France has been warned it faces an inevitable "second wave" of coronavirus as the country prepares to take its first significant steps out of lockdown.

The hospital trust that treated London's first coronavirus cases almost ran out of oxygen as hundreds of patients fought for their lives, it can be revealed.

Drug dealers are adopting new disguises so they can move around freeley during the coronavirus lockdown, a gang expert has said.

The animal park behind Netflix hit Tiger King has official reopened its doors for business after closing due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Nicola Sturgeon has extended the coronavirus lockdown in Scotland by three weeks, insisting that any easing of restrictions could be "very risky".

Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day, marked the end of the Second World War in Europe, when Germany surrendered to the Allied armies.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea today revealed that nine of its residents had died from the coronavirus.

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Most parents don't want to send their children back to school as soon as the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, a new study has found.

A five-year-old boy who was caught behind the wheel of his parents' car "driving to California to buy a Lamborghini" has been given a ride in his dream car by a kind stranger.

Extinction Rebellion activists have sprayed fake oil over the Barclays head office in an apparent breach of lockdown rules.

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Full-scale tracking and tracing of new coronavirus infections by the end of this month was today made an official Government target.

The Government has exceeded its 100,000-a-day coronavirus testing target, Matt Hancock has declared.

Boris Johnson has issued a reminder to the public that everyone must continue to respect lockdown measures if they want to see restrictions lifted sooner rather than later.

Low staff numbers and a lack of PPE are among the challenges facing schools as they draw together plans to reopen.

Mayor Sadiq Khan today made an urgent appeal to Londoners not to relax their "monumental effort" to beat coronavirus as the death toll in the capital's hospitals rose to 5,414.

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."

The Government is requesting a refund or replacement for 400,000 medical gowns flown over from Turkey which were later deemed "unusable".

Donations have poured in for a 100-year-old woman who was robbed after thieves tricked their way into her home in Darlington.

An infamous sex predator dubbed "the Notting Hill rapist" has been recommended for transfer to an open prison.

People have lined the streets to pay their respects to a "fantastic" paramedic and "great family man" who died after contracting coronavirus.

A new artwork by Banksy has been painted onto the wall of an NHS hospital corridor to pay tribute to healthcare heroes battling coronavirus.

Millions of commuters will be told by Boris Johnson to change their "go to work" times to lengthen the rush hour as the country fires up its economic engines after lockdown.

More than 40 children have been treated in a specialist London hospital for a "hyper inflammatory" new disease after apparently contracting coronavirus, the Standard has been told.

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

Obese people with coronavirus are more at risk of dying, one of the UK's leading scientists has said.

The rate of transmission of coronavirus is "much reduced" and the death toll is steadily falling, the Downing Street press conference has heard.

The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus has jumped by 539.

British people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities are two to three times more likely to die from coronavirus, new research has found.

Heartless thieves have stolen 80,000 face masks from a Manchester warehouse which were meant to be used by NHS and frontline workers fighting coronavirus.

Up to 15,000 pubs face permanent closure if they cannot reopen before October, an industry boss has warned.

The UK is past the peak of the coronavirus outbreak but the country is still at a "dangerous" stage of the pandemic, Dominic Raab has said.

The first changes to the UK's coronavirus lockdown will be "small" and "very carefully monitored" when the Prime Minister reveals his "roadmap" on Sunday.

US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have both tested negative for coronavirus, said a White House spokesman.

A number of McDonald's employees in America were shot on Wednesday after telling a customer to leave due to coronavirus restrictions, police said.

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Brits across the country have erupted in applause in tribute to healthcare workers during the seventh week of the Clap for our Carers initiative.

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A number of police officers have been injured after responding to reports that men were "acting suspiciously" in Finsbury Park.

Ever since lockdown began on 23 March, hair salons have been closed and people have been forced to come up with alternative methods to keep their locks in check.

The UK was ill-prepared to deal with a health pandemic, according to a secret Whitehall document produced years before the coronavirus outbreak.

Brits have been urged to stick to the coronavirus lockdown rules over the Bank Holiday weekend as temperatures are set to soar.

Boris Johnson has paid his respects to fallen soldiers ahead of the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day on a visit to Westminster Abbey.

A single dad who has fostered 12 children has taken in another child who had nowhere else to go during the coronavirus pandemic.

This year is the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, which marked the end of the Second World War on the continent.

The nation is preparing to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day , with the Queen set to make a historic address to mark the occasion.

Boris Johnson has said the Government will proceed with "maximum caution" when it comes to easing the coronavirus lockdown, with his spokesman adding that any changes next week will be "very limited".