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 Government has reportedly ordered 50 million tests which can show if a person has had coronavirus.

People entering the UK could be forced into quarantine for two weeks under plans for the "second phase" of the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.

The UK death toll could jump past 100,000 by the end of the year if lockdown is lifted too early, a top professor has warned.

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

Comedian Jack Whitehall has endorsed the Evening Standard's Food for London Now campaign and launched a competition to encourage his followers to donate.

Lockdown is going well. I made a BLT the other day where I decided to deep fry the tomato in cornmeal and cooked the bacon in maple syrup.

A doctor who became one of the first people in Europe to receive a potential coronavirus vaccine says she is "doing fine" after rumours claimed she had died.

Ten people from London who travelled 245 miles to go walking in North Wales were sent home and reported by police for breaking lockdown rules.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to Downing Street after recovering from Covid-19.

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

The number of deaths in UK hospitals linked to coronavirus have risen by a further 413, the lowest daily rise this month.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to Downing Street after recovering from Covid-19.

The Royal Mint is set to manufacture nearly two million medical visors to help protect NHS staff from the coronavirus across England and Wales.

Police have been forced to close a California beach after thousands of people flouted the lockdown to bask in a heatwave.

Record-breaking daredevil pensioner Jack Reynolds has died aged 108, his family have said.

Teething problems continue to blight the Government's new online coronavirus test-booking platform, with home kits again running out by 9am.

The boss of Airbus has warned that it is "bleeding cash" at such a rapid rate during the coronavirus lockdowns that its survival is in doubt.

Italians were today looking forward to a gradual easing of their coronavirus lockdown after the unveiling of a detailed exit strategy by prime minister Giuseppe Conte.

The leading US doctor who was caught on camera grimacing during Donald Trump's disinfectant remarks has avoided criticising the president as she sought to play down his comments.

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Crowds flocked to B&Q after it reopened 155 stores during the fifth week of coronavirus lockdown.

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

Warning from head of High Street chain comes as retailers across the UK feel the financial pinch of coronavirus restrictions

Clinical director says virus is 'scary' because it's so unpredictable

A swathe of US states were set to reopen businesses this week following mandatory lockdowns that have thrown nearly one in six American workers out of jobs.

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.

Today on his return to No.10 after being hospitalised for coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said lifting lockdown now would "throw away the sacrifice of the British people", adding that "this is the moment of maximum risk".

Doctors have been sent an alert by the NHS warning of a coronavirus-related syndrome that could be emerging in children in the UK.

Retailer also doubles staff discounts and commits to guaranteeing time off for employees over Christmas period

Greggs has become the latest high street stalwart to announce plans to reopen stores despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

Military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles will be banned in New Zealand from next month under tough new laws announced today by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

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

A mile-wide asteroid is on course to pass the Earth on Wednesday at a distance 16 times further than the moon.

Inmates at eight UK prisons will reportedly start making personal protective equipment (PPE) at a third of the market cost for NHS staff battling the coronavirus pandemic.

Boris Johnson is back in Downing Street to chair the regular Covid-19 "war cabinet" meeting as he retakes charge of the Government's response to the pandemic.

The death toll among coronavirus patients in UK hospitals has risen by the lowest one-day total since March 30.

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

At least 82 NHS workers and 16 social care staff have died after contracting coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed.

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.

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.

Flamingos form long-lasting friendships and some "behave like married couples", according to new research.

Residents in a small English village have put up scarecrows in their gardens to show support for key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

University students have told how they are more anxious than excited about starting their careers after graduation amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Britain will today fall silent in tribute to the frontline workers who have died amid the coronavirus crisis.

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

The chief medical officer for England has said the country is not "consistently" past the peak of coronavirus deaths.

Experts have said it is too early to reopen schools in the UK as it is still unclear how coronavirus spreads among children.

Britain's chances of recording the driest April on record have been brought to an end as a month's worth of rain is set to fall over the next 24 hours.