Movie lovers in their hundreds turned up at a drive-in cinema in Essen, west Germany, to enjoy a film from their car - while all other movie theatres in the country are closed.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has ordered people not leave their homes unless they have an exceptional reason. A distance of at least five feet must be kept from others at all times.

Germany has begun reopening schools and non-essential shops while Spain has announced children will be allowed out of the house as lockdowns ease, as their leaders urged caution.

Clubs in the German top flight have returned to training in the hope that the rest of the season can be finished off - providing Chancellor Angela Merkel gives the green light for action to resume.

A restart of the Bundesliga could be pushed back a week to May 16 as clubs nervously wait for Chancellor Angela Merkel's verdict. 

European leaders are pushing ahead with plans to ease lockdowns and restart their battered economies amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus cases and deaths.

Germany has eased some lockdown measures but is seeing a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, with infections rising for the fifth day in a row. Pictured: Graph of Covid-19 cases in Germany.

Germany 's number of coronavirus cases has dropped following five days of rising infections after the government eased the country's lockdown measures earlier this week.

Social distancing was the first lesson on the timetable in Dortmund this morning where pupils lined up at 5ft intervals in the playground.

The regional government in North Rhine-Westphalia, said there had been a spike in coronavirus cases after 150 of 1,200 employees  tested positive at a slaughterhouse in Coesfeld.

The German head of state, accompanied by Chancellor Angela Merkel, stuck to social distancing guidelines at they laid down their wreaths yesterday at the Neue Wache Memorial in Berlin.

Hillary Clinton pushed back on the idea Republicans have been floating since Justice Scalia's death – that the winner of the election should decide his successor.

'Right now I'm not worried about the Russians. The biggest threat to America I see right now is Donald Trump's candidacy and what that will do to our country,' Corey Booker morning on Today.

The First Lady used her rousing words on the first night of the party's convention in Philadelphia to back Hillary Clinton and attack Donald Trump.

Bernie Sanders' speech in Philadelphia was too much to take for his most ardent fans, who were seen weeping as he praised them for joining him on his 'political revolution'.

Democrats managed to find some flags for the main stage at the Democratic convention after the lack of an old fashioned Stars and Stripes was noticeably absent from the stage.

Jerry Emmett, 102, was given the honor of reading out Arizona's votes for Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

The Australian computer programmer and publisher told Britain's ITV that he obtained 'emails related to Hillary Clinton which are pending publication' during an interview on June 12.

Donna Brazile, 56, looked comfortable in her new role as interim chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, dancing off the stage after her speech.

Sarah Silverman's Twitter account was hacked on Wednesday after declaring in her speech at the Democratic National Convention that she would support Hillary Clinton for president.

Since his first appearance as a presidential candidate in 2008, Obama's looks have changed dramatically - and he isn't embarrassed to admit it.

Carole King (pictured) praised Hillary Clinton for 'breaking down barriers' for women across the United States yesterday - before the nominee went to a private Lady Gaga concert.

Hillary Clinton's campaign prepared 71 pages of 'hits' against Bernie Sanders to be used against the Vermont senator in the debates last fall.

An artificial intelligence system which correctly predicted the primaries as well as the last three U.S. presidential elections has forecast a win for Donald Trump.

O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman who nearly won a U.S. Senate seat last year, has lost support from young voters and minorities, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos national poll.

Appearing to send the tweets while aboard Air Force One, Trump demanded to know why Democrats are not calling the likes of James Comey or John Clapper to testify.

As Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow began moderating the second hour of the Democratic debate, audio of the first three moderators was clearly heard over the speakers in the hall.

Democrats debating in Detroit attacked their rivals more than the president, with moderates accusing ultra-liberals of making impossible promises and left-wingers calling for more radical plans.

Kirsten Gillibrand said Wednesday night that her first business as president would be to clean the Oval Office after Donald Trump had spent four years in the White House.

Democratic powerbroker Rep. James C. Clyburn finally made his endorsement in the Democratic presidential race Wednesday.

Joe Biden is likely to take Florida in their primary elections next week as polls released Thursday show him in a massive lead against rival Bernie Sanders.

The mother-of-seven referred to her financial struggles in a candid post to Instagram on Sunday, where explained why her content had taken a step-back from her personal life.

Dean Wells is joining the cast of Dancing With The Stars next month.

Two years ago, most people would scoff at the idea of Married At First Sight 'villain' Dean Wells being The Bachelor.

Chloe Lattanzi is keen to step out from her mother Olivia Newton-John's shadow, as she prepares to debut on Dancing With The Stars on February 9.

Chloe Lattanzi is gearing up to make her hotly-anticipated debut on the upcoming season of the Australian version of Dancing With The Stars.

They met during a stint on Dancing with the Stars. And Rachael Finch seems as loved-up as ever with her husband of seven years, Michael Miziner.

Dean Wells was the first celebrity to be eliminated on this year's season of Dancing With The Stars.

They fell in love on The Bachelorette last year. 

Chloe Lattanzi has been showing off her incredible dance moves on Dancing With The Stars.

Fans were surprised to say the least when Australian Survivor contestant Locky Gilbert was announced as this year's Bachelor. 

Christian Wilkins and his Dancing With The Stars partner Lily Cornish have been in isolation since last week, after Christian's father Richard tested positive for coronavirus.

Married At First Sight bad boy Dean Wells has reignited his feud with Bachelorette couple Georgia Love and Lee Elliott.

Gabby Allen got her revenge on Dan Osborne on Friday's Celebrity Big Brother, as she branded him a 'p****' in a hilarious task.

Dan Osborne's estranged wife Jacqueline Jossa has enthusiastically shown her support for him, admitting hopes for him to win the series as 'viewers have had a chance to see him for who he really is.'

On Monday morning, eagle-eyed fans of the Channel 5 reality show noticed that the 67-year-old actress's name had been added as the 2018 winner, putting her alongside such past victors as Gary Busey, Katie Price and Coleen Nolan.

Pallett opted to leave the Elstree based compound days after falsely accusing housemate Ryan Thomas of physically assaulting her, prompting a furious backlash from fans.

The 34-year-old former Coronation Street star appeared on The Jeremy Vine Show on Wednesday morning to discuss the incident in which he was accused of 'deliberately and repeatedly punching'

Fans were treated to a whiff of nostalgia as former housemates Nikki Grahame, Kate Lawler, Jon Tickle and Alex Sibley joined Rylan Clark-Neal on the Bit On The Side on Friday evening.

Chloe Ayling has claimed that she did get 'intimate' with Jermaine Pennant in the Celebrity Big Brother house.