Ministers have warned lockdown may need to remain for months until the number of new cases falls below 1,000 per day after Professor Chris Whitty said a second peak could be worse than the first. 

The Prime Minister stood on the steps of Downing Street to salute the NHS just hours after hosting his first daily press conference since recovering from the virus.

A loosening of certain restrictions designed to fire up the flagging economy will be accompanied with a roll-out of revamped social distancing guidelines, particularly on Britain's public transport.

Sir David King's group will run parallel to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies which has been guiding Boris Johnson's coronavirus crisis response.

With the FA Cup and Champions League also still to be completed, some dates are on the table for football's resumption which would result in a hectic summer ahead for Premier League players.

A delivery from My 1st Years - which describes itself as 'the number one personalised baby brand in the world' - arrived at 10 Downing Street in central London this morning.

Former Brexit secretary David Davis spoke out as Professor Neil Ferguson was removed from all advisory positions after allowing his lover to visit him at his London home during the lockdown.

Boris Johnson is caught in a struggle between those who want him to move faster to end the lockdown and those who fear it would trigger a second wave of coronavirus - as death toll rises to 30,615.

Guidance slipped out earlier this week states that domestic helpers 'can continue work' in people's homes, 'providing that you are well and have no symptoms'.

The PM is expected to recommend people wear them in the office, on public transport and when shopping despite not making them compulsory in England.

For four years we have been treated to something special. It was as though their football was from another planet. But I sat in the Nou Camp and watched Bayern Munich complete a staggering 7-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona.

An exclusive insight into the greatest manager Britain has ever had from the man who spent his whole career at Manchester United and knows him best.

Pep Guardiola has no shame or embarrassment that he wanted his team to be hard working, to sprint to the ball to hunt in packs. But if an English coach was seen pumping his fists, waving his arms and screaming: ‘Squeeze them in!’ he would be in danger of being portrayed as a dinosaur.

Seville is a place to immerse yourself in bygone cultures, from the Moroccan influences at the Alcazar palace and the Giralda Tower to the impromptu Flamenco dancing in the streets.

Jet2 members of the pilots' union, the British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa), are calling on the airline to recognise the need for 'improved work-life balance through fairer rostering patterns'.

Airbnb has teamed up with the Louvre to let one lucky competition winner and a guest see what happens inside the building once the lights go out.

After a long panto season stage-weary Jonathan Wilkes swapped Stoke-on-Trent for the Caribbean sunshine. During two weeks with P&O cruises he sampled the best the islands have to offer.

After a trip to Venice that didn't go so well, Charlotte Metcalf and her teenage daughter Deia decided to head for Malta to check out the island's sightseeing, shopping and restaurant scene.

Seven of Europe's most impressive ruined castles have been given an extreme makeover. They have been 'rebuilt' by a team of designers and architects.

Britain has some wonderful lesser-known museums. Be they galleries devoted to motorbikes or musical instruments, when restrictions are lifted you'll be able to explore to your heart's content.

Norwegian Audun Amundsen first went to live with the Mentawai tribe for a month in 2004. He returned in 2009 for a three-year stay, during which time he would learn their unwritten language.

Sea ice in the Arctic normally grows and shrinks across the seasons, but at present some ice - which is home to animals like polar bears - always remains.

The footage sweeps around the excavation of Regio V, a 54-acre archaeological site where, over the past two years, experts have discovered a trove of extraordinary finds.

David Glasheen, 76, has been living on Restoration Island off the coast of north Australia since 1997 after losing his wealth. He hunts for food and goes grocery shopping once a year in Cairns.

Climate change and warming seas are severely bleaching tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems.

When the world finally reopens to travel, many of us may want to get close to nature. Here is our pick of some amazing wildlife-loving breaks that will transport you to all corners of the globe…

One day in the future we'll be able to enjoy sunny days by the seaside again. Here's our pick of some of the best coastal towns, from bohemian Brighton to marvellous Margate.

Bosses at Bournemouth Airport have installed 'thermal fever detection' cameras that are capable of recording body temperatures and alerting border guards to anyone with a fever.

Filmmakers created a life-like robot baby gorilla to spy on a group of Silverbacks in the jungle of Uganda. It captured the first footage of the wild creatures singing for their supper.

The Competition and Markets Authority said it will take companies to court. Jo Lemmon Sparkes, 39, and wife Kirsty, 33, from Cambridge, are fighting Ryanair for a £700 trip.

In a table of the top 20 most popular package holiday searches made in April, the Maldives is in the No2 slot, followed by Las Vegas, Tenerife, Orlando and New York, in sixth place.

Millions of travellers are owed money for cancelled flights amid the coronavirus pandemic. EU laws say customers should get refunds in seven days but backlogs mean they are waiting longer.

The Daily Mail's Tom Chesshyre picks a selection of the best travel-related entertainment for the week ahead that will transport you to Istanbul, Mumbai and beyond.

Everywhere you look, you'll see golden beaches and lush lemon and olive groves as you cruise in style on this new eight-day trip with Greek specialists Celestyal Cruises.

Every week Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at an important holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don't have to. This week, he looks at the prospects for package holidays this summer.

Antwerp is one of the most intriguing cities in northern Europe, particularly if you are interested in fashion and design. Alexandra Schulman headed to the city to check out its creative scene.

These incredible late 19th century maps offer a glimpse into the urban landscape of America after 1865, post-Civil War, when New York was home to two million and was yet to see widespread electricity.

Air France and KLM say they will be asking customers to wear a mask throughout their journey from next Monday. German airline Lufthansa brought in the new rule yesterday (May 4).

The hotel - called Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge - is currently under construction on the 984ft (300m) Selati Bridge, erected across the Sabie River in 1912.

All of us are dreaming of the days when families can enjoy real, not virtual, time together. Here are some of the best options in the UK and abroad where you can do just that once restrictions are lifted.

A Year 8 student at an Adelaide high school has tested positive for the coronavirus - and authorities say she likely caught it from a teacher.

The customer had reportedly returned to his local Coles supermarket in Adelaide three times in one day in the hopes of snagging the highly sought-after product.

Phoebe Tonkin has made an impassioned plea for people to stay home amid the coronavirus epidemic. 

Married At First Sight's Michael Goonan was accused of being a 'deadbeat dad' by his 'wife' on the show, Stacey Hampton. 

The 17-year-old girl went to Mount Gambier Hospital, four hours south of Adelaide, on New Year's Eve after she was allegedly raped.

Dr Rod Pearce appeared on ABC Radio Adelaide on Thursday morning and said doctors weren't getting half the help they needed.

A man has been charged after he allegedly posed as a police officer before raping two women in their Adelaide homes.

Elizabeth Sobinoff and Seb Guilhaus will declare their love for each other at their final vows on Monday's episode Married At First Sight.

Adelaide is the home of the cheapest fuel with average unleaded prices now at 90.9 cents a litre, the lowest since 2012. In parts of Sydney, unleaded is selling for just 87.9 cents a litre.

An employee in an orange hi-vis vest was filmed speaking to a driver stopped in an empty parking bank at Adelaide Airport.