Tower Bridge was cordoned off at around midday on Friday while police investigated reports of a "suspicious package."

Forest rangers snare bear in the Dolomites in a move that also unleashes row over animal rights

An aquarium in Japan has urged the public to video-chat their eels, who are forgetting that humans exist.

Leaders of a town said the coronavirus lockdown could trigger an "employment catastrophe" in a part of the UK that is predicted to suffer the biggest economic hit from the pandemic.

Bus drivers paid their respects to a colleague who died with coronavirus symptoms as his funeral cortege passed through the depot where he had worked for almost 20 years.

For his critics, he has failed to show leadership at a time of crisis, instead looking for cheap attacks on the media and his opponents.

Parents, relatives and friends were today urged to raise the alarm if they fear that children are being radicalised during the lockdown as the Met warned that tip-offs about suspected extremists have plummeted.

PM makes declaration but UK sees second highest rise in cases in 24 hours, with 6,032 more

A man and a teenage boy have been stabbed in east London, amid a spate of knife crime in the capital in recent weeks.

41-year-old Temisan Oritsejafor facing 'significant prison term' over 'vulgar' incident, West Midlands Police force says

Elderly residents of a Staffordshire street woke up this morning to find their gardens had been ransacked by vandals.

Donald Trump has claimed he has seen evidence that coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab.

A care home nurse used the knowledge she gained during the swine flu outbreak to help save the lives of 13 dementia patients who were displaying symptoms of the coronavirus.

Joe Biden has denied sexually assaulting his former staffer 27 years ago.

Ships on the River Thames joined hundreds of vessels worldwide to sound their horns for 1.2 million "unsung heroes" stuck at sea during the coronavirus travel restrictions.

Scheme to offload expiring supplies raises hundreds of pounds for NHS workers battling the coronavirus pandemic

A further 739 patients have died with coronavirus in the UK bringing the national total ​to 27,510.

Data shows Britons are fearful of relaxing social restrictions as Prime Minister Boris Johnson readies to publish 'road map' for easing lockdown

Some 450 UK coronavirus patients will be recruited to take part in a new trial of a "promising" Covid-19 drug.

April had its sunniest month on record for the UK, the Met Office has confirmed.

Elon Musk caused shares in his company Tesla to drop more than 11 per cent after tweeting that the price is "too high".

Canada has banned the use and trading of 1,500 assault-style guns.

Boris Johnson is preparing a plan for the UK's escape from lockdown after declaring the nation has "past the peak" of its coronavirus outbreak.

The Government should avoid reopening schools too early as scientists do not fully understand coronavirus transmission between children, an NHS chief warned.

A man has been charged with murder after the death of an 88-year-old widower in a quiet English village.

Commercial space trips are a step closer to becoming reality after Virgin Galactic's spaceship took a glide and landed safely in the New Mexico desert.

The peak of coronavirus infections in care homes could be months away, the head of Care England warned.

Princess Charlotte's fifth birthday has been marked by the release of photographs showing the young royal helping to load a van with food and delivering meals for those in need.

A senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official has insisted Covid-19 is "natural in origin" after Donald Trump claimed to have seen evidence that the outbreak originated from a laboratory in China.

An experimental medicine that appears to help coronavirus patients recover faster has been given the green light for emergency use by US regulators.

Questions have been raised over how coronavirus tests were counted after Health Secretary Matt Hancock hailed the "incredible achievement" of the Government in hitting its 100,000-a-day target.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that the UK has met its coronavirus testing target of 100,000 tests per day as Covid-19 deaths passed 27,500.

The Irish Government has shared it plans for reopening society after coronavirus lockdown.

A new photograph of Princess Charlotte has been released by Kensington Palace to mark her fifth birthday.

Opportunities were missed to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus in the United States, a health expert has said.

The United States has authorised the emergency use of the Ebola drug remdesivir for treating coronavirus, clearing the way for the potential treatment of 140,000 patients around the country.

NHS ambulance staff have created a heartwarming video to say thank you to the community for the support they have received during the coronavirus crisis.

The family of a four-year-old boy with a rare form of cancer is raising money to take him to New York for a potentially life-saving vaccine.

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein visited Harvard University dozens of times after his conviction - and was even given his own office.

Joggers, cyclists and surfers across Spain have emerged from their homes as adults were allowed out for exercise for the first time in seven weeks.

A man has been jailed for more than two years after dragging a woman along a road with his car before knocking over her boyfriend.

Hundreds of protestors have swarmed the streets in Huntington Beach in California to demand an end to coronavirus lockdown rules.

Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a young NHS worker was stabbed to death in east London.

Boris Johnson wants people in the UK to be back at work by the end of May if coronavirus cases are low enough, it has been reported.

Two brothers who preyed on women leaving bars and nightclubs before carrying out sexual assaults have been convicted.

Neighbours have described their shock after a boy suffered "possibly life-changing" injuries after being shot in east London.

NHS staff are "breaking down" on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus, a Labour MP and A&E doctor has warned.