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Another 259 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus - with at least 13 of them having no underlying health problems.

Boris Johnson has raised the prospect of stricter lockdown measures in a letter that will be sent to every household in the UK.

Hundreds of frontline NHS staff are being tested this weekend to find out if they have had coronavirus at a drive-through facility at a theme park.

A man who was rushed into intensive care after contracting COVID-19 has told Sky News how his terrifying ordeal began when a bad cough turned into a collapsed lung.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has had her leave from an Iranian prison extended by two weeks - and she is being considered for clemency.

Frontline NHS workers will be offered free places to stay by Airbnb during the coronavirus pandemic.

NHS workers are being offered free cars and bikes to help them get to work.

One of the country's leading oncologists has told Sky News cancer patients are missing out on "vital" treatment during the coronavirus outbreak.

A brand new higher education music institute in Dudley has turned blue this evening in salute to the NHS.

Acorns Children’s Hospice in the West Midlands has become one of the first children’s hospices in the UK to publish its emergency plans in response to the deepening coronavirus pandemic. 

The Black Country Chamber of Commerce has stepped forward with a raft of extra measures today to support its members during the Covid-19 pandemic and economic uncertainty.

Sandwell Council staff are mobilising to help deliver support and assistance to vulnerable people hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.

Staff at a Wolverhampton-based charity have been coming up with creative new ways to raise money and boost morale in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. 

Kind-hearted market traders in Dudley have offered to donate fruit and veg to local foodbanks – as council bosses announced a three-month rent free period during the coronavirus crisis.

Some Dudley residents could soon benefit from council tax relief after a £3million slice of national funding was allocated to Dudley Council.

Car parking charges are to be suspended for three months on all council-owned car parks to help frontline staff who still need to travel to work during the coronavirus crisis.

Killing Eve has delighted fans by announcing the third season will be released two weeks early.

As schools and nurseries around the world shut down due to coronavirus, two Hollywood actresses are doing their bit to help children in need.

Madonna has paid tribute to her Desperately Seeking Susan co-star Mark Blum who has died after contracting coronavirus.

Bob Dylan has released a new song - Murder Most Foul - about the assassination of John F Kennedy.

Juventus players and coaching staff have agreed to take a wage cut for the next four months amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Marcus Rashford says he feels "10 times better" than he did at the beginning of the month as the Manchester United forward edges closer towards returning to full fitness.

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Hearts owner Ann Budge has written a letter to the club's players telling them their wages could be suspended from March 31 if they do not accept a 50 per cent wage cut amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Employees who cannot take all their annual leave due to the coronavirus pandemic will be able to carry it over for two years, the business secretary has said.

Sir Philip Green's TopShop empire is to halt payments to its pension scheme for months as retailers and other stricken companies conserve cash during the coronavirus pandemic.

Frontline NHS workers will be offered free places to stay by Airbnb during the coronavirus pandemic.

Carluccio's, the casual dining chain which has been a fixture on affluent British high streets for 20 years, is on the brink of calling in administrators after being forced to close its restaurants amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Britain's biggest rent-to-own retailer will next week become the latest corporate casualty of the coronavirus outbreak when it collapses into administration, putting 2,400 jobs at risk.

Boris Johnson has raised the prospect of stricter lockdown measures in a letter that will be sent to every household in the UK.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written to 30 million households to update people on the government's plans to contain the coronavirus in the UK:

Boris Johnson has gone into self-isolation for seven days having tested positive for coronavirus.

Conservative cabinet member Alister Jack has said he is self-isolating after experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus.

The government will have to adapt to get through the coronavirus crisis now that the prime minister and his health secretary are self-isolating, a former head of the civil service says.