A group of parents who were challenged by police over a trip to the beach during the coronavirus lockdown claimed their children needed a "change of air".

Matt Hancock will today be grilled by MPs as he faces questions over the UK's coronavirus response after the nationwide lockdown measures were extended for three more weeks.

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Bread for toasties, milk and toilet rolls were also best sellers

One dog owner has found out the hard way that giving her Pomeranian a haircut at home during the coronavirus lockdown isn't an easy job.

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A task force has been set up in the UK to accelerate the development of a coronavirus vaccine.

War veteran Captain Tom Moore has now raised more than £20 million to help the NHS during the coronavirus crisis - twenty thousand times his initial target.

A man in his 40s is fighting for life after a shooting in Brent.

It's been another week in lockdown for most of us but that doesn't mean the world of news has stopped spinning.

Some hospitals face running out of personal protection equipment this weekend amid growing concerns over supplies amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Nasa has set a date for its first manned US space launch in nine years.

A 90-year-old woman has raised more than £200,000 by attempting to climb the height of a mountain on her stairs to garner funds for the NHS.

A "kind and thoughtful" British Transport Police officer has died after contracting coronavirus.

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The National Union of Journalists gathered for a special virtual tribute

National treasure Captain Tom Moore, 99, will help open the newest NHS Nightingale hospital as a "guest of honour."

The Government has pledged an extra £1.6 billion in funding to councils to help them tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

Police have launched an investigation after an officer was filmed threatening to "make something up" in order to arrest a man.

A man was tasered and held by police after he was found brandishing a knife on a south-east London housing block.

Funerals must be allowed to take place to enable families to mourn their loved ones, the Government has said.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her family must continue their excruciating wait to find out if her temporary release from prison in Iran has been extended.

More than 80 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE) are due to arrive in the UK on Sunday, amid fears hospitals could run out of "critical" supplies.

The Government is under increasing pressure to provide NHS staff with vital personal protective equipment (PPE), as supplies dwindle at the height of the coronavirus crisis.

Broadway star Nick Cordero's wife said coronavirus complications have led the star to need a leg amputation.

He has raised more than £25 million

Sir David Attenborough warned humans had a "last chance" to change their behaviour and save the planet as he urged people to "stop waste of any kind".

The Duke of Sussex has said he's "incredibly proud" of the British public as the country rallies together to tackle the coronavirus crisis.

Oscar-winning illustrator and film director Gene Deitch has died at the age of 95.

A team of scientists are due to start clinical trials towards the end of next week

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Ben Elliot, the government's food waste Czar, has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could leave millions of Britons hungry.

Downing Street has fiercely rebuffed newspaper reports that Boris Johnson failed to act in the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak.

A US woman has died after contracting coronavirus more than a century after her sister was killed by the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to local obituaries.

Little Mix, Michael Buble and Sir Elton John were among the stars playing tribute to the NHS in a special online concert.

The Government is facing a mounting backlash over its response to the coronavirus pandemic while the death toll of Covid-19 in UK hospitals has passed 16,000.

Unison and royal colleges of nursing and midwives call for 'ultimate tribute' to key workers who died while battling coronavirus.

Defiant US healthcare workers have been praised after silently blocking cars during coronavirus anti-lockdown demonstrations in Colorado.

Police are hunting two masked men who set off a bomb inside an Indian restaurant outside Toronto, injuring at least 15 people.

A kangaroo was spotted hopping through the empty streets of Adelaide amid the coronavirus lockdown.

The Government's chief scientific adviser has warned that coronavirus vaccines are "long shots" after human trials are set to begin within the next seven days.

At least 16 people have been killed in the deadliest mass shooting in Canada's history.

More than a century ago, Einstein predicted how much the star's orbit changes, and now the data collected by scientists exactly matches his theory.

Tributes have been paid to three more NHS workers who have lost their lives with coronavirus.

Key questions about furlough answered by David Barzilay from tax, accounting and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg