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Bookies unveil their picks for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds' baby name

Bets are off at Ladbrokes with Wilfred emerging as the heavily backed favourite. Winston is another popular choice with punters.




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Newborn son is (officially) Prime Minister Boris Johnson's sixth child

The Prime Minister now has at least six children, yet has not officially confirmed the exact number after leading a tangled love life that has seen him married twice.




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After Carrie's new arrival, the harsh realities of: Birth in the times of corona

British mothers who've given birth during the coronavirus pandemic shared their very different experiences. Eleanor Mason, 34, from Newark, was told that a home birth wouldn't be possible.




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RICHARD KAY: A surreal playground awaits for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds' first child

RICHARD KAY: Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds' newborn son will be welcomed into a world where his first companions will be the custodians, gardeners, and policemen of No 10.




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Coronavirus Germany: Reproduction rate rise may mean lockdown

At the daily No10 briefing this evening, Dominic Raab pointed to the experience in Germany as he warned that easing the draconian restrictions too early risks 'undoing all the hard work'.




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Blueprint to get us back to work, but the PM warns that he won't risk a second wave of coronavirus

The Prime Minister is expected to set out his latest thinking on social restrictions this evening when he leads the daily Downing Street press conference for the first time this month.




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Surgeons warn thousands will die if Britain comes out of lockdown

Prof Neil Mortensen of the Royal College of Surgeons, pictured, warned that Covid-19 has not been defeated as his one third of his members complain of shortages in PPE.




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Boris Johnson's new fatherhood makes him 'hyper aware' of lockdown challenges, reveals psychologist 

Boris Johnson, 55, and Carrie Symonds, 32, welcomed a son today, with psychologist Jo Hemmings telling FEMAIL it may have been 'an emotional epiphany' for the British Prime Minister.




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Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson set to extend lockdown to June

Having chaired Cabinet this morning, Boris Johnson said on Twitter that he 'understands the impatience' of people to end the draconian restrictions crippling the economy.




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Boris Johnson announces huge spike in daily coronavirus tests to 81,000

Boris Johnson tonight announced a huge spike in the number of daily coronavirus tests to 81,000 as Matt Hancock appeared to be closing in on his 100,000 a day target.




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Coronavirus UK: A FIFTH of retailers have shut permanently

Adam Marshall, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, made the astonishing revelation as pressure increased on Boris Johnson to plot a way out of the crisis.




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Woman wearing safety goggles AND glasses delivers flowers to No10 TWICE in one day

A diplomatic official from the High Commission for Pakistan delivered huge bouquets to 'Hon Mr Prime Mininster & Ms Symonds, 10 Downing Street' twice today - wearing double the PPE on her second visit.




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Boris Johnson says Britons SHOULD wear face masks after lockdown

Boris Johnson today announced that wearing face masks will be part of the UK's coronavirus lockdown exit strategy.




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JAN MOIR: If Boris Johnson's life was a TV drama, none of us would believe it 

JAN MOIR: Wilfred, Winston, Oliver, Pericles, Diggory, Kevin, Josh? Whatever they decide to call him, what kind of a world will Boris's baby son inherit?




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Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson 'sounds breathless' for briefing

Boris Johnson raised fears for his health tonight with a breathless first Downing Street briefing since being discharged from intensive care after battling coronavirus.




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Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson says we're 'past virus peak'

Having chaired Cabinet this morning, Boris Johnson said he 'understands the impatience' of people to end the draconian restrictions crippling the economy.




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Coronavirus eradication is 'technically impossible' and second wave this winter could be MORE severe

Professor Chris Whitty told an online lecture: 'It's not just in Game Of Thrones that winter is always coming ... the winter is always worse than summer, spring and autumn for health.'




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Ministers warn lockdown could stay for MONTHS until new cases drop to the hundreds

Ministers have warned lockdown may need to remain for months until the number of new cases falls below 1,000 per day after Professor Chris Whitty said a second peak could be worse than the first. 




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Coronavirus: Fresh SAGE evidence to ministers is set to be unveiled

The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is expected today to publish key data which informed the government's decision to put the UK into coronavirus lockdown.




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Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson joins clap for carers after illness

The Prime Minister stood on the steps of Downing Street to salute the NHS just hours after hosting his first daily press conference since recovering from the virus.




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Backlash over delay in coronavirus face masks advice

Nicola Sturgeon has already urged Scots to don home-made masks - but not medical-grade ones - in shops and on public transport.




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Boris Johnson baby: What he and Carrie Symonds can learn from David Cameron and Tony Blair

With the birth of his son in the early hours of this morning, Boris Johnson becomes only the fourth Prime Minister to welcome a baby to Downing Street. Here is what family life might look like for them.




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Coronavirus UK: Fears 'coronaphobia' will hold economy back

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick admitted in interviews today that getting UK plc back on its feet would require the public accepting a more 'nuanced' message.




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Coronavirus UK: 77% support lockdown extension next week

Some 46 per cent of those surveyed said they would 'strongly support' the decision to extend lockdown, according to a new YouGov poll of 3152 adults.




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Individual towns could be put on lockdown if outbreaks happen once restrictions are relaxed

Ministers could put individual towns and cities back on lockdown if they see coronavirus cases rise again once restrictions are relaxed.Boris Johnson will publish a 'roadmap' on Thursday for easing rules.




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Commuters told to check temperatures before leaving home individual towns cities on lockdown

A loosening of certain restrictions designed to fire up the flagging economy will be accompanied with a roll-out of revamped social distancing guidelines, particularly on Britain's public transport.




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JONATHAN MAYO imagines 'the new normal' one year after Britain emerges from lockdown

Drawing on scientific predictions and the experiences of other countries to Britain emerging from isolation, JONATHAN MAYO imagines the 'new normal'.




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A son called Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas

Carrie Symonds has revealed the name of her and Boris Johnson's newborn son is Wilfred, after Boris's grandfather, as the parents shared the first photograph of the baby boy on Instagram.




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Prince William calls Boris Johnson after the Prime Minister welcomed son Wilfred 

The Duke of Cambridge, 37, called Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 55, for a phone meeting on Friday afternoon, days after the politician welcomed his son Wilfred with fiancee Carrie Symonds, 32.




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Britons having more food, sex and sleep in lockdown and are less likely to split from partners

When Boris Johnson announced the stringent stay-at-home measures in March, many predicted: 'The divorce rate is going to go up!'




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Johnson and Carrie Symonds do not intend to make their newborn baby Wilfred a 'public figure'

The Mail on Sunday has learnt that Carrie Symonds chose a picture that deliberately did not show the baby's face and will shun the path taken by past PMs who had babies while in Downing Street.




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Doctors prepared to announce my DEATH, Boris Johnson reveals

The Prime Minister, 55, has said he was 'not in particularly brilliant shape' while battling the disease at St Thomas' Hospital in central London last month.




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Primary schools 'will return on JUNE 1' as coronavirus lockdown is lifted

Boris Johnson is hoping to put teachers on three weeks' notice to re-open primary schools in England to all pupils as soon as next month (pictured, St Mary's Primary in Chippenham).




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So what ARE the elderly meant to do? Matt Hancock sparks confusion

The Health Secretary last night rubbished reports that healthy over-70s were among the 'clinically vulnerable' who had been told to shield for 12 weeks.




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UK announces another 315 coronavirus deaths bringing total fatalities to 28,446

The UK's toll is now only 264 behind Italy - the continent's original epicentre - which it will likely overtake tomorrow to suffer the second highest fatalities in the world after the United States.




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Doctor who helped save Boris Johnson's life says coronavirus is 'this generation's polio'

A leading doctor who helped save Boris Johnson's life says coronavirus is 'this generation's polio' and warned it will have long-term effects on patients.




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Boris Johnson says fear of never seeing his new son gave him the will to beat coronavirus

The Prime Minister, 55, spent a week at St Thomas's Hospital in London battling the virus in April, including three days in intensive care, admitting he came close to death.




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Here's how crazy schedule for next few months could look as Premier League pushes for restart

With the FA Cup and Champions League also still to be completed, some dates are on the table for football's resumption which would result in a hectic summer ahead for Premier League players.




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Coronavirus UK: Rail union bosses 'holding country to ransom'

RMT's Assistant General Secretary Mick Lynch told BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning that ministers want to be running 85%-100% of services within a fortnight despite it not being 'safe'.




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Tory rebels warn prolonging lockdown will cause 'tidal wave of misery'

Boris Johnson was warned by his own Tory MPs today that prolonging the UK's coronavirus lockdown could result in a 'tidal wave of human misery'.




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Coronavirus UK: Sadiq Khan says packed Tube trains 'SAFE'

The Mayor of London said he was 'really worried' about the impact any easing of restrictions would have on public transport in the capital (pictured).




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Coronavirus UK: Government says only TWO of 'five tests' met

The deputy chief medical officer for England, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam ,said there remained 'challenges' to be overcome before the ticklist could be completed.




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EU says Britain is not seeing downward trend in coronavirus cases

EU disease control chief Andrea Ammon said the UK was one of five European countries along with Poland, Romania, Sweden and Bulgaria which have yet to see a downward trend in cases.




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Scientists urged Boris Johnson to tell people to stop shaking hands

Newly-released records on the advice given to the government as the coronavirus crisis erupted show Boris Johnson seemingly flouted the recommendations from his own experts.




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Boris Johnson's divorce from Marina Wheeler, the mother of four of his children, is granted

Boris Johnson's second wife Marina Wheeler, 55, shares four of the Prime Minister's six children and applied for a decree absolute in February - it has now been granted.




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Coronavirus UK: Nicola Sturgeon's separate Scotland strategy

Nicola Sturgeon has again jumped the gun on Westminster by revealing Scotland's provisional 'exit strategy' from the coronavirus lockdown.




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Ban on exercising more than once a day 'will be first coronavirus lockdown measure lifted'

A ban on exercising more than once a day outside could be one of the first lockdown measures lifted by Boris Johnson, with golf courses, tennis clubs and fishing lakes allowed to reopen next month.




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Neil Ferguson's lover said lockdown 'strained' open marriage

Professor Ferguson, 51, asked Antonia Staats, 38, to travel across London from her £1.9million home at least twice despite lecturing Britain on the need to stay apart to stop the spread of the virus.




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Coronavirus UK: Neil Ferguson QUITS after breaking restrictions

Neil Ferguson, who advised Boris Johnson to introduce lockdown measures to combat coronavirus, has resigned after his married lover travelled across London to meet him twice.




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Elon Musk leads US anger at 'hypocritical' 'Professor Lockdown' Neil Ferguson

Professor Neil Ferguson, 51, of Imperial College London, forecast grim coronavirus death tolls in the UK and US if their governments remained squeamish about social distancing.