Antonio Mariot Wilson, 57, of Santa Monica, California, pled guilty to conning Jenifer Lewis and others of nearly $400,000

A group of up to 15 people observed Covid-19 social distancing rules as they gathered at a petrol station forecourt in Stretford, Manchester, where the incident took place.

Kai Havertz is one of Europe's most exciting young players and is sought-after by clubs across Europe including Premier League giants Liverpool and Manchester United.

Germany's latest coronavirus deaths bring the total from 2,107 to 2,373, surpassing the previous record of 254 fatal cases announced on Wednesday.

A sea of blooming tulips have come to life across a field in the town of Grevenbroich, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, marking the arrival of spring.

Europe took its first tentative steps towards a return to normality on Monday as some countries re-opened businesses and eased restrictions as the coronavirus pandemic shows signs of slowing.

Germany's increase from 123,016 cases to a new total of 125,098 is a jump of only 1.7 per cent, the smallest since the crisis began.

In Germany, zoos such as Berlin Zoo, pictured with empty seats, are struggling to afford to look after their animals as their doors remain closed to the public during the coronavirus lock down.

Germany will begin to lift its coronavirus restrictions, despite seeing its deadliest day of Covid-19 deaths, with 285 fatalities yesterday. Smaller shops will reopen next week and schools in early May.

The star, called S2, orbits Sagittarius A* in a rosette shape rather than an ellipse or circle - an idea predicted by Einstein in his century old general theory of relativity.

DR MARTIN SCURR: Too often in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic the Government has lagged behind other countries.

The team from the University of Oxford simulated how COVID-19 might spread in order to support the development of contact-tracing apps across Europe.

Jigsaw sales have gone through the roof during the coronavirus pandemic. Here Lizzie Enfield remembers a trip to Ravensburg in Germany, which is one of the world's chief producers of jigsaws.

Emre Can has bemoaned former manager Maurizio Sarri's decision to exclude him from the Juventus squad before the midfielder's £21million move to Borussia Dortmund.

Heather Scott, left, was speaking after Governor Brad Little, right, extended statewide lockdowns until the end of April. Scott said calling businesses 'non essential' is 'no different than Nazi Germany'

Video footage of a Ferrari LaFerrari tearing along the German Autobahn was posted on social media. The £1.7million sports car hit 231mph racing along an unrestricted section of the motorway.

In the European study researchers from Martin Luther University, Germany, looked at death rates across 66 administrative regions in Italy, Spain, France and Germany.

An ancient wooden hunting stick, used by an extinct human sub-species around 300,000 years ago to kill prey, could travel at speeds of nearly 100 feet a second, researchers reveal.

The Chinese embassy in Berlin responded to Bild's article with an angry letter which accused the paper of 'stirring up nationalism' and prejudice towards China' (pictured, Chinese leader Xi Jinping).

In Berlin (pictured) it will be mandatory to wear face masks on public transport from April 27, with some states also requiring them in shops as the country begins to relax coronavirus restrictions.

Becky Edmunds found 12 diaries on a pile of rubbish in Brighton that uncover the romance story of an Enigma team codebreaker and a German woman torn between her love and her Nazi-loyalist sons.

Everton have emerged as a front-runner in the race to bring Philippe Coutinho back to England, capitalising on strong links between Merseyside and Catalonia forged in recent transfer windows.

Leaked documents in Germany have revealed the plans to equip all the players with masks to be worn throughout the entirety of a match.

Germany's infection rate has slowed to a record low this week, with only a 1.6 per cent growth in cases for each of the last three days (new cases are shown on a graph, with 2,337 added today).

KIT HOLDEN: With the Olympics and the Euros suspended and no end in sight to the freeze on other football leagues, there will be millions hoping to get some kind of fix from Germany.

Around 75 demonstrators, including ex-servicemen and women, bumped shoulders at the park at Trafalgar Train Station in West Gippsland, Victoria on Saturday, demanding an end to lockdown.

Saturday saw Germany confirm 2,055 new coronavirus cases, bringing to total figure to 152,438, and 179 new deaths, bringing the total fatalities in the country to 5,500 (graph pictured).

A document from the German football federation has mapped out how the game can return safely, how players will train and play matches as well as what happens if someone contracts Covid-19.

Diego Maradona and Argentina managed to reach the final against West Germany at that edition of the tournament but went on to lose the clash 1-0, having two men sent off in the process.

The latest figures bring Germany's total number of infections from 154,175 to 155,193, an increase of just 0.7 per cent which is the lowest since the crisis began.

The Bundesliga's plan to return to action on May 9 is facing opposition from a German scientist. Germany's top tier plans to resume next month behind closed doors.

The petition Blanke Bedenken aims to tell Germany's health ministers that their calls over several months for more protective gear weren't heard.

The German economy is on course to suffer its worst year since 1949 after a collapse in demand for exports caused by the coronavirus pandemic and will not recover until late 2021, researchers say.

Sane has been the Bundesliga side's No 1 target since last summer but a knee ligament injury picked up in August's Community Shield ended any hopes of a transfer.

Laura Nuttall, 30, of Barrowford, Lancashire, told the BBC she made a 'desperate plea' online when her regular flights to Dusseldorf earlier this month 'disappeared' due to lockdown restrictions.

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte bemoaned the 'rashness' of local politicians who opened up bars and pizzerias at a 'delicate stage' of the coronavirus crisis, four days before the lockdown is due to end.

Just as football fans were getting excited at Europe's major leagues restarting again, the events of recent days have thrown everything into jeopardy. Ligue 1 is cancelled and others could follow suit.

Greece urged unions to delay their protests by a week, but hundreds of students and workers nonetheless gathered outside the country's parliament in Athens today.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: Rabbi Matondo was among the wave of fearless young British footballers who set out to forge their futures in Germany.

For decades the German branch of the Church has been accused of staying silent over the crimes of the Nazis and even acting to 'bolster' the Third Reich. The Church has avoided admitting any failings.

The 67-year-old King Maha Vajiralongkorn, also known as Rama X, was snapped at the King's Close Bodyguard regiment in Bangkok with his fourth wife Queen Suthida, aged 41.

Germany will have to wait a bit longer for sport to return to the country, as the government has not given approval for a planned racing meeting on Monday in Dortmund.

World No 354 Benjamin Hassan returned to the tennis court on Friday wearing a face mask as he took part in the Tennis Point Exhibition Series in Germany amid the coronavirus pandemic.  

By late April 1945, the German army was in retreat and, after nearly six long years of war, the Allies were finally poised to defeat Adolf Hitler.

Traditionalist former Pope Benedict XVI, pictured in The Vatican during his  final audience as as pope in 2013. His new biography offers a fresh attack on gay marriage.

Ahead of the historic day, colourised archived images of the Allied liberation of Germany from the Nazis in the run-up to the end of World War Two have been released (pictured).

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1945: The situation early this morning was moving quickly. British tanks were rolling into Denmark, crossing the German border into Jutland.

Researchers from Poland's Institute of National Remembrance pieced together the layout of the Preventive Security Police Camp for Polish Youth in Lodz, where hundreds of children died.

Heartwarming photographs show former UK servicemen in their uniforms and medals as they watched planes including Spitfires, Hurricanes and the Red Arrows roared overhead.

Germany has identified an R rate below 1.0 as the key indicator of whether the epidemic is under control, and therefore whether restrictions can be eased.