A coronavirus vaccine might not be ready until later next year, the former deputy chief medical officer for England has said.

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.

The Foreign Secretary has confirmed the Government is following reports of Kim Jong Un's death "very closely".

A woman in her 40s was allegedly gang-raped after police quarantined her in a school overnight in India.

Kim Jong-un is alive and well, South Korea has insisted, amid rumours that the North Korean leader was either dead or seriously ill.

A police officer has died and another is fighting for his life after a shooting in Louisiana.

Tenants made their neighbours' lives a misery through their 'excessive noise and anti-social behaviour'

The lawyer for the woman who has been charged over the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn has opened up a dialogue with the UK Foreign Office (FCO), a source has said.

Volunteers spent the day on a farm to harvest vegetables that would have otherwise gone to waste so the produce could be turned into meals for our Food for London Now appeal.

Medical students from University College London who were fast-tracked onto the NHS coronavirus frontline donned "lockdown costumes" for an online graduation ceremony.

As the Government ramps up testing this is all you need to know about getting tests and what they could mean in the battle against coronavirus.

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

PM urged UK to "contain your impatience" Said it is too soon to "go easy" and relax the lockdown Described virus as "invisble mugger" as he drew on own treatment

More deadly pandemics are likely to follow the coronavirus outbreak in future unless nature is protected, experts have warned.

Road traffic levels have increased despite the coronavirus lockdown remaining in place, new figures show.

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.

Loans to be available from next week as Government ramps up efforts to save small businesses from collapsing under financial fallout of Covid-19 crisis

Members of the public will now have the chance to put questions to the Government, as the daily Downing Street coronavirus briefing opens up for the first time.

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

The day has been marked every year since 2011

Key items of protective equipment were not included in the government's pandemic stockpile when coronavirus hit the UK, an investigation has found.

A vicar who was a "dedicated campaigner" for vulnerable people has died after almost a month battling Covid-19 in hospital.

Some children have died of a new illness that could be linked to coronavirus, the Health Secretary has said.

The 28-year-old assaulted three officers and launched a violent attack on a police dog

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.

This is the moment a firefighter's star-spangled tribute entertained health workers outside a Manhattan hospital.

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

Piers Morgan slammed a Home Office minister and accused her of laughing as he branded PPE shortages a "national disgrace" in a furious exchange on Good Morning Britain.

The UK will fall silent on Tuesday in tribute to key workers who have died during the coronavirus pandemic.

A 23-year-old who spat at police officers' faces in south London and claimed he had coronavirus blamed his behaviour on being stressed.

Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a 37-year-old man died following a "vicious assault" in west London.

Royal Mail has stopped Saturday letter deliveries across the UK until further notice to "ease the additional burden" on staff caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

A 27-year-old man who died after an attack in east London has been named by police.

A five-star luxury hotel in London has been spreading a little joy amid the coronavirus outbreak by serving up free meals for key workers.

The US coronavirus death toll has now exceeded the 58,220 American lives lost during the Vietnam War, as cases in the country topped one million.

Streamed films will be eligible for next year's Oscars due to the Covid-19 impact on the industry.

Kim Jong-un may simply be shielding himself from coronavirus, US and South Korean sources have said, amid ongoing speculation as to the North Korean leader's health.

One of Norway's wealthiest men is being held on suspicion of murdering his wife who has been missing since 2018.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have marked their ninth wedding anniversary with a throwback photo of their glittering wedding day.

Police are searching for a man in connection with an alleged rape at Embankment in central London.

Police are searching for a person who has been dressing as a 17th century plague doctor to go on walks during the coronavirus lockdown.

London boroughs with the highest number of coronavirus care home deaths have appealed for better testing and restrictions on the transfer of elderly residents across the capital.

A swan has died after being attacked in a "meaningless act of violence", police have said.

Microplastics pollution is causing disruption and behavioural changes among hermit crab populations, researchers have claimed.

A family firm that runs one of the historic Dunkirk Little Ships as a Thames passenger service is appealing for help to survive the lockdown.

American astronauts will be back on the Moon within five years "by any means necessary," the US Vice President has announced.

Mike Pence chose not to wear a face mask during a tour of a US hospital despite the medical centre's own rules stating that visitors should wear personal protective equipment.

Police have released a photo of a car believed to have been driven by the killers of a key worker.

An aerial photo of ocean sands in the Bahamas has been voted the NASA Earth Observatory's all-time best image.

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