Detectives are hunting for an Asian-inspired Gucci messenger bag in connection with the fatal stabbing in south London.

The Government has reportedly ordered 50 million tests which can show if a person has had coronavirus.

Comedian Jack Whitehall has endorsed the Evening Standard's Food for London Now campaign and launched a competition to encourage his followers to donate.

Lockdown is going well. I made a BLT the other day where I decided to deep fry the tomato in cornmeal and cooked the bacon in maple syrup.

Two young children have been stabbed to death at a property in east London.

Medical students from University College London who were fast-tracked onto the NHS coronavirus frontline donned "lockdown costumes" for an online graduation ceremony.

Parents of young children should stop trying to follow a strict nursery routine during lockdown and allow them to use technology, the head of a group of London preschools said.

Military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles will be banned in New Zealand from next month under tough new laws announced today by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine today leads a chorus of business leaders and grandees urging Boris Johnson to feed the "hunger for hope" in locked-down Britain by mapping out a clear route back to prosperity.

University students have told how they are more anxious than excited about starting their careers after graduation amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A top New York City doctor has taken her own life after battling coronavirus on the frontline, officials have said.

Donald Trump has said he "can't imagine why" there has been a spike in hotline calls about disinfectant after he suggested injecting it to treat coronavirus.

One of Norway's wealthiest men is being held on suspicion of murdering his wife who has been missing since 2018.

Members of the Commander's crew were filmed dancing to techno music behind a DJ set on deck

Microplastics pollution is causing disruption and behavioural changes among hermit crab populations, researchers have claimed.

The UK discovered the true toll of coronavirus deaths today when the Government unveils figures for fatalities in hospitals, care homes and the community .

Shoppers will have to get used to "supermarket-style" queuing and till screens as well as innovations such as video-conferencing advice from ­assistants when high-street stores start to reopen after the end of the lockdown.

A Swedish city plans to cover its main park with a tonne of chicken manure to discourage people from going there during the coronavirus outbreak.

A north London teenager, 16, has been found guilty of kidnapping a stranger in the street and forcing him to withdraw money from a cash machine.

Greta Thunberg has donated $100,000 in prize money to the United Nations children's fund to help its coronavirus support campaign.

The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK has increased by 674 – bringing the national total to 26,771.

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

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.

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.

Pub visits should be avoided when social distancing measures are eased, one of the UK's top medics has said.

Fewer people would have died from coronavirus in the UK if the country had greater testing capacity sooner, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said.

Anxiety levels soared to unprecedented heights around the time lockdown was announced in late March, according to the Government's official "happiness index".

Teenager's parents criticise Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab's comments on son's death as "misleading"

A security guard has denied raping a woman while working at an NHS hospital.

The UK public's right to privacy could become "another casualty" of the coronavirus crisis through the use of a contact-tracing app, Amnesty International UK has warned.

Antibody tests at 98 per cent accuracy would put up to a quarter of population at risk of infection, government advisers have warned.

The father and son are still on the run

Two 20-year-old men were arrested on suspicion of public order offences

A huge blaze broke out at a 48-storey skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates city of Sharjah.

London children who have been cooped up at home will be able to discover the historic buildings on their doorstep when lockdown is over.

A man has told how he pulled his young daughter to safety before a "horrific" crash that left his husband trapped between two vehicles in north London.

Londoners are living in a city that is ten times more crowded than the next most densely populated region of the county, official figures revealed today.

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A distressing video of an unidentified woman boxing her German Shepherd dog has sparked outrage on social media and prompted an investigation into alleged animal cruelty.

A 10-year-old double-leg amputee has raised more than £10,000 by walking a marathon distance during coronavirus lockdown.

Forty firefighters tackled a blaze on the 17th floor of a block of flats in west London on Thursday morning.

An army veteran forced into early retirement by injury is playing video games for 24 hours on VE Day to raise money for the charity that helped him through "dark times."

Shadow justice secretary David Lammy responded to the figures by calling for an urgent investigation into the disproportionate number of deaths.

Stars have paid tribute to Mercury Prize-nominated rapper Ty who has died aged 47 after contracting coronavirus.

The Red Arrows soared through London's skies this morning to mark the 75th anniversary VE Day.

Thousands have tuned in to watch Katherine Jenkins' stunning performance in front of an empty Royal Albert Hall as she marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

Deputy Irish Premier Simon Coveney has said the Covid-19 pandemic has made the timeline for a UK-EU trade deal "virtually impossible".

A group of VE Day revellers have sparked fury by performing a conga dance in an apparent breach of social distancing rules.