[Jimbuna]

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has met his cabinet in person for the first time in four months, telling them his government's "radical and reforming" agenda would not be "blown off course" by coronavirus.

The UK's chief medical officer, Prof Chis Whitty, told MPs he would "very much doubt" that there would be a legal requirement to have a coronavirus vaccine in the future, and he would expect it to be free - but that is a policy decision.

Just under 10,000 deaths were registered in the UK during the week of 10 July, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.

That is about 600 (or 6%) below the average for that week in the preceding five years.

The majority of new coronavirus cases in Scotland are in Lanarkshire following an outbreak at a local call centre, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Dr Anthony Fauci, the top infectious diseases expert in the US, will throw the first ceremonial pitch for the Washington Nationals when the pandemic-delayed baseball season restarts on Thursday.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has held a packet of hydroxychloroquine in front of a crowd of supporters which he claims has made him feel better.

Buenos Aires has begun lifting lockdown restrictions as Argentina balances the economic cost of the pandemic against the risk of continued spread.