Out of millions of visitors coming into the UK from coronavirus hotspots, less than 300 were put into quarantine in the three months before lockdown.

The White House is looking to wind down its coronavirus task force in a move to shift management of the US's response to the pandemic, Vice President Mike Pence has said.

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering options to taper off the Government's furlough scheme which is supporting workers staying at home during the coronavirus outbreak.

Blue Peter has honoured Captain Tom Moore with a gold badge for his fundraising efforts.

A man has told how he pulled his young daughter to safety before a "horrific" crash that left his husband trapped between two vehicles in north London.

A 100-year-old Muslim man has raised more than £70,000 for coronavirus victims after being inspired by Colonel Tom Moore.

Britons will enjoy another mini heatwave as temperatures soar to an unseasonably high 25C just in time for the Bank Holiday weekend.

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The first cohort of children are returning to school in Wuhan, China, where the first case of the new coronavirus was reported late last year.

Europeans will see the worst economic shock since the Great Depression due to coronavirus, the European Union predicted.

Angela Merkel faced a test of her authority today as she prepared to thrash out plans with the country's 16 state premiers to further ease Germany's coronavirus lockdown.

Two Londoners who celebrated the end of the Second World War 75 years ago with street parties have urged the country to "clap and sing" on VE Day.

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Tesco has been slammed after putting clothing on a half price sale in stores despite lockdown rules banning non-essential shopping.

Main roads and town centres across London are to be rapidly transformed to create safe space for a massive increase in pedestrians and cyclists, City Hall announced today.

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London's iconic Ritz hotel was sold for "half the market price" after conversations were secretly recorded by the nephews of the billionaire co-owner and a Saudi investor offering £1.3bn, the High Court has heard.

A father-of-two who spent 19 days in an induced coma in hospital has made an "incredible" recovery from coronavirus in time to celebrate his son's second birthday.

Security minister James Brokenshire said a top scientist "made the right decision" in resigning from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage ) after he broke lockdown restrictions.

A student who was caught on CCTV trying to sexually assault a woman at an east London bus stop has been jailed for four years.

A 10-year-old double-leg amputee has raised more than £10,000 by walking a marathon distance during coronavirus lockdown.

The UK could start easing its lockdown by relaxing stay-at-home orders and allowing some types of non-essential businesses to reopen, according to a new study.

Boris Johnson could ditch the Government's "stay at home" slogan ahead of an expected easing of restrictions next week, it has been reported.

London Zoo and its important conservation work faces a perilous future without immediate support, the Zoological Society of London has warned.

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Grimes and her boyfriend Elon Musk want to call their newborn son X Æ A-12 Musk, but California law might prevent it.

More than a third of families with children living at home may have to cut back on spending for up to a year after the coronavirus lockdown measures end, a survey has found.

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Two young children had their throats cut during an attack by their father at the family home in east London, an inquest has heard.

Forty firefighters tackled a blaze on the 17th floor of a block of flats in west London on Thursday morning.

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Brits are set to bask in two days of glorious sunshine over the May Bank Holiday weekend, with temperatures creeping up to 26C.

Today's extraordinary projections of the course of the economy over the rest of the year from the Bank of England are, bizarrely, both worse and better than might be feared.

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Mayor Sadiq Khan today made an urgent appeal to Londoners not to relax their "monumental effort" to beat coronavirus as the death toll in the capital's hospitals rose to 5,414.

An army veteran forced into early retirement by injury is playing video games for 24 hours on VE Day to raise money for the charity that helped him through "dark times."

An infamous sex predator dubbed "the Notting Hill rapist" has been recommended for transfer to an open prison.

More than 40 children have been treated in a specialist London hospital for a "hyper inflammatory" new disease after apparently contracting coronavirus, the Standard has been told.

Heartless thieves have stolen 80,000 face masks from a Manchester warehouse which were meant to be used by NHS and frontline workers fighting coronavirus.

US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have both tested negative for coronavirus, said a White House spokesman.

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Brits across the country have erupted in applause in tribute to healthcare workers during the seventh week of the Clap for our Carers initiative.

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The UK was ill-prepared to deal with a health pandemic, according to a secret Whitehall document produced years before the coronavirus outbreak.

Boris Johnson has said the Government will proceed with "maximum caution" when it comes to easing the coronavirus lockdown, with his spokesman adding that any changes next week will be "very limited".