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

The death toll linked to coronavirus in England is around 40 per cent higher than previously reported, new figures show.

The number of people who have died in hospitals in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen by 586.

More than 24,000 coronavirus patients have died, new figures show, as the nation paid tribute to frontline workers who lost their lives during the pandemic.

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

Deaf campaigners have begun legal proceedings against the Government over the lack of sign language interpreters during the daily coronavirus briefings.

Bosses at John Lewis have started talks on which department stores should keep their doors permanently closed once the coronavirus lockdown ends, according to sources.

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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.

Thundery showers are set to move in over almost the entire UK over the final days of April, bringing the nation's near record-breaking dry spell to an end.

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

The rising number of Covid-19-related deaths in care homes pushed the overall death toll in England and Wales to the highest level since comparable figures began in 1993, new figures show.

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.

The Queen will lead Britain in marking the 75th anniversary of VE Day with a televised address to the nation.

Nasa plans to test potentially lifesaving technology by crashing a spacecraft into a smaller asteroid in 2021

The Government's testing tsar has said he is "confident" that the 100,000 daily target for coronavirus tests will be met on Thursday.

The full impact of coronavirus on the UK is set to be revealed as the Government prepares to publish the country's death toll for care homes on a daily basis.

The death tolls for the number of people who have died in care homes after testing positive for coronavirus will now be announced daily, Matt Hancock has said.

More than 4,300 people with coronavirus died in care homes in a fortnight, figures revealed today.

Around 2,000 people died with coronavirus in care homes in England by mid-April and many more are believed to have passed away since then, health chiefs revealed today.

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Coronavirus testing will be expanded to all care home residents and staff, regardless of whether they have Covid-19 symptoms, and all people aged 65 and over with symptoms and their households, Matt Hancock has said.

Dominic Raab has paid tribute to the frontline health and care workers who have given their lives to fighting coronavirus, as he confirmed more than 108 such deaths so far.

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.

A total of 26,097 people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus, Public Health England has said.

Of these, around 70 per cent were outside hospital settings and around 30 per cent were in hospital.

The number of vehicles on roads during the coronavirus pandemic has hit its highest level since the lockdown began.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two children were stabbed to death in Ilford.

The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking more havoc across the world than any terrorist attack, the World Health Organisation's director general has said.

The UK discovered the true toll of coronavirus deaths today when the Government unveils figures for fatalities in hospitals, care homes and the community .

Captain Tom Moore has been appointed as an honorary colonel to mark his 100th birthday after raising almost £30 million for the NHS by walking laps of his garden.

Boris Johnson will today lead the daily Covid-19 briefing for the first time since his return to work following his battle with the virus.

A Swedish city plans to cover its main park with a tonne of chicken manure to discourage people from going there during the coronavirus outbreak.

Whirlpool has announced they will recall thousands more washing machines which could risk causing fires in people's homes.

It comes after the UK's Covid-19 death toll jumped by 3,811 on Wednesday to top 26,000 when care home victims were factored in for the first time.

Design and technology teachers have made more than 200,000 pieces of protective equipment for frontline NHS workers, new figures reveal.

The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK has increased by 674 – bringing the national total to 26,771.

Leading medical experts have described trials for a drug which could treat coronavirus as "a really promising first step" towards overcoming the disease.

Londoners again gathered on Westminster Bridge to take part in Thursday's Clap for Carers despite police warning it was "not acceptable" to put safety at risk by flouting lockdown rules.

Coronavirus was "not man-made or genetically modified," US intelligence agencies have said.

The appeal by NHS fundraiser Colonel Tom Moore topped £32 million as it closed at midnight.

"He pushed one of the police officers on the ground and I think he was about to lunge at another one of the police with the knife, that's what it looked like to me.

Boris Johnson will announce a "comprehensive" lockdown escape plan next week as deaths rose to 26,771.

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been battling a blaze in a block of flats in south east London.

US audiences were treated to an impromptu ray of sunshine when an adorable golden retriever interrupted a live weather forecast.

Armed protesters descended on Michigan's state capitol building last night as they called for an end to the state's coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

Britain and France are working together to develop contact-tracing apps to fight coronavirus.

The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of school teacher Gordon Park for the "lady in the lake" murder of his wife following a posthumous challenge.