Boris Johnson should resist calls to ease the lockdown including reopening schools until a new system to trace the spread of coronavirus is a proven success, according to two members of the government’s scientific advisory council.

Captain Tom Moore, who raised almost £33m for the NHS as it battled to cope with coronavirus, is to be knighted, Boris Johnson has said.

Twice as many people have died in care homes in England, Wales and Scotland during the coronavirus pandemic than would be expected in normal times, Sky News analysis has found.

A senior minister has told Sky News that “wrong” advice at the start of the coronavirus outbreak could have led to mistakes in the government’s response.

A woman whose remains were found in two suitcases in the Forest of Dean has been named as Phoenix Netts.

A man has been shot dead in north London, police have said.

The UK has recorded its lowest daily coronavirus fatality figure since the nationwide lockdown began, with 160 further deaths.

A 12-year-old girl who lost her mum to COVID-19 has told Sky News how she has always wanted to emulate her “because she was just phenomenal.”

The UK has 10 key lessons to learn from its handling of the coronavirus pandemic so far, a cross-party group of MPs have warned.

The royal budget could lose millions of pounds due to palaces being closed to tourists during what is usually their most busy time.