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What could happen in a London lockdown?  LIKELY RESTRICTIONS  Tougher advice on ‘social distancing’, urging everyone to stay at home unless absolutely essential;  Asking shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and bars to close to minimise the risk of people gathering; Scaling back transport services while leaving enough capacity for unavoidable journeys …

All staff who work in Britain’s food supply chain will be designated as key workers and have access to childcare during the coronavirus crisis, Food Secretary George Eustice suggested today amid wider confusion about who will be eligible for the help.  All schools in the UK will shut as of …

Prince Albert of Monaco has tested positive for coronavirus, the royal palace said today.  Authorities in the tiny state said the 62-year-old ruler had been tested for the pathogen at the start of this week.  His diagnosis makes him the first known head of state to be infected with the …

Coronavirus-hit Health Minister Nadine Dorries today said she had lost all sense of taste and smell as a result of her battle with the deadly disease. The 62-year-old, who was the first MP to be diagnosed with Covid-19, said she can only tell the difference between warm and cold and nothing …

Princess Beatrice has put her royal wedding plans with fiancé Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi for May 29 on hold over the coronavirus pandemic. The couple were due to marry at St James’s Palace in London, before Beatrice’s grandmother the Queen hosted a private reception in Buckingham Palace’s gardens. But royal officials revealed today …

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 …

Last of the Royal Navy WWII destroyer captains dies aged 105: Lieutenant Commander John Manners was commanding officer of HMS Viceroy sinking U-1274 three weeks before end of the war Lieutenant Commander John Manners, was commanding officer of HMS Viceroy Manners oversaw the sinking of German submarine U-1274 in April …

This week, the British public has been asked to channel its “Blitz spirit”, while many older people have said that if they can survive the war, they can survive this. In Tuesday’s press conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the steps taken to fight the deadly disease were “unprecedented since …