Concerns circulate whether crew aboard the International Space Station could have been infected with coronavirus prior to a launch, after a senior Russian official present tested positive.

Infections outside Moscow and its surrounding region have soared 110 per cent in the past week.

Mother-of-two Dr Yelena Nepomnyashchaya, 47, plunged 50ft from an office window in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, after being told her hospital would treat coronavirus patients, despite lack of PPE.

The former Scottish First Minister was widely criticised for taking a job with Vladimir Putin's 'propaganda' channel, formerly known as Russia Today, on its English-language service.

Nurmagomedov was poised to defend his 155lb title against Tony Ferguson but the eagerly-anticipated fight couldn't take place due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A tape of Khashoggi's final moments reveals how his killers discussed cutting his body into pieces, before accosting the writer who died amid 'sounds of a struggle' at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 'thoroughly rejected' Donald Trump's letter, dated October 9, and promptly threw it in the bin, officials have revealed.

Holidaymakers were attracted to Ova hotel in Oludeniz by pictures of families splashing in the pool. But, under Zehra hotels, pools will now be segregated by gender and alcohol has been banned.

Kate Upton is taking it upon herself to use social media for something positive and empowering. She took to Twitter and Instagram on Thursday to launch the #ShareStrong campaign.

Kate Upton appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday. The supermodel was in great spirits as she helped the host spoof 80s aerobic exercise videos in a hilarious clip.

Kate Upton joined Andy Cohen and 50 Cent for Watch What Happens Live on Monday. The model had some harsh words for Victoria's Secret and its focus on exclusively petite models.

The socialite, 34, looked incredible as she walked the red carpet alongside the likes of Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern and Kate Upton.

Kate Upton has admitted she won't bow to pressure to 'snap back' into shape after pregnancy and is taking her time to heal following the birth of her first child.

The 49-year-old Wreck-It-Ralph star, who was once again joined by her assistant Annie Segal, looked joyful, as she banged on a pot from her apartment balcony in New York City.

Emily Ratajkowski looked incredible as she posed up a storm in a mustard coloured leopard print swimsuit on Instagram on Tuesday.

CNN's Jake Tapper joins a chorus of critics slamming New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's call for a ticker-tape parade in the city when the coronavirus lockdown is lifted as 'stupid'.

New cast member Leah McSweeney got her friends to strip naked and trash Ramona Singer's Southampton house on Thursday's episode of The Real Housewives of New York City.

Erin Strine shared video of her packed American Airlines 338 flight on Saturday from New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina where passengers failed to practice social distancing.

New York woman Angelina Friedman, 101, who was born in the height of the Spanish flu in 1918 and went on to survive cancer, beat the novel coronavirus this month.

Frances Valentine launched the 'Healthcare Hero' initiative. The fashion label is selling its most popular bag at a deep discount and then donating one bag for every one sold to hospitals.

CityMD launched walk-in antibody and COVID-19 testing Tuesday as New Yorkers waited for hours to receive a test to show if they had had coronavirus.

The NYC Mayor showed up at an Orthodox Jewish funeral in Williamsburg Tuesday and threatened mourners with arrest for ignoring social distancing. His actions were widely condemned.

Naomi Davis, known as Taza on Instagram, left NYC for Arizona in March, despite recommendations not to travel. Her first sponsored post since then was flooded with criticism and deleted

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio unveiled the controversial scheme on Saturday, urging New Yorkers to text 311 to report anyone violating the state's social distancing rules or stay-at-home orders

A newly released surveillance video shows the moment two men wearing surgical masks jumped out of a Jeep with guns drawn and attacked Francisco Rosado, of the Pagan Motorcycle Club.

Just four days after Amber Rose Isaac, 26, complained of 'incompetent doctors', she died during childbirth in New York City

To help those performing their own haircuts at home, NYC's Barba, launched the Quarancuts Virtual Hair School. Singer and actor Billy Porter enlisted to cut his husband's hair.

Eleven players in the Premier League failed drugs tests over the past three years but were allowed to play on. The FA accepted the reasons given by players for taking the substances.

Australian swimmer Mack Horton said Shayna Jack's positive test hadn't changed his position on doping, saying he supported the decision to have her withdraw from the competition.

FINA executive Cornel Marculescu said two more athletes - who are not Australian - have been caught doping. He did not disclose whether or not they are world champion competitors.

The 23-year-old refused to share the podium with victorious Sun after winning silver in the men's 400m freestyle final at FINA's World Championships in South Korea on July 21.

Algeria distanced themselves from suggestions that medication taken by Riyad Mahrez on their watch led to fears the Manchester City star could fall foul of doping rules.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Athletics' chiefs want to tighten the sport's drug-testing regime after the world's fastest man Christian Coleman escaped doping sanctions earlier this month.

COMMENT BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: To hear Christian Coleman in the early hours of Sunday morning was to feel bemused by the brazenness of it all,

Brisbane Broncos player James Segeyaro's career hangs in the balance after he returned a positive drug test.

IOC president Thomas Bach has described Alberto Salazar's ban as 'very worrying' and has called on the World Anti-Doping Agency to look at athletes who worked with the disgraced coach.

The head of the US Anti-Doping Agency, Travis Tygart, who led the conviction of Alberto Salazar for doping offences has hit back at Paula Radcliffe.

Neil Black will leave his role as UK Athletics' performance director at the end of this month after being heavily criticised for backing Alberto Salazar. Black had twice refused to rule out resigning.

It follows an investigation into the data handed over by the Moscow laboratory in January as part of the reintegration process of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency following the state-sponsored doping scandal.

American coach Alberto Salazar, who worked with Mo Farah from 2011 to 2017, was banned for four years by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in October.

Dillian Whyte has been officially cleared by UK Anti-Doping following a lengthy investigation into a positive test in the build-up to his points win against Oscar Rivas in the summer.

Richard Freeman's barrister has claimed a current British Cycling coach used a Coke can containing urine to try to help Shane Sutton cover up a doping offence during his riding career.

EXCLUSIVE BY DANIEL MATTHEWS: Whyte failed a drugs test ahead of his fight with Oscar Rivas in London in July. The Brixton heavyweight also changed his gloves at the last minute.

The 21-year-old tested positive for Ligandrol during an out-of-competition test in Cairns in July and appeared on The Sunday Project to proclaim her innocence.

Speaking about the World Anti-Doping Agency's decision, Putin said Russia were 'being punished for the same thing twice - we've never had anything like this in the history of humankind.'

He was charged by the FA in October with providing fraudulent information regarding an application for a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for a Bury player on December 1, 2018.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The ECB already conduct more drugs tests than any other domestic board, with more than 350 taking place last summer, and even more due to occur this summer.

UK anti-doping have dug their heels in over the possible retesting of Sir Mo Farah's drug samples, insisting they would comply only once provided with 'credible' evidence.

Russia have hit out at UK Anti-Doping for constructing a 'wall of distrust' by refusing to hand over Mo Farah's blood and urine samples to the World Anti-Doping Agency. 

Tebas has previously accused Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain of 'ruining the entire system' and called for them to be thrown out of European competition.