The government must be cautious in both the decisions it takes and the messages it sends

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The end is not in sight. With an estimated 20,000 new infections a day, and with experts warning that the reproduction rate of coronavirus may be rising again, any premature loosening of the lockdown will only prolong the crisis. When the prime minister speaks on Sunday evening, it is essential that he makes it clear that people should still be staying at home, not relaxing their guard.

Though so many other countries had been hit, the government did not act soon enough to either contain the threat or prepare for it. Those failures have made a longer and tougher lockdown necessary. It was slow to take the pandemic seriously, slow to impose stringent social distancing, and slow to pursue equipment, testing and tracing, as the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, noted this week.

Health experts agree contact tracing is a key measure to contain a pandemic. But is the answer a contact tracing app?

For the second year in a row, the Government of Canada is enacting restrictions to help protect the southern resident killer whale population.

As New Brunswick and other provincial governments contemplate launching COVID-19 contact-tracing apps, privacy watchdogs from across the country have issued joint guidelines on what they are describing as an "extraordinary" measure, urging transparency and accountability.

Whale and iceberg season has come early, but the local tourism industry has been forced to press pause.

A St. John’s genetics specialist has found DNA connections that link the long-vanished Beothuk people to contemporary people, almost two centuries after the last known Beothuk died. 

TV star's also claimed to have fed a peacock he killed to his pets

The 'Saturday Night Live' alumni virtually reunited on Fallon's chat show

The smash serial killer comedy returns to the BBC with an 'exasperatingly average' third series, leaving our arts columnist Fiona Sturges wishing it would bite the dust

The tone of this half-hour comedy is part odd-couple, part hipster satire and part gross-out – but it stops short of taking any risks

Show's expert called it 'by far the most expensive thing [he's] ever seen in 25 years'

Drag queen Aiden Zhane impersonated Patricia Quinn during the "Snatch Game" challenge

'I'm not going to just abandon him when he needs support'

'I'm very hurt and angry that she had to go through all that pain alone'

Actos said he's 'been more like America's dad than ever before​' following diagnosis

No one held back when asked about the controversial figure

It features many faces from the hit documentary

Zoo owner also accuses Netflix of sensationalising' story to make him 'villain' in new aftershow

He called Exotic 'unbelievably cruel'

Cowie doesn't hold back in aftershow that's just been released on Netflix

'The man's done a lot of stupid s***'

'I'll make you a rich man if you kill Carole'

New head writer Suzanne Heathcote's zombie-writing experience might come in handy. Where 'Killing Eve' had a vitality, it now feels tired to the point of lifelessness

Saturday's instalment of 'SNL at home' brilliantly acknowledged the gravity of our times while poking fun at quarantine culture

Mayim Bialik, Debra Messing, Finn Wolfhard and many others joined

This dramatisation of the 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' coughing scandal is superbly entertaining and well constructed, and will likely make viewers rethink a story they thought they knew well

New TV drama charts story of infamous 2001 coughing scandal

The 'Embarrassing Bodies' star criticised Dr Joseph Mercola for sharing 'dangerous bulls***"

Star also selling Instagram follow-backs for $250

Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato will also appear on ABC's 'The Disney Family Singalong'

Comedian explained on her podcast that she hadn't realised what the name sounded like until recently

Hit musical series ran for six seasons from 2010 to 2015

'The least you can do is get my name right in your trailers,' Chris Tarrant actor said

Ingram also called ITV's new drama about his cheating scandal 'terrifyingly accurate' and 'excruciatingly enjoyable'

While this drama set in a shadowy San Francisco tech start-up is wonderful to look at, its plot and character development are a little shaky

Fans had speculated that Lowe could be Baskin's first husband Michael Murdock in disguise

The series will give a first behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'The Mandalorian'

'Reasons to be Cheerful with Matt Lucas' will start on 26 April

The final in the three-part drama about the Chris Tarrant-fronted quiz show scandal is concerned with the dramatic court case

TV presenter's idea has been compared to Gal Gadot's star-studded coronavirus singalong video, which viewers labelled 'out-of-touch'

Comedian finds it 'crazy' that New Yorkers in public housing must still pay rent despite coronavirus pandemic

Former 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' host did not like the way 'Quiz' suggested the Ingrams could be innocent

Original 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' host in feud with 'coughing major'

'Never, ever, ever, ever intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable – ever. It's just not who I am'

US talk show host previously said she returned to the air to support her crew, who she said she 'loves and misses'

There's an appetite for a more relatable picture of female sexuality and bodies in television and film, writes Lucy Jones. TV shows like 'Run' and 'Fleabag' are proof of that

Contestants have to keep their hands of one another lest the prize money goes down

Actors will be responsible for filming themselves, with directors giving instruction remotely, in accordance with official lockdown rules

'I've realized my comments on risks around opening schools have confused and upset people'

'It's very weird without an audience,' one fan wrote