Britain's care homes are now exploding with coronavirus, both among the residents and the heroic care workers trying to look after them, writes PIERS MORGAN.

I used very forceful language to convey my dismay at such reckless, shocking and woefully irresponsible behavior. And for that, I make no apology.

How many times will Ed Miliband use the word ‘crisis’ in his keynote conference speech today to illustrate all that is wrong with Coalition Britain? Asks ANDREW PIERCE.

Ken Clarke and Lord Mandelson are becoming joint presidents along with Danny Alexander, the Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury, of a new group called British Influence.

ANDREW PIERCE: One of the biggest surprises at the last General Election was the victory of Labour's Emma Dent Coad in the Conservative stronghold of Kensington.

Raul Jimenez hit the target yet again as Wolves set up a shooting-based gender reveal for him and his partner Daniela Bassom who his pregnant with their first child.

Wolves are plotting a major swoop for Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez, with reports in Spain suggesting the west midlands club may have to fork out £71million to secure a deal.

TOM COLLOMOSSE IN ATHENS: The hosts were reduced to 10 men in the first half after Ruben Semedo was sent off, but then took the lead in the second when Youssef el Arabi opened the scoring.

Jota has been a star of Wolves' impressive season, registering 15 goals in all competitions, either operating on the left of a front three or as an attacking duo with Raul Jimenez.

The Italian striker joined the Serie A club on an 18-month loan deal in January that will become permanent in the summer of 2021. Italy is one of the worst-hit countries for the COVID-19 virus.

Wolves players will resume full training from Monday even though they have no knowledge of when they will play again.

All Wolves staff have been provided with face masks by the club as they are urged to take extra care during the coronavirus crisis.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Sportsmail can reveal that the entire top 10 - with the exception of City and Sheffield United - have submitted a joint application to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The electrifying form of Raul Jimenez at Wolves has reportedly caught the eye of Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, who wants to partner him alongside Karim Benzema from next season.

Raul Jimenez insists he is happy to stay at Wolves even if they fail to qualify for the Champions League next season, with the west Midlands side currently five points adrift of the top four.

Traore has enjoyed a breakthrough season which has seen the speedster score six goals and provide 10 assists for his team-mates to help keep Nuno's side firing in Europe and the league.

SIMON JONES: The 22-year old Brazilian is also coveted by Leicester City, Wolves and AC Milan as cash-strapped Lille look to cash in and put a deal in place before the summer window opens.

Every top-half club bar City and Sheffield United submitted a joint application and now City have 'information from a number of trusted sources' that Arsenal were the club behind the move

Manchester United and Real Madrid may have to wait to get their target, as Raul Jimenez has no release clause in his contract. The striker also turned down a big money move to China.

Since sealing his switch to Molineux in 2017, the Portuguese maestro has dazzled fans with spectacular strikes.11 of his 15 goals for Wolves have been from outside the penalty area.

Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin has taken to social media to make his latest flamboyant fashion statement during the coronavirus pandemic. The caption reads: 'Quarantine garden fits.'

Prior to the enforced break, Wolves were mounting a strong challenge to finish in the Champions League qualification places and sit just five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.

Wolves captain Conor Coady has paid tribute to Liverpool counterpart Jordan Henderson for rallying footballers around the #playerstogether initiative.

Jimenez has been touted as a potential candidate to fill Sergio Aguero's goalscoring boots and Gundogan believes he would be the perfect addition to City's frontline this summer.

John Ruddy believes that the season must be completed, even if that means playing behind closed doors. He says rolling over into next season would be difficult due to many permutations

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Diogo Jota flexed his gaming muscles on Thursday, showing off his FIFA 20 skills by beating Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi in the ePremier League Invitational.

CHRIS WHEELER: The coronavirus crisis stirred something very close to home for Marcus Rashford. He thought of vulnerable children, much like himself at school, who may go hungry or suffer.

MERSEY BEAT: Amid the fury and frustration that have clouded recent weeks, the opportunity to wallow in nostalgia was happily taken. October 19 was the day to do it.

MERSEY BEAT — DOMINIC KING: What happens next? It is the question Evertonians have been asking since the conclusion to last Sunday's clash with Watford.

DOMINIC KING — MERSEY BEAT: Pep Guardiola saw an opportunity to get at Trent Alexander-Arnold on Wednesday. The Liverpool defender, however, did not read the script.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: Jordan Henderson was approaching the final 12 months of his contract and with Liverpool dallying, some of their rivals began to take notice.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: Watching Lookman on Tuesday in the remote Latvian town of Jelgava, there was no frisson of excitement. All you could feel was concern.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: Liverpool look like they need an individual to spring forward and take things by the scruff of the neck. Jurgen Klopp will hope Naby Keita steps forward.

We speak to small business owners and self-employed workers who tell us how they're adapting their businesses in the face of coronavirus.

Arcadia will halt the £2m monthly contributions which were agreed with The Pensions Regulator last summer to reduce a shortfall in the pension scheme.

De La Rue predicted that adjusted operating profit for the 12 months ending March 27 would be between £20m and £25m, in line with earlier guidance. This is a major drop on the previous year.

The advertising group yesterday warned that the coronavirus crisis was hitting revenues as clients delayed spending decisions and put back marketing campaigns.

The Competition and Markets Authority said the merger 'will not worsen the offering', due to the other large players in the market. The merger will be subject to approval of shareholders.

AIM-listed business Science Group has become the latest firm to design a ventilator from scratch. It has signed an agreement to provide 10,000 of them if regulators approve.

Despite steady gains yesterday, the FTSE100 fell 24.8 per cent, or 1870.48 points, in the first three months of the year to end the first quarter at 5671.96. It was the biggest ever quarterly points fall.

A day which started with optimism due to a surge in a Chinese manufacturing index in March, suggesting there could be a sharp 'V' shaped recovery from global lockdowns, ended with more alarming data.

A probe is now under way into the failure, which went unnoticed for more than a decade until discovered by our pensions columnist Steve Webb and This is Money.

FTI Consulting said that Ocado had seen a 'stark deterioration in scores,' while 'Morrisons, Tesco and Asda have all improved'. Waitrose ranked the strongest in recent weeks.

Crude rose to $30 a barrel after trading at 18-year lows for several days. During a brief spike prices jumped by 47 per cent - the highest gain ever recorded. However, oil is still well down on the year.

Some HSBC directors are said to be furious at the Bank of England for forcing it to cancel its dividend and suggested the bank should move its headquarters from London to Hong Kong.

The soap-maker found a series of payments over the several years that Alex Kanellis was in charge did not live up to the standards expected of a chief executive.

Standard Life Aberdeen, MoneySupermarket and warehouse group Segro yesterday also kept their dividends intact. But they are vastly outnumbered by those cancelling the largesse.

The DVLA has released the list details of the personalised plate options it has removed from the market for being insulting, with the likes of M20 RON, A20 RSE and BS20 TRD all being pulled from sale.

Laura Tenison, the founder of upmarket children's clothing retailer JoJo Maman Bébé, says: 'We are an ethical business.' And she has been working on her own production line during the Covid-19 crisis.

Chief executive Andy Hornby will have his earnings slashed by 40 per cent for a period of three months while chief financial officer Kirk Davis will see his pay cut by 20 per cent.