A leading eye doctor and church pastor who had warned his congregation of the "serious" danger posed by Covid-19 has become the latest NHS worker to fall victim to the virus.

Donald Trump has claimed a coronavirus vaccine will be developed "by the end of this year".

New Zealand has recorded no new coronavirus cases for the first day since a national lockdown came into force more than a month ago.

Extra funds were announced today to provide help for people fleeing domestic violence during the coronavirus restrictions.

Anxiety levels soared to unprecedented heights around the time lockdown was announced in late March, according to the Government's official "happiness index".

Italians were today enjoying the chance to exercise in parks for the first time in eight weeks as their country took its first significant steps out of its coronavirus lockdown.

A veteran of the Second World War who celebrated victory in Europe with a three-day party in Burma says the lockdown commemorations for the 75th anniversary will still be a "great tribute" to those who lost their lives.

Thousands of firms today rushed to get "bounce back" loans of up to £50,000 to avoid going bust within weeks as the coronavirus crisis wreaked havoc in the economy.

Measures being considered to help safely reopen workplaces included staggered shift times and reduced hot-desking, according to a draft Government plan.

The Government has published a list of the experts helping shape the response to the coronavirus pandemic as part of the scientific advisory group for emergencies (Sage).

Teenager's parents criticise Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab's comments on son's death as "misleading"

UK scientists have developed a new coronavirus antibody test which they say produces results in 35 minutes with 99.8 per cent accuracy.

A convicted stalker has admitted assaulting emergency workers after spitting blood in the faces of police officers while shouting about coronavirus.

Police have launched an investigation after 23 cows and calves were reported missing from a farm in Cornwall.

A hospital set up to care for people recovering from Covid-19 will be named after the pioneering nurse Mary Seacole to pay tribute to nurses on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.

Supporters of Julian Assange were cautioned by police as they protested outside a central London court today.

Care home workers say employers are playing "Russian roulette" with their lives as personal protective equipment (PPE) is withheld or rationed amid unclear guidance, according to a union.

A dating app is providing London bus drivers with free face bandanas, amid fears of a lack adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline transport staff.

A huge underground car park in the heart of the West End is to be converted into a £150 million subterranean healthcare and entertainment complex.

There are "questions to be asked" about where coronavirus came from, Boris Johnson's spokesperson has said.

Military-style discipline will be needed from every individual to get the country safely back to work, the Defence Secretary said today as ministers started preparing to modify the two-metre social distancing rule.

Schools are installing hand-washing troughs in playgrounds and preparing to mark out two-metre lines to keep parents apart as they drop off their children in anticipation of the coronavirus lockdown ending.

On the criteria for a claimant to be looking for work being paused for three months, Ms Coffey said: "We do however want claimants to continue to look for work wherever they are able to do so."

Cumbria Police have apologised for an "ill-judged" tweet that suggested people should not buy plants or compost during the coronavirus lockdown.

A group calling themselves 'HS2 Rebellion' have blocked the entrance to a building site at Euston.

London's Nightingale hospital will be put "on standby" within days as a result of the capital passing the peak of coronavirus cases.

More than three million Britons have downloaded an app designed by researchers at King's College London to track the symptoms of coronavirus.

The Government has missed its 100,000 daily coronavirus test target for the second day running.

If someone tests positive for coronavirus more than once, it does not necessarily mean they have been reinfected, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Updated figures for England come as authorities in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland all announce additional Covid-19 deaths

Matt Hancock has urged people living on the Isle of Wight to download the coronavirus contact tracing app to "save lives" during the pandemic.

The UK has fallen behind many other European countries in its response to coronavirus, a public health expert has said.

The UK public's right to privacy could become "another casualty" of the coronavirus crisis through the use of a contact-tracing app, Amnesty International UK has warned.

Selectively lifting lockdown restrictions in the UK risks "potential divisions between groups", an expert has said.

Urgent action is still needed to make it easier for vulnerable people to access supermarket delivery slots and other sources of supplies, Which? has warned.

Trials are beginning on a new coronavirus contact-tracing app which ministers have said will save lives and help lift Britain out of lockdown.

New car sales were almost wiped out last month as the the number of registrations collapsed to their lowest level for 74 years.

The number of new Covid-19 cases "needs to come down further", an expert has warned, as the UK death toll recorded its lowest daily rise since the end of March.

US president predicts economic surge later this year as several states begin tentatively re-opening for business after weeks of shutdown

Draft proposals for how to return to work safely have been leaked and they paint a very different picture of the workplace post lockdown.​

Campaign launched to increase threshold on rateable value to help struggling businesses

An international basketball player who moved to London to escape Somalia's looming civil war has become one of the capital's latest victims of Covid-19.

Three doctors in Russia who raised concerns about the working conditions on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic have fallen out of hospital windows over the last two weeks, it has been reported.

Spain's strict coronavirus lockdown has sent the unemployment rate to a near four-year high.

Nike has donated tens of thousands of trainers to frontline healthcare workers fighting the pandemic around the world.

Half of those reading about coronavirus in the UK have come across false or misleading information, a watchdog has warned.

There were 5,890 coronavirus-related care home deaths involving Covid-19 registered up to April 24 in England and Wales, the Office for National Statistics said.

China's ambassador to the UK has criticised MPs for "attacking" China over the coronavirus outbreak.

The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen to more than 32,000 - and may now be the highest in Europe.