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Trump and first lady test positive for coronavirus

Donald Trump and First Lady Melania have tested positive for Covid-19.

The president and his wife's positive tests come just hours after it emerged senior aide Hope Hicks came down with the virus.

Ms Hicks had travelled with the president several times this week.

Mr Trump is 74 years old, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from a virus that has now killed more than 200,000 people in the US.

Margaret Ferrier faces calls to resign for 'inexcusable' breach of self-isolation rules

The SNP's Margaret Ferrier is facing calls for her resignation after she travelled to London from Scotland while suffering from coronavirus.

Ms Ferrier travelled to London to debate coronavirus restrictions in Parliament after experiencing symptoms, before testing positive and taking the train back to Scotland.

She has been suspended and has referred herself to the police for breaching Covid-19 restrictions , saying there was "no excuse for my actions”.

Government 'considered building floating walls to stop asylum seekers’

The Government launched a secret consultation for plans to build floating walls to block asylum seekers from crossing the English Channel, according to a leaked document.

Home Office officials approached trade group Maritime UK to explore the idea of erecting temporary "marine fencing" to stop sea crossings, the Financial Times reported.

The department would not comment on the report.

Driver dies during attempt to break British land speed record

A driver has died during a British land speed record attempt at an airfield in York.

A full investigation is to take place into the circumstances of the incident at Elvington Airfield yesterday afternoon.

Elvington Airfield was the scene of a crash involving former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond in 2006.

Baby born on original London Marathon date to complete distance with father pushing her in buggy

A baby girl who was born on the original date for the 40th London Marathon will complete the distance on Sunday with her father pushing her in a buggy.

Jimmy Dale was due to run this year's marathon but deferred his place when wife Sarah realised their baby's due date was April 25, just one day before the event.

Elsie arrived at 5.45am on April 26 and friends joked that Mr Dale would have still had time to make it to the start line if the race had been going ahead as planned.

Weeks earlier it had been postponed until October 4 due to the coronavirus pandemic and in August it was announced that the central London mass event would be replaced by a virtual run with participants choosing their own routes.

Mr Dale, 34, now plans to run from his home in east London, to Victoria Park, pushing Elsie in a running buggy for the remainder of the 26.2 miles.

On this day...

1452: Richard III, the last Plantagenet king, was born at Fotheringhay, Northants.

1608: The first telescope was demonstrated by Dutch lens-maker Hans Lippershey.

1909: The first rugby match at Twickenham was played - Harlequins versus Richmond.

1925: London's first red buses with roofed-in upper decks went into service. Police restrictions had previously prevented them being used in the capital, although they had been in operation in Widnes since 1909.

1935: Italian forces invaded Abyssinia after Mussolini's bombers pounded border towns.

1940: The Empress of Britain, en route to Canada with child evacuees, was sunk by a German submarine. British warships rescued most of the 634 crew and passengers.

1953: The photograph of William Pettit, wanted for murder, was shown on BBC TV by request from the police, the first time television was used in Britain to help find a wanted man.

1985: Hollywood heartthrob Rock Hudson died of Aids, aged 59.

1996: Cyclist Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He commemorated the date with a range of "10/2" branded Nike sportswear.

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