The number of deaths related to coronavirus around the world has passed 250,000, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking the disease globally. The US is the country with the... Read more
US President Donald Trump has warned that as many as 100,000 people could die of coronavirus in the US. Speaking at a two-hour virtual “town hall”, Mr Trump also denied that his... Read more
In Brazil’s bustling Amazon city of Manaus, so many people have died within days in the coronavirus pandemic that coffins had to be stacked on top of each other in long, hastily dug tr... Read more
Officials in Kentucky say four children were killed and one is missing after their horse-drawn buggy was washed away while trying to cross a stream. The Amish family of six were crossing a l... Read more
France is encouraging people to cycle to keep pollution levels low once lockdown restrictions end. Under the €20 million (£17m; $21.7m) scheme, everyone will be eligible for bike repairs of... Read more
Veteran South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg, who was tried alongside Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 87. As a member of the ANC’s military wing, he was convicte... Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a cabinet meeting later and then lead the daily coronavirus briefing for the first time since his return to work. No 10 said the PM, whose fiancee gav... Read more
At least 38 people have been killed in a fire at a warehouse that was under construction in the South Korean city of Icheon. The blaze was caused by an explosion of flammable material being... Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of their son. A spokeswoman for the PM and his partner said both mother and baby are “doing very we... Read more
Coronavirus testing is available for millions more people in England from today after the government loosened rules on who can apply. Testing expanded last week to all key workers in En... Read more
One man died on Tuesday after violent clashes in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli that left dozens injured after the Lebanese army used live fire, rubber-coated rounds, and tear... Read more
A rising number of deaths linked to coronavirus in care homes in England and Wales has pushed the overall numbers dying to a record high. Office for National Statistics data showed there wer... Read more
The son of an NHS doctor who died with coronavirus has called on Health Secretary Matt Hancock to say sorry for mistakes in the government’s response. Intisar Chowdhury, 18, told BBC R... Read more
A minute’s silence will be held across the UK later to commemorate the key workers who have died with coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who returned to work on Monday,... Read more
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