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A father-of-five has spent hundreds of pounds of his own money buying food parcels for the elderly and vulnerable after seeing a woman in tears because a shop had sold...

Work is accelerating on up to eight leading candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said on Monday.

A police officer has been charged with murder following the death of a woman near Bournemouth.

President Donald Trump abruptly ended his White House news conference on Monday after combative exchanges with two reporters.

A man is campaigning for people to display blue hearts for the NHS in tribute to his “inspirational” wife Sally, who works as a nurse.

White House staff have been ordered to wear a mask or facial covering to enter the West Wing, as Donald Trump confronts cases of the coronavirus at the heart of...

The car park was nearly full at Tesla's California electric car factory on Monday, an indication that the company could be resuming production in defiance of an order from county...

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has confirmed the company has restarted its California factory in violation of local government orders.

The alleged killer of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn is "wanted internationally" after an Interpol Red Notice was issued for her arrest.

A senior world health official has warned that countries are essentially driving blind in reopening their economies without setting up strong contact tracing to beat flare-ups of coronavirus.

Twitter has announced it will warn users when a tweet contains disputed or misleading information about coronavirus.

Georgia's attorney general has appointed a black district attorney to take over the case of a white father and son charged with killing a black man, making her the third...

The US Justice Department has said federal prosecutors are weighing possible hate crime charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man gunned down after being pursued by two...

The Duchess of Cambridge's brother James Middleton has shaved off his beard in lockdown to surprise his fiancee to mark the month they were due to marry.

The 2020 Electric Picnic festival has officially been cancelled, organisers confirmed in a statement this afternoon.

Optimism over the easing of lockdowns across the globe faded on Monday as traders were left cautious over the potential for a second coronavirus peak.

London boroughs are collaborating on a project to feed the vulnerable, while a five-year-old cyclist has raised £1,200 by taking part in the 2.6 Challenge, in Monday's news.

Malta's ambassador to Finland has resigned after writing a Facebook post comparing German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Adolf Hitler and saying her aim was "to control Europe".

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A five-year-old Bradley Wiggins fan has raised more than £1,000 for charity by cycling 26 miles over a week.

CORK residents expressed concern after more than 100 people attended the funeral of two brothers which included separate horse-drawn carriages and a cortege of mourners.

A cancer patient who tested positive for Covid-19 was given a hero's welcome home after making a miraculous recovery from the virus.

A mother says her four-year-old daughter saved her life by calling 999 when she suffered a severe asthma attack.

A camera donated by a member of the public has caught footage of a lynx at Wild Place Project in South Gloucestershire.

Firefighters have used a raft to rescue a cat that was floating on a piece of driftwood in a tunnel.

Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to reopen England after weeks of Covid-19 lockdown. Despite having one of the highest coronavirus death rates in Europe, the Prime Minister is moving far...

One in five workers had no cash put aside for emergencies before the coronavirus lockdown started, a survey has found.

Nearly half of debit card transactions made in recent weeks have been online, according to a bank's analysis of its customers' spending habits.

THE government has warned of fraudulent text messages that have been sent to people telling them they are eligible for the €350-a-week Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).

The Queen has congratulated thousands of charities after they raised more than £10 million in lieu of the London Marathon.

A new project involving all 32 London boroughs will see food hubs across the capital come together to feed vulnerable residents.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday considers three blockbuster cases concerning efforts by the Democratic-led House of Representatives and a grand jury working with a prosecutor in New York City...

A group of 16 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and 34 adults have left Greece on a flight to the United Kingdom, where they will be reunited with family members who are...

Plastic barriers and face masks appeared on the streets of Europe's newly reopened cities, as France and Belgium emerged from lockdowns, the Netherlands sent children back to school and Greece...

The coronavirus has revived a hairstyle in East Africa featuring braided spikes that echo the virus's distinctive shape.

Keepers at Exmoor Zoo in Devon are celebrating the birth of four baby capybaras.

Saudi Arabia is tripling taxes on basic goods and cutting spending on major projects amid the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices.

An outside adviser for a multimillion-pound oil and gas firm listed in London may have inadvertently sent shares in the company soaring last week when they texted someone pretending to...

Concerns over a second wave of coronavirus are growing in South Korea amid a spike of cases after nightclubs reopened.

More than 200 people have been arrested in Hong Kong during anti-government protests on Sunday night, according to media reports.