A major UK charity supporting children of alcoholics has said it is facing a surge in calls from young people stuck in toxic and abusive households during lockdown.
Police have handed out more than 9,000 fixed fines to people flouting the lockdown rules since the restrictions began a month ago.
Crew members stranded on cruise ships and stuck in cabins without fresh air for weeks – even after passengers have been flown home – fear they have been forgotten about, Sky News has been told.
‘Saba’ was already in an abusive relationship, but it escalated significantly once the lockdown began.
More than 26,000 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, making it the second worst-hit country in Europe, new figures have shown.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two young children were found dead at their home in east London.
Schoolchildren in England will not all return to lessons at the same time, the education secretary has confirmed, in a strong hint that many will not be back until the autumn.
A leading scientist has warned Britons to heed the lockdown because “COVID-19 is as dangerous as Ebola” – as a study found most elderly people killed by the disease would not have died otherwise.
The head of the Royal Air Force dismissed two Russian patrol aircraft as “relics of the Cold War” in a rare public rebuke after British jets were forced to scramble to intercept them.
Over-65s and those who need to leave their homes for work will now be able to get tested for coronavirus, as the government expands the number of people who are eligible.