A goose has taken advantage of the coronavirus lockdown to nest in one of the north of England's busiest transport hubs.

A drug used to treat Ebola patients has shown "very promising" early results in a trial of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus.

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Londoners were today told not to gather on Westminster Bridge to take part in tonight's Clap for Carers as the Met warned it was "not acceptable" to put safety at risk by flouting lockdown rules.

Shoppers will have to get used to "supermarket-style" queuing and till screens as well as innovations such as video-conferencing advice from ­assistants when high-street stores start to reopen after the end of the lockdown.

A pioneering heart surgeon and a dedicated nurse who volunteered to treat Covid-19 patients are among the latest Londoners to die with the virus.

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.

Boris Johnson has hailed Captain Tom Moore a "point of light" in the lives of the nation as he led tributes to the war veteran on his 100th birthday.

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

The southern Italian region of Calabria has given the go-ahead for pizzerias, bars and restaurants with open-air tables to reopen, sparking a rift today with the central government.

Police have been left "horrified" after finding swastikas sprayed onto signs urging people to stay at home and "protect the NHS".

Greta Thunberg has donated $100,000 in prize money to the United Nations children's fund to help its coronavirus support campaign.

Customers were found hiding in cupboards after officers raided a pub suspected of breaching coronavirus lockdown regulations, police have said.

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The number of speeding drivers caught by traffic police has risen by nearly eight-fold compared with last year, the Met revealed today.

A Cabinet minister today pleaded with businesses to stick with the coronavirus lockdown after a pub chain said it was starting to plan to re-open venues around June time.

British Airways is set to make up to 12,000 workers redundant, its parent company has said.

Not for one Spanish TV anchor, whose video-chat blunder might have cost him his relationship.

Coronavirus lockdown measures could remain in place "for a very period of time", Downing Street has suggested.

A man has been jailed for spitting at a London bus driver and a police officer.

Boris Johnson has urged Brits to "keep going" during the coronavirus lockdown in a series of posts on Twitter.

A man was pulled over in his car on the M6 motorway after he was caught in a compromising – and illegal – position, police said.

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

Wearing face masks in public may be "useful" when the UK's lockdown restrictions are eased, the Prime Minister has said.

Boris Johnson has thanked the NHS for saving his life and delivering his new son into the world just one day ago.

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

More than 1,000 British Airways pilots are set to lose their jobs as part of major redundancy plans announced by the airline, it is reported.

Sea levels have risen by 14mm since 2003 due to ice melting in Antarctica and Greenland, scientists have said.

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.

Specially decorated postboxes have been created by the Royal Mail as a way of thanking NHS workers for their efforts during the coronavirus crisis.

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The coronavirus crisis has sparked a huge increase in people using food banks for essential supplies, charities have warned.

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

The High Court is due to give its ruling on the first stage of the Duchess of Sussex's privacy claim against Mail on Sunday today.

Rain will batter all four corners of the country for periods on both Saturday and Sunday and temperatures will plummet following the sunniest ever April.

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

Fears that children may be at risk of a serious inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus have been downplayed by a leading doctor.

An actress who made her big-screen debut as a teenager alongside Daniel Craig has been ordered to wear an electronic tag after being caught "interfering" with parked cars.

People from black and ethnic minorities appear to be at greater risk of dying from coronavirus, according to a study of patients at three London hospitals.

Moves to ease restrictions in China's capital come after authorities record no new Covid-19 deaths for the 16th consecutive day

Britain's factories suffered their worst month on record in April as production, employment and order books all fell at unprecedented rates, according to a key survey today.

The publisher of the Mail on Sunday has won the first High Court skirmish in the Duchess of Sussex's privacy claim against it over publication of a letter to her estranged father.

Tower Bridge was cordoned off at around midday on Friday while police investigated reports of a "suspicious package."

An aquarium in Japan has urged the public to video-chat their eels, who are forgetting that humans exist.

Bus drivers paid their respects to a colleague who died with coronavirus symptoms as his funeral cortege passed through the depot where he had worked for almost 20 years.