‘Shame on you, Ann’, as compliance with Covid-19 restrictions begins to crumbleLondon Letter: There are five tests for ending lockdown. The fifth, that there should be no risk of a second peak, is impossible to meetThu Apr 23 2020 - 21:00
Millions of key workers and their families will be able to book free coronavirus testHancock announces plans to recruit 18,000 people to trace coronavirus infectionsThu Apr 23 2020 - 19:32
Forensic Starmer puts Raab on the rack over slow pace of testingLabour leader has first prime minister’s questions, but without Boris JohnsonWed Apr 22 2020 - 21:00
Coronavirus is ‘not going to disappear’, warns UK’s chief medical officerRestrictions needed until at least year end, says Chris Whitty, as death toll hits 18,100Wed Apr 22 2020 - 19:56
UK ministers deny claim over medical equipment schemeSenior diplomat says that staying out of EU’s coronavirus plan ‘was a political decision’Tue Apr 21 2020 - 20:50
Coronavirus: Sunak and Doyle frank on PPE amid lockdown lift dilemmaBritain at big disadvantage due to early policy errors on testing and contact tracingMon Apr 20 2020 - 21:13
Coronavirus: UK sees lowest daily death toll in two weeksExpert says British infection rate is now flat amid concerns over supply of PPEMon Apr 20 2020 - 19:56
NHS issues new PPE guidance due to shortage of surgical gownsBritain’s chief scientific adviser says Covid-19 deaths are reaching a plateau but will remain high for some timeFri Apr 17 2020 - 19:39
UK extends coronavirus lockdown by at least three weeksDominic Raab says easing measures now would be a risk as 861 new deaths confirmedThu Apr 16 2020 - 20:11
NHS mythology shields Boris Johnson from coronavirus mistakesLondon Letter: Public approval for UK government’s response belies terrible death tollThu Apr 16 2020 - 20:00
Coronavirus: Relatives to be permitted to visit dying in BritainHealth secretary offers no details on plan as post-weekend fatality figures expected to riseWed Apr 15 2020 - 19:52
UK death toll’s ‘plateau’ could last weeks, says scientific adviserSome 11,329 people have died from the virus in hospitals, including 717 deaths on MondayMon Apr 13 2020 - 19:16
Coronavirus: UK death toll passes 10,000 as Johnson dischargedFurther 737 UK deaths in 24 hours as adviser warns it could end with highest toll in EuropeSun Apr 12 2020 - 17:30
UK records 980 new coronavirus deaths in hospitalsToll is worst suffered by any European country in one day since the epidemic beganFri Apr 10 2020 - 20:15
Coronavirus: Britain on course to be European country worst-hitLondon Letter: Despite ramped up capacity, how many will die over slow social distancing?Thu Apr 09 2020 - 21:12
Boris Johnson moved from intensive care to general wardPM ‘continues to make positive steps forward’, says foreign secretary Dominic RaabThu Apr 09 2020 - 20:11
Britain has its worst day since crisis began with 938 new deathsWelsh first minister says there is no question of lifting restrictions in Wales when their initial three-week period ends after EasterWed Apr 08 2020 - 19:37
UK faces decisions too momentous to be made in Johnson’s absencePM remains in formal change of government but may not be well enough to lead for some timeTue Apr 07 2020 - 20:30
Boris Johnson in stable condition as UK records biggest daily death tollBritish PM does not have pneumonia but remains in intensive care on day of 786 deathsTue Apr 07 2020 - 19:03
Boris Johnson remains in intensive care being treated for coronavirusTaoiseach says: ‘We wish him a speedy recovery and a rapid return to health’Tue Apr 07 2020 - 10:50
Boris Johnson’s deteriorating health comes as shock at WestminsterPM’s move to intensive care puts into grim focus the weakness of the cabinet standing in for himMon Apr 06 2020 - 21:18
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson in hospital for tests as symptoms persistDowning Street confirms British prime minister still suffering effects of Covid-19Sun Apr 05 2020 - 21:58
Queen Elizabeth invokes spirit of second World War in speechUK coronavirus death toll reaches 4934 with 621 new deaths reported on SundaySun Apr 05 2020 - 20:41
Keir Starmer says Labour will work to ‘save lives and protect livelihoods’Party leader announces top positions in shadow cabinet and Covid-19 committeeSun Apr 05 2020 - 19:45
UK death toll could reach 1,000 a day by Easter, warns Matt HancockUK Wrap: Britons urged to remain at home as 684 more people die from Covid-19Fri Apr 03 2020 - 20:14
Starmer poised to step centre stage as UK Labour Party leaderShadow Brexit secretary expected to purge Corbyn allies from upper echelons of partyFri Apr 03 2020 - 20:00
UK makes another coronavirus U-turn but doubts over strategy lingerLondon Letter: Hancock endorses ‘immunity certificate’ as way to get people back to workThu Apr 02 2020 - 21:10
Coronavirus: UK vows to test 100,000 people a day by end of AprilNew target of 10 times current level amid mounting criticism as 569 more deaths recordedThu Apr 02 2020 - 19:52
Britain’s latest death toll of 563 is highest daily rate since epidemic beganOnly 2,000 NHS staff have been tested, with 125,000 self-isolating at homeWed Apr 01 2020 - 20:24
Coronavirus: British government admits it must ramp up testingMichael Gove says UK ‘must go further, faster’ as NHS struggles to get protective equipmentTue Mar 31 2020 - 19:09
Coronavirus: UK fatalities rise to 1,408 with worst thought yet to comeMeasures showing positive results, adviser says, but one-quarter of doctors not at workMon Mar 30 2020 - 22:51
Coronavirus: UK will not return to normal for ‘at least six months’Michael Gove says judgment of UK’s testing regime should wait until pandemic is overSun Mar 29 2020 - 18:25
Unflappable confidence of UK’s health establishment about to be testedBritain continues to diverge from WHO advice when it comes to testing and contact tracing for coronavirusFri Mar 27 2020 - 21:36
Covid-19: British government criticised after Johnson tests positiveAdministration accused of being careless after health minister also sidelined with virusFri Mar 27 2020 - 20:54
Public outrage turns to joggers as London adjusts to social distancingLondon Letter: Shift in government’s approach to coronavirus has eased public anxiety – a littleThu Mar 26 2020 - 21:00
UK eligible to take part in EU ventilator plan despite missed emailChancellor to pay self-employed 80 per cent of average monthly profits while crisis continuesThu Mar 26 2020 - 20:21
Coronavirus: Glimmer of hope reflected in UK confidence about copingPreparations to deal with looming ICU peak boosted by testing capacity and volunteerismWed Mar 25 2020 - 21:00
Coronavirus: British government buys 3.5m antibody test kitsUK Wrap: Test could enable those who have recovered from Covid-19 to return to workWed Mar 25 2020 - 20:21
Coronavirus: British army to set up 4,000-bed field hospital in LondonUK records biggest daily death toll, with 87 deaths bringing total to 422Tue Mar 24 2020 - 19:59
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson puts UK under lockdownIn TV address British PM limits people’s movement and closes non-essential shopsMon Mar 23 2020 - 21:38
UK lockdown a dose of coronavirus realism by Boris JohnsonThough Britain is now more in step with its neighbours, it remains an outlier in testingMon Mar 23 2020 - 21:33
UK to consider tougher measures to enforce social distancingBritain could bring in curfews and movement restrictions within days – JohnsonSun Mar 22 2020 - 19:53
Boris Johnson is gambling with the health of his citizensUK response: Westminster has adopted risky strategy for its political leaders, economy and peopleSat Mar 21 2020 - 06:00
UK orders widespread closures in move against coronavirusPubs, restaurants and gyms shut as aid announced and public compassion urgedFri Mar 20 2020 - 20:23
Coronavirus: Britain can turn the tide on Covid-19 in 12 weeks, Johnson saysPM dismisses speculation London faces lockdown, as UK death toll from virus hits 144Thu Mar 19 2020 - 20:38
‘I realised no virus was strong enough to overcome our mutual loathing’London Letter: Streets empty and businesses abandoned amid sense of forebodingThu Mar 19 2020 - 18:00
Schools across Britain to close from Friday due to coronavirusChildren of healthcare workers, emergency personnel and delivery drivers among those who will continue to go to schoolWed Mar 18 2020 - 19:50
British government announces business aid package worth €360 billionChancellor Sunak pledges state will do ‘whatever it takes’ to keep economy afloatTue Mar 17 2020 - 20:20
‘Herd immunity’ policy ditched as UK adapts Covid-19 responseMeasures aim to stall rocketing infection rate but reluctance to close schools persistsMon Mar 16 2020 - 21:00
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says UK and Ireland are on ‘the same path’PM confident dramatically intensified measures will equal Irish government’s actionsMon Mar 16 2020 - 20:01
