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Two apparently healthy teenagers have died in London after contracting coronavirus.

A Briton is among four people to have died on a coronavirus-hit cruise ship that is at the centre of a dispute with the US over whether passengers will be allowed off.

From the outside there is not much to suggest that this east London riverside landmark is now the world's largest critical care facility. The new NHS logo only hints at what is inside.

The creator of Taskmaster is on a mission to entertain a world stuck in lockdown, one 20 second video at a time.

Actress Donna Air has revealed she has tested positive for coronavirus and says she has donated tests to NHS workers.

Shaun Ryder has shared his top tips for surviving the national lockdown - saying he is going to repeat his favourite TV series and learn how to play chess.

The Malaysian government's department for women has apologised after it released a series of online posters telling women how to keep their men happy during the COVID-19 lockdown.

A comedy club in Liverpool, closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, was raided by police over the weekend after a recorded show it streamed on Facebook was mistaken for a live event.

A vicar was left red-faced after accidentally setting his arm on fire while recording a virtual sermon.

A new 15-minute COVID-19 test has been launched in Thailand aimed at increasing the number of people being screened for the deadly virus and easing the burden on the health system.

Popular video messaging app Houseparty is offering a $1m (£811,000) bounty to anyone who can prove it has been targeted by a commercial "smear campaign".

The government is preparing to release an app which alerts people if they come too close to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, Sky News can reveal.

Britain's biggest banks are to halt billions of pounds in dividends to shareholders to free up more cash for the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

Wine sales in supermarkets, off-licences and online have risen sharply as consumers seek to enjoy a drink at home during the lockdown, a leading UK producer has reported.

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the FTSE 100 marking its worst quarter since 1987.

Manchester United have signed some great players, but they have missed out on some even greater ones.

Chairman Daniel Levy is one of 550 non-playing staff at Tottenham taking a pay cut to "protect jobs" amid the coronavirus crisis.

If Harry Kane wants to win stuff, he may have to leave Tottenham. 

Ministers have been forced into a crisis rethink of the way coronavirus tests are bought after it emerged the NHS in England and Wales were competing over testing.

Donald Trump has said the UK was facing "catastrophic" results before it changed strategy in the fight against coronavirus - as one of his experts revealed she remains "worried" about Britain's lack of ventilators.

The first batch of British-made ventilators to treat coronavirus patients will be rolled out to the NHS next week, Michael Gove has said.

We've long known about the dangers of a wild animal virus leaping the species gap and ravaging humans and so have the Chinese. 

A new 15-minute COVID-19 test has been launched in Thailand aimed at increasing the number of people being screened for the deadly virus and easing the burden on the health system.

In northern Italy thousands of medical staff are getting sick fighting the coronavirus pandemic and dozens have died - but far to the south, they have had time to prepare.