Monty Don shares his advice for growing poppies in an extract from his classic book Gardening At Longmeadow. British gardening expert says now is the perfect time to sow seeds.

Scientists at Fort Detrick, Maryland, study Ebola, the plague (caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) and rabbit fever (caused by the bacterium tularemia).

Dr Catherine Houlihan, from Aberdeen, returned home to the UK from the African nation in June after spending a month at the heart of the epidemic in the North Kivu province.

Doctors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where 13 Americans are quarantined for coronavirus, are providing patients with comforts such as chicken soup.

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney accused the media of working against President Trump on the coronavirus and predicted some U.S. schools would probably close amid the outbreak.

Ministers should close schools and public transport networks sooner rather than later if they are to slow the spread of coronavirus, London mayor candidate Rory Stewart has suggested.

Dr. Craig Spencer is the Director of Global Health in Emergency Medicine at Columbia Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He previously treated ebola patients in Africa.

The move has seen gorilla tourism in Africa suspended for present and the closure of sanctuaries for other apes - including orangutans, which are also endangered.

In an interview with Good Morning America on Thursday, Dr. Aneesh Mehta of Emory University Medical School - one of the institutions which took part in the study - spoke of its success.

EXCLUSIVE: Psychologist Dr Denise Bjorkman tells MailOnline just why the judge found the athlete such a 'poor' and 'evasive' during his murder trial in Pretoria.

Oscar Pistorius faces being jailed in the same high security prison as a notorious Czech prisoner on trial for torture. The athlete is due to discover his fate on Tuesday when he is sentenced.

The anomaly at the heart of Right Or Wrong: The Memoir Of Lord Bell: half the time, Bell is bragging about preferring lying to telling the truth. The other half, he is standing on his high horse. 

News that Pistorius has been upgraded to category A status comes two years after he shot dead Reeva Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria on Valentine's Day.

June Steenkamp, mother of deceased South African model Reeva, does not want revenge on the man who killed her but says she knew nothing about Oscar Pistorius' 'guns and way of life'.

Kevin Lerena (right) said Oscar Pistorius (left) is depressed, has lost interest in training and women - and suggested he might 'do something stupid' rather than go back to prison.

Oscar Pistorius (pictured in 2016) has had his  jail sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp increased from six years to 13 years and 5 months by a South Africsa appeals court.

Reeva Steenkamp's family in South Africa today slammed an 'insensitive' new Amazon Prime documentary into her murder for showing the grisly crime scene photos of the model's dead body

At 45, the Miami-born SAG Award nominee is 16 years older than the German-born Lions Model

Chief medical officer Brendan Murphy joked 'you're very lucky Ruby Princess unloaded in Sydney rather than in New Zealand' and nervously laughed during a briefing to Kiwi politicians.

Two hospitals in Burnie, northwest Tasmania, were closed on Monday amid a cluster of more than 60 COVID-19 cases, including about 45 staff, associated with the facilities.

Luis Pitarma, 29, was one of the two nurses singled out for praise by Mr Johnson. His mother, speaking from Aveiro near the northern Portuguese city of Porto, has now told of her son's experience.

A clever amateur chef has made her own version of McDonald's famous bacon and egg McMuffin in an air fryer.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said unless there is an unexpected surge in coronavirus cases over the next few days, New Zealand will ease lockdown.

Two applicants made multiple claims against New Zealand's Prime Minister at Auckland High Court on Thursday.

The caption of a photo shared in a New Zealand Facebook group declares knives, forks and spoons must be arranged from left to right, but not everyone agrees.

The driver had been stopped by police in a suburban street in New Zealand last week. They claimed they were going to the supermarket but police didn't believe them.

New Zealand has seen its infection rate fall since going into strict lockdown nearly three weeks ago, with fewer than 20 new cases recorded each day over the past three days.

Jacinda Ardern has announced the removal of the toughest measures from New Zealand's coronavirus clampdown.

Stephen Singh-Heatley was last seen leaving an address on Water St, in Auckland, New Zealand at 1am on Monday.

Quick-thinking Silicon Valley billionaires booked flights for New Zealand as soon as the COVID-19 crisis began to escalate.

The gang member was being driven by an associate when they were stopped by police in a suburban street in New Zealand 's Northland last week.

Maizie Lewis' fourth birthday wish was to go through the McDonald's drive-thru near her house in New Zealand and order a six-piece chicken nugget Happy Meal with her family.

It's the international pop collaboration that is set to whip fans around the world into a frenzy. 

Commemorations moved online this year after restrictions around social gatherings forced the cancellation of traditional ceremonies and dawn services in Australia and New Zealand.

Australian National University infectious diseases expert Professor Peter Collignon believes Australia's suppressed approach has had greater success than NZ's elimination strategy.

Up to 30 people gathered outside of BurgerFuel in Glenfield, Auckland on Tuesday afternoon on the first day of Covid-19 level three restrictions.

Hundreds of hungry Kiwis have queued up to get their first McDonald's fix in weeks after the fast food restaurant reopened its doors following strict COVID-19 lockdown.

Leo Hamilton, two, was sitting on the floor next to his father's 6-year-old dog, Biggy, at his grandmother Port Levy home, southeast of Christchurch, when he was mauled 'out of the blue' around 8pm Tuesday.

The future of the 2020 NRL season remains in limbo as league bosses struggle to reach a deal with players over salary reductions.

McDonald's stores in New Zealand have announced they are having difficulty sourcing ingredients to make their famous burgers because of coronavirus lockdowns.

Franchisees Rob and Linley Parry, who own the three restaurants in Rotorua, New Zealand , opened on Tuesday after the country eased coronavirus restrictions to level three.

A radio host in New Zealand fired for breaking coronavirus lockdown restrictions has spoken out. Dave Dunlay (pictured on right with The Breeze cohost and Rick Astley) said he was shocked.

Australia is edging closer to lifting coronavirus restrictions as four million people download the tracing app.

With large numbers of New Zealand residents applying for the dole since lockdown extra pressure is being put on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

Proposed changes to health guidelines will be discussed by the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation on May 22.

Jacinda Ardern has shut down New Zealand television host Duncan Garner after he questioned her conservative coronavirus lockdown approach in a heated interview on air.

Russell Crowe revealed this week that he almost turned down a role that later won him an Oscar. 

South Australia's top doctor has raised concerns about the reopening of interstate tourism, warning travellers from interstate pose the biggest risk for a second wave of outbreaks.

Rebekah Burgess, 39, had originally planned to have a water birth at her home in Wellington, New Zealand, when her daughter Trinity was born in March.

The electronics and appliances retailer saw an 11.3 per cent increase in sales, on a comparable basis, at its JB Hi-Fi stores and online sales in Australia.