UK Weather forecast: Rain for a time then an icy end to the night for some

UK Weather forecast: Rain clearing eastwards across the Meridian region ahead of frost and ice forming

Health worker in face mask conducts a coronavirus test 

The true scale of the numbers of people being tested positive for coronavirus in the Anglia region has been revealed for the first time with the release of new test results.

Covid-19 cases in the Anglia region up by 10,000 as 'hidden' test data revealed

Tourists will be able to holiday in Wales two days earlier than previously announced, the Welsh Government has confirmed.

Tourists will be able to holiday in Wales earlier than previously announced

Coronavirus deaths montage for the Anglia region (PA)

The NHS reported 24 patients had died in hospitals in the Anglia region which was the highest figure in a day since the beginning of June.

Daily coronavirus deaths in the Anglia region are highest for nearly a month

Medical student Malone Mukwende creates a new handbook called 'Mind the Gap'

Medical student, Malone Mukwende creates a handbook of clinical signs for black and brown skin. 'Mind the Gap' aims to teach healthcare professionals about the importance of recognising how some conditions present differently on black and brown skin.

Medical student creates clinical handbook for black and brown skin 

Our map is updated daily with the latest figures from health authorities across the UK.

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File photo of a Wetherspoons pub - PA Images.

A spokesperson for Wetherspoons said its pubs in Wales will only reopen "when they can fully do so".

Wetherspoons says its pubs in Wales will not reopen on July 13th

The figures, published by Public Health England, show the rate of new cases in each area, based on tests that have been carried out in laboratories and in the wider community.

Hannah Miller: Are the rates of Covid 19 infection all that they seem?

The Leeds-based supermarket giant is working alongside Public Health England, Wakefield Council and the Health and Safety Executive after it was confirmed 17 people had tested positive for coronavirus at the Forza Foods Ltd site in Normanton

Asda factory workers test positive for Coronavirus

A mother who was on course to become the UK’s first female homegrown suicide bomber is due to be sentenced over her plot to carry out at a terror attack at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Safiyya Shaikh to be sentenced over St Paul's suicide bomb plan

A military-grade encrypted communication system used by organised criminals trading in drugs and guns has been hacked by law enforcement in one of the biggest operations of its kind.

Raids and arrests across the North West as encrypted software hacked

More than 700 people have been arrested in the "biggest ever" operation against organised crime. £54 million of cash has been seized, and one and a half tonnes of cocaine - in raids led by the UK's National Crime Agency.

Raids across the south in UK's biggest operation against organised crime

Two patients thank staff at two of our regions hospitals for being their 'guardian angels' when they needed it most. 

Covid-19 patients thank those who saved their lives

Jurors in the murder trial of PC Andrew Harper have been taken to key locations in the lead up to the Thames Valley Police officer's death. The 28-year-old was killed while attending a reported burglary in Sulhamstead in August.

Jury in PC Harper murder trial visit key locations

We're just days away from the lockdown being eased for those who have spent more than 100 days largely indoors. From Monday people who are shielding will be allowed greater freedoms.

Lockdown Diaries: Living with cystic fibrosis

HMS Queen Elizabeth has returned to Portsmouth after taking part in training missions with fighter aircraft at sea. It's the first time the £3.1 billion warship has worked with the Dambusters squadron. 

HMS Queen Elizabeth returns home to Portsmouth

A campaign to wipe out coronavirus across hospitals in Southampton gets underway today.  The campaign, called COVID ZERO, is the first of its kind to be launched by a hospital trust in England.

Covid Zero: Campaign aims to wipe the virus from Southampton hospitals

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010720-East Kent Hospitals have highest covid-related deaths in England-Meridian

The East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has reported 21 coronavirus-related deaths in 7 days, almost twice the rate of any other trust in the country. 

Hospitals in East Kent have highest coronavirus death rate in England

010720-Bournemouth murder investigation in Boscombe Chine Gardens-Meridian

Dorset Police was called to Boscombe Chine Gardens on Tuesday evening where a 31-year-old man was found with stab wounds. Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two men arrested after man dies from stab wounds in Bournemouth

For more than a million people who have been shielding at home, the lockdown eases from next week. Many of the frail and elderly, and those with underlying health problems, have spent almost four months indoors. 

Lockdown diaries: The woman who's been shielding for over 100 days

010720-Picture of vandalism along East Kent Railway in June

The East Kent Railway says the majority of trackside signage and gradient markers have been smashed, defaced or stolen between Shepherdswell and Eythorne.

Heritage railway in Kent hit with spate of vandalism

010720-Battle of Britain Memorial in Folkestone in Kent-taken by ITV Meridian

The coronavirus has placed many charities under lockdown, meaning they are not able to carry out fundraising events to support their income. The trust has to find £240,000 each year if it is to withstand running costs and memorial maintenance.

Funding needed to ensure survival of Battle of Britain Memorial in Kent

Hampshire libraries will be welcoming back book-lovers next week. Use of digital services has increased during the lockdown.

Hampshire libraries prepare to open as number of digital users soars

The Medway towns could be forced into a local lockdown just like Leicester after a sharp rise in cases of coronavirus in June. 