MP calls for churches to open doors on Easter Sunday

An MP has questioned why churches will be forced to keep their doors closed on Easter Sunday while off-licences will be allowed to open.Jack

Man aged 101 returns home after hospital treatment for coronavirus

A 101-year-old man has returned home after being treated in hospital for coronavirus.Keith Watson was admitted to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch

What the papers say – April 10

Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaving intensive care to start his recovery from the coronavirus leads many of the Good Friday papers, while

PM on road to recovery as Britons urged to stay home over Easter

Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to be on the road to recovery after leaving intensive care – while ministers have urged people not to

Life on the inside: 10 ways to get your culture fix this Easter

The ongoing countrywide lockdown means this year’s Easter weekend will feel very different for many.Faced with four free days to fill at

Public urged to stay at home despite warm start to Easter weekend

People have been urged to heed instructions that they should stay at home over Easter, amid fears that a warm start to the weekend could see

Opec+ agrees deal to cut global oil production

Opec and Russia have agreed a deal to cut global oil production to 10 million barrels a day until July 1, and then eight million a day until the end

Central bank action boosts markets despite jobs uncertainty

A massive stimulus package in the US excited markets on Thursday as the trading week ended on a high.The FTSE 100 closed up 164.93 points to

Asos condemned as delivery drivers face redundancy

Asos has been criticised by a union as around 70 drivers, who have been delivering clothes throughout the coronavirus pandemic, face

Best Western hotels call on ministers to probe insurance sector

The chairman of a major hotel group has called on the Government to look in to insurers who are not backing their business customers through the

Energy suppliers split over asking Government for a bailout

The UK’s energy suppliers agree they will need to raise extra cash in the wake of the coronavirus crisis as customers struggle to pay

Free-to-use ATM guarantee pledge by banks

Some banks and cash machine deployers have made a 12-month pledge to help maintain the spread of free-to-use ATMs amid fears some could disappear as

Social care is no Cinderella service compared to NHS, says Number 10

The Government has denied that social care is being treated as a “Cinderella” service as organisations continue to report

UK Labour movement understands importance of Scotland, says Murray

The entirety of the UK Labour movement now understands the importance of Scotland, according to Ian Murray.Mr Murray, newly appointed as

In pictures: Boris Johnson through the years

Led By Donkeys billboards compare coronavirus ‘heroes and zeroes’

Political campaign group Led By Donkeys is using its platform to praise heroism amid the coronavirus outbreak and to call out those using it as

Ed Miliband returns to the shadow cabinet

Ed Miliband will return to the Labour frontbench under Sir Keir Starmer as the new leader revealed an overhauled shadow cabinet that includes his

Scotland should have more powers in move to federalism – Sir Keir Starmer

The Scottish Parliament should have more powers as part of a move to a federal system of government, new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.Sir

Fauci dismisses 'conspiracy theories' to spin the coronavirus death toll

In his 2014 book The Loudest Voice in the Room, journalist Gabriel Sherman reported that top Fox News executives meet every morning to strategise

EU’s chief scientist quits over European coronavirus response

Mauro Ferrari, the president of the European Research Council (ERC), is stepping down as head of Europe's leading scientific institution

Indonesia ferry passengers jump ship amid coronavirus fears

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Several passengers on an Indonesian ferry jumped into the sea and swam ashore after authorities sought to block the vessel

Bernie Sanders ends US presidential bid

Senator Bernie Sanders has ended his US presidential campaign after disappointing primary results, leaving Joe Biden as the likely Democratic

Wuhan residents savour light at the end of the tunnel as Covid-19 lockdown ends

The citizens of the Chinese city where the Covid-19 crisis began have been celebrating the end of the dark days with lockdown over. Wuhan resident

Coronavirus: China misled the world from the outset over threat of Covid-19, MPs warn

China has deliberately spread disinformation about coronavirus since the beginning of the outbreak, according to a damning report by MPs. People