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The number of coronavirus cases in London has almost quadrupled in a week as the UK’s epidemic continues to spread into all corners of the British Isles. The capital city now has at least 4,637 cases, a jump from the 1,221 reported last Friday, three days before Britons were ordered …

The former IBM factory near Glasgow has become Britain’s second crisis hospital as the building has been offered to NHS Scotland in the battle against coronavirus. It comes as the ExCel Centre in Newham, East London, was kitted out with 4,000 beds and two morgues amid the Covid-19 crisis.  Britain’s …

Rishi Sunak’s multi-billion-pound coronavirus bailout has left hundreds of thousands of self-employed workers ‘close to a cliff edge’. The Chancellor unveiled a scheme handing out cash grants worth up to £2,500 a month, in a boost for taxi drivers, musicians, gig economy workers and freelancers. Many welcomed the move but some have …

Buckingham Palace scrapped a national televised address about coronavirus from the Queen ‘for her own safety’ and to keep the airways clear for politicians and medical professionals, a royal expert has claimed. Last week Her Majesty, 93, issued a statement on the outbreak, saying the UK is ‘entering a period of …

Princess Beatrice is ‘looking to postpone wedding entirely’ until 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic, a royal expert has revealed. The royal, 31, had initially been set to marry fiancé Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 36, in the Chapel Royal of St James’s Palace in London on May 29, followed by a reception …

Boris Johnson has hinted he could ban all Britons from leaving their homes ‘within 24 hours’ if they refuse to keep the ‘absolutely crucial’ six feet apart. The PM used his daily press conference to warn there was ‘no doubt’ he would act to shut open spaces and limit all …

An NHS doctor has shared a selfie showing her face covered in red and purple marks after working a gruelling shift treating coronavirus patients in a London hospital, prompting other healthcare workers to do the same in a bid to encourage the public to self-isolate.   The stark picture, shared by …

Boris Johnson has warned that people not following social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus outbreak are ‘putting other people’s lives at risk’ as he hinted he could ban all Britons from leaving their homes if they don’t keep six feet apart. It came as an 18-year-old died of Covid-19, marking …

Seven more people in Wales, a further three in Scotland, and a second person in Northern Ireland have died today after contracting coronavirus – bringing the total number of deaths to 281. The Scottish Government confirmed the number of people who have died after testing positive for the virus in Scotland has …

Officially no longer a ‘royal’? UK charity Smart Works quietly removes ‘HRH’ when referring to patron Meghan Markle on its website Meghan Markle has been a patron for UK-based charity Smart Works, which helps dress unemployed women for job interviews, since January 2019 However, the charity appears to have changed …