Rolling coverage of all the latest UK coronavirus developmentsCoronavirus – latest global updatesCoronavirus latest – at a glanceMen are much more likely to die from Covid-19. But why?UK healthcare workers: the protection they need and what they haveRead all our coronavirus coverage 1.43pm GMT Our North of England editor Helen Read more
More than a third of British electricity was generated by renewables in 2019The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell for a seventh consecutive year in 2019 after a record year for renewable energy, according to government figures.The provisional data, published by the government on Thursday, revealed a 3.6% fall in greenhouse Read more
The tallies, using data collected from national authorities and information from the WHO, are likely to reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections. Pictured: A boy in Palestine. Via: Global deaths from coronavirus races past 20,000 with 450,000 confirmed cases
Daren Bland, 50, from Maresfield, East Sussex, is understood to have infected his wife Sarah (picture together) and children after returning from Ischgl in mid January. Via: UK's patient zero 'is Sussex IT worker, 50, who caught coronavirus in Austrian ski resort party bar
Millions of householders will receive council tax bills over £2,000 as town halls put up their charges by twice the rate of inflation. Ministers revealed bills will increase by an average 3.9 per cent. Via: Coronavirus UK: Fury as council tax rises 3.9% on average
Kayla Williams died of suspected Covid-19 at her apartment in Peckham, south London, the day after NHS staff told her to look after herself at home. Via: Mother, 36, 'dies of coronavirus' in her flat after being told she was not a priority
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Fergie was famous for his ‘hairdryer ‘ rants at Man Utd. Now he’s using all his persuasive charm to stop a development being built next to his £2.3million home. Via: SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE shares Sir Alex Ferguson's hairdryer treatment over Cheshire neighbour's build
WTO warns economic impact will be worse than 2008; Spanish death toll higher than China’s; Prince Charles tests positive. Follow the latest updates. Coronavirus latest: at a glanceCoronavirus key questions: everything you need to knowDeath toll in Spain overtakes China as lockdowns extend around globeUS coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus Read more
Row over sacking of minister leads to coalition partner pulling outKosovo’s government has fallen after only 50 days in power, with the junior governing coalition partner pushing through a no-confidence vote following disagreements with the prime minister.The prime minister, Albin Kurti, of the leftwing Self-Determination Movement, may take two weeks Read more
As the region battles a second wave of infections, people who have had contact with confirmed cases are being herded into confinementCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAround eight o’ clock in the morning the doorbell of the tiny single room blares, announcing at obscene volume the arrival of Read more