Police have charged a suspect with a firearms offence after a man was seen firing weapons from an apartment in Kent.

Dominic Raab has warned that a "second spike" in UK coronavirus cases would trigger a second lockdown which would "prolong the economic pain we are all going through".

A police officer made it just in time for the birth of his child after his test for coronavirus was fast-tracked and gave a negative result.

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.

Two nose cells have been identified as the first points at which Covid-19 enters the human body.

Air pollution levels have dropped by more than 40 per cent in a number of UK cities as transport use plummets during the coronavirus lockdown, studies have shown.

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

Angela Merkel today warned coronavirus poses the biggest challenge to her country since the Second World War as she told Germans they will have to live with the disease for "for a long time".

A couple who were living their dream of sailing across the Atlantic have shared their "shock" of returning to land and hearing the news about the global coronavirus pandemic.

From being "too slow" to act on testing, PPE and the lockdown, to care home deaths and Boris Johnson's attendance at meetings, ministers are caught in a storm.

A former NHS nurse who returned to the frontlines to help fight the coronavirus pandemic has shared the moment she held an elderly woman's hand during her last breaths so she didn't die alone from the virus.

Coronavirus death rates could be between 50 and 80 per cent higher in rural communities, according to scientists.

Firefighters are tackling a major blaze at a landfill site in east London where around 55 tons of waste has caught fire.

Record falls in output accompanied by unprecedented jobs threat

BBC presenter Jeremy Vine has trialled a "have you had it?" antibody coronavirus test not yet approved by the Government.

Some 26 million people in the US have filed for unemployment benefits in five weeks since with the coronavirus outbreak forcing employers to close their doors.

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.

A three-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car near a supermarket.

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

The US military base near to where the crash which claimed Harry Dunn's life is "looking into" claims a staff member also drove on the wrong side of the road before hitting into a stone wall.

Ryanair has told passengers it will not pay refunds for cancelled flights until the coronavirus crisis "is over".

An English bulldog nicknamed "Big Poppa" has found internet fame after his owner posted a picture of him looking forlorn during the coronavirus lockdown.

Small businesses struggling under coronavirus pressures have been handed nearly £1.5 billion in government-backed loans in just a week - more than double the loans provided since the scheme began in March.

The first people have been injected as the UK starts human trials for a coronavirus vaccine.

Matt Hancock has praised Muslims across the UK for making changes to how they mark Ramadan due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Millions of key workers and their households are now eligible for coronavirus tests as the Government races to meet its 100,000 daily target by the end of next week.

Almost half of people have witnessed an increase in drivers breaking the speed limit during the coronavirus lockdown, a new survey has found.

The Government have said it is working on the infrastructure for "large-scale" contact tracing as a key strategy for lifting the coronavirus lockdown.

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

Donald Trump has told a coronavirus press conference that the idea of injecting Covid-19 patients with disinfectant "sounds interesting to me".

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.

Meghan wrote in her letter: 'Your actions have broken my heart into a million pieces'

Doctors today raised "real concern" following a fall in London patients seeking hospital care for heart attack and stroke symptoms.

The footage of Chanel's "mam" Sandra has been viewed nearly 600,000 times

Coronavirus has hit at least 185 countries and territories around the world, making it a truly global pandemic.

Disinfectants must never be injected, the company which makes Dettol has stressed, after Donald Trump mused on its potential as a treatment for coronavirus.

The Government's new portal for arranging coronavirus tests has sparked confusion today, following a message suggesting home tests had run out by 9am.

Muslims around the world have begun the month long fasting period of Ramadan as many countries remain under coronavirus lockdown.

Elephants at Chester Zoo will be treated to a pool party in this week's virtual tour of the attraction which is currently closed to the public during the coronavirus lockdown.

Burberry said it has donated more than 100,000 pieces of PPE in line with its commitments to support relief efforts during the global health emergency.

The Royal Navy is investigating reports that a nuclear submarine crew held a party after returning to their UK base while the rest of the country was under coronavirus lockdown.

Canada's worst mass shooting started as a domestic dispute between the gunman and his girlfriend, who survived the attack, a police official has said.

A further four tigers and three lions have tested positive for coronavirus at the Bronx Zoo after a four-year-old Malaysian tiger contracted the disease earlier this month.

Nail-biting video captures the moment police in the US flip suspect's car was flipped as part of a manoeuvre to end a pursuit.

UK businesses have furloughed 3.8 million workers during the coronavirus lockdown, Downing Street has said.

An average of 100 people a day are being arrested for domestic violence offences during the coronavirus lockdown in London, Scotland Yard has revealed.

If the pandemic lasts another three months, news brands could suffer a £50 million loss

The true number of deaths linked to coronavirus in the UK is at least 5,000 higher than those reported from hospitals, new figures show.

The Duchess of Cornwall says she is missing seeing and hugging her grandchildren during the coronavirus lockdown.