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Britain’s coronavirus death toll has today risen to 104 after the number of new daily fatalities doubled in the space of just 24 hours. Officials today announced 33 more deaths from the life-threatening infection in the UK – up from 16 yesterday and 20 on Monday, amid fears the outbreak …

The Army has put 20,000 troops on standby as Boris Johnson hints London could face a total lockdown within days amid fears the ‘superspreader city’ is the engine of the UK’s coronavirus outbreak after the daily death rate doubled to 33 in 24 hours. The Prime Minister refused to rule out …

One of the Government’s top coronavirus experts believes he has contracted the virus, he revealed on Twitter this morning. Professor Neil Ferguson, an Imperial College London virus expert who has been advising UK officials for two months, said he is now in self-isolation. In a tweet posted on Wednesday morning …

Happy St Patrick’s Day! Royal family share Instagram posts to mark the occasion amid the coronavirus crisis – as Prince William and Kate Middleton praise the work of the Irish Guards Duke and Duchess of Cambridge marked St Patrick’s Day with an Instagram post Couple paid tribute to the work …

Coronavirus cases in the UK are rapidly climbing, and the spiralling outbreak yesterday prompted Boris Johnson to take the drastic step of advising against all social contact in a dramatic measure to delay the spread of infection. But despite these distancing measures, the government estimates many more people will catch …

Queen, 93, returns to Buckingham Palace in central London after weekend in Windsor despite coronavirus outbreak The Queen, 93, has returned to Buckingham Palace today to carry on her duties  It comes as number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK increase to 1,543  People over age of 70 will …

It’s business as usual: Queen, 93, attends church and will return to Buckingham Palace today to continue working despite coronavirus epidemic The 93-year-old monarch spent the weekend as normal at Windsor Castle  She is expected to return to London today to continue with her royal duties An aide categorically denied …

Newborn baby in London who became the world’s youngest coronavirus victim after his mother fell ill is ‘out of danger and recovering’ Child’s mother was rushed to hospital days ago with suspected pneumonia  Baby was treated at North Middlesex Hospital and mother at speciality hospital  Thought that the  baby was infected …

  London postal workers take strike action over coronavirus concerns By our reporter 14 March 2020 Postal workers in several depots across south west London and other parts of the capital have mounted a de facto wildcat strike/work to rule over concerns regarding coronavirus safety. They did so in the …

Defiant Friday night revellers are still hitting the streets of London tonight despite the fact millions of workers stayed at home today over coronavirus fears. Huge crowds gathered outside theatres this evening for popular West End shows near Leicester Square such as The Book of Mormom and Les Miserables. So …