Another group of suspected migrants have been intercepted by Border Force officers in Kent today as the huge increase in crossings since lockdown was imposed continues.

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.

The Bundesliga's tentative plans to restart the season next month have got us dreaming of better days ahead, and should they return to action as planned it could well be the perfect televised tonic for UK fans.

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.

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.

TONY RENNELL: Author Bernice Lerner has written her mother Rachel Genuth's story as a Belsen victim, intertwined with that of Brigadier Glyn Hughes, her liberator, in the new book, To Meet In Hell.

Immunity tests are seen as crucial to ending the global lockdown, but ministers in Britain and Germany have said they are not yet reliable enough.

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.

A staggering 545 chartered planes entered the UK since lockdown began on March 23, helped by the country's open border policy (file photo).

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.

Boditech Med, based in Chuncheon, South Korea, is now manufacturing thousands of its iChroma COVID-19 antibody kits, which it claims are 96 per cent reliable.

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.

The 24-year-old German has scored 27 goals in all competitions this season and has fired RB Leipzig into the Champions League quarter-finals and made them Bundesliga title contenders.

A new study has found that using delivery drones in dense urban environments might consume more energy than a conventional delivery van due to wind and other factors.

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.

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.

Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland has rewritten the goalscoring handbook since arriving on the scene with Red Bull Salzburg and has now revealed the secrets behind his success.

The Juventus striker, 32, garnered heavy criticism for his performance on football's biggest stage as the Argentine missed huge chances as Germany ran out 1-0 winners in the 2014 World Cup final.

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.

Swiss shoppers were returning to garden centres and hair salons today (pictured here in Villeneuve) as the army prepares to hand out a million masks a day to shops and businesses.

The decision in France sent shockwaves through football and arrived as a red flag to the Bundesliga, Premier League, Serie A and LaLiga as they all plot to finish the season by UEFA's August deadline.

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.

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.

Dustin Brown admitted that it was a 'surreal experience' to return to the tennis court during the coronavirus pandemic as he took part in the Tennis Point Exhibition Series in Germany.

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.

As the country reveled in triumph on May 8, 1945, the streets of London were packed with overjoyed Britons weary from six years of war with the Axis powers in Europe.

Abbey Walsh, 25, and Hugh Thomas, also 25, were two months into a two-year world trip wit hthe beloved dog when they were stranded in the Central American country.

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.

The crane, designed to lift nine A380 planes, collapsed during stress tests in Rostock, Germany. It had been destined for Moray East wind farm, which could be delayed by the collapse.

The notes reveal that Winston Churchill was moments away from broadcasting the news of Germany's unconditional surrender to the Allies on May 7, but President Truman pulled him back.

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.

The top download category is crosswords and puzzles, up a huge 125 per cent. Content for children is in second place, showing an astronomical rise of over 100 per cent.

There already have been some iconic looks on the red carpet this awards show season thanks to Cardi B, Jennifer Lopez and Lady Gaga to name just a few.

Bebe Rexha spoke candidly how 'hurt' she felt by the refusal, but remained defiant in the face of the fat-shaming industry insiders, while appearing on Friday's edition of Lorraine.

TOM LEONARD: Last week, the Los Angeles trial of suspected serial killer Michael Gargiulo was treated to the bizarre sight of a moustachioed Ashton Kutcher - in a courtroom that wasn't a film set.

She's the bona fide country-pop star whose progressive lyrics in the conservative country music scene have seen her take home six Grammy Awards in recent years.

It's one of the most famous dresses in the world, worn twice by one of the most celebrated women in entertainment-nearly 20 years apart.