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.

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.

PM makes declaration but UK sees second highest rise in cases in 24 hours, with 6,032 more

41-year-old Temisan Oritsejafor facing 'significant prison term' over 'vulgar' incident, West Midlands Police force says

Donald Trump has claimed he has seen evidence that coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab.

A care home nurse used the knowledge she gained during the swine flu outbreak to help save the lives of 13 dementia patients who were displaying symptoms of the coronavirus.

Ships on the River Thames joined hundreds of vessels worldwide to sound their horns for 1.2 million "unsung heroes" stuck at sea during the coronavirus travel restrictions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NHS staff are "breaking down" on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus, a Labour MP and A&E doctor has warned.

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.

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.

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.

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.

North Korean troops have fired several bullets at a South Korean guard post inside the heavily fortified border between the countries, the military said.

Boris Johnson is set to allow Brits to spend more time outdoors in the first phase of rolling back the coronavirus lockdown, it has been reported.

The NHS coronavirus contact tracing app will be trialled in the Isle of Wight this week before being rolled out more widely later this month, the Transport Secretary said.

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has suggested there could be a "mixed economy" of schooling as the coronavirus lockdown is eased.

The coronavirus lockdown should be eased for over 70s who are considered healthy due to the impact staying inside is having on their mental health, senior doctors have warned.

Most Brits are against ending the coronavirus lockdown this week, with less than one in five thinking the time is right to reopen pubs, restaurants, stadiums and schools, a new survey shows.

Nearly half of NHS doctors have been forced to buy their own personal protective equipment (PPE) for coronavirus treatment or rely on donations, a new survey has found.

The Government is "actively looking" at holding people who arrive from abroad in quarantine to help control the spread of coronavirus, Grant Shapps has said.

Fewer people would have died from coronavirus in the UK if the country had greater testing capacity sooner, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said.

A passenger plane has returned to the UK with ten million pairs of surgical gloves for NHS staff on the coronavirus frontline.

Social gatherings could be limited to 10 people until 2021 to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections in the UK, scientists have warned.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has dismissed reports that there could be a "blanket ban" on over 70s leaving home when lockdown is eased.

People in countries across Europe are gradually regaining some old freedoms as governments start to lift their coronavirus lockdowns after many weeks.

The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK has jumped by 315.

Nightingale hospitals were not build in error, NHS England's national medical director has said.

The number of daily coronavirus tests being carried has fallen to below 80,000 despite the Government saying that it hit the 100,000 a day target by the end of April.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that the US has "a significant amount of evidence" that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory.

Boris Johnson is set to urge countries to "pull together" in the fight against the global coronavirus pandemic.