Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the government was also prepared to row back from easing restrictions if ‘things…get out of control’.

Hospices are set to receive weekly supplies of critical personal protective equipment from the government.

Major events were cancelled due to coronavirus, but there was still the chance to bring some colour to the event.

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.

Sixteen migrant workers were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad in Western India.

The four parts of the UK could now move at "different speeds" in adapting their coronavirus restrictions.

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

Saturday’s papers are dominated by the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

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.

The measures include extra money for deep cleaning and personal protective equipment.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the move in an address to the nation on Sunday.

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

Islanders have been finding ways to mark the anniversary and help the spirit of the Liberation shine during difficult circumstances.

The American singer and songwriter was best known for tracks such as Tutti Fruiti, Long Tall Sally and Rip It Up.

The Secretary of State will be joined at Downing Street with deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam.

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.

In the days before the virus, strolling down Broadway felt like swimming through a sea of people. Now it feels like wandering around a forsaken movie set.

Bernie Sanders has been called "selfish" for failing to "get out" of the presidential race but the senator from Vermont has given no indication he is going anywhere.

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

France reported 56,989 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, and the country's death toll is the fourth highest in the world at 4032.

Donald Trump has in recent days turned the war against COVID-19 into a war against the states, in a desperate effort to shirk responsibility for his pandemic denialism.

As the televisual equivalent of a mood ring, the White House briefings are extremely useful. As a vehicle for delivering information, not so much.

Typically, some 25 bodies are interred each week on Hart Island. Now they are burying that many each day.

The 77-year old is never going to be an electrifying nominee, but Joe Biden has a lot to feel good about seven months out from election day.

The city that never sleeps is unconscious, and the sirens are relentless.