The wily creature evaded capture by police and caused havoc as it padded along the corridors over four stories of Parliament's Portcullis House building on Thursday night.
Julia Lopez, a lawmaker from the governing Conservative party, tweeted: "Team Lopez: just leaving Westminster office for the night & see a fox climbing escalator into Portcullis House!
"We have seen some strange things in Parliament since 2017, but this tops it!"
The fox had no qualms about showing lawmakers what it thought of them.
Kerry McCarthy, a Member of Parliament (MP) from the opposition Labour party, revealed that the interloper appeared to have defecated outside her office on the second floor.
"So apparently there was a fox running around in Portcullis House atrium about half an hour ago, and now I've just found this outside my office (2 floors up!) #Foxontherun," she tweeted.
Kate Ferguson, Westminster correspondent for The Sun newspaper, live tweeted the mayhem, reporting that police were in pursuit and trying to "shoo" the fox out of the building with "big gloves" as it "scarpered up to the third floor."
She added: "Fox News - the fox is now on the fourth floor...cops still on the case. But how do you catch a fox in a giant palace...?"
Social media users found much amusement in the spectacle of a different kind of pest on the loose at the heart of British politics.
Jo Johnson, who works in the Treasury, tweeted: "Some light relief from viruses, the Budget, US primaries etc ... as if there weren't enough fauna in Whitehall buildings already, apparently a fox got into Portcullis House."
Scottish National Party (SNP) MP Alison Thewliss agreed, tweeting: "If the fox is willing to eat the mice and rats in Parliament that might actually be a useful development."
The Houses of Parliament have been facing an ongoing problem with infestations of mice and other vermin.
The fox was eventually caught and removed from the building in a crate.
Anjali Dayal, an assistant professor at Fordham University in New York, suggested on Twitter that the ritual removal of a fox from Parliament could be "one of those zanily arcane parliamentary procedures, like ritually slamming a door in some liveried person's face to open their session."
Some joked about the popularity of fox-hunting with some MPs, after former Prime Minister Theresa May's scrapped attempt to lift the UK ban. "All those MPs who think that fox hunting is a sport, and not a single one of them tried to take the fox on one on one," one user tweeted.
It is not the first time an animal has run amok in the UK's Parliament. In 2018, SNP MP Kirsty Blackman spotted a robin flying around the House of Commons.
The third person in the UK to be diagnosed with coronavirus caught it in Singapore, it is understood.
He is thought to have tested positive for the virus in Brighton before being taken to hospital in London.
The government is now telling travellers arriving in the UK from a total of nine Asian countries and territories to check for symptoms.
They are advised to stay at home and call the NHS if they are ill and have flown home in the past 14 days.
The initial advice had only covered mainland China, but now also includes:
Thailand
Japan
Republic of Korea
Taiwan
Singapore
Malaysia
Hong Kong
Macau
Anyone returning in the past fortnight from those place who has symptoms like a cough, fever, or shortness of breath should stay indoors and call the NHS 111 service.
The Department of Health said they should do so "even if symptoms are mild", adding: "These countries have been identified because of the volume of air travel from affected areas, understanding of other travel routes and number of reported cases. This list will be kept under review."
The new UK patient is understood to be a middle-aged man who was isolated at home, tested positive and was taken to St Thomas's Hospital in central London, where he is being treated at a specialist infectious diseases unit. It had previously been reported he was at Guy's Hospital in the city.
It is the first UK case in which the virus was contracted outside mainland China.
The NHS is "well prepared" to manage cases, said Prof Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer. He added: "We are now working quickly to identify any contacts the patient has had."
There have been 28,265 cases worldwide.
Of these, 565 people have died but only two of the deaths have been outside mainland China - one in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, the Chinese ambassador to the UK warned against "panic" and "over-reaction" in response to the virus.
Two other patients - both Chinese nationals - are still being treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary infectious diseases centre in Newcastle.
The patients - a university of York student and one of their relatives - tested positive for the virus after falling ill at a hotel in York.
The University of Sussex, which has a campus on the outskirts of Brighton, said in a statement the new case was not a student or member of staff from the university.
This is not a surprise, not a reason to panic and not a reason to press the alarm bell.
For as long as the epidemic rages in China, there is a risk of people travelling to other countries, including the UK, before they become sick.
But there are crucial differences between the UK and China.
First is the scale of the problem. The UK has three confirmed cases, China has 28,000.
This case in the UK is an event that was planned for - the patient is already being isolated and anybody who came into close contact is being traced.
It is also notable this patient caught the infection abroad, it is not due to the York patients spreading the virus.
China, however, is still playing catch-up and fighting to get on top of the outbreak.
The big question is not whether the UK can handle these three cases, it's whether China can contain the outbreak.
Earlier, the Chinese ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, called on the UK government to support China in its handling of the outbreak and said Chinese measures to control the spread of the virus had been effective.
China is introducing more restrictive measures. In some areas group dining is banned, there are limits on how often people can go outside, and lifts have been turned off in some buildings.
It comes as the Chinese doctor who tried to issue the first warnings about the outbreak has died of the infection, according to Chinese media.
Nearly 100 Britons have been flown out of Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak, on flights arranged by the UK government.
All are now in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral for 14 days - the incubation period of the virus - to ensure they are not carrying the infection.
The Foreign Office has also advised Britons in other parts of China to leave the country if they can to minimise the risk of exposure to the virus, which has now spread to more than two dozen nations.
The World Health Organization said the world was still "shadow boxing" with the new virus because many things about it remain unknown, including its precise origin, transmissibility and its severity.
The WHO had declared the outbreak to be a global health emergency last week but said it did not yet constitute a "pandemic".
The coronavirus causes severe acute respiratory infection and symptoms usually start with a fever, followed by a dry cough. Most people infected are likely to fully recover - just as they would from a flu.
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The third person in the UK to be diagnosed with coronavirus caught it in Singapore, it is understood.
He is thought to have tested positive for the virus in Brighton before being taken to hospital in London.
New Department of Health guidance urges anyone who recently arrived in the UK from mainland China or eight other places to seek help if they are ill.
They are being advised to self-isolate if they have come back from countries including Thailand and Japan.
The countries and territories named by the DoH are:
Thailand
Japan
Republic of Korea
Taiwan
Singapore
Malaysia
Hong Kong
Macau
Anyone returning in the past 14 days from those places, or from mainland China, who has symptoms like a cough, fever, or shortness of breath should stay indoors and call the NHS 111 service.
The DoH said they should do so "even if symptoms are mild", adding: "These countries have been identified because of the volume of air travel from affected areas, understanding of other travel routes and number of reported cases. This list will be kept under review."
The third UK patient is understood to be a middle-aged man who was isolated at home, tested positive and was taken to St Thomas's Hospital in central London, where he is being treated at a specialist infectious diseases unit. It had previously been reported he was at Guy's Hospital in the city.
The NHS was "well prepared" to manage cases, said Prof Chris Whitty, England's chief medical officer. He added: "We are now working quickly to identify any contacts the patient has had."
There have been 28,265 cases worldwide.
Of these, 565 people have died but only two of the deaths have been outside mainland China - one in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, the Chinese ambassador to the UK warned against "panic" and "over-reaction" in response to the virus.
Two other patients - both Chinese nationals - are still being treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary infectious diseases centre in Newcastle.
The patients - a university of York student and one of their relatives - tested positive for the virus after falling ill at a hotel in York.
The University of Sussex, which has a campus on the outskirts of Brighton, said in a statement the new case was not a student or member of staff from the university.
This is not a surprise, not a reason to panic and not a reason to press the alarm bell.
For as long as the epidemic rages in China, there is a risk of people travelling to other countries, including the UK, before they become sick.
But there are crucial differences between the UK and China.
First is the scale of the problem. The UK has three confirmed cases, China has 28,000.
This case in the UK is an event that was planned for - the patient is already being isolated and anybody who came into close contact is being traced.
It is also notable this patient caught the infection abroad, it is not due to the York patients spreading the virus.
China, however, is still playing catch-up and fighting to get on top of the outbreak.
The big question is not whether the UK can handle these three cases, it's whether China can contain the outbreak.
Earlier, the Chinese ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, called on the UK government to support China in its handling of the outbreak and said Chinese measures to control the spread of the virus had been effective.
China is introducing more restrictive measures. In some areas group dining is banned, there are limits on how often people can go outside, and lifts have been turned off in some buildings.
It comes as the Chinese doctor who tried to issue the first warnings about the outbreak has died of the infection, according to Chinese media.
Nearly 100 Britons have been flown out of Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak, on flights arranged by the UK government.
All are now in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral for 14 days - the incubation period of the virus - to ensure they are not carrying the infection.
The Foreign Office has also advised Britons in other parts of China to leave the country if they can to minimise the risk of exposure to the virus, which has now spread to more than two dozen nations.
The World Health Organization said the world was still "shadow boxing" with the new virus because many things about it remain unknown, including its precise origin, transmissibility and its severity.
The WHO had declared the outbreak to be a global health emergency last week but said it did not yet constitute a "pandemic".
The coronavirus causes severe acute respiratory infection and symptoms usually start with a fever, followed by a dry cough. Most people infected are likely to fully recover - just as they would from a flu.
What questions do you have about the Coronavirus?
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The third person in the UK to be diagnosed with coronavirus did not catch it in mainland China, England's chief medical officer has said.
The patient, who caught the infection elsewhere in Asia, was diagnosed in Brighton, it is understood.
Prof Chris Whitty also said doctors will now test for suspected coronavirus in patients who have recently travelled from a range of Asian countries, which will be specified later.
There have been 28,256 cases worldwide.
Of these, 565 people have died but only two of these have been outside mainland China - one in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines.
The third UK patient is being taken to a specialist NHS facility, Prof Chris Whitty said.
"We are using robust infection control measures to prevent any possible further spread of the virus," he said.
The NHS was "well prepared" to manage cases, Prof Whitty added, saying: "We are now working quickly to identify any contacts the patient has had."
Although the Department of Health has not said where the patient is being treated, there are two infectious disease units in London - at the Royal Free Hospital, and at Guy's and St Thomas' Trust.
Meanwhile, the Chinese ambassador to the UK warned against "panic" and "over-reaction" in response to the virus.
The University of Sussex, which has a campus on the outskirts of Brighton, said in a statement the new case was not a student or member of staff from the university.
Two other patients - both Chinese nationals - are still being treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary infectious diseases centre in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The patients - a university of York student and one of their relatives - tested positive for the virus after falling ill at a hotel in York.
This is not a surprise, not a reason to panic and not a reason to press the alarm bell.
For as long as the epidemic rages in China, there is a risk of people travelling to other countries, including the UK, before they become sick.
But there are crucial differences between the UK and China.
First is the scale of the problem. The UK has three confirmed cases, China has 28,000.
This case in the UK is an event that was planned for - the patient is already being isolated and anybody who came into close contact is being traced.
It is also notable this patient caught the infection abroad, it is not due to the York patients spreading the virus.
China, however, is still playing catch-up and fighting to get on top of the outbreak.
The big question is not whether the UK can handle these three cases, it's whether China can contain the outbreak.
Earlier, the Chinese ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, called on the UK government to support China in its handling of the outbreak and said Chinese measures to control the spread of the virus had been effective.
Meanwhile, China is introducing more restrictive measures. In some areas group dining is banned, there are limits on how often people can go outside, and lifts have been turned off in some buildings.
Nearly 100 Britons have been flown out of Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak, on flights arranged by the UK government.
All are now in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral for 14 days - the incubation period of the virus - to ensure they are not carrying the infection.
The Foreign Office has also advised Britons in other parts of China to leave the country if they can to minimise the risk of exposure to the virus, which has now spread to more than two dozen nations.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over the outbreak but said it did not yet constitute a "pandemic".
The coronavirus causes severe acute respiratory infection and symptoms usually start with a fever, followed by a dry cough. Most people infected are likely to fully recover - just as they would from a flu.
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Now, every venue booked by Graham as part of a lengthy summer tour of the UK has told him not to come.
An arena in Newcastle upon Tyne became the seventh and final venue to cancel his scheduled appearance on Wednesday. The move follows similar decisions by venues in other British cities, including Birmingham, Liverpool and Sheffield.
Graham, one of the most high-profile speakers in the US, is the president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and an outspoken supporter of US President Donald Trump, whose election he believes was enabled by God. Graham has spoken at multiple rallies held by Trump.
He has more than 10 million fans across his social media profiles, but has fueled anger for several of his past comments and stances.
Graham has expressed support for conversion therapy and called homosexuality a sin and abomination. He called Islam a "wicked and evil" religion and falsely suggested former US President Barack Obama was "born a Muslim."
In April Graham was also condemned for writing that Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's homosexuality is "something to be repentant of, not something to be flaunted, praised or politicized."
A petition calling for Newcastle's Utilita Arena to drop Graham had been signed more than 5,000 times, and the venue told CNN they made the decision "following talks with our partners and relevant stakeholders."
"Franklin Graham's views are wholly inconsistent with our city, which is preparing to welcome huge celebrations and tens of thousands of people this summer for UK Pride," Ste Dunn, chair of the Northern Pride group, said on the petition site.
Though his tour is currently without a venue, Graham has said he intends for it to continue and will make arrangements at alternative sites.
"We are still finalising where the Graham Tour will be held, but we want to be clear that the initiative and all associated training courses will take place on the same dates as originally planned," a statement on the BGEA's website says. CNN has contacted the organization for comment.
The third person in the UK to be diagnosed with coronavirus did not catch it in mainland China, the chief medical officer has said.
The individual, who caught the infection elsewhere in Asia, was diagnosed in Brighton, it is understood.
The patient is being taken to a specialist NHS facility, Prof Chris Whitty said.
The virus has infected 28,256 worldwide and killed 565 people, mostly in China.
"We are using robust infection control measures to prevent any possible further spread of the virus," Prof Chris Whitty said.
The NHS was "well prepared" to manage cases, Prof Whitty added, saying: "We are now working quickly to identify any contacts the patient has had."
Meanwhile, the Chinese ambassador to the UK warned against "panic" and "over-reaction" in response to the virus.
Two other patients - both Chinese nationals - are still being treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary infectious diseases centre in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The patients - a university of York student and one of their relatives - tested positive for the virus after falling ill at a hotel in York.
This is not a surprise, not a reason to panic and not a reason to press the alarm bell.
For as long as the epidemic rages in China, there is a risk of people travelling to other countries, including the UK, before they become sick.
But there are crucial differences between the UK and China.
First is the scale of the problem. The UK has three confirmed cases, China has 28,000.
This case in the UK is an event that was planned for - the patient is already being isolated and anybody who came into close contact is being traced.
It is also notable this patient caught the infection abroad, it is not due to the York patients spreading the virus.
China, however, is still playing catch-up and fighting to get on top of the outbreak.
The big question is not whether the UK can handle these three cases, it's whether China can contain the outbreak.
Earlier, the Chinese ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, called on the UK government to support China in its handling of the outbreak and said Chinese measures to control the spread of the virus had been effective.
Meanwhile, China is introducing more restrictive measures. In some areas group dining is banned, there are limits on how often people can go outside, and lifts have been turned off in some buildings.
Nearly 100 Britons have been flown out of Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak, on flights arranged by the UK government.
All are now in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral for 14 days - the incubation period of the virus - to ensure they are not carrying the infection.
The Foreign Office has also advised Britons in other parts of China to leave the country if they can to minimise the risk of exposure to the virus, which has now spread to more than two dozen nations.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over the outbreak but said it did not yet constitute a "pandemic".
The coronavirus causes severe acute respiratory infection and symptoms usually start with a fever, followed by a dry cough. Most people infected are likely to fully recover - just as they would from a flu.
What questions do you have about the Coronavirus?
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A third patient in the UK has tested positive for coronavirus, England's chief medical officer has said.
The individual, who caught the infection abroad, is being taken to a specialist NHS treatment centre.
"We are using robust infection control measures to prevent any possible further spread of the virus," Prof Chris Whitty said.
The virus has infected 28,018 worldwide and killed 565 people, mostly in China.
The NHS was "well prepared" to manage cases, Prof Whitty added, saying "we are now working quickly to identify any contacts the patient has had".
Two other patients - both Chinese nationals - are still being treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary infectious diseases centre in Newcastle upon Tyne.
The patients - a university of York student and one of their relatives - tested positive for the virus after falling ill at a hotel in York.
It is not known where in the UK the new patient was when they were tested for the virus, or where they will be treated.
This is not a surprise, not a reason to panic and not a reason to press the alarm bell.
For as long as the epidemic rages in China, there is a risk of people travelling to other countries, including the UK, before they become sick.
But there are crucial differences between the UK and China.
First is the scale of the problem. The UK has three confirmed cases, China has 28,000.
This case in the UK is an event that was planned for - the patient is already in isolation and anybody who came into close contact is being traced.
It is also notable this patient caught the infection abroad, it is not due to the York patients spreading the virus.
China, however, is still playing catch-up and fighting to get on top of the outbreak.
The big question is not whether the UK can handle these three cases, it's whether China can contain the outbreak.
Earlier the the Chinese ambassador to the UK warned against "panic" and "over-reaction" in response to the coronavirus and said the measures taken by China had been effective.
Nearly 100 Britons have been flown out of Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak, on flights arranged by the UK government.
All are now in quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral for 14 days - the incubation period of the virus - to ensure they are not carrying the infection.
The Foreign Office has also advised Britons in other parts of China to leave the country if they can to minimise the risk of exposure to the virus, which has now spread to more than two dozen nations.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over the outbreak but said it did not yet constitute a "pandemic".
The coronavirus causes severe acute respiratory infection and symptoms usually start with a fever, followed by a dry cough. Most people infected are likely to fully recover - just as they would from a flu.