Clubs in the German top flight have returned to training in the hope that the rest of the season can be finished off - providing Chancellor Angela Merkel gives the green light for action to resume.

A restart of the Bundesliga could be pushed back a week to May 16 as clubs nervously wait for Chancellor Angela Merkel's verdict. 

European leaders are pushing ahead with plans to ease lockdowns and restart their battered economies amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus cases and deaths.

Germany has eased some lockdown measures but is seeing a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, with infections rising for the fifth day in a row. Pictured: Graph of Covid-19 cases in Germany.

Germany 's number of coronavirus cases has dropped following five days of rising infections after the government eased the country's lockdown measures earlier this week.

The regional government in North Rhine-Westphalia, said there had been a spike in coronavirus cases after 150 of 1,200 employees  tested positive at a slaughterhouse in Coesfeld.

The German head of state, accompanied by Chancellor Angela Merkel, stuck to social distancing guidelines at they laid down their wreaths yesterday at the Neue Wache Memorial in Berlin.

The Premier League are watching closely as they try to push ahead with Project Restart, which would see the campaign come back on June 12.

A Las Vegas newspaper has unearthed documents relating to a speaking engagement Hillary Clinton will undertake at a University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation fundraiser.

Hillary Clinton pushed back on the idea Republicans have been floating since Justice Scalia's death – that the winner of the election should decide his successor.

'Right now I'm not worried about the Russians. The biggest threat to America I see right now is Donald Trump's candidacy and what that will do to our country,' Corey Booker morning on Today.

The FBI is investigating how thousands of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked, a breach that Clinton's campaign claims was committed by Russia to benefit Donald Trump.

The campaign says it 'can't know for certain' that the leak is the work of Russian president Vladimir Putin - but it keep suggesting it.

Donald Trump had wanted his convention to have 'showbiz' appeal, but Hillary Clinton's will have some real star power. The DNC has attracted a number of big-name music acts and Hollywood talent.

Delegates shouted 'Bernie, Bernie' and booed every mention of Hillary Clinton in the opening session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Even the gavelling was a fiasco.

Bernie Sanders supporter Susan Sarandon has slammed the Democratic National Committee for slanting its presidential primary in favor of Hillary Clinton.

The former vice president, who refused to back Clinton during the recent Democratic primary, announced today he will vote for Clinton in the November race against Donald Trump.

Disgusted Sanders supporter Yolanda Gonzalez, pictured, screamed 'lock her up' at the Philadelphia convention as party leaders preached party unity.

Comedian Sarah Silverman exposed the fissures in the Democratic Party by telling the raucous crowd that while she felt the Bern it was time to support Hillary Clnton.

The First Lady used her rousing words on the first night of the party's convention in Philadelphia to back Hillary Clinton and attack Donald Trump.

Susan Sarandon is a staunch supporter of defeated candidate Bernie Sanders, and was unable to hide her rage during speeches at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia yesterday.

Bernie Sanders' speech in Philadelphia was too much to take for his most ardent fans, who were seen weeping as he praised them for joining him on his 'political revolution'.

Democrats managed to find some flags for the main stage at the Democratic convention after the lack of an old fashioned Stars and Stripes was noticeably absent from the stage.

The collectible critters have been placed inside the secure zone of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Outside it souvenir sellers are cashing in on Sanders.

Jerry Emmett, 102, was given the honor of reading out Arizona's votes for Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

The mother-of-two was lucky to make it out of the World Trade Center alive, but has spent years trying to recover. She says one of the people who was there for her was Hillary Clinton.

For more than 30 years, he has given speeches on huge political stages. But many critics thought Clinton's address at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia was long and dull.

Tony Goldwyn - who plays President Fitzgerald Grant in the political thriller - backed Hillary Clinton to tackle 'hard truths about race and justice in America'.

The Pitch Perfect-inspired a cappella cover of Rachel Platten's Fight Song was unveiled at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last night. Elizabetrh Banks is pictured.

Donna Brazile, 56, looked comfortable in her new role as interim chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, dancing off the stage after her speech.

Clinton herself appeared live on video to thank delegates and celebrate her big night after becoming the first female presidential nominee of a major party on Tuesday night.

In his endorsement of her, Barack Obama described Clinton as the most qualified presidential nominee in U.S. history. But two Yale psychologists explain why voters are not so convinced by her.

The 67-year-old Oscar winner let out an ecstatic scream as she took the stage in Philadelphia wearing a red, white, and blue frock by French designer Catherine Malandrino.

Many viewers took to Twitter to question whether the 69-year-old is having any health issues Tuesday night, after a similar scare occurred earlier this year during an appearance in Iowa in January.

Wasserman Schultz, who was forced to resign from her position at the weekend, looked unhappy as she watched the president during his speech in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening.

The U.S. Representative from Ohio walked out on stage in Philadelphia wearing a white gown virtually matching the dress worn by Trump's wife Melania during her speech last week.

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton told childhood tales in an effort to humanize the Democratic nominee who would soon come onstage at tonight's Democratic National Convention.

The 31-year-old pop singer belted out her hits Roar and Rise to a packed audience including her 39-year-old hunky Lord of the Rings star at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday

The former president showed he could still enjoy the simpler things in life as he batted and kicked balloons that had fallen from the roof of the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Donald Trump Jr. has struck trouble with a claim against Barack Obama that the President plagiarized him when speaking to the Democratic National Convention this week.

Carole King (pictured) praised Hillary Clinton for 'breaking down barriers' for women across the United States yesterday - before the nominee went to a private Lady Gaga concert.

Hillary Clinton made history last night standing next to her husband 8,778 days after fresh-faced Bill received the Democratic nomination at the party's 1992 convention in New York.

Trump himself has turned name-calling into a high art form, deploying derogatory nicknames for his opponents including 'Lyin' Ted' Cruz, 'Liddle Marco' Rubio and 'Crooked Hillary' Clinton.

Clinton's speech on Thursday night where she accepted her party's nomination drew about 28 million viewers on the six biggest channels, an estimated 2 million fewer than Donald Trump got.

Ralph Lauren, a close friend of Hillary Clinton, created the Democratic nominee's widely-praised ivory suit, with a member of his press team confirming his involvement over the weekend.

The Bureau has been accused of preventing the DNC from reducing the number of emails and documents released by Wikileaks - prompting the resignation of Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Hillary Clinton's campaign prepared 71 pages of 'hits' against Bernie Sanders to be used against the Vermont senator in the debates last fall.

Former Vice President Joe Biden sealed his status as the Democratic front runner on Tuesday when a new poll showed him leading his nearest rival Bernie Sanders by 24 points. 

Buttigieg (pictured), the Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, initially said there could be 'personal or religious exemptions' allowing people to opt out of the injections.

The first ten of 20 Democratic presidential contenders who qualified for the party's first debate will take the stage in Miami on Wednesday evening for two hours of sparring moderated by NBC News' top talent.