A man has been shot dead by police in Westminster, central London, after brandishing two knives at officers.

Major supermarkets in the UK have started to ration certain products after some shoppers began stockpiling over coronavirus fears.

A 25-year-old woman has been arrested after a 20-month-old baby died at a hospital in Mansfield.

Eggheads star Dave Rainford has died, the game show’s host Jeremy Vine has confirmed.

One school pupil thought she was going to faint as the Duchess of Sussex paid a surprise visit to a school in east London to celebrate International Women’s Day.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have received a standing ovation and long applause at the Royal Albert Hall as they embarked on their final engagements as senior royals.

Millions of volunteers could be given four weeks off work to help take the strain off the health service in the event the coronavirus outbreak becomes a pandemic, the government has announced.

Facebook is closing its three London offices and telling staff to work from home after an employee was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Sports authorities and broadcasters have been summoned by the government for discussions on coronavirus contingency plans – as the Premier League considers banning over-70s at matches.

Forty-eight new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the UK over the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 164.