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Coronavirus: Follow government advice and COVID-19 pandemic will be over quicker, Britons told The health secretary has urged Britons to follow the government's coronavirus advice - saying life will return to normal more quickly if everyone does so. Matt Hancock said that embracing social distancing measures will help the UK avoid "difficult situations" like those seen in Italy, where hospitals are overwhelmed with gravely ill patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. "The more people follow the public health advice, the quicker we will be through this and the quicker we will be back to normal," he told Sky News. Ryanair flight diverted after 'bomb note' found in toilet Image copyright ABDUR RAHMAN MASHAL A flight from Krakow to Dublin was forced to land after a note was discovered in a toilet claiming there were explosives on board. The Ryanair flight was diverted to Stansted Airport to allow Essex Police officers to carry out checks. Two RAF jets escorted the plane which landed at about 18:40 BST on Monday. Police said nothing suspicious was found and two men have been arrested on suspicion of making threats to endanger an aircraft. The men, aged 26 and 47, remain in custody and the plane has been handed back to Stansted Airport and the operator.

UK weather forecast – Britain to bask in 20C sunshine after -4C icy blast BRITS will be treated to 20C temperatures later this week following the -4C icy blast on Monday night. Tuesday and Wednesday will see sunshine and warm weather across the UK with dry weather to follow on Thursday and Friday, with odd showers in the south. While temperatures plummeted on Monday night to as low as -4C in parts, this will clear quite quickly and the UK is due to bask in wall-to-wall sunshine on Tuesday. Most areas will see dry weather though parts of eastern, southeastern and central England will start off cloudier before brightening up, whilst the far north of Scotland will be mostly cloudy.

How the US elections helped bring Lebanon and Iraq to the brink These latest developments raise the specter of disaster in both these countries, according to analysts, and appear linked to the approach of US elections on November 3. The recent round of rocket assaults in Iraq may have triggered the threat to shutter the US embassy, but they are not a new phenomenon. "The timing is definitely something we have to look at," Iraq analyst Sajad Jiyad told CNN. "Why suddenly is the US talking about closing the embassy when these attacks have been going on since last year?" Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend's action 1) Only Spurs can stop Spurs challenging for title Perhaps we ought to ask the question differently. How are Tottenham going to mess this up? A tear in Harry Kane’s ankle? A dodgy lasagne? A global pandemic halting the league?

Coronavirus: Emergency package to help workers with jobs and wages to be revealed The chancellor is set to unveil an emergency package today to help workers whose jobs and wages could be hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Treasury officials are working on plans to support people who find they cannot work and those who have lost their jobs because of the virus. Wage subsidies for some workers are being discussed after businesses called on Boris Johnson to pause a range of taxes, including National Insurance and income tax, to help employers and staff over the worst of the financial disruption. The Times has reported the Treasury is considering these measures, with one source suggesting the government could effectively underwrite 60% of the average national wage for each worker. It follows another emergency interest rate cut by the Bank of England to an historic 0.1%. Rishi Sunak has been under pressure from Labour, unions and senior Tory MPs to do more to protect workers.

UK economy begins tepid recovery in May after record slump Yahoo is part of Verizon Media. Verizon Media and our partners need your consent to access your device and use your data (including location) to understand your interests, and provide and measure personalised ads. Verizon Media will also provide you with personalised ads on partner products. Learn more. Spain accused of ‘recklessly’ easing coronavirus lockdown as millions back at work despite terrifying 18,000 death toll SPAIN's government was accused of "recklessly" lifting the lockdown too early today as thousands of workers returned to their jobs. Factories and building sites are reopening for the first time since all non-essential industries were shut down over two weeks ago. ⚠️Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates