The man contacted several government-funded services tasked with helping the homeless, but was told there was "no space for him," human rights journalists at Liberty Investigates found.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues worldwide, one woman in New York has devised a simple system to ease the financial burden for those risking their lives on the frontline.

Officials in San Clemente draw line in the sand at local park after weeks of rule-breaking by unruly skateboarders

No date can yet be set for re-opening schools in England, the Education Secretary has said, following reports children could be back in the classroom in just three weeks.

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The sharp fall in the number of London patients in hospital with coronavirus has been hailed as a "success".

A major study has deemed increasing testing and contact tracing in the community the "most promising approach" to lifting coronavirus lockdown measures in the short term.

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the Government had faced some unexpected delays to the delivery of personal protective equipment from Turkey.

The number of people who have died in hospital in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has jumped by 449, the lowest increase in two weeks.

An RAF flight has left to collect a consignment of protective gowns for healthcare workers on the coronavirus frontline.

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to NHS staff who have made the "ultimate sacrifice" serving the British public during the coronavirus pandemic.

An emergency consultant, who worked at the Royal Derby Hospital, has died after contracting Covid-19.

Oil prices in the US have dropped into negative territory due to collapse in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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A man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex.

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The UK's coronavirus lockdown measures could continue for months with the public urged to stick with the stay home guidance.

The families allege that the two helicopter companies were careless and negligent

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Rumours that Kim Jong-Un is in a "fragile condition" after apparent heart surgery have been denied by South Korean officials.

The World Health Organisation's chief has warned that "the worst is yet ahead of us" in the coronavirus pandemic.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release from prison in Iran has been extended during the coronavirus pandemic, her MP has said.

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Police in Barnsley have launched an investigation after a three-year-old girl had spit wiped on her face by a teenage cyclist.

A bear has been spotted wandering the empty streets of Italy amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Unemployment increased by 22,000 to 1.36 million in the three months to February, before the coronavirus pandemic gripped the UK, official figures showed.

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Virgin Australia has gone into voluntary administration after failing to secure a government bailout due to impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Members of the royal family have sent birthday wishes to the Queen as she turns 94.

MPs will investigate the potential consequences of allowing electric scooters to be used on the road.

Sales of baking ingredients, frozen vegetables and alcohol are rising amid the coronavirus lockdown, while fewer people are buying beauty products and flowers, new analysis shows.

John Lewis sales have plunged, despite a surge in online orders, after it was forced to shut stores in face of coronavirus.

A dolphin named Honey has died while living alone in a tank at an abandoned Japanese aquarium, according to advocacy organisation Dolphin Project.

Nearly one in six coronavirus fatalities have happened outside hospital, latest figures reveal

Riots erupted on the outskirts of Paris for a second night as young people fought with police and unleashed fireworks amid growing unrest over the impact of lockdown restrictions.

Scheme by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX firm casts unique chain of lights in Britain's night skies

The Queen has paid tribute to the police in the wake of the "devastating" shooting in Canada after a gunman killed 18 in the deadliest such attack in the country's history.

Three kittens rescued from a garden have been named after key figures from NHS history.

The first official signs of the jobs fallout from the coronavirus lockdown emerged today as figures showed the number of people in paid employment falling and job vacancies starting to dry up.

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This is the heartwarming moment more than 100 NHS staff applaud a nurse as she leaves intensive care after spending 23 days in the ward fighting for her life against coronavirus.

New field hospital in Harrogate to provide 500 extra beds for Covid-19 patients

More than 140,000 firms have applied to the Government's employee furlough scheme, with grants to help cover the wages of more than one million people, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.