More than 140,000 firms have applied to the Government's employee furlough scheme, with grants to help cover the wages of more than one million people, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.

The crisis over protective equipment in hospitals turned into farce today as a minister insisted "we will not run out" at the same time that doctors on London's front line protested they do not have enough life-saving masks, gowns and visors.

The CEO of the NHS Confederation said the supply could have been enough to 'avert an absolute crisis'

Award-winning film-maker Gurinder Chadha has hailed the "NHS heroes" who stayed at her aunt's bedside as she lost the fight with coronavirus complications in hospital.

The number of deaths from coronavirus in England and Wales reached the peak almost two weeks ago, leading scientists have said.

Donald Trump has said his new US immigration ban would last for 60 days and apply to those seeking "green cards" for permanent residency.

This emotional footage shows the moment hospital staff lined the streets to pay respects to a "devoted" orthopaedic surgeon who died after testing positive for coronavirus.

More than 2,000 people each week may be missing cancer diagnoses and possibly losing vital treatment time due to coronavirus fears, a leading cancer charity has warned.

Health bosses have denied a report that transfers of coronavirus patients to the newly built NHS Nightingale in London were rejected due to a lack of nurses.

Greta Thunberg has released a video showing a family calmly getting ready for the day while their house burns down around them as a symbol of the threat of climate change.

Dominic Raab says a total of 69 NHS workers have died during the coronavirus pandemic amid claims the true toll is much higher.

Prince Charles has warned we are "rapidly destroying" biodiversity across the planet.

Fears that Transport for London may have to axe services because of a cash crisis were downplayed today.

War veteran Captain Tom Moore, who has raised £28 million for the NHS by walking lengths of his garden, has been sent tens of thousands of cards ahead of his 100th birthday.

The UK's coronavirus death toll may have already hit 41,000 – twice as high as official figures suggest, new analysis has found.

Some NHS medics are being re-tested for Covid-19 after being wrongly cleared of carrying the virus.

Disruptive social distancing measures are expected to remain in place to combat coronavirus in the UK until a vaccine or effective treatment is available, England's chief medical officer has said.

Adorable new photographs of Prince Louis taken by his mother Kate have been released ahead of his first birthday.

Teams at Imperial and Oxford appeal to Londoners to join Covid-19 fight

Infection rates among NHS workers tested for Covid-19 were no higher for those treating patients face-to-face than for staff in non-clinical roles, a new study has found.

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Schools are unlikely to re-open until June 1 at the earliest, the leader of the head teachers' union has said.

An estimated £10.4 million jackpot is up for grabs in Saturday's Lotto game after no-one won the top prize in the midweek draw.

Prince Louis has shown his support for the NHS by making a rainbow poster for a series of photographs to mark his second birthday.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's baby son Archie joined in with a video call to his great-grandmother the Queen on her 94th birthday.

Conservationist Dr Jane Goodall has warned of future pandemics if lessons are not learned from the coronavirus crisis.

Kate and William have thanked the public for Prince Louis's birthday wishes by sharing an adorable behind the scenes photograph of the young royal, who turns two today.

The Prince of Wales has shared a photo of himself tenderly hugging his grandson Prince Louis to mark the royal toddler's second birthday.

Memorial services will be held in Australia and New Zealand this week to mark Anzac Day.

Knife crime was committed in London at a rate more than double the national average last year as offences in the capital involving bladed weapons reached record levels.

Imam and priest tell of comfort given to grieving families and compassion of staff

The number of people infected during the first wave of coronavirus in mainland China may have been four times the official figures, according to a new study.

A devastated husband has revealed his wife was pregnant with their second child when she was shot dead in Canada's deadliest mass shooting over the weekend.

"But as I hope we have started to set out today, if we keep doing the right things and if we consider all of the options carefully and with the right objectives in mind, I do believe there will be a way through and we will find that way through."

The Mayor of Las Vegas has been slammed for an "outrageous" plan to reopen the city's casinos as a "control group" for coronavirus.

From the frontline

Nicola Sturgeon has laid out a possible exit strategy for Scotland to gradually leave lockdown.

A dad convinced his two children that they would have to go to school on weekends to make up for lost time after the coronavirus lockdown.

Downing Street has acknowledged there is still a "great deal more to do" to close the gap between capacity and the actual number of Covid-19 tests carried out.

The UK is set for more warm weather over the weekend while temperatures soared to more than 24C on Thursday.

All essential workers are to be able to get coronavirus tests if they need them due to increased screening capacity, health secretary Matt Hancock announced today.

The adoption of "test, track and trace" could enable the coronavirus lockdown measures to be eased, Matt Hancock has said.

Earth's insect population has shrunk by 27 per cent in the past 30 years, researchers have found.

London's air quality has "dramatically improved" due to the drop in traffic amid the coronavirus lockdown, Sadiq Khan has said.

Donald Trump has said Boris Johnson "sounded incredible" when the two leaders spoke on the phone earlier this week while the Prime Minister continues his recovery from coronavirus.

Mike Pence has said the White House believes the coronavirus epidemic in US could be "largely in the past" by this summer.

Boris Johnson is reportedly planning to return to work as soon as next Monday to take back control of the coronavirus crisis.