As a growing number of states issue “shelter in place” orders, businesses shutter and Americans everywhere are told to limit outings and practise social distancing, Donald Trump... Read more
Alex Salmond has been cleared of sexually assaulting nine women while he was Scotland’s first minister. A jury found the former SNP leader not guilty on 12 of the sexual assault charge... Read more
People who have ignored government advice aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic are “very selfish”, says the health secretary. Matt Hancock said the government was willing t... Read more
The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been thrown into further doubt after Canada became the first major country to withdraw. Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has admi... Read more
South Korea has reported the lowest number of new coronavirus cases since infection rates peaked four weeks ago, fuelling hope Asia’s worst outbreak outside China may be abating. The c... Read more
More than a billion people in India have been asked to observe a 14-hour long curfew to try to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the curfew last week, t... Read more
California has issued a “stay at home” order to residents as it tries to stem the march of the coronavirus across the most populous US state. Governor Gavin Newsom told Californi... Read more
Social distancing would be needed for “at least half of the year” to stop intensive care units being overwhelmed, according to official scientific advice. The Scientific Advisory... Read more
Letters are being sent to more than 65,000 retired doctors and nurses in England and Wales asking them to return to the NHS to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Senior officials say the... Read more
US jails are to let out inmates as cases of coronavirus infections are being reported in prisons. New York City is releasing “vulnerable” prisoners, the mayor said on Wednesday,... Read more
US jails are to let out inmates as cases of coronavirus infections are being reported in prisons. New York City is releasing “vulnerable” prisoners, the mayor said on Wednesday,... Read more
Schools across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are to close on Friday because of the coronavirus epidemic. What will the impact be? How long are schools likely to be... Read more
Millions of questions are running through the minds of people concerning the outbreak of the pandemic virus which has killed thousands of people at countries where it has effected especially... Read more
South Korea, China and Singapore are among the Asian countries facing a second coronavirus wave, spurred by people importing it from outside. China, where the virus first emerged, confirmed... Read more
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