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.

Eurostar says all its passengers must wear face masks from Monday as a safeguard against the coronavirus.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has hit near southern Puerto Rico, jolting many people from their beds and causing damage across the island.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have named their baby boy Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson.

The UK is braced for a wet weekend with sunny spells as temperatures drop ahead of the May Bank Holiday.

A man has been arrested after protesters in London took part in a group hug outside Met Police's headquarters in defiance of the coronavirus lockdown.

This is the emotional moment NHS staff lined the corridors to applaud a 62-year-old coronavirus survivor as he left intensive care after five weeks.

Kim Jong Un has reportedly made his first public appearance in 20 days amid speculation about the North Korean leader's health.

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds named their newborn son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas after their grandfathers - and the NHS doctors who helped save the Prime Minister's life as he battled coronavirus.

Robert Jenrick has announced a package of more than £76 million in new funding "to support the most vulnerable in society".

An earthquake with a reported magnitude of 6.6 has taken place south of the Greek island of Crete.

The number of people who have died in UK hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus has jumped by 621, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has said.

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

A police helicopter has crashed in Texas, killing one of the two officers on board and critically injuring the other.

Gay and bisexual men have reportedly been told they cannot donate their plasma to coronavirus trials at a London hospital.

A nurse and a domestic services assistant have become the latest healthcare workers to die after contracting coronavirus.

Boris Johnson has said doctors prepared to announce his death as he battled coronavirus in intensive care.

Primary schools are set to reopen as soon as June 1 as part of Boris Johnson's coronavirus lockdown exit strategy, The Sunday Telegraph reports.

Pub visits should be avoided even after coronavirus restrictions are lifted, England's deputy chief medical officer has indicated.