THE heavy skies matched the sombre mood of the nation. As people across Britain paused yesterday for a minute's silence to honour the healthcare workers who have fallen in the deadly coronavirus pandemic, a heart-rending sense of poignancy was mixed with a profound feeling of gratitude.

A WEEK into Winston Churchill's prime ministership in May 1940, the war was going disastrously. As Western Europe buckled in the face of the German onslaught, the Nazi regime looked invincible. Yet even in this dark hour, Churchill bristled with defiance. "I think I see my way through," he told his son Randolph.

HYPOCRISY is one of the aggravating sins of the progressive elite. There is nothing more sickening than the failure of prominent figures to abide by the standards they seek to impose on others. Such double standards can be found in socialists who rage against private education but send their children to fee-paying schools, or in eco warriors who wail about carbon footprints while globe-trotting in luxury jets.

THE commemoration was heartfelt, the nostalgia moving, the gratitude profound.

THE CARABAO CUP heads to its latest unusual setting when John Barnes and Ray Parlour reveal the first round ties. Here's when your team will discover their fate as Man City go for glory again.

Find out when the Carabao Cup draw for the third round takes place and how to watch it on TV.

FA Cup first round draw takes place on Monday evening and Express Sport is on hand to bring you everything you need to know.

The January transfer window is just around the corner, so which players are most likely to move?

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has been locked in a transfer battle with Premier League side Crystal Palace for Ipswich Town defender Luke Woolfenden, as the Whites start to prepare for a busy summer of signings.

Golf, Game Of Thrones and gastronomic delights are just a few of the gems this Spanish city has to offer.

Morocco is somewhere I'd wanted to visit for a while. At its closest point, Morocco is less than 10 miles from Europe, and yet the country held a fascinating allure for me. Its culture is a centuries-old mix of Berber, Arab and Mediterranean influences, and all of these combine to create somewhere with a very distinctive and fascinating culture. Matthew Carey writes for Express.co.uk about his experience in Marrakech...

From country retreats to beachside boltholes, the Good Hotel Guide offers a great selection for late summer.

FROM a beachside hotel to a country retreat with heated pool that's ideal for families, The Good Hotel Guide has the best properties to book for late summer.

THERE'S a little village in Cornwall that's making all the right movies. And it's not Port Isaac, which is rightly famous for ITV's Doc Martin and BBC's period drama Poldark. No, this is Portloe, which can lay claim to being the forerunner when, back in 1949, Disney chose the tiny fishing village to film scenes for its celluloid masterpiece Treasure Island.

THE RENTAL MARKET has come to a halt with the lockdown measures in place across the UK, and now a warning has been issued showing a decline in rental stock. But how has the lockdown triggered an increase in deposits and rental prices?

CRIME rates seem to have dropped in the UK during the lockdown phase of the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. However, that doesn't mean you are completely safe. Here's some tips on how to keep your home safe during the lockdown.

SIMON COWELL, 60, and his partner, Lauren Silverman, live both in the UK and the US splitting their time. So what are their homes like?

IT WAS the inevitability that we were merely waiting to have confirmed. Latest data released this morning by mortgage lender Halifax indeed confirms that house prices cooled in April, as one would expect given the economic impacts of the current health crisis.

MRS HINCH - also known as Sophie Hinchcliffe - is an Instagram cleaning sensation who has inspired millions to clean their home. She is known for her cheap cleaning hacks and quick easy methods. A Hinch fan has recently revealed how she got her windows gleaming with minimal effort.

THE UNITED STATES was forged through revolution. Two hundred and 40 years later they may be at it again.

Frank Warren says there is no chance Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 will happen behind closed doors.

Mike Tyson has talked possibly coming out of retirement to fight in charity exhibition match-ups.

GREEK island Santorini is trialling new social distancing measures for beachgoers, with the introduction of new plexiglass screens surrounding sun loungers and beach chairs. Will these measures mean Britons can soon visit?

WINDS OF WINTER is something fans have been waiting on for a long time - but has George RR Martin announced the release date?

THE HOBBIT is exactly the story we need to escape from normal life - and now Andy Serkis will take on a mammoth reading.

LORD OF THE RINGS Gollum actor Andy Serkis has announced he will read JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit in one sitting live online for charity.

I REMEMBER receiving some parenting advice from a taxi driver when I was heavily pregnant with my first child almost a decade ago. "For the first 10 years all they want is your love," declared the cabbie. "For the next 10 years all they want is your money."

KEIR Starmer has done more to tackle antisemitism in the Labour Party in four days than predecessor Jeremy Corbyn did in four years, a former party member has said.

A TORY rift over lockdown emerged yesterday when Sajid Javid urged ministers to reopen the economy "as far and as quick" as possible to recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

CHARITIES working to deliver food to the homeless and others in urgent need of support during the coronavirus emergency were last night promised a £16million boost from the Government.

GERMANY is worried about the possibility of a hard Brexit as trade negotiations between the UK and the EU have so far resulted in very little progress.

THE UK's chief Brexit negotiator has hit back after his EU counterpart Michel Barnier said progress in trade talks had been "disappointing" and accused Britain of refusing to commit "seriously" on a number of key points.

ANN WIDDECOMBE has warned it is "crucial" Boris Johnson does not extend the transition period.

BRITAIN'S full exit from EU rules is going ahead on schedule despite the coronavirus crisis, a Cabinet minister promised last night.

More than a dozen past cases of severe pneumonia in Manitoba were re-tested for COVID-19, according to a government spokesperson.

AT LAST there appears to be some momentum gathering behind what I have been saying for weeks: that it is wrong to lock down people on the grounds of age alone.

HYPOCRISY is one of the aggravating sins of the progressive elite. There is nothing more sickening than the failure of prominent figures to abide by the standards they seek to impose on others. Such double standards can be found in socialists who rage against private education but send their children to fee-paying schools, or in eco warriors who wail about carbon footprints while globe-trotting in luxury jets.

THE entire world is in the middle of a terrible pandemic. Everyone is worried sick both about catching it and the long-term effects of putting the global economy in the deep freeze. People are concerned about jobs, health, the wellbeing of elderly relatives.

UP AND down the land yesterday there were appropriately socially distanced events held to pay tribute to the generation of Britons that defeated Nazi Germany.

WE'RE living in strange times all right. But the weird world of Covid isolation took on a dreamlike quality for me and Richard the week before last. That was when we filmed our week-long series about lockdown reading for Channel 4, five shows which were broadcast this week from our living room.

THE commemoration was heartfelt, the nostalgia moving, the gratitude profound.

Major U.S. automakers are planning to reopen North American factories within two weeks, potentially putting thousands of workers back on the assembly line as part of a gradual return to normality.

General Motors' first-quarter net income fell 88 per cent, but it still managed to make US$247 million despite the arrival of the global coronavirus pandemic.

Mobility data released by Apple suggests enormous declines in personal transportation since COVID-19 began its spread in Canada, but experts warn that post-pandemic there could be an increase of car use and a loss of transit routes.

Ontario's Progressive Conservative government has decided to not move forward with the blue licence plate design for passenger vehicles following readability concerns.