Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced an 'elimination' strategy as she asserts her control over pandemic management as well as trying to concentrate minds on the key political battles ahead.

In his second interview in as many days the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has once again tried to reinforce Prime Minister Boris Johnson's slow and steady exit from the lockdown.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has warned of tough economic times ahead even as he tries to reinforce Boris Johnson's message of a graduated return to normalcy.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out his 'blueprint' for exiting lockdown and associated coronavirus-related restrictions by promising a return to normalcy by the end of June.

Gunfire and blasts are heard in Mogadishu as Somali government forces seal off streets amid the coronavirus pandemic.

There has been an upsurge of 'illegal' house parties across England as police forces struggle to maintain control amid lockdown fatigue.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he hopes the current national lockdown will be the last but is quick to admit he cannot give a guarantee to that effect.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told Parliament that arrivals to England who lie on their passenger locator forms can be jailed for up to 10 years.

Boris Johnson has ruled out border closures as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to surge across the UK.

Alcohol-related deaths rose sharply in 2020 leading to speculation that repeated national lockdowns are in part to blame for a drastic rise in alcohol consumption.