Home Secretary Priti Patel revealed that police have been called to respond to some "extraordinarily dangerous driving" as car lovers take advantage of the quieter roads "as their own personal race track".

The army is being deployed across the UK to begin testing essential workers and vulnerable people for coronavirus.

As speculation continues over Kim Jong Un's health, satellite imagery has found a train likely belonging to the North Korean leader, a website specialising in studies of the country revealed.

A 60-year-old man has been jailed after coughing in a shopper's face during a row amid the coronavirus pandemic.

It comes after headteachers warned the earliest date they could reopen is June 1, and planning would need to begin "very soon" to achieve it.

The Government has reportedly ordered 50 million tests which can show if a person has had coronavirus.

The UK death toll could jump past 100,000 by the end of the year if lockdown is lifted too early, a top professor has warned.

Comedian Jack Whitehall has endorsed the Evening Standard's Food for London Now campaign and launched a competition to encourage his followers to donate.

Lockdown is going well. I made a BLT the other day where I decided to deep fry the tomato in cornmeal and cooked the bacon in maple syrup.

A woman in her 40s was allegedly gang-raped after police quarantined her in a school overnight in India.

All mail sent this week in the UK will be stamped with a special postmark to celebrate the 100th birthday of NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore.

Two young children have been stabbed to death at a property in east London.

Record-breaking daredevil pensioner Jack Reynolds has died aged 108, his family have said.

Businesses are giving schoolchildren virtual work experience placements to prevent them from missing out on opportunities during the crisis.

A police officer has died and another is fighting for his life after a shooting in Louisiana.

The lawyer for the woman who has been charged over the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn has opened up a dialogue with the UK Foreign Office (FCO), a source has said.

Crowds flocked to B&Q after it reopened 155 stores during the fifth week of coronavirus lockdown.

A person has died on the tracks at a busy north London Tube station.

A swathe of US states were set to reopen businesses this week following mandatory lockdowns that have thrown nearly one in six American workers out of jobs.

The Duke of Sussex has helped launch a new mental fitness platform aiming to help servicemen and women manage their mental health.