Boris Johnson is announcing his second major review of coronavirus lockdown rules, 66 days after he introduced them in late March.

Boris Johnson has failed to quell anger from Conservative MPs – including from government ministers – over his chief adviser Dominic Cummings’s actions during lockdown.

The test and trace system launching in England on Thursday is the key that will “unlock the prison” of lockdown, the prime minister has said.

The government’s coronavirus test and trace system will be up and running on Thursday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.

Emily Maitlis was notably absent from her role as Newsnight’s presenter on Wednesday after the BBC ruled the programme breached impartiality rules over its Dominic Cummings coverage.

The government will not review fines issued to families who travelled to get childcare in lockdown, Sky News understands – despite the health secretary promising a vicar in a TV briefing he would “look at” the issue.

Future “flare-ups” of coronavirus infections could lead to localised lockdown measures, the health secretary has said.

Some NHS patients with severe coronavirus symptoms will be treated with an Ebola drug after trials proved it led to a quicker recovery.

A doctor who spent a week in intensive care with coronavirus has been revealed as an antibody “super-donor” who could save the lives of other people.

Armed police were sent to an upmarket London street over concerns a big cat was on the loose.