A five-star luxury hotel in London has been spreading a little joy amid the coronavirus outbreak by serving up free meals for key workers.

The trade association for the national potato industry in Belgium has urged the population to keep eating chips during lockdown to help support farmers.

Thundery showers are set to move in over almost the entire UK over the final days of April, bringing the nation's near record-breaking dry spell to an end.

The rising number of Covid-19-related deaths in care homes pushed the overall death toll in England and Wales to the highest level since comparable figures began in 1993, new figures show.

The Queen will lead Britain in marking the 75th anniversary of VE Day with a televised address to the nation.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have marked their ninth wedding anniversary with a throwback photo of their glittering wedding day.

The Government's testing tsar has said he is "confident" that the 100,000 daily target for coronavirus tests will be met on Thursday.

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The full impact of coronavirus on the UK is set to be revealed as the Government prepares to publish the country's death toll for care homes on a daily basis.

The death tolls for the number of people who have died in care homes after testing positive for coronavirus will now be announced daily, Matt Hancock has said.

More than 4,300 people with coronavirus died in care homes in a fortnight, figures revealed today.

Around 2,000 people died with coronavirus in care homes in England by mid-April and many more are believed to have passed away since then, health chiefs revealed today.

Thousands of Londoners were today urged to get tested for coronavirus to help get the capital "back on its feet" as the deadline loomed for the Government's target of 100,000 tests a day.

London boroughs with the highest number of coronavirus care home deaths have appealed for better testing and restrictions on the transfer of elderly residents across the capital.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have welcomed the arrival of their first child together.

Labour leader Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have led the messages of congratulations to Boris Johnson and Carrie Symond's for the birth of their first child.

Microplastics pollution is causing disruption and behavioural changes among hermit crab populations, researchers have claimed.

Dominic Raab has paid tribute to the frontline health and care workers who have given their lives to fighting coronavirus, as he confirmed more than 108 such deaths so far.

Police have released a photo of a car believed to have been driven by the killers of a key worker.

An aerial photo of ocean sands in the Bahamas has been voted the NASA Earth Observatory's all-time best image.

Social distancing will be expected "in every single work area" when the UK comes out of lockdown, according to Priti Patel.

The Queen has congratulated Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds on the birth of their son , Buckingham Palace has said.

A total of 26,097 people have died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community after testing positive for coronavirus, Public Health England has said.

Of these, around 70 per cent were outside hospital settings and around 30 per cent were in hospital.

A cuckoo named Carlton II has smashed the record books by flying more than 4,000 miles in just seven days on his annual migration to the UK from Africa.

A teenager who allegedly spat at a bus driver in south-east London during the coronavirus lockdown has been arrested.

The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking more havoc across the world than any terrorist attack, the World Health Organisation's director general has said.

UK hospital trusts have been advised to "risk-assess" black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) members of staff and make "appropriate arrangements" as data emerged suggesting they are disproportionately affected by Covid-19.

Inquests into the deaths of NHS staff amid the coronavirus crisis should not address the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) among health workers, the chief coroner has said.

Global health experts are investigating reports of a rare but serious illness affecting children and its links to coronavirus after UK medics raised the alarm.

Dominic Raab has warned against relaxing the UK lockdown, saying the number of Covid-19 infections in Germany grew when restrictions were eased.

At least 38 people have died after a devastating fire broke out at a construction site near South Korea's capital, Seoul.

A goose has taken advantage of the coronavirus lockdown to nest in one of the north of England's busiest transport hubs.

Donald Trump has accused the World Health Organisation (WHO) of being a "pipe organ" for China during the coronavirus pandemic.

A drug used to treat Ebola patients has shown "very promising" early results in a trial of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus.

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The UK discovered the true toll of coronavirus deaths today when the Government unveils figures for fatalities in hospitals, care homes and the community .

A huge blaze has broken out at a block of flats in north London.

Londoners were today told not to gather on Westminster Bridge to take part in tonight's Clap for Carers as the Met warned it was "not acceptable" to put safety at risk by flouting lockdown rules.

Boris Johnson will today lead the daily Covid-19 briefing for the first time since his return to work following his battle with the virus.

A Swedish city plans to cover its main park with a tonne of chicken manure to discourage people from going there during the coronavirus outbreak.

Boris Johnson has hailed Captain Tom Moore a "point of light" in the lives of the nation as he led tributes to the war veteran on his 100th birthday.

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Whirlpool has announced they will recall thousands more washing machines which could risk causing fires in people's homes.

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This is the horrifying moment a man struck a pensioner on the head with a metal pipe before stealing the food she'd just bought.

Europe has shown positive signs that it is passing the peak of its coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

Greta Thunberg has donated $100,000 in prize money to the United Nations children's fund to help its coronavirus support campaign.

It comes after the UK's Covid-19 death toll jumped by 3,811 on Wednesday to top 26,000 when care home victims were factored in for the first time.