Another leading British politician has said they have shown symptoms of the virus and is self-isolating.

Angela Rayner, Labour's education spokeswoman who is favourite to be the party's next deputy leader, says she felt unwell overnight and has "got gradually worse".

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was seen last night, as he clapped outside No 10 Downing Street as part of a nationwide gesture to thank NHS staff stood next to Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

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It is not known whether Mr Johnson will still be living with his fiancee Carrie Symonds, who is several months pregnant.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street has said.

Mr Johnson has mild symptoms and will self-isolate in Downing Street.

"He was tested for coronavirus on the personal advice of England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty," a statement said.

He will still be in charge of the government's handling of the crisis, the statement added.

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Birmingham Airport could be called upon to act as an emergency mortuary amid fears existing facilities could struggle to cope during the Covid-19 epidemic.

Bosses at the Solihull site confirmed they were in discussions with local authorities, which are considering options should current services become overwhelmed.

A temporary mortuary with capacity for 112 bodies has already been built beside Westminster Coroner’s Court in London.

Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley has apologised to the government after saying its shops should stay open during the coronavirus lockdown.

He agreed to close its high street stores earlier this weekin a U-turn, having previously argued that the company provided an essential service and should stay open.

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In an open letter, he said he was “deeply apologetic about the misunderstandings of the last few days”.

He added: "Our intentions were only to seek clarity from the government as to whether we should keep some of our stores open. We would never have acted against their advice.”

Mr Ashley also said that his Frasers Group would offer its entire fleet of lorries to help deliver medical equipment and supplies for the NHS and other key workforces.

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The Metropolitan Police is asking officers who retired in the past five years to return to service in a paid or voluntary capacity.

According to the official Home Office data, that could see about 5,000 officers being asked to help out in some way.

This excludes those who retired on medical grounds.

The latest figures only go up to last March, but if we take the five years up to that point we get an idea of how many constables and sergeants there are that could be asked to help the 31,000 serving officers in the UK's biggest force and reinforce the thin blue line.

The Met also wants retirees to sign up as special constables.

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All football in England below the three divisions that make up the National League will end immediately and all results will be expunged.

It means there will be no promotion or relegation in these leagues.

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The same will happen in the women's game below the Women's Super League and Championship level.

However, the National League, National League North and South, WSL and Women's Championship will continue towards a conclusion"as quickly as possible".

Many landmarks across the North East were lit up blue last night to support the NHS during the coronavirus outbreak.

We didn't want you to miss out on these lovely photos.

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People all across the UK took part in a huge round of applause last night.

It was an idea called Clap for our Carers and was organised to give people the chance to show their support and appreciation for all those working hard in the NHS.

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BBC News

Lifeguards will not be be manning beaches and people should stay away to help save lives amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Coastguard has warned.

Much of England has enjoyed several days of bright sunshine and fine weather at the weekend would usually see crowds flock to seaside resorts.

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However, the Coastguard said everyone must follow the government's "very simple" rules and stay at home.

It said it had still been getting calls reporting groups of people on beaches.

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Specialist sniffer dogs are to be tested to see if they can detect coronavirus.

The charity Medical Detection Dogs has already trained dogs to spot the scent of malaria, cancer and Parkinson's.

Charity boss Dr Claire Guest said it had to find out how to "safely catch the odour of the virus from patients".

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If you missed it last night, here's the chancellor's announcement on help for unemployed workers.

To recap here are some of his main points:

• It's a grant worth 80% of a self-employed worker's average monthly profits over the last three years, up to £2,500 a month.

• It's for those who earn under £50,000 a year - up to 3.8 million of the 5 million people registered as self-employed.
• The self-employed can continue to work as they receive support.
• The money, backdated to March, will arrive directly into people's banks accounts from HMRC, but not until June.

• Company owners who pay themselves a dividend are not covered.

Retired Metropolitan Police officers are being asked to return to the force as it tries to cope with the coronavirus outbreak in London.

Former PCs and sergeants who left in the past five years are to be offered work in a paid or voluntary capacity.

The Met also wants those nearing retirement to consider staying on.

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Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said: "Demands on us will grow and vary over the coming weeks but I want people to know and see the Met is here for them."

She is now writing to retired police constables and sergeants to re-join at those ranks, either on a full or part-time basis.

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The government has urged people not to move house to try to limit the spread of coronavirus across the UK.

Buyers and renters should delay moving while emergency stay-at-home measures are in place, it said.

Its comments come amid reports banks are pressing for a full suspension of the UK housing market.

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BBC Online

Britons are known around the world for our queuing skills, and it would seem we still love to line up even when maintaining social distance.

Social media has been full of people sharing their experience of shopping while keeping 2m (6ft 6in) apart.

And supermarket bosses have been sending guides to the new shopping etiquette designed to protect employees and customers.

Here's what it's like to step inside a supermarket while England's under lockdown.

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BBC News

The death toll has risen from 475 to 578, with 11,658 confirmed cases.

It’s the first time that number has jumped by more than 100 in a day - but let me give you some context on those figures.

Thursday saw a change in the way NHS England and the Department of Health are reporting deaths.

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The latest figures are for a 24-hour period, but Wednesday's were not - they were only for eight hours.

So Wednesday's rise of 28 reported deaths and the 107 reported deaths on Thursday cannot be directly compared.

I’ve got more detail on what that means here.