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Boris Johnson says he had “no choice” but to implement another national lockdown in England as “the facts are changing” on coronavirus infections.
Former Manchester City and England footballer Colin Bell has died aged 74.
The UK’s top scientists have defended the decision to delay second vaccine doses – although admitted there is a slightly increased risk of an “escaped mutant” version of the virus emerging.
The government “should be able” to begin easing England’s coronavirus lockdown in March, a senior minister has told Sky News.
Boris Johnson is facing a showdown with Conservative backbench COVID-19 lockdown rebels in the second Commons recall of the Christmas recess.
More than a million people in England are currently infected with coronavirus, the prime minister has said.
Some coronavirus restrictions may have to be brought back to control the virus next winter, the chief medical officer has said.
The government is facing anger after it allowed vocational and technical exams to continue to take place this month – but told GCSE and A-level students they won’t be asked to sit exams this summer.
The closure of schools in England has turned the lives of millions of families upside down for the second time in less than a year.
The UK has recorded 58,784 new coronavirus cases – the highest daily total since the start of the pandemic.
