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

Services around the world have been disrupted due to the coronavirus crisis

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.

Detectives are hunting for an Asian-inspired Gucci messenger bag in connection with the fatal stabbing in south London.

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.

A coronavirus vaccine might not be ready until later next year, the former deputy chief medical officer for England has said.

It comes after headteachers warned the earliest date they could reopen is June 1, and planning would need to begin "very soon" to achieve it.

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

People entering the UK could be forced into quarantine for two weeks under plans for the "second phase" of the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports.

The UK death toll could jump past 100,000 by the end of the year if lockdown is lifted too early, a top professor has warned.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) said this summer would mark its first ever "virtual" version of the event at Royal Hospital Chelsea, London.

The Foreign Secretary has confirmed the Government is following reports of Kim Jong Un's death "very closely".

Comedian Jack Whitehall has endorsed the Evening Standard's Food for London Now campaign and launched a competition to encourage his followers to donate.

Lockdown is going well. I made a BLT the other day where I decided to deep fry the tomato in cornmeal and cooked the bacon in maple syrup.

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.

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

All mail sent this week in the UK will be stamped with a special postmark to celebrate the 100th birthday of NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore.

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

Two young children have been stabbed to death at a property in east London.

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.

The boss of Airbus has warned that it is "bleeding cash" at such a rapid rate during the coronavirus lockdowns that its survival is in doubt.

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

Tenants made their neighbours' lives a misery through their 'excessive noise and anti-social behaviour'

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.

Clinical director says virus is 'scary' because it's so unpredictable

Parents of young children should stop trying to follow a strict nursery routine during lockdown and allow them to use technology, the head of a group of London preschools said.

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.

A mother ran into the street screaming "help me…it's my children" after a baby and a toddler suffered fatal knife wounds at the family home, neighbours said today.

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.

Doctors have been sent an alert by the NHS warning of a coronavirus-related syndrome that could be emerging in children in the UK.

Retailer also doubles staff discounts and commits to guaranteeing time off for employees over Christmas period

Military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles will be banned in New Zealand from next month under tough new laws announced today by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

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

Hundreds of neighbours came together to perform a socially distanced dance to Whigfield's iconic hit Saturday Night in an effort to spread cheer during the coronavirus lockdown.

PM urged UK to "contain your impatience" Said it is too soon to "go easy" and relax the lockdown Described virus as "invisble mugger" as he drew on own treatment

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.

Planning is fundamental for any business. We not only plan for good times, but also for bad. And these are indeed bad.

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