Fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections are growing after yesterday’s 82F heatwave brought scores of people to beaches in Southend, Bournemouth and Newquay.

Visitors along Brighton beach can be seen carrying pints in plastic cups, while punters were queuing outside the Old King’s Head in Shoreditch on Wednesday afternoon for a drink.

The Crown pub, in Cleator Moor, Cumbria, has been hosting Zoom get togethers’ since it closed to customers when coronavirus restrictions were put in place on March 23.

(Bloomberg) — Nasdaq is set to unveil new rules for initial public offerings including tougher accounting standards that will make it more difficult for Chinese companies to list on the exchange, Reuters reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.While the rules will not single out Chinese companies, the changes are being driven by concerns […]

Speaking at the latest Downing Street press conference, Buisness secretary Alok Sharma said the government would be sticking with its national approach to the lockdown for the moment.

The UK has now ended proposals for a blanket exemption for France in plans for the 14-day quarantine – and is instead looking to spare a limited number of people from the restrictions.

Hailed for her leadership during the coronavirus pandemic, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner were turned away from a cafe on Saturday because it was too full under the physical distancing guidelines. Ardern’s government relaxed many social distancing rules on Thursday, reopening cafes, cinemas and malls after two months of some of […]

Some people are still willing to flout the social distancing rules after a large gathering met in Ixworth Place in Chelsea to follow a funeral procession on Tuesday afternoon.

Police have privately criticised the government for discussing lifting Covid-19 restrictions ahead of a bank holiday weekend where the lockdown remains in place.

California has set rules to allow state manufacturers to begin reopening on Friday from a coronavirus lockdown, Governor Gavin Newsom said, drawing an enthusiastic “Yeah!!” on Twitter from Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk. The state order announced on Thursday does not supersede the county plan, Alameda Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ray Kelly told Reuters by […]