A teachers’ union and city mayor have hit back at government calls to send children back to school on 1 June – saying they will not let that happen unless it is “safe” for them to return.

Muse frontman Matt Bellamy had prepared himself for a break this year after finishing the band’s ambitious Simulation Theory tour in 2019.

A woman has been charged with murder following the discovery of human remains in two suitcases.

Mental health services face a “tsunami” of cases following the COVID-19 lockdown, a leading psychiatric body has warned.

Trials are going ahead to see if dogs could provide a non-invasive way of detecting the coronavirus.

Downing Street has confirmed Sir Mark Sedwill, the cabinet secretary and arguably the second most important person in government, had coronavirus at the same time as the prime minister.

A quarter of people who died with coronavirus in hospitals in England had diabetes, officials say.

Transport for London (TfL) has secured a £1.6bn government bailout after the coronavirus pandemic caused its income to fall by 90%.

Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, is attempting to break the deadlock between the government and teaching unions over children returning to school next month.

A new coronavirus antibody test has been found to be 100% accurate, public health leaders have confirmed.