Sea levels have risen by 14mm since 2003 due to ice melting in Antarctica and Greenland, scientists have said.

Londoners again gathered on Westminster Bridge to take part in Thursday's Clap for Carers despite police warning it was "not acceptable" to put safety at risk by flouting lockdown rules.

Specially decorated postboxes have been created by the Royal Mail as a way of thanking NHS workers for their efforts during the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus was "not man-made or genetically modified," US intelligence agencies have said.

The appeal by NHS fundraiser Colonel Tom Moore topped £32 million as it closed at midnight.

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The coronavirus crisis has sparked a huge increase in people using food banks for essential supplies, charities have warned.

A double rainbow appeared in the skies above the UK just in time for the nation coming together to clap for health workers on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis.

"He pushed one of the police officers on the ground and I think he was about to lunge at another one of the police with the knife, that's what it looked like to me.

Boris Johnson will announce a "comprehensive" lockdown escape plan next week as deaths rose to 26,771.

The High Court is due to give its ruling on the first stage of the Duchess of Sussex's privacy claim against Mail on Sunday today.

Rain will batter all four corners of the country for periods on both Saturday and Sunday and temperatures will plummet following the sunniest ever April.

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Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been battling a blaze in a block of flats in south east London.

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US audiences were treated to an impromptu ray of sunshine when an adorable golden retriever interrupted a live weather forecast.

Armed protesters descended on Michigan's state capitol building last night as they called for an end to the state's coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

Ryanair has said it expects up to 3,000 jobs to be lost as part of a restructuring of the airline.

Britain and France are working together to develop contact-tracing apps to fight coronavirus.

Postboxes have been painted blue to thank NHS workers for their efforts during the crisis.

It is "physically impossible" to practice social distancing in airports, the boss of Heathrow has warned.

Fears that children may be at risk of a serious inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus have been downplayed by a leading doctor.

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An actress who made her big-screen debut as a teenager alongside Daniel Craig has been ordered to wear an electronic tag after being caught "interfering" with parked cars.

The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of school teacher Gordon Park for the "lady in the lake" murder of his wife following a posthumous challenge.

People from black and ethnic minorities appear to be at greater risk of dying from coronavirus, according to a study of patients at three London hospitals.

More than one million people have recovered from coronavirus worldwide, according to the latest figures from the John Hopkins University.

An NHS hospital doctor was followed for almost five miles by a man before being attacked in the street.

Moves to ease restrictions in China's capital come after authorities record no new Covid-19 deaths for the 16th consecutive day

Fertility treatment is being restarted after it was stopped due to coronavirus — bringing hope to thousands of couples desperate for a baby.

She's perhaps best known to the internet as the woman who wore a face of mild disbelief when US President Donald Trump discussed disinfectant as a possible treatment for coronavirus.

Testing is one of the most important and controversial issues in the coronavirus crisis. Because people with Covid-19 often don't show symptoms for days, they can spread it onto others without knowing.

Britain's factories suffered their worst month on record in April as production, employment and order books all fell at unprecedented rates, according to a key survey today.

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A homeowner was conned out of more than £100,000 by rogue builders who overcharged for roof repairs — before posing as police and trading standards officers to swindle him again.

The publisher of the Mail on Sunday has won the first High Court skirmish in the Duchess of Sussex's privacy claim against it over publication of a letter to her estranged father.

Disney has said it will donate one million face masks to children in vulnerable communities to help fight the spread of coronavirus.

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.

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