A man has been charged with making dozens of fake coronavirus treatment kits and trying to sell them around the world.
Boris Johnson has ordered cafes, pubs, bars, restaurants and gyms to close from tonight in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.
The number of people who have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus has risen to 177 after England saw 39 more deaths – the biggest rise in a day.
The government will pick up “most of” the wages of workers as the coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate many businesses , says Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
The UK’s coronavirus outbreak could be worse than Italy’s and hospitals may be “completely swamped”, an A&E consultant has told Sky News.
Social distancing restrictions need to be in place for “at least most of a year” to control the spread of coronavirus, according to experts advising the government about the pandemic.
Boris Johnson has said the UK “can turn the tide” against coronavirus in the next 12 weeks – but subsequently admitted the government “don’t know how long” the crisis will last for.
The number of people who have died after contracting coronavirus in the UK has risen to 144, the Department of Health has said.
The government plans to purchase hundreds of thousands of antibody tests to detect if someone has already had coronavirus – in what could be a “gamechanger” in the UK’s response to the outbreak, Boris Johnson said.
Tens of thousands of retired healthcare professionals are being urged to return to work to help the NHS through the coronavirus crisis.