The government will move with "maximum caution" when lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England, Number 10 has said.

Questions remain over the viability of the coronavirus contact tracing app that has been developed by the NHS's digital department, NHSX.

The briefing comes just hours after Scotland's First Minister has said the lockdown in Scotland should be extended.

Dominic Raab announced the latest figures during the daily briefing.

Newly released figures show that certain ethnicities were at greater risk of Covid-19 related deaths.

For a seventh week in a row, millions of people across the United Kingdom have shown their appreciation for NHS and key workers.

In the community, the rate of transmission is probably as low as 0.5/0.6, which means its progress through the population has been arrested.

As part of the study, samples of blood, saliva and nasal swabs from healthcare workers in a bid to answer key questions about the virus.

Number 10 said the government will move with "maximum caution" when lifting restrictions in England, but some are worried.

Douglas Moore, who also has a lung condition, received a round of applause as he was discharged from Kettering General Hospital.

Officials will scrutinise the latest data on the spread of the disease, and ministers are expected to convene over the weekend.

Closures dragged total sales down, despite a 109.6% jump in online retail sales for the month – the highest increase on record.

The report stated that the groups identified are not an exhaustive list of essential employees.

A new survey by GfK found there was a slight overall improvement in mood but fears for the future remain.

It is hoped the development will accelerate the search for promising new drug targets and treatments.

Historian Tony Comer says it is ‘a small insight into the real people behind the machinery of war’.

Nightingale pioneered many of the practices carried out today, such as maintaining good hygiene and regularly washing hands

General Sir Adrian Bradshaw revealed the losses ahead of VE Day on Friday.

The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen to 31,241 after a further 626 reported deaths, according to the Department of Health.

The First Minister of Scotland said the lockdown would continue in Scotland.

Some 20.5 million jobs have vanished in the worst monthly loss on record.

It comes as a six-week-old baby was among the 332 deaths announced by NHS England.

June and her husband Leon were favourites on the show.

It is rare for the Queen to give a national televised addressed so it is a measure of the times we are living through, writes Chris Ship.

Saturday is set to be even hotter than Friday.

The men ranged in age from 96 to 100.

Researchers said a vehicle-generated early warning system that alerts drivers is feasible within the next few years using 5G.

Southern parts of the UK will be fine, warm and dry.

Magician Roy Horn, best known as part of the Las Vegas performing duo of Siegfried & Roy, has died at the age of 75.

Most of the country will bask in warm sunshine, as London and the South East will be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez.

People in England are eagerly awaiting Boris Johnson’s announcement on Sunday around what changes might be made to the lockdown.

The Coastguard has said that on Friday it had the highest number of call-outs since lockdown began.

Warm sunny spells for many today, Sunday colder and windier.

Officials have urged Britons to follow lockdown rules during the sunny weekend.

The United States has become the world leader in COVID-19 cases while posting its biggest spike in unemployment claims in history.

State governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo are making the big decisions on the coronavirus outbreak, and are providing a vivid contrast to Donald Trump.

Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly in cities across the United States, with major hot spots emerging in Detroit, Miami, Chicago and New Orleans.

Imperial College London experts also shoot down hopes that large parts of the population have already recovered from coronavirus.