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Boris Johnson is out of intensive care and in "extremely good spirits", Downing Street has said.

Dominic Raab has said the UK "must keep going" with lockdown measures as he warned against giving coronavirus "a second chance to kill more people".

Another 881 patients have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus - bringing the total to 7,978.

For many, Easter weekend is a time to get outside in the fresh air and spend time with friends and family.

An interview with David Icke in which he shares his unsubstantiated views on the causes of the COVID-19 outbreak is being investigated by Ofcom.

Celebrities have shared more messages of thanks to NHS staff working in the fight against coronavirus.

American rapper and model Chynna Rogers, who performed with ASAP Mob, has died aged 25.

George and Amal Clooney and Irish rock band U2 have become the latest celebrities to donate large sums of money to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Boris Johnson is out of intensive care and in "extremely good spirits", Downing Street has said.

Dominic Raab has said the UK "must keep going" with lockdown measures as he warned against giving coronavirus "a second chance to kill more people".

Another 881 patients have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus - bringing the total to 7,978.

Senior ministers will decide whether to "enhance or change" UK lockdown rules at an emergency summit next week, one of them has told Sky News.

Police have been forced to reassure people they will not be searching their shopping trolleys after a chief constable threatened the measure if "we don't get the compliance we would expect".

Emergency workers battling the coronavirus crisis are being spat at or coughed at daily by people who have or claim to have the deadly virus, the UK's top prosecutor has said.

Spain is close to the beginning of a decline in the coronavirus epidemic, the country's prime minister has said.

Australian police have seized a black box data recorder from a ship as part of a homicide investigation into 15 deaths and more than 600 coronavirus cases.

Scientists have warned that the coronavirus outbreak "could easily resurge" when lockdown measures are relaxed.

Two people in the US have been charged with terrorism offences after claiming they were intentionally trying to spread COVID-19.

China has drawn up guidelines to reclassify dogs as pets rather than livestock in a potentially "game-changing" response to the coronavirus outbreak.

China has ended coronavirus lockdown measures in Wuhan - 11 weeks after it became the epicentre of what has since developed into a global crisis.

Boris Johnson is out of intensive care and in "extremely good spirits", Downing Street has said.

Dominic Raab has said the UK "must keep going" with lockdown measures as he warned against giving coronavirus "a second chance to kill more people".

Senior ministers will decide whether to "enhance or change" UK lockdown rules at an emergency summit next week, one of them has told Sky News.

Priti Patel is involved in a bitter clash over coronavirus with Labour's Yvette Cooper, who has accused the home secretary of dodging scrutiny by MPs.

Wales has extended its lockdown to beyond the Easter weekend, hours after a minister told Sky News it was "not the right moment" for the UK as a whole to consider relaxing the restrictions.

A motorist caught speeding at 110mph told police he had travelled more than 100 miles to London to buy bread because it was cheaper.

The Malaysian government's department for women has apologised after it released a series of online posters telling women how to keep their men happy during the COVID-19 lockdown.

A comedy club in Liverpool, closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, was raided by police over the weekend after a recorded show it streamed on Facebook was mistaken for a live event.

BT workers are being verbally and even physically abused after spurious online claims linking the spread of the coronavirus to 5G masts, a senior executive at the company has told Sky News.

Scientists have warned that the coronavirus outbreak "could easily resurge" when lockdown measures are relaxed.

The highest-ever resolution images of the sun have been revealed by British scientists working alongside NASA researchers.

Boris Johnson is out of intensive care and in "extremely good spirits", Downing Street has said.

Stock markets have rallied despite latest evidence of the catastrophic impact of the coronavirus on the global economy - as central banks stepped in with more help.

BT workers are being verbally and even physically abused after spurious online claims linking the spread of the coronavirus to 5G masts, a senior executive at the company has told Sky News.

China has ended coronavirus lockdown measures in Wuhan - 11 weeks after it became the epicentre of what has since developed into a global crisis.

Two people in the US have been charged with terrorism offences after claiming they were intentionally trying to spread COVID-19.

An emergency funding scheme set up by the chancellor to funnel interest-free loans to small businesses has triggered a further flashpoint over banks' rejection of funding applications by companies with private equity backers.