The UK is unlikely to remain in the current coronavirus lockdown pattern for the indefinite future, England's chief medical officer said today.

Police have been alerted to more than 1,000 potential child sexual abuse cases during the coronavirus pandemic, the Home Secretary has said.

The coronavirus death toll in UK hospitals has passed the grim milestone of 20,000.

The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 200,000, researchers have said.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for a coronavirus lockdown "exit strategy" with the Government facing increasing pressure to reveal its next steps.

The army is being deployed across the UK to begin testing essential workers and vulnerable people for coronavirus.

The coronavirus lockdown will not be lifted early in the UK as it is still at a "delicate and dangerous" stage, the Foreign Secretary has insisted.

The Government has reportedly ordered 50 million tests which can show if a person has had coronavirus.

A woman in her 80s is fighting for her life after she was hit by a van in front of shocked onlookers on a major south London road.

A doctor who became one of the first people in Europe to receive a potential coronavirus vaccine says she is "doing fine" after rumours claimed she had died.

Ten people from London who travelled 245 miles to go walking in North Wales were sent home and reported by police for breaking lockdown rules.

The number of deaths in UK hospitals linked to coronavirus have risen by a further 413, the lowest daily rise this month.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to Downing Street after recovering from Covid-19.

Police have been forced to close a California beach after thousands of people flouted the lockdown to bask in a heatwave.

Record-breaking daredevil pensioner Jack Reynolds has died aged 108, his family have said.

Teething problems continue to blight the Government's new online coronavirus test-booking platform, with home kits again running out by 9am.

Businesses are giving schoolchildren virtual work experience placements to prevent them from missing out on opportunities during the crisis.

Italians were today looking forward to a gradual easing of their coronavirus lockdown after the unveiling of a detailed exit strategy by prime minister Giuseppe Conte.

Officials 'massively ramping up efforts' to meet target as army is deployed to help establish mobile testing facilities

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Crowds flocked to B&Q after it reopened 155 stores during the fifth week of coronavirus lockdown.

A person has died on the tracks at a busy north London Tube station.

Medical students from University College London who were fast-tracked onto the NHS coronavirus frontline donned "lockdown costumes" for an online graduation ceremony.

A swathe of US states were set to reopen businesses this week following mandatory lockdowns that have thrown nearly one in six American workers out of jobs.

A young man has died after he was found injured in an east London street.

As the Government ramps up testing this is all you need to know about getting tests and what they could mean in the battle against coronavirus.

The Duke of Sussex has helped launch a new mental fitness platform aiming to help servicemen and women manage their mental health.

Greggs has become the latest high street stalwart to announce plans to reopen stores despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

New Zealand moves to ease strict lockdown measures after successfully containing coronavirus outbreak

Boris Johnson delivered his first speech on Downing Street since he was hospitalised with coronavirus, as he returns to work today

Boris Johnson is back in Downing Street to chair the regular Covid-19 "war cabinet" meeting as he retakes charge of the Government's response to the pandemic.

Many countries, including ours, are battling the question of how to lift the lockdown.

Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine today leads a chorus of business leaders and grandees urging Boris Johnson to feed the "hunger for hope" in locked-down Britain by mapping out a clear route back to prosperity.

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The death toll among coronavirus patients in UK hospitals has risen by the lowest one-day total since March 30.

At least 82 NHS workers and 16 social care staff have died after contracting coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed.

A man has been charged with murder after a man died following an assault in east London.

A murder probe has been launched in Putney after a 42-year-old man died after a stabbing in Putney.

Road traffic levels have increased despite the coronavirus lockdown remaining in place, new figures show.

NHS services including cancer care and mental health support which were paused due to the coronavirus outbreak will be restored from Tuesday, Matt Hancock has announced.

Loans to be available from next week as Government ramps up efforts to save small businesses from collapsing under financial fallout of Covid-19 crisis

Members of the public will now have the chance to put questions to the Government, as the daily Downing Street coronavirus briefing opens up for the first time.

A man in his 30s has been rushed to hospital after a shooting in Camden.

Virgin Media, one of the UK's largest internet providers, has apologised after its broadband service crashed for thousands of customers.

Flamingos form long-lasting friendships and some "behave like married couples", according to new research.

Residents in a small English village have put up scarecrows in their gardens to show support for key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Plans for the phased return to school for children in Wales are due to be announced by the Welsh Government.

Labour has proposed legislation to deliver a dedicated fast-tracked fund for domestic abuse services affected by the coronavirus crisis.