The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 200,000, researchers have said.

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.

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.

People entering the UK could be forced into quarantine for two weeks under plans for the "second phase" of the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.

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.

A woman in her 80s is fighting for her life after she was hit by a van in front of shocked onlookers on a major south London road.

The number of deaths in UK hospitals linked to coronavirus have risen by a further 413, the lowest daily rise this month.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to Downing Street after recovering from Covid-19.

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

Teething problems continue to blight the Government's new online coronavirus test-booking platform, with home kits again running out by 9am.

The boss of Airbus has warned that it is "bleeding cash" at such a rapid rate during the coronavirus lockdowns that its survival is in doubt.

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

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.

A young man has died after he was found injured in an east London street.

A mother ran into the street screaming "help me…it's my children" after a baby and a toddler suffered fatal knife wounds at the family home, neighbours said today.

Today on his return to No.10 after being hospitalised for coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said lifting lockdown now would "throw away the sacrifice of the British people", adding that "this is the moment of maximum risk".

Britain is saying goodbye to weeks of warm weather with temperatures set to tumble for the sixth week of lockdown.

Retailer also doubles staff discounts and commits to guaranteeing time off for employees over Christmas period

Greggs has become the latest high street stalwart to announce plans to reopen stores despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

New Zealand moves to ease strict lockdown measures after successfully containing coronavirus outbreak

A mile-wide asteroid is on course to pass the Earth on Wednesday at a distance 16 times further than the moon.

Boris Johnson delivered his first speech on Downing Street since he was hospitalised with coronavirus, as he returns to work today

Boris Johnson is back in Downing Street to chair the regular Covid-19 "war cabinet" meeting as he retakes charge of the Government's response to the pandemic.

Many countries, including ours, are battling the question of how to lift the lockdown.

At least 82 NHS workers and 16 social care staff have died after contracting coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed.

A mother screamed for help "like she was being tortured" after two children were stabbed to death at a home in east London, a neighbour has said.

A man has been charged with murder after a man died following an assault in east London.

NHS services including cancer care and mental health support which were paused due to the coronavirus outbreak will be restored from Tuesday, Matt Hancock has announced.

Virgin Media, one of the UK's largest internet providers, has apologised after its broadband service crashed for thousands of customers.

Flamingos form long-lasting friendships and some "behave like married couples", according to new research.

Plans for the phased return to school for children in Wales are due to be announced by the Welsh Government.

Labour has proposed legislation to deliver a dedicated fast-tracked fund for domestic abuse services affected by the coronavirus crisis.

The chief medical officer for England has said the country is not "consistently" past the peak of coronavirus deaths.

Experts have said it is too early to reopen schools in the UK as it is still unclear how coronavirus spreads among children.

Britain's chances of recording the driest April on record have been brought to an end as a month's worth of rain is set to fall over the next 24 hours.

Previously leaked videos of US Navy pilots encountering "unexplained aerial phenomena" have been released by the Pentagon.

Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar said it would instead fly The Spirit of Kent on a circuit around the Biggin Hill airfield at 8pm on Thursday, to coincide with the nation's weekly "Clap for our Carers" event.

The drive to ease lockdowns across Europe intensified today as several countries set out blueprints for how to restore normality in everyday life.

Spending on home deliveries of food and drink by "vulnerable" elderly shoppers almost doubled this month as overall grocery sales surged by more than £500 million.

People headed to the beach and fast food outlets after New Zealand lifted its strict lockdown rules that were put in place to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Medical experts have hit out at Donald Trump after he suggested that research should be carried out into whether the coronavirus might be treated by injecting disinfectant into the body.

Donald Trump has said he "can't imagine why" there has been a spike in hotline calls about disinfectant after he suggested injecting it to treat coronavirus.

The Scottish Government has recommended wearing face masks in enclosed public spaces like shops and public transport to stop the spread of coronavirus.

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A young NHS worker was stabbed to death in east London just days before his father's funeral.

Sydney's famous Bondi Beach reopened to swimmers and surfers today, five weeks after it was shut over the coronavirus pandemic.

A smartphone app designed to help curb the spread of coronavirus when the lockdown is eased should be ready "two to three weeks", MPs have been told.

Secondary school pupils in France will be required to wear masks from next month as they start returning to school under new measures set out by the country's prime minister to ease the coronavirus lockdown.

Global confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed three million.

The death toll linked to coronavirus in England is around 40 per cent higher than previously reported, new figures show.