DOMINIC RAAB chaired tonight's coronavirus press briefing alongside Chief of Defence, Sir Nick Carter and Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty. The Foreign Secretary addressed issues surrounding PPE. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates What was said in today's press conference? Dominic Raab says the UK "is not out of the woods yet" Dominic Raab […]

A RARE new symptom of coronavirus dubbed 'Covid toes' is mainly seen in kids, doctors say. Medics treating Covid-19 patients have reported seeing unusual cases where people have developed blisters and purple lesions on their feet. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates And now scientists have revealed that the unusual sign usually appears in patients […]

FRANCE and Holland are to re-open schools after weeks of lockdowns amid the coronavirus crisis. French primary school pupils will return to school on May 11 for lessons restricted to around 15 children per class. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Youngsters across Holland will also be allowed to return to lessons from May […]

Father-of-one is jailed for 22 months after campaign of violence against his pregnant girlfriend including punching her, stamping on her head and forcing her to drink from the floor Jayden Knight, 27, was jailed for abusing his 25-year-old girlfriend Sophie Whitby He started the assaults in October after she became pregnant near Rochdale On New Year’s Eve he forced her […]

Has Britain already gone back to work? Roads, trains and Tubes appear busier while weekend traffic was highest of lockdown so far as building sites, cafes and now B&Q quiet reopen doors Sunday saw the highest number of cars on the roads on a weekend since social distancing began Government data could suggest motorists are tiring of coronavirus restrictions and […]

The lieutenant governor of Texas is pushing to completely reopen the Lone Star state — insisting “there are more important things than living” during the coronavirus pandemic. “In Texas, we have 29 million people and we’ve lost 495,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, 70, told Fox News, calling it a “low” death rate. “Every life is valuable, but 500 people out […]

SAYING goodbye to a loved one in their final days is unbearably difficult at any time, but as coronavirus continues to spread across the world, it's meant many family members can't be with their relatives in their final moments. Now however, a group of end-of-life experts have compiled a deathbed etiquette guide to advise relatives on exactly how to say […]

THE first known US coronavirus death came three weeks earlier than first thought meaning thousands more could have died, health officials say. A California Medical Examiner-Coroner said they identified two people who died with COVID-19 before the virus was first officially associated with a death in the country on February 29. The individuals from Santa Clara County, who were identified […]

EARTH Day is celebrated globally on April 22 (TODAY) – and 2020 marks its 50th anniversary. With a theme of climate action, organisers and scientists across the globe are calling for people to rally online to help protect the Earth. Here's everything you need to know about the global event. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news […]

Greta Thunberg launches video of family walking around burning house calling for action on climate change Video shows a house burning as a family walk around inside during the morning Video was released by Fridays for Future with LA-based creative agency FF Emissions around the world have plummeted as economies are shutdown  Learn more about how to help people impacted […]